Understanding High School

High School Prep

Essential question:

Why should you start preparing for high school?

Multiple Select

Which statements are true based on the information from the previous chart? (Check all that apply.)

• The less the education. the lower your income will be.

• The higher the education, the more money you are likely to make.

• Education impacts your income.

Multiple Choice

Which statement is true?

• All 8th graders that stated that they wanted to go to college, went to college.

• You cannot enter college without taking college prep courses,

• 1/2 of 8th graders go to college.

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What should you not do in your free time? (Check all that apply?

• Find time to study.

• Play video games all day.

• Hang out with friends who have no goals in life.

• Seek assistance from the counselor when trying to make decisions about furthering your education.

What is an apprenticeship?

An apprenticeship is a program that aims to prepare you for a specific type of job while meeting a company’s need for highly skilled employees. It is a model that combines on-the-job training and paid work, meaning you receive a wage throughout the program. Apprentices may be new hires or current employees who need to upgrade their skills

Multiple Select

Which statements are true when thinking about college. (Check all that apply.)

• Depend only on your parents.

• Strive to maintain high grades.

• Do not take any college prep courses.

• Apply for scholarships.

Multiple Choice

Looking for the good in things instead of concentrating on the bad in things

• Positive Attitude

• Energy Lattitude

• Attitude

• Altitude

Multiple Choice

The working together of a group of people to produce a desired result

• Work on it

• Clockwork

• Teamwork

• Dreamwork

Multiple Choice

The sharing or exchange of messages, information, or ideas

• Suppression

• Exfoliation

• Regeneration

• Communication

Multiple Choice

Planning how to divide your time between specific activities

• Division

• Time Management

• Workin' It

• Mr. Planner

Multiple Choice

A belief in working hard

• Work Ethic

• Hardly Working

• Steady but sure

• More fries with that please

Multiple Choice

A strong interest in something

• Vibration

• Run for the gold

• Hopscotch

• Enthusiasm

Multiple Choice

Which one has a good work ethic?

• Does not complete work on time but does not complain

• Does not complete work on time and complains the entire time

• Completes work on time and does not complain

• Complete work on time but complains the entire time

Multiple Choice

Soft Skills are an important part of getting a job post high school.

• Fact
• Fib

Multiple Choice

Body language is a dead giveaway for how you really feel about someone.

• Fib
• Fact

Multiple Choice

Learning how to communicate professionally in class will prepare you for college and the workforce.

• Fib
• Fact

Multiple Choice

Swearing at school is unprofessional.

• Fact
• Fib

Multiple Choice

How you talk to someone doesn't really matter if you are qualified for the job.

• Fib
• Fact

Multiple Select

These are two soft skills.

• Ability with numbers

• Negotiation

• Willingness to learn

Multiple Select

These are not soft skills.

• Writing

• Teamwork

• Typing

Multiple Choice

Is being a team player a hard skill or soft skill?

• Soft

• Hard

Multiple Choice

Is knowing how to speak a foreign language a hard skill or soft skill?

• soft

• Hard

Multiple Choice

Is being a skilled carpenter a hard skill or soft skill?

• Hard

• Soft

Multiple Choice

Is being organized a hard skill or soft skill?

• Hard

• Soft

Job Shadowing

 a type of on-the-job employee job training in which a new employee, or an employee desiring to become familiar with a different job, follows and observes a trained and experienced employee.

Work-based learning program

is a federally-supported program in career and technical education (CTE) that connects workplaces to the classroom to prepare students for real-world careers.

School to work programs

School-to-career (STC) programs, which integrate academic education and vocational skills training, seek to improve the transitions of young people from school to work

Programs coordinator

is an administrative professional specialized in managing, coordinating and overseeing of planning, implementing, marketing and evaluating different programs and projects.

Training station

is a job site where a student work to learn job skills.

Supervisor

 person who supervises a person or an activity.

Work-based mentor

An employee who works with the students at the training station; also called the training sponsor.

Training sponsor. Am employee who works with the student at the training station;

also called the work- based mentor.

Cooperative education

 a structured method of combining classroom-based education with practical work experience. A cooperative education experience, commonly known as a "co-op", provides academic credit for structured job experience.

Internship

the position of a student or trainee who works in an organization, sometimes without pay, in order to gain work experience or satisfy requirements for a qualification

Youth apprenticeship

work-based learning programs designed for high school students. ... Youth apprenticeships provide opportunities for high school students to experience, and gain skills in, a real work environment.

Workplace competencies

A competency is a set of specific skills or abilities required to do a job. ... Job competencies give employees a clear idea of what is expected of them in terms of their performance.

Competencies give them an understanding of what behaviours they should cultivate at the workplace to be valued and rewarded.

Transferable skills

transferable skill is an ability or expertise which may be used in a variety of roles or occupations. Examples include communication, problem-solving and self-control

Extracurricular Classes

Extracurricular activities "include arts, athletics, clubs, employment, personal commitments, and other pursuits