Lori+Williams



= ** Unit Plan: Life and Career Skills: Am I Marketable? **   =  The Seeing Reason Tool will be used to get students to think about the effects of life skills and habits on our careers. The Visual Ranking Tool will help students to explore the importance of good habits and attitude in the workplace. ||    || (A) ** conduct  ** interviews with a minimum of two employers to **  determine  ** the importance of work ethics such as dependability, getting along with others, and honesty; (B) list characteristics of an effective team member; (C) work in teams to ** accomplish  ** an assigned task; and (D) write job scenarios demonstrating positive and negative employee/customer relations. (4) The student ** evaluates  ** skills for personal success. The student is expected to: (A) ** implement  ** effective study skills for academic success; (B) use interpersonal skills to ** facilitate  ** effective teamwork; (C) use a problem-solving model and critical-thinking skills to make informed decisions; (D) use effective time-management and goal-setting strategies; (E) effectively use information and communication technology tools; and (F) identify skills that can be transferable among a variety of careers.   || Students will evaluate what life skills are most likely to influence level of success in the workplace. Students will explore employer expectations through partnership with area businesses. Students will justify actions taken in work related scenarios. Students will create job orientation videos modeling the use of life skills in workplace scenarios.   ||   ||    ||   || <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 8.5pt;"> ·  <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Comparison of visual ranking between groups <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 8.5pt;"> ·  <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Comparison of Visual Ranking Student and Employers  <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> ·  <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Complete Discussion Checklist <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> ·  <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Complete Discussion Rubric <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> ·  <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Student groups will create a project plan and storyboard for job orientation video. ·  <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Students will use a rubric to self assess their project plans. ·  <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Students will complete a group task rubric. || <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">   ||   ·   <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Present Job Orientation Videos ·  <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Peer Assessment of videos using rubrics ·  <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Complete Multimedia Presentation Rubric ·  <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Complete Video Checklist   ||  <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">   || <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> || <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> || <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Next, I will share with them the five life and career skills identified by P21 and the explanations of each. I will have them work in pairs to paraphrase the explanation of each skill in their own words. <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">We will then work in teams to rank the five skills using the visual ranking tool, compare team rankings, compare student rankings with corporate rankings and have discussion <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">After watching some job related videos from Youtube, students will analyze the actions of employees and employers in videos to determine what skills they have and what skills they lack. Using this as a jumping off point, student groups will create a seeing reason web entitled: Life and Career Decisions (good and bad). <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Using the videos we saw earlier as models; students will collaborate on ideas for creating a job orientation video. Each group will use the showing evidence tool to justify the group’s video subject choice. <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Students will create a project plan and storyboard for their video project, and then use a rubric to assess their plan. <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">  ||   || <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Students will watch selected videos of workplace scenarios: interviews, meltdowns, etc. <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Class discussion on “What Went Wrong?” <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> ** <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">Day 2   ** <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Students will work in groups to complete the Seeing Reason web: Effects of Life Habits / Skills on Career Success <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Groups will share webs <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> ** <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">Day 3   ** <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Teacher will introduce P21’s list of Five Life and Career Skills <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">In pairs, students will read and discuss the definitions of each skill and rewrite them in their own words <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Class will discuss and define list <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> ** <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">Day 4   ** <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Students will work in groups to visually rank the P21 list. <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">We will compare group rankings to one another <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Now, we will compare group rankings with rankings from partner business <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Class Discussion <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> ** <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">Day 5   ** <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Teacher will model a mock job orientation video <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Students will work in groups to complete a project plan for mock Job Orientation Video <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> ** <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">Day 6   ** <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Students will create a storyboard for video <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> ** <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">Day 7   ** <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Students will film mock videos <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> ** <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">Days 8 and 9   ** <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Students will edit videos using Windows Movie Maker <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> ** <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">Day 10   ** <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Groups will present finished videos <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Peers will evaluate videos using rubric. ||  ||
 * ** <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">Unit Author ** <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold;">   ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">First and Last Name   ||||||  <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Lori Williams   ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">School District  ||||||  <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Hondo ISD   ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">School Name  ||||||  <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">McDowell Middle School   ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">School <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> City  <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">, State   ||||||  <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Hondo, Texas   ||
 * ** <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">Unit Overview ** <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">   ||
 * ** <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">Unit Title ** <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">   ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Life and Career Skills: Am I Marketable?  ||
 * ** <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">Unit Summary ** <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">   ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">This unit will introduce students to life skills that are marketable in the workplace. We will cover team work; interpersonal skills; habits of success, etc. Students will see marketable skills from the point of view of prospective employers.
 * ** <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">Subject Area ** <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">   ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Robotics  ||
 * ** <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">Grade Level **  <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">   ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">8th Grade  ||
 * ** <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">Approximate Time Needed ** <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">   ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">8 - 50 minute class periods   ||
 * ** <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">Unit Foundation ** ||
 * ** <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">Habits of Learning Taxonomy ** ||
 * || // <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic;">Bloom’s Taxonomy   // || //  <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic;">Marzano’s Dimensions of Learning   // || //  <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic;">Costa & Kallick’s 16 Habits of Mind   // ||
 * * <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Analyzing
 * <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Evaluating
 * <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Creating  || *  <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Dimension 1 – Classroom Climate
 * <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Dimension 4 – Meaningful Use of Knowledge
 * <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Dimension 5 – Productive Habits of Mind  || *  <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Persisting
 * <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Managing impulsivity
 * <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Listening to others
 * <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Questioning and Posing Problems
 * <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Creating, Imagining & Innovating
 * <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Finding Humor
 * <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Thinking Interdependently  ||
 * ** <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">Targeted Content Standards and Benchmarks  ** ||
 * (7) The student knows the importance of productive work habits and attitudes. The student is expected to:
 * ** <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;"> Student Objectives/ Learning Outcomes    ** ||   ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Students will analyze the importance of life skills in a work environment.
 * ** <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">Curriculum-Framing Questions ** <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-weight: bold;">   ||   ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">  |||| ** <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">Essential Question   ** |||||| *  <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">What is Success?   ||   ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">  |||| ** <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">Unit Questions  ** ||||||  <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">
 * <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">What personal skills do employers look for when interviewing a potential employee?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">How is teamwork essential to a company’s productivity?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">In what ways does an employee’s attitude (positive or negative) impact productivity in the workplace?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">  |||| ** <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">Content Questions  ** |||||| *  <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Define: flexible, adaptable, ambiguous, priorities, initiative, perspectives, innovation, interpersonal, integrity, ethical
 * <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">What Five Life and Career Skills are defined by P21 as essential in the workplace?  ||   ||
 * ** <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">Assessment Plan ** ||   ||
 * ** <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">Assessment Timeline ** <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic;">   ||   ||
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 * ** <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">Before project work begins   **  ||||  **  <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">Students work on projects and complete tasks   **  ||||  **  <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">After project work is completed   **  ||
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 * * <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Work in groups to create a Seeing Reason web entitled:  <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> Effects of life habits and skills on career success   <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">
 * <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Complete collaboration checklist <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">   ||  <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">   ||   ·   <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Visual Ranking of Life and Career Skills
 * <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 8.5pt;">  ||  <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 8.5pt;">   ||  <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 8.5pt;">   ||  <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 8.5pt;">   ||  <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 8.5pt; font-style: italic;">   ||  <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 8.5pt;">   ||
 * ** <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">Assessment Summary ** <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic;">   ||   ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">At the beginning of this unit, I will ask students to brainstorm important life and career skills. We will then have a class discussion in which each student identifies what skills they think are most important for success in the workplace and have students orally justify reasons for his or her choice.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">At the beginning of this unit, I will ask students to brainstorm important life and career skills. We will then have a class discussion in which each student identifies what skills they think are most important for success in the workplace and have students orally justify reasons for his or her choice.
 * ** <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">Visual Ranking Elements   ** <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">    ||   ||
 * ** <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">Visual Ranking Project Name   ** <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">   ||   ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Life and Career Skills: What are the most important life skills for a successful career? <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">   ||   ||
 * ** <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">Project Description   ** <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">    ||   ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Many people believe that the only requirement for landing a good job is having sufficient knowledge to complete assigned tasks. However, employers today are looking for much more than "book smarts" in their employees. Social and personal skills or // life  // skills also play an important role in a successful career.  <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">   ||   ||
 * ** <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">Prompt   ** <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">    ||   ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">P21.org lists five life and career skills that are essential to a successful career. Read the explanation of each of these skills and rank them from top to bottom in the order you think is most important.  ||   ||
 * ** <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">Sorting List   ** <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">    ||   ||
 * * ** <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">Productivity and Accountability   ** <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> – requires setting and meeting high standards and goals for delivering quality work on time and demonstrating diligence and a positive work ethic
 * ** <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">Social & Cross – Cultural Skills   ** <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> – requires working appropriately and productively with others, leveraging the collective intelligence of groups when appropriate, and bridging cultural differences and using differing perspectives to increase innovation and the quality of work.
 * ** <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">Initiative and Self Direction   ** <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> – includes monitoring one’s own understanding and learning needs; going beyond basic mastery of skills and/or curriculum to gain expertise; demonstrating initiative to advance skill levels towards a professional level; defining, prioritizing and completing tasks without direct oversight; utilizing time efficiently and managing workload; demonstrating commitment to learning as a lifelong process.
 * ** <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">Flexibility and Adaptability –   ** <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">includes adapting to varied roles and responsibilities, and working effectively in a climate of ambiguity and changing priorities.
 * ** <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">Leadership and Responsibility –   ** <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">includes using interpersonal and problem-solving skills to influence and guide others toward a goal, leveraging strengths of others to accomplish a common goal, demonstrating integrity and ethical behavior, and acting responsibly with the interests of the larger community in mind.    ||   ||
 * ** <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">Practice Ranking   ** <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> (For your future quick reference)   ||   ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Teacher ID: McDowellrobotics  ||  <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Password:   ||   ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Practice Team ID 1: blueteam  ||  <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Password: blueteam   ||   ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Practice Team ID 2: greenteam  ||  <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Password: greenteam   ||   ||
 * ** <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">Seeing Reason Elements  ** ||   ||
 * ** <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">Seeing Reason Project Name  ** ||   ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Effects of life habits and skills on career success  ||   ||
 * ** <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">Project Description ** <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">    ||   ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Employers have seen an increasing decline in work ethic and interpersonal skills in today’s employees. You are part of a team formed by the United States Chamber of Commerce to develop a list of life and general career skills that can be used to measure a job candidate’s potential success in the work place. Your findings will be reported to various business organizations and published in business journals as a reference for employers to use when interviewing job applicants. <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">   ||   ||
 * ** <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">Research Question ** <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">   ||   ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">What life habits and/or skills affect a person’s career success?  ||   ||
 * ** <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">Practice Map ** <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> (For your future quick reference)   ||   ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Practice Team ID:blueteam  ||  <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Password:blueteam   ||   ||
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 * ** <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">Internet Resources ** ||  <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Seeing Reason Tool, Visual Ranking Tool
 * ** <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">Other Resources ** ||  <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Business Contact (External Affairs TMMTX)   ||
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