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Overview of Course
Goal-
This course is designed to introduce students to the
realities of the working world. Working Citizen/Personal Resource Management
seeks to develop progressive skills and behaviors that will help young people
integrate their role within the workplace, the home, and the community. Students
will acquire a cleat perception of how different environments influence life
systems. They will be able to manage information and utilize resources
efficiently, while assessing personal skills and limitations.
In order to become integrated working citizens,
students will learn and apply concepts in the effective management of personal
resources which include: Energy, knowledge, skills, creativity, time, and financial
resources. Students will have the competencies necessary for career and
occupational selection, acquisition, and maintenance. They will also be able to
manage resources as productive workers, contributing family members, and self-sufficient
individuals.
Topics-
Business in Today's Society
Work in Your Life
The Job Selection Process
On the Job
Managing Finances
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Course Objectives:
Students will:
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describe the role of food in growth, maintenance, and functioning of the body.
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Explain the factors that must be considered in making a plan for weight loss,
weight gain, and weight maintenance.
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Perform the basic skills and techniques for food preparation.
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apply nutrition concepts to daily living.
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explore the employment opportunities related to
food preparation and nutrition.
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apply the steps of decision making process in
selection and preparing food for good nutrition and health.
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Home and Career
Skills:
Introduction to Occupations New York State Standards
Standard 1: Career Development
Students will be knowledgeable about the world of
work and explore career options, and relate personal skills, aptitudes, and
abilities to future career decisions.
Standard 2:
Integrated
Learning
Students will demonstrate how academic knowledge
and skills are applied in the workplace and other settings.
Standard 3:
Universal
Foundation Skills
Students will demonstrate mastery of the
foundations skills and competencies essential for success in the
workplace.
Home and
Career Skills 7 and Learning Standards
Standard 1: Personal Health and Fitness
Students will use an understanding of the
elementary of good nutrition to plan appropriate diets for themselves and
others. They will know and use the appropriate tools and technologies for safe
and healthy food preparation.
Standard 2: A Safe and Healthy
Environment
Students will know the basic principles of home
and community safety. They can demonstrate the skills necessary to maintain
their homes and workplaces in a safe a comfortable condition. They can provide a
safe and nurturing environment for themselves and others.
Standard 3: Resource Management
Students will understand and be able to manage
personal resources of talent, time, energy, and money and make effective
decisions in order to balance their obligations to work, family, and self. they
will nurture and support positive relationships in their homes, workplaces, and
communities. They will develop and use their abilities to contribute to society
through pursuit of a career and commitment to long-range academic futures. They
will know and access community resources.
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The home and career skills programs for Grades 7
and 8 prepares students to apply the principles and process skills of decision
making, problem solving, and management to all areas of daily life. These
include:
Personal Development
-Awareness of Self, and Relationship with Others.
Personal and Family Resource
Management
-Consumer Skills, Financial Management, Nutrition
and Wellness, and Home and Personal Environment/Living Space.
Career Planning
-Overview of Work, Career Plans, and Entrepreneurship.
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