24 Mining Ne w Opportunities Mine Y our P otential S u g ge ste d Le vel s J u n ior I nter me d i ate a nd S en ior Pu r p o s e T o de t er mine p ers onal wor k pr ef er enc e s T o de ve lop sk ills in c ar e er planning T o pr omot e an underst anding of s e lfin t er e st s a bilitie s and a ptit ude s T o he lp mak e c onne ctions b e twe en p ers onal q ualitie s and c ar e er c hoic e s T i me 45 min ut e s Re s ou rce s M i ne Y ou r P oten ti al st uden t handout L i n k t o O n t a r i o S k i l l s f o r S u c c e s s i n S e c o n d a r y S c h o o l C u r r i c u l u m Grade 9 P ers onal Knowle dg e and Manag emen t S k ills C a r e e r S t u d i e s Grade 10 P ers onal Knowle dg e and Manag emen t S k ills D e s i g n i n g Y o u r F u t u r e Grade 11 P ers onal Knowle dg e and Manag emen t S k ills T e acher Infor ma tion S t uden t s who ar e t hink ing a b out t heir f ut ur e s or active ly planning t heir c ar e ers ne e d t o t hink a b out t heir wor k pr ef er enc e s Cho o sing t he r igh t o c cupa tion r e q uir e s s e lfk nowle dg e Tis activ ity ha s b e en de sig ne d t o he lp st uden t s iden tif y t heir f e e ling s a b out di er en t k inds of wor k and wor k ing c onditions Ter e ar e h undr e ds of di er en t o c cupa tions in mining and t housands mor e in t he lar g er wor ld of wor k U nderst anding t heir ow n in t er e st s sk ills and q ualitie s is im p or t an t when p e ople ar e c ho o sing an a ppr opr ia t e c ar e er P e ople who nd wor k ma t c hing t heir t alen t s in t er e st s and v alue s ar e mor e lik e ly t o b e sa tise d in t heir c ar e ers t han t ho s e who do not M e tho d J u nior L e vel 1 Te M i ne Y ou r P oten ti al st uden t handout pr ov ide s st uden t s w it h a list of st a t emen t s a b out wor k ing 2 Instr uct st uden t s t o cut out pa p er str ip s c on t aining t he st a t emen t s s o t ha t t he y c an ar rang e t hem on a s c ale rang ing f r om str ongly ag r e e ag r e e no opinion t o disag r e e and str ongly disag r e e 3 H a ve t he st uden t s shar e t heir c hoic e s w it h a par tner t o he lp c lar if y t heir t hough t s and ide a s 4 S ummar i ze t his activ ity a s a c la ss by r e ading out e ac h st a t emen t 5 Allow t he st uden t s t o r e sp ond by raising t heir hands if t he y str ongly ag r e e disag r e e or ha ve plac e d t his st a t emen t s ome wher e in b e twe en In ter me d i a te 1 Te M i ne Y ou r P oten ti al st uden t handout pr ov ide s st uden t s w it h a list of st a t emen t s and a b out w o r k i n g S enior L e vel s 2 A sk t he st uden t s t o rank t he st a t emen t s in t er ms of im p or t anc e 3 Instr uct st uden t s t o n umb er t he st a t emen t s along a s c ale rang ing f r om str ongly ag r e e ag r e e no opinion t o disag r e e and str ongly disag r e e 4 H a v e t h e s t u d e n t s s h a r e t h e i r c h o i c e s w i t h a p a r t n e r t o h e l p c l a r i f y t h e i r t h o u g h t s a n d i d e a s 5 T o summar i ze t he activ ity instr uct st uden t s t o r e c or d in t heir not e b o ok wha t t he y ha ve dis c over e d a b out t hems e lve s by doing t his activ ity T e acher A c tiv it y O utl i ne 1 of 1 Le ar n i ng A ct iv it y 21