College & Career Awareness Welcome to College & Career Awareness

Your Teacher Mrs. Julie Thorngren

What is College & Career Awareness? A class designed to help students identify their interests, abilities, and skills. Exposure to many different career fields. Make college & career goals through discovery of information relating to careers, educational pathways, develop a variety of skills through activity-centered lessons that are transferable to the workforce & life.

Educational Pathways Agriculture Business Marketing Family& Consumer Sciences Health Science Information Technology Technology & Engineering Skilled & Technical Sciences

What we cover in this class - Explore the following areas: Mrs. Thorngren Tech, Engineering, & Skilled and Technical Science Business & Marketing Info Technology Ms. Hunter Family & Consumer Science Agriculture Health Science Both Project-Based Learning Career Development Applications (CDAs) -The counselor will also help teach these

Grading Most of your grade will be earned by completing work done during class. Grading scale A= 94-100 A- =90-93 B+ =87-89 B= 83-86 B- =80-82 C+ =77-79 C= 73-76 C- =70-72 D+ =67-69 D= 63-66 D- =60-62 F = 59 & below

Missed/Late Work and Extra Credit All assignments will be completed during class time (if you do not finish in class, you may need to take it home). THERE IS SOME WORK THAT CANNOT BE MADE UP IF YOU ARE ABSENT! – mainly participation. It is your responsibility to get work if you are absent. Check Google Classroom Work needs to be turned in on time and definitely before the final due date. Some extra credit may be given – but all other work must be completed first.

Warm-ups

Citizenship Grades Citizenship grades will be determined by your attendance and behavior in class. Citizenship Grade Tardies AND Truancies Behavior Problems H – Honor 4.0 0 – 1 tardy None S – Satisfactory 3.0 2 – 3 tardies Minor N – Needs Improvement 1.0 4 – 5 tardies or 1 truancy Major U – Unsatisfactory 0.0 6+ tardies or 2+ truancies Significant

Citizenship Behavior that will lower your citizenship grade: CHEATING Disrespectful toward teacher and/or other students. Inappropriate Language Damaging computers/equipment Food or drink around computers Using electronic devices inappropriately Violating Weber School District AUP

Expectations Be Respectful: Be Responsible: Be Cooperative: Of yourself Of others Of the building and property Be Responsible: For your learning For your behavior Be Cooperative: By obeying rules By following instructions promptly By helping others A positive attitude is the key to your success at Snowcrest Junior High School!!!

Just a few more things - Lifesavers - Hall Pass, Excuse a Tardy, or Extra Credit (3 per term) Do not ask for hall pass when I am teaching Seating Chart How to . . . Whiteboard, Basket, No name papers, Drawer to put info, Lost & Found, Stapler & 3 hole punch, Expectations, Folders in crate Questions???