1. College & Career Awareness
Welcome to
College & Career Awareness

2. Your Teacher
Mrs. Julie Thorngren

3. 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.

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

5. 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

6. Grading
Most of your grade will be earned by completing work done during class.
Grading scale
A= A- = B+ =87-89
B= B- = C+ =77-79
C= C- = D+ =67-69
D= D- = F = 59 & below

7. 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.

8. Warm-ups

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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!!!

12. 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???