This document summarizes the agenda and notes from a Career Development PLT meeting on October 9th, 2015. The meeting covered various topics related to career education, including reflecting on past events, planning for upcoming career fairs and transitions, setting goals for the year, and sharing updates from teachers and counselors. Attendees were encouraged to express gratitude and think positively. Future meetings and travel home were also addressed at the end.

1. Career Development PLT
October 9th, 2015
with Vanessa Lewis and CD PLT Team

2. Agenda
• Welcome
• Review of August 24, 2015 Meeting
• Reflections on STEMfest/SCWEA
• ROADS TO SUCCESS Career Fair 2016
• Sask Careers and Grade 9 Transition Plan
• CD PLT and 21 CC Focused Goals and Planning
• Teacher Professional Practice Updates
• Learning Together
• Matters of Business
• Future Meetings
• Wrap up and Reflection

3. Welcome
• Think “Happy”
– 4 Rituals that will make you a happier person
– #1 Ask Yourself: What Am I Grateful For?
– #2 Label Negative Feelings
– #3 Make That Decision
– #4 Touch People
• It is October already and Thanksgiving is almost upon us. As
such, what are you grateful for? (one of the above rituals!)
Career Education Middle Level
Classroom Gratitude Journal
Gratitude Photos
Gratitude Paper Chain
Gratitude post-it notes (school, home or
community)

4. Review of Minutes
• Review meeting minutes from August 24, 2015
• Determine Recorder

5. Reflections: STEMfest and SCWEA
What are 3 things you
enjoyed/found meaning in…
What are 2 things you plan to
‘take-away’ or ‘implement’ in
your classrooms/role…
What is one suggestion you
have for future CD PLT
opportunities…

6. SCWEA Conference Feedback Form
• Please complete the SCWEA Conference Feedback Form if
you have not already done so. Your insight is appreciated.
Thanks!
https://goo.gl/d24Rdq https://www.onestory.com/interviews/my-
professional-growth-network

7. ROADS TO SUCCESS
Career Fair 2016
Why?
How?
What?
When?
May 5, 2016 (Tentative Date)
www.startwithwhy.com
http://popplet.com/app/#/2719486

8. SASK CAREERS
Grade 9 Transition Plan
• Sask Careers Discussions
• Grade 9 Transition Plan
– Your Future Your Way
– Plan for Sun West School Division
– What does this mean for us as Career Development Teachers?

9. SASK CAREERS
Grade 9 Transition Plan

10. CD PLT and 21CC
Goals and Planning
• Review of last year’s CD PLT goals:
– Moodle
– Wiki
– Blog
• Review of last year’s 21CC Artifact goals:
– Review goals and artifact

11. CD PLT and 21CC
Goals and Planning
• Consider the “Why” or our “Vision”
• Consider the Phases of Creativity
– Also reflect on ideas from 21 CC workshop
– Critical Thinking, Collaboration, Creativity, Digital Citizenship
– Consider our Skills
• Determine our Goals for 2015-2016
http://goo.gl/acAYs6

12. Teacher Professional
Practice Updates
• Self Reflection
• Narrative
• Teacher Professional Practice Smart Goal (slight extension)
• Share year plans and course outlines
• Share timetables
• Schedule walkthroughs with Vanessa (Oct through Nov)
• Supervisions will be scheduled with Shari (for those on cycle)

13. Book Spine Poetry
• Perhaps and interesting activity connected to Career
Education Goal of “All students will develop career management
competencies through an exploration of personal change and growth”
and could be adapted to meet various Career Education outcomes.
(This would make a great portfolio entry! As the teacher, you could help students explore some tech tools
and they could bring their poem to life by reciting it and connecting to the personal meaning behind it.
Possible tools: chatterpix, fotobabble, etc.)
https://bookspinepoetrycontest.wordpress.com/

14. Learning Together
• Counsellor Updates
– Ryan University of Regina
– Kevin University of Saskatchewan
– Vanessa Great Plains College
• Registrar’s Handbook for School Administrators 2015-2016
• Clevr – Career Counsellor Record Keeping
• Future Goals Hockey Scholar Program and Career Education
• Our Time – what do we need to discuss?

15. Matters of Business
• thinkAG Career Crawl
• DLC Off-site Work-based Placements
• Take Our Kids To Work (TOKW) 2015 – November 4, 2015
• Celebrations – Spotlight on Schools!
• 2015-2016 Career Development Needs

16. Smile!

17. Wrap Up/Evaluation/Safe Travels
• Evaluation Form
• Exit Slip will appear on our Career Connectors Blog in a few
days
• Safe Travels Home