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Integrated Occupational Program Teacher Resource Manual OCCUPATIONAL COMPONENT COURSES 26-LEVEL INTERIM -1991 CURRICULUM LC 4634.2 A3 CURRICULUM A332 1991 gr .11 D A lb®la CURRGDHT EDUCATION ; i H EXLIBRIS UN1VERSITATIS ALBERT/ENSIS i i > Teacher Resource Manual Occupational Component 26-Level Courses INTERIM -1991 NOTE: This publication is a service document. The advice and direction offered is suggestive except where it duplicates orparaphrasesthecontentsofthe Program ofStudies. i ALBERTA EDUCATION CATALOGUING IN PUBLICATION DATA Alberta. Curriculum Branch. Occupational Component26 teacherresource manual. : ISBN 1-55006-224-7 1. Life skilis--Alberta. I. Title. II. Integrated Occupational Program. HQ2039.A3.A333T 1991 375.008 Copyright ° 1991, the Crown in Rights of Alberta, as represented by the Minister of Education. Alberta Education, 11160 Jasper Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta, T5K 0L2. All rights reserved. < The materials contained in this TeacherResource Manual have been derived from numerous sources and are designed to provide specific support to selected areas of the curriculum. Every effort has been made both to provide proper acknowledgement of the original source and to comply with copyright regulations. If cases are identified where this has not been done, it would be appreciated if Alberta Education could be notified to enable appropriate corrective actiontobetaken. i ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Alberta Education acknowledges with appreciation the contributions of the following individuals and school jurisdictions to the developmentand validation ofthis publication: ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR: A. A. (Scotty) Day INTEGRATED OCCUPATIONAL PROGRAM MANAGER: Michael Alpern PROGRAM MANAGER, OCCUPATIONALCOMPONENT: Michael Alpern INTEGRATED OCCUPATIONAL PROGRAM PROJECT STAFF Gary Bertrand Jeanne Cooper Lorraine Crawford Marilyn Dyck Darlene Gamier Selwyn Jacob Jan Marvin Paul McNair Linda Snow INTEGRATED OCCUPATIONAL PROGRAM REVIEWCOMMITTEE StuartAdams - County ofStrathcona No. 20 PatBoon-Anderson - Lac La Biche School Division No. 51 Christopher Harrison - Alberta Vocational College, Edmonton Ed (Edwin) Holt - Conference of Alberta School Superintendents Wayne Nixon - Alberta Career Development and Employment Hugh Sanders - Alberta Education William Smolak - Alberta Teachers' Association Carol Steen - Lethbridge School District No. 51 Doug Tarney - Wetaskiwin School District No. 264 In addition, Alberta Education acknowledges with appreciation the contributions of educators and representatives of business, industry and labour in thedevelopment ofthis publication. EDITING: Elizabeth McCardle DESKTOP PUBLISHING: Lin Gray Esther Yong SECRETARIES: Rita Flint MarcieWhitecotton-Carroll Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2012 with funding from University of Alberta Libraries http://archive.org/details/occupationalcomp26l91albe TABLE OF CONTENTS Page INTRODUCTION 1 Goals ofthe Integrated Occupational Program 1 TimeAllocation 1 USING THE MANUAL 3 Organization ofthe Occupational Courses 3 Cooperative Planning 3 UseoftheTeacher Resource Manual 3 Required and Elective Components 6 Developing Interpersonal Skills 8 Developing Decision-Making and Problem-Solving Skills 8 Instructional Location 8 GenericSkills 8 LEARNING RESOURCES 17 Student Resources 17 Teacher Resources 17 ACCESS NETWORK 18 Regional Resource Libraries 18 CONCEPTS, SKILLS AND ATTITUDES 19 1. Introductory Skills 21 A. Career Orientation 23 B. Job Search Skills 27 C. Human Relations 35 D. Sanitation and Environmental Awareness 41 E. Safety 45 Resources 1 to 17 48-79 2. Organizational Skills 81 A. Work Ethics 83 B. Planning and Organization 88 C. Time Management 91 D. Task Management 93 E. WorkStandards 97 Resources 18to 30 100-125 3. Communication Skills 127 A. Verbal Communication 29 1 B. Non-Verbal Communication 131 C. Effective Communication 132 D. Telephone Communication 134 Resources 31 to 37 137-145 in . 1 4. Reading Skills 147 1. Related Occupational Terms 148 2. Related Occupational Literature 148 3. Community Resource Centres 148 4. Following Written Instructions 149 Resources 38 to 39 151-152 5. Writing Skills 153 1. UsesofWriting 154 2. Sentences and Paragraphs 154 3. Application Letter 155 4. Information Letter 155 5. Thank You Letter 155 6. Job Application Form 155 Resources40to 50 157-172 6. Mathematical Skills 173 1. Metric Units of Measurement 174 2. Imperial/U.S. Units of Measurement 174 3. Numeric Calculations 175 4. Ratio, Proportion and Percent 175 5. Counting Money 176 6. Making Change 176 Resources 51 to 56 179-197 7. Visual Skills 199 1 Signsand Symbols 200 2. Charts and Graphs 201 3. Visual Representations 201 Resources 56to 62 203-238 8. Entrepreneurship 239 Entrepreneurial Opportunities 242 1. 2. Characteristics ofSmall Businesses 243 3. Advantages and Disadvantages of Being Self-Employed 244 4. Costs of Operating a Business 245 5. Business Profits 245 6. Personal Abilities and Interests vs Business Opportunities 246 7. Abilities Required to Establish a Business 246 8. Establishing a Small Business(E) 246 Resources64to 71 249-259 9. Community Partnerships 26 Resources72 to 74 266-268 10. WorkSkills 269 Resources75 to 76 271-272 SUGGESTEDTEACHING STRATEGIES 273 IV TEACHERSUPPORT MATERIAL 301 Agricultural Mechanics 26 307 Agricultural Production 26 311 Horticultural Services 26 317 Business Services 26 321 Office Services 26 327 Building Services 26 331 Construction Services 26 333 Craftsand Arts 26 335 Technical Arts 26 343 Natural ResourceServices 26 345 Child and Health Care Services 26 349 Esthetology 26 351 Fashion and FabricServices 26 353 HairCare 26 355 Commercial Food Preparation 26 357 Food Services 26 359 Maintenance and Hospitality Services 26 361 AutomotiveServices 26 365 Service Station Services 26 367 Resource 369 1 Resource 2 375 Resource 3 377 Warehouse Services 26 389 COPYRIGHTACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 391 > RESOURCES 1. Interview Guide: Entry-Level Job Requirements 48 2. Survey Chart: Wagesand Working Conditions 50 3. Personal Interests and Abilities Inventory 51 4. Record of EmployerContacts 58 5. Sample Application Form 59 6. Sample Employment History Form 60 7. Pre-Employment Inquiries 61 8. Networking with ThoseAround You 62 9. Survey ofTraits 63 10. AttitudeAnalysis 65 11. Personal Growth Chart 67 12. Province ofAlberta, Information on Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 68 13. Public Hygiene Practices 71 14. Safety Proceduresand Regulations 72 15. TheAccident Sequence 76 16. Kinds ofFire Extinguishers 78 17. FirstAid Procedures 79 18. Rights and Obligationsof Employees and Employers 100 19. Ethical Characteristics of Behaviour 104 20. Evaluation Chart: Ethical Characteristicsof Behaviour 105 21. Positive and Negative Ethical Characteristicsof Behaviour 106 22. ReasonsforWorking 107 23. Alberta Human Rights Commission 108 24. Project/Task Plan 118 25. Positive and Negative Feedback: A Record of Observations 119 26. Time Grid 120 27. Time Card 121 28. InterviewGuide: The Importance ofTime intheWorkplace 122 29. Types ofService 123 30. WorkStandards Observation Chart 124 31. TypesofCommunication 137 32. Signs, Symbols and Other Non-Verbal Communications Used intheWorkplace 139 33. Answering the School Telephone 140 34. Putting a Calleron Hold 141 35. TheTelephone: Situational Responses 142 36. Telephone Message Forms 144 37. Evaluation of PhonogenicAbilities 145 38. NewTerms and Words 151 39. List of Related Literature 152 40. Sample Letter ofApplication 157 41. Sample Letterof Inquiry 158 42. Evaluation Sheet: Letters 159 43. Parts ofa Resume 160 44. HintsonWriting a Resume 162 45. Sample Resume 163 46. Evaluating a Resume 165 47. Sample Thank You Letter 166 48. Guidelinesfor Completing a Job Application Form 167 49. Sample Detailed Job Application Form 169 50. Evaluation of a Job Application Form 172 51. Metric Practice Guide forTeachers 179 VI