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Young Person's Series
Including Young Person's Character Education, Young Person's OOH and
Young Person's Career Skills |
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2006 -320 pp,
7.25 x 9.25, softcover
Order Code K1637
17.95 This essential guide is a fun, relevant way to introduce students to key character traits. The Young Person’s Character Education Handbook helps students understand why character is important and how character contributes to success in school, at home, and in life. One positive character trait (presented as a “character
goal”) is described in each of the 50 units in an engaging and
consistent way for easy reading, teaching, and discussion. Examples and
case studies show character in action and help students relate to the
material. Suggestions for developing and “experiencing” each character
trait are included.
Introduces students to essential SCANS skills required
by employers. Fun, engaging format uses case studies, checklists,
and more. More than half of the nation’s young people leave school
without the knowledge or foundation required to hold good jobs. To
overcome this statistic, students need to learn the skills that will
help them find and keep a job. Young Person’s Career Skills Handbook is a
brand-new resource for introducing students in grades 4–9 to the skills
employers want and need in their employees. This illustrated book is a
fun solution to teaching the foundation skills and workplace skills
listed in the Department of Labor’s SCANS 2000 guidelines. It makes the
SCANS skills easy to understand. Students will understand, relate to, and enjoy reading
about each skill in an engaging format that is easy to read and discuss.
Young Person’s Career Skills Handbook uses a consistent, engaging
format of six pages per skill. Each skill section has Careers That Use This Skill. A list of careers
that focus on this skill. Why Employers Want This Skill. An explanation
of why this skill is important to employers and businesses for success
and profit. This Skill on the Job. A first-person case
study of a situation or job that uses the skill. Build Your Skills. Suggestions of courses to
take today and in the future that will help you develop this skill,
plus activities and projects you can do now to build the skill. Try It Yourself. A job situation where the
skill is needed, together with steps you might take to put the skill
in action. Performance Review. Your self-rating for the
skill and a checklist for self-improvement. Words at Work. Vocabulary words related to the
skill. Young Person’s Career Skills Handbook also
includes skill-awareness questions and suggestions for action.
Click here to Order the Young Persons OOH
Hand book.
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CHARACTER EDUCATION
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Teachers click here to see Character Course
Modules
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Young Person's Character
Education Handbook,
won
the
2006 Benjamin Franklin Awards competition, in the following category:
Education/Teaching/Academic.
256
pp., 7.5 x 9.25, softcover