CAREER STUDIES CULMINATING ACTIVITY

PORTFOLIO

A personal and career portfolio is an organized collection of evidence (in a 3-ring binder with dividers for each section) that shows your accomplishments both in and out of school.

A portfolio contains samples of your work that exhibit and reveal the quality and variety of your learning, your accomplishments, your skills, and your experiences.

Your portfolio should include the following sections:

Mark Value / Total
Main Cover Page (Knowledge)
Include the following information:
Name of School
Course Code
Your Name Teacher’s Name School Year / I 1 2 3 4 5
(Include all information shown at left on cover page)
1 / Binder/Portfolio Submission (Knowledge)
o  Prepare individual cover pages for each section
o  Five dividers labelled in order
o  Use clear protector sheets to help preserve original and important documents / I 1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10
2 / Who Am I? (Thinking)
o  Academic Achievements: status sheet/transcript, report cards, tests, projects, Be Real Game
o  Accomplishments and other competencies developed through work, hobbies, extracurricular activities (certificates, photos of awards/ribbons etc.)
o  All About Me Concept Map
o  Bucket List / I 1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10
3 / What Are My Opportunities? (Application)
o  Career Cruising Activity (Matchmaker – what are your top 10 jobs and cluster)
o  Explain the differences between OUAC, OCAS and eInfo and what they are used for / I 1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10
4 / Who Do I Want to Become? (Communication)
o  Career Image and job description (refer to Career Cruising)
o  Cover Letter
o  Resume
o  References
o  Job Application for Tim Horton’s
o  Job Interview Questions/Answers / I 1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20
5 / What is My Plan for Achieving my Goal?(Application)
o  University Choice, History/Information – location, size of school…
o  Program, Prerequisites
o  Student Budget for one year / I 1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10
6 / Reflection (Thinking)
The reflections on your learning experiences throughout the strands and any other reflective learning activities. (From Bingo for Life until the end of the course) - about 1 page. / I 1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10
TOTAL: Knowledge /15 Thinking /20 Communication /20 Application /20

* Note: “I” – incomplete

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