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Unit 1: Personal Management

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Mary Omole

Project Administrator

Mary Omole is a Project Administrator for the Qulliit Nunavut Status of Women Council.
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Kevin Donovan

Chief Operating Officer

Kevin Donovan is the Chief Operating Officer for McConnell Transport Ltd.
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Amy Negrijn

Career Profiles

Compliance and Certification Coordinator

Amy Negrijn is a Compliance and Certification Coordinator for Mowi Canada.
Help wanted sign

Help Wanted: STEM Career

Lessons

Students will produce a Help Wanted Ad that lists the skills, personality attributes and job conditions for a specific career/job title. 

Confident STEM student

STEM Skills and Self-Exploration

Lessons

Students learn how the STEM skills that they develop in class apply to future career options. 

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How Does STEM Support Non-STEM Careers?

Lessons

Students will explore how STEM skills are needed in non-STEM careers.

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Discrimination in the Workplace

Lessons

Students define workplace discrimination and analyze scenarios.

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STEAM Jobs Around the World

Lessons

Students will develop critical thinking skills as they investigate STEAM careers locally and internationally.

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Careers in Physics

Lessons

Students explore careers in the area of physics and relate their science classroom learning to specific careers.

Lorne Bennett

Lorne Bennett

Executive Vice President, Human Resources

Lorne Bennett is the Executive Vice President of Human Resources for Pennecon.
Bonnie Douglas

Bonnie Douglas

Project Coordinator

Bonnie Douglas is a Project Coordinator for the Canadian Coalition of Women in Engineering, Science, Trades and Technology (CCWESTT).
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Learning about Careers by Interviewing Community Members

Lessons

Students will create career profiles based on interviews they conduct with community members.

Bike lane in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia

Design a Bike Lane

Lessons

Students will plan the development of a bike lane and explore careers associated with such a development.

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Global Competency Skills Inventory

Lessons

Students will take inventory of their Global Competency skills, reflect on their strengths, and set next steps for mastery of these skills.

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Communication is Key

Lessons

Through hands-on activities, students will distinguish how social and work situations require both verbal and non-verbal means of communication.