GLS1O

GLS1O - Generalized Learning Strategies:

Week #12 - June 22nd to 25th

GLS Exit Survey

Please make a copy and email to me if you haven't already done so.

Checklist for Week #11

Check your email for the GLS Exit Survey or use the one linked above

Week #11 - June 15th to 19th

GLS Exit Survey
Please make a copy and email to me.

THE TIMES OF THE GOOGLE MEETS FOR THIS WEEK ARE CHANGED!

Please visit the Bear Creek Google Classroom for this week's work. (Only for those attending Bear Creek next year. If attending anywhere else, contact that school for information).

Schedule for Wednesday’s Google Meet

12:00pm - 12:20pm Ferndale Woods & Portageview
12:20pm - 12:40pm Trillium Woods & Adargh Bluffs
12:40pm - 1:00pm Holly Meadows & Baxter
1:00pm - 1:20pm W.C. Little & Cookstown

***Please find the link to the meet posted in your Bear Creek Google Classroom Stream shortly before 12:00pm on Wednesday.***

Schedule for Thursday’s Google Meet

12:00pm - 12:20pm Ferndale Woods & Portageview
12:20pm - 12:40pm Trillium Woods & Adargh Bluffs
12:40pm - 1:00pm Holly Meadows & Baxter
1:00pm - 1:20pm W.C. Little & Cookstown

***Please find the link to the meet posted in your Bear Creek Google Classroom Stream shortly before 12:00pm on Thursday.***

Checklist for Week #11

Check your email for the GLS Exit Survey or use the one linked above
If attending Bear Creek next year, sign into both of the Google Meets on Wednesday & Thursday
If attending Bear Creek next year, complete the fun activities on the Bear Creek classroom
Ensure you have shared your GLS1O folder with me
Complete any outstanding work

Week #10 - June 8th to 12th

Tasks:

Your tasks for this week are in the slide deck: CLICK HERE

View the slide deck in present mode and click on red text to get documents/videos.

Google Meets:

(5-45 minutes)

Please pop-in or stay awhile in one or more of the Google Meets scheduled this week. The links are in your inbox.

Monday/Wednesday @ 2pm
Tuesday/Thursday @ 11:30 am

Checklist for Week #10

Sign into one of the Google Meets
Task #1 - Selecting two squares from the financial literacy choice board and completing them
Task #2 - Adding items to your Portfolio (blogspot or myBlueprint) and notifying Mrs. Higgins where your portfolio is via email.
Ensure you have shared your GLS1O folder with me
Complete any outstanding work

Week #9 - June 1st to 5th

Tasks:

Your tasks for this week are in the slide deck: CLICK HERE

View the slide deck in present mode and click on red text to get documents/videos.

Google Meets:

(5-45 minutes)

Please pop-in or stay awhile in one or more of the Google Meets scheduled this week. The links are in your inbox.

Monday/Wednesday @ 2pm
Tuesday/Thursday @ 11:30 am

Checklist for Week #9

Sign into one of the Google Meets
Task #1 - Checking items on list that are complete (prior to March break)
Task #2 - Completing work on list that is not checked off
Task #3 - Checking items on list that are complete (Distance Learning)
Task #4 - Adding items to your Portfolio (blogspot or myBlueprint)
Ensure you have shared your GLS1O folder with me
Complete any outstanding work

Week #8 - May 25th to 29th

Tasks:

Your tasks for this week are in the slide deck: CLICK HERE

View the slide deck in present mode and click on red text to get documents/videos.

Google Meets:

(5-45 minutes)

Please pop-in or stay awhile in one or more of the Google Meets scheduled this week. The links are in your inbox.

Monday/Wednesday @ 2pm
Tuesday/Thursday @ 11:30 am

Checklist for Week #8

Sign into one of the Google Meets
Task #1 - Reading about Community Hours
Task #2 - Finding Organizations for your Community Hours
Task #3 - Resume
Ensure you have shared your GLS1O folder with me
Complete any outstanding work

Week #7 - May 19th to 22nd

Tasks:

Your tasks for this week are in the slide deck: CLICK HERE

View the slide deck in present mode and click on red text to get documents.

Google Meets:

(5-45 minutes)

Please pop-in or stay awhile in one or more of the Google Meets scheduled this week. The links are in your inbox from last week.

Wednesday @ 2pm
Tuesday/Thursday @ 11:30 am

Checklist for Week #7

Sign into one of the Google Meets
Task #1 - Self-Advocacy
Task #2 - Asking for Help
Task #3 - Verbal & Non-Verbal Communication
Task #4 - Poster
Ensure you have shared your GLS1O folder with me
Complete any outstanding work

Week #6 - May 11th to 15th

TASK #1 - Who Am I:
(20-30 min)

Create a list of three things you have for all five of these headings: Interests, Skills, Values, Aptitudes, and Things I can improve on. Click on this for your inspiration to unlocking all the treasures you present! Please complete your lists in a Google Doc in your GLS Folder.

TASK #2 - Personality Checklist and Paragraph

(15-30 min)

You'll copy this Google Doc to your GLS Folder and complete the instructions on the document. Use your highlighter tool to 'check off' the personality traits that apply to you and then write a 5 sentence paragraph.

TASK #3 - Attitudes Scale and Paragraph

(15-30 min)

You'll copy this Google Doc to your GLS Folder and complete the instructions on the document. Use the 0-4 scale to rate each of your attitudes and then write a 5 sentence paragraph.

TASK #4 - Art Attack!

(As much or as little time as you wish)

This week create your own art out of materials around your house (laundry, recycling, twigs and pine cones) to create something that represents you! You have just spent this week learning about yourself.... how can you represent your learning/knowledge? You could make a video, draw something or build. You pick whatever materials you want to use to create. Take a picture to share with me via email. The Art Attack videos on YouTube are great! It could even look like this:

Or this:

You decide... sky's the limit!

Google Meets:
(5-45 minutes)
Please pop-in or stay awhile in one or more of the Google Meets scheduled this week. The links are in your inbox from last week.
Monday/Wednesday @ 2pm
Tuesday/Thursday @ 11:30 am

Checklist for Week #6:

Create a list of your interests, skills, values, aptitudes and things you can improve on
Highlight your personality traits & write a paragraph
Rate your attitudes & write a paragraph
Create art inspired by you and share with Mrs. Higgins
Sign into one of the Google Meets
Ensure you have shared your GLS1O folder with me
Complete any outstanding work

Week #5 - May 4th to 8th

Hello, I hope you are healthy and well. You have been submitting some great work so far. Keep up the good work! For this week, I want you to focus on three things: creating a schedule, reading and responding to a PDF, and signing into say "hello" on Google Meets. This week is lighter so that you can relax a bit for Mental Health week.

Creating a Schedule:
(20-40 minutes)
I would like you to create a schedule for a week. This is a great way to help organize your day and tasks that you need to accomplish balanced with play and creative time. Please see the video below on how to do this. You'll need to create a Google Doc in you GLS1O Folder that is shared with me.

Reflection:
(20-40 minutes)
This week is Mental Health week. I have created a PDF that will be emailed to you. You need to navigate the interactive PDF and choose:

One thing you learned that was new
One thing you or a friend you know will use

Please write a short paragraph (minimum 5 sentences) about what you learned and will use. Perhaps explain the whys and hows, make it personal to your needs, talk about a connection you have, etc. Please write your response in an email back to me.

Google Meets:
(5-45 minutes)
Please pop-in or stay awhile in one or more of the Google Meets scheduled this week. The links are in your inbox.
Monday/Wednesday @ 2pm
Tuesday/Thursday @ 11:30 am

See you soon!

Checklist for Week #5:

Create a schedule in your GLS1O folder
Read the PDF I email you and Respond in a return email
Sign into one of the Google Meets
Ensure you have shared your GLS1O folder with me
Complete any outstanding work

Week #4 - April 27th to 30th

myBlueprint Goal:
(30-40 minutes)
I would like you to revisit your goal(s) in myBlueprint. Are they SMART goals? Please check as I will be reviewing your goals in myBlueprint shortly.

Budgeting (cont'd)
TASK #1:
(20-30 minutes)

Transportation: Find a vehicle you want to own or lease: https://www.autotrader.ca/ or ANY company of your choice (You research)
Sourcing out your transportation can be a little bit more challenging or might have more steps involved. You can use a website of your choice (example: Volkswagen, Honda etc.) or you can use https://www.autotrader.ca/ which is fairly simple to use and you can get a general idea from different car companies as well.
Watch this video to help you find something on Auto Trader

In order to search for a vehicle and pay for it, you want to consider that you might purchase it over a four or five year term which means that if it were a four-year term you will have to find the cost of the vehicle with taxes included, and then divide that by 48 months and if you are purchasing on a five-year plan, you would ensure you add the taxes and then also divided by 60 monthly payments in order to put the correct amount in your monthly budget. There are some great, helpful sites where they will do the pricing for you. If this is not the case, use this video to help you calculate this.

To buy a City Bus pass:
If you don’t want to purchase a vehicle and if you do not want to drive or can’t afford it, there is also a link to purchase a bus pass in the city of Barrie. Bus pass
If you are planning to live elsewhere based on your accommodations, please look for the transit information from that city (ex. Toronto)

TASK #2:
(20 minutes)
Entertainment: Getting access to tv, internet etc.
In order to figure out the entertainment amount for the monthly budget, this would include if you want to have TV, Internet, a cell phone, Netflix or Crave etc… Any other monthly costs associated with this idea can also include money you want to put aside to go to the theater so this will take some research and you will have to provide some details here. I also suggest you look at the sample for the things that I have included. Example: If you are going to go with Bell or Rogers as your Internet provider perhaps you can get a deal on a cell phone as well? All of these are considered to be estimations and feel free to add any links to your website or research if possible.

TASK #3:
(10-20 minutes)
Food:
Buying groceries: In order to purchase food or groceries, the average single individual may spend anywhere between $75 and $150 each week depending on if you are including meat in your diet or you are purchasing a lot of fruits and vegetables.
Just provide me an approximate amount based on how big of an eater you are – again, you are single, 23 years old, and have no kids, so you are truthfully purchasing for yourself.
You will have to take your amount and multiply by four (# of weeks in a month) so you are looking at a maximum of $600 a month (for example).
Add this value to your chart. See the sample as required.

Other Budget Expenditures to consider:
* all are based on a monthly ESTIMATE

Satellite T.V. (research)
Internet ($ research required)
Bell Receiver with PVR ($15)
Netflix - basic ($10)
Crave - basic ($10)
Spotify Music ($10)
Hydro ($50)
Enbridge/ Natural gas ($40)
Renter’s insurance ($27)
Haircuts ($25)
Vehicle gas ($120 for a small car in town)(more for a truck)
Vehicle gas ($300 for a small car out of town)(more for a truck)
Vehicle insurance ($80-$100+ depending on vehicle)

TASK #4:
(30-40 minutes)
My Budget Explained (in Google Docs)

TASK #5:
(20-30 minutes)
Creating a Budget (in Google Sheets)

IN SUMMARY:

Checklist for Week #4:

Revisit your goals from this year (in myBlueprint) and modify them accordingly
Create a Budget in Google Sheets (template provided)
Create a Budget Explained in Google Docs (make your own chart)

Week #3 - April 20th to 24th

Howdy,
A reminder to try not to stress yourself out; why not try completing a daily task list. It feels really good when you are able to cross things off of your list. I am available to help and support in any way that I can. Remember you can reach me by email: kahiggins@scdsb.on.ca, cell: 705-791-0780, or Google Hangouts: kahiggins@scdsb.on.ca

This week:
First of all if you haven’t done the tasks for the last two weeks, please take the time now to complete them.

GOOGLE SHEET:
(30-40 minutes)
I would like you to try creating a "to-do list" in Google Sheets. This will help you organize your duties for the day and give you validation when you check things off. You'll create one with at least 10 tasks, therefore this may be your duties for the day or week.

BUDGET (PART 1)
The focus for this week is "My Life at Age 23". For this task, assume you are living on your own. You'll be selecting a career from myBlueprint, determining your annual and monthly income, and renting a place to live. I have provided videos on how to do each of these tasks. I would strongly suggest that you record your information in a table/chart as you will be using this next week when we prepare a monthly budget.

TASK #1:
(10-20 minutes)

Choosing a Career:

Go to www.myblueprint.ca/simcoe and login.
Watch the video to see the instructions OR just click on your Favorites 💗 (bottom left side of the menu) and choose an occupation that you have chosen before. If you have not done this, click on Work>Occupations, and do a search of something you are interested in.
DO NOT choose an occupation based on salary alone. Choose something that you are passionate about, interested in, or have a strength in - you will be more happy if you do this!
Record your chosen occupation - this is your own document that you can create in your Google Drive. I recommend creating a table/chart to record your information.

TASK #2:
(5-15 minutes)
Determine annual salary (gross income):

Go to www.myblueprint.ca/simcoe and login if you are not already logged in.
Watch the video (from Task #1) and pay attention to the notes on salary OR in order to solve it on our own, find the "Estimated Median Salary"
Record the annual salary in the space provided.

use appropriate notation and units (ex. $58 000)

TASK #3:
(5-15 minutes)
Calculate the taxes that will be deducted (estimated)

Watch the video to see the instructions.
Click the link to the following website: https://neuvoo.ca/tax-calculator/
This will help you find out what taxes are taken off by the government (Federal and Provincial) as well as the other contributions that you need to make (Canada Pension Plan (CPP) and EI (unemployment insurance) from a typical paycheck
Using your gross pay (or average salary from Step 2), find your NET PAY by following the video instructions /choosing the “per year” amount
This will be your NET PAY, and is the amount that you “take home” each year, after taxes.
Record this in your table. Also record three reasons why there are different values for low, median and high salary.

TASK #4:
(5 minutes)
Calculate the monthly income (what you will make each month so you know what you can ‘spend’ or budget for):

Watch the video to see the instructions. You are to find a place to live that is reasonable for your needs/desires. Pay attention, does this rental include any extras (utilities, cable, internet, parking, etc)?
Record the rental amount in your table (include the link to your place).

TASK #5:
(15-20 minutes)
Find a place to live:

Watch the video to see the instructions.
Record this in your table.

Good luck you glorious 23 year olds!

Checklist for Week #3:

Create a "to-do" list for a day/week
Create table with:

Career Choice
Median Salary
Net Salary

Include 3 reasons why the salary values differ

Monthly Income
Rental Property

Week #2 - April 14th to 17th

Hello,
I hope this note finds you and your loved ones in good spirits. As far as school work, it is important to remember to do what you are able to manage, ask questions and know that we are all in this together. I am available to help and support in any way that I can. Remember you can reach me by email: kahiggins@scdsb.on.ca, cell: 705-791-0780, or Google Hangouts: kahiggins@scdsb.on.ca

This week:
First of all if you haven’t done last week’s tasks, please take the time now to complete them. There are three different things to do.

As for this week, you will be using math and recipes together. You will need a piece of paper and a writing utensil. Please watch this video about the task for week #2. (5 minutes)

Now that you’ve watched the video remember:

Here are the recipe links: (15-20 minutes)

All Recipes

Food Network

Cooking with Kids

How to save your recipes:

Please show all your work calculations on a piece of paper, take a photo, and upload to your GLS1O folder in your Google Drive. (20-40 minutes)

You're not done yet... you now need to compile a grocery list of all the items required for your recipes. You can assume that nothing is in your cupboards already and all items must be purchased. As you create your grocery list, please organize the items into groups that would be found together. Here are some ideas: (10-15 minutes)

Grocery List Template with Categories

Grocery List with Items in Categories

If you need a refresher, here are the lessons:

Brownies (Triple Recipe)

Chocolate Chip Cookies (Half Recipe)

Checklist for Week #2:

Save 4 Recipes into GLS1O Folder in Google Drive (Print to PDF)
Convert 4 Recipes Based on Task and Take Photos of Work to Upload to GLS1O Folder
Create Categorized Grocery List in Google Docs in GLS1O Folder
Share GLS1O Folder with kahiggins@scdsb.on.ca

Week #1 - April 6th to 9th

Hello,
I hope you are well and everyone is healthy. Today marks an exciting day in our history. We begin our official distance learning journey. Each of us is navigating these unprecedented times to the best of our ability and every family has been handed a unique set of challenges. It is important to remember to do what you are able to manage, ask questions and know that we are all in this together. I am available to help and support in any way that I can. Remember you can reach me by email: kahiggins@scdsb.on.ca or Google Hangouts: kahiggins@scdsb.on.ca

This week:
First and foremost, it is key that we spend some time connecting and checking in with one another. The past few weeks have been extraordinary and I know that we all have our personal journeys that we are eager to share. As we receive information from both the school board and the Ministry, the message is the same - The health and well-being of our students is the most important thing right now. Our goal as educators is not to add to these already stressful times by setting unrealistic expectations. Instead, we hope to provide resources and support to meet each student’s individual needs. Students are asked to complete the survey below, log into Google Hangouts and find our group, and login into your school email and reply to my email. These activities will include more information to help launch our first distance learning task. We will use this week to re-connect, work through any challenges or concerns and practice our new learning format.