Soft Skills for a Tough Workforce Holly Baber Smith Curriculum Specialist Business Management and...
-
date post
19-Dec-2015 -
Category
Documents
-
view
214 -
download
0
Transcript of Soft Skills for a Tough Workforce Holly Baber Smith Curriculum Specialist Business Management and...
Soft Skills for a Tough Workforce
Holly Baber SmithCurriculum Specialist
Business Management and Administration, Marketing and Finance
University of North Texas
5
Soft Skills:
1. Interaction with Co-Workers2. Professionalism and Work Ethic3. Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
6
Soft Skills:
Start with the basics of Emotional Intelligence: personal attributes that allow a person to succeed in life, including self-awareness, empathy, self-confidence and self-control.
8
Soft Skills:1. Interaction with CoWorkers
Communicationhttp://www.moneyinstructor.com/lesson/effectiveoral.asp
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/905633/how_to_improve_nonverbal_communication.html?cat=41
http://www.moneyinstructor.com/lesson/communicationlp.asp
http://www2.ds.psu.edu/AcademicAffairs/Classes/IST260W/topic0B/topic_0117_03.html
Oral
Nonverbal
Written
Written
10
Teamwork – Collaboration
Willing to lead Shares ideas
Inspiring ideasquietcomplains
Common senseDOESN’T DO A LOT
Refuses to contribute
12
Soft Skills:2. Professionalism and Work EthicDressing appropriatelyArriving on timeSpeaking in a respectful manner
15
Soft Skills:
3. Critical Thinking Problem Solving
Understanding what it takes to solve a problem in a timely, logical, and systematic manner.
16
Critical Thinking
“Critical Thinking: An Educator’s Reference Desk Lesson Plan”
Fact and Opinion Exercises
Using Aesop’s Fables
17
Problem Solving
“Everyday Thinking”
cte.unt.eduProfessional Development
Health SciencesProblem Based Learning
20
Why we don’t1) Hard to define, teach and assess2) Technology takeover3) Generational gap4) Different skills for different careers5) Not my job
22
Other Resources:AOL’s “Top 10 Soft Skills for Job Hunters”
Mr. Breitsprecher’s Career Activities
cte.unt.edu
26
Developed Curriculum for Principles or Foundational courses , and are adding Timelines to Principles courses.
Moderated Discussion at http://www.forum.cte.unt.edu
Updated Blog format
“In Production”
27
4-MAT System Bernice McCarthy(4-System MAT)
LearningStyles David Kolb
Learning Styles
Multiple Intelligence
Howard GardnerMultiple Intelligence
Emotional Intelligence
Daniel GolemanEmotional Intelligence
Theoretical Grounding
28
• Detailed lesson plan outline/multiple intelligences
•Along with TEKS correlations:• Interdisciplinary TEKS• References• Instructional aids, materials, equipment• Introduction to lesson• Application – guided and independent practice• Summary • Evaluation – written tests and rubrics• Extension
Curriculum Components
29
And, don’t forget…..Public Service Announcements
Professional DevelopmentsBlogs
CAREER AWARENESS INFO.Videos
CTE Community
32
Lynne Cagle Cox
Contact your Curriculum Specialist
Holly Smith
Renee Tonquest
Amber O’Casey
Pam BraceyGary Juren
Kathy Belcher
36
Resourceshttp://www.hometownannapolis.com/news/bus/2011/06/05-15/form_weddings.html
www.money-zine.com/Career-Development/Leadership-Skill/Understanding-Soft-Skills
http://www.bing.com/Dictionary/search?q=define+emotional+intelligence&qpvt=definition+of+emotional+intelligence&FORM=DTPDIAhttp://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/7508.aspx Try these activities after discussing the list of Team Characteristics:
http://www.connectwithkids.com/tipsheet/2008/374_feb27/thisweek/080227_empathy.shtml
http://www.education.com/reference/article/teaching-integrity/
http://www.teach-nology.com/tutorials/teaching/optim/
http://blogs.scholastic.com/classroom_solutions/2011/02/danger-on-the-internet-a-lesson-in-critical-thinking.html
Jenn2thomas.wordpress.com/2010