Name: ______________________ Date: __________ Period: ______
Part 1: The six skills employers name most
Copy a two-word definition of each skill from the slide.
| Skill | What it means (two words) | What it looks like at work (one example from the slide or the job ads) |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability | ||
| Communication | ||
| Teamwork | ||
| Problem solving | ||
| Adaptability | ||
| Honesty |
Hard skill or soft skill? Circle one for each.
- Knows how to use a knife: hard / soft
- Shows up on time every day: hard / soft
- Can use a spreadsheet: hard / soft
- Tells the truth about a mistake: hard / soft
Count the soft skill words in the job ads on the screen: Ad 1: ______ Ad 2: ______
Part 2: Rate yourself, with evidence
Directions: Rate yourself on each skill from 1 to 4. Then write one sentence of evidence. Evidence is something you actually did this year in this room: a lab role (name it), the Silent Measurement Challenge, the $40 project, the Investor Challenge, a class job. A rating with no evidence does not count. Leave a row blank rather than make something up. You need evidence for at least four rows.
Scale: 1 = Not yet (I do not do this much) 2 = Sometimes 3 = Most of the time 4 = Every time, even when it is hard
Sentence starter: "In ___ (lab, game, or project), I ___."
Example: Teamwork, 3, because as Prep Cook in Lab 2 I had the toppings ready before the Head Cook asked.
| Skill | My rating (1 to 4) | My evidence (one sentence, a real event from this year) |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability | ||
| Communication | ||
| Teamwork | ||
| Problem solving | ||
| Adaptability | ||
| Honesty | ||
| (Grade 8 stretch) A skill I found in the job ads: ______________ |
Which lab roles have you held this year? Circle all: Station Manager, Head Cook, Second Cook, Prep Cook, Helper Cook, Toppings Chief, Plate Builder, Time Keeper, other: ______________
Which skill did that role need most? ______________________
Part 3: One skill to grow
Directions: Choose one skill to grow. Not your highest. Fill in all three parts.
The skill I will grow: ______________________
Where I will practice it this year (the next lab, the Unit 3 babysitting project, the Unit 5 sewing team, a class job; name the one and the role you will ask for):
What I will do differently (one action a person could see you do):
How I will know it worked (what will be different; who would notice):
I chose this one because ________________________________________________
Part 4: Pair share
Read your plan to a partner. Your partner asks: "How will you know it worked?" If your answer was weak, fix the last line above.
Partner's question or suggestion (one line): ________________________________
Exit card (tear off or copy onto an index card)
- The skill I rated highest and my evidence: ________________________________
- The skill I am growing and where I will practice it: ________________________________
- One soft skill I saw a classmate use today (name the skill, not the person): ______________
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