Change and Growth

CG

Outcomes
CG8.1
Analyze one's own self-image including personal skills, interests, and behaviours and their influences on one's life and work.
CG8.2
Analyze abilities for responding positively to change in one's life.
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R070498
Fighting Invisible Tigers: Stress Management for Teens(Revised and Updated 3rd ed.)
This appealing book was designed to assist teenagers in understanding stress and handling it in positive ways. It provides information on building life skills, managing stress and generally gaining more control over one's life. It offers insightful advice on numerous topics such as becoming physically active, eating healthy, being assertive, building supportive relationships, taking charge of one's life, managing time, taking risks, making responsible decisions and thinking positively. The text is enhanced with several cartoon-style illustrations. Included are a table of contents and an index.
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Media and Formats : Book
Price : $21.99
Record posted/updated: March 15, 2023
R052384
Careers in Art
This program introduces professionals who have chosen careers in the visual arts and related fields. They briefly describe their careers and share insights that would interest viewers who are considering careers in the field. The careers covered include architect, art educator, fashion designer, framer, gallery owner, graphic designer, industrial designer, interior designer, metal sculptor, painter, photographer, publication designer and urban planner.
Media and Formats : CD/DVD
Price : $49.99
Record posted/updated: November 22, 2018
R070490
Making a Difference: The Changing the World Handbook
This book includes valuable messages such as identifying environmental issues and recommending actions to address those concerns. It demonstrates how career activities are not always related to paid work. There are ideas for action plans to assist students to practice green activities. The magazine-style layout and current content is appealing to students. Included are a table of contents, a glossary, a short index and a list of websites.
Media and Formats : Book
Price : $11.95
Record posted/updated: November 22, 2018
R070499
Guiding Circles. An Aboriginal Guide to Finding Career Paths
This learning resource has been designed to assist First Nations people in making wise career choices. Guiding Circles employs a holistic career development approach that combines traditional First Nations worldview with sound contemporary career development concepts. It uses the circle as the core mechanism to create a level of self-awareness that assists with career directions. The concepts and activities can be adapted for use by any student.
Booklet 1: Understanding Yourself encourages students to tell their life stories, self-reflect positively and connect personal discoveries to the worlds of school and work.
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Media and Formats : Book
Price : $7.50
Record posted/updated: July 8, 2024
R026718
Blueprint for Life/Work Designs(Revised ed.)
This resource addresses the need for high-quality career development programs for youth by providing specific guidelines that list competencies considered important to develop throughout one's life. The competencies cover the areas of personal management, learning and work exploration and life/work building. Indicators that describe more specific outcomes in terms of knowledge, skills and attitudes are also provided.
In addition to this package, there is Blueprint for Life/Work Designs: The Quick Reference Guide. This information is accessible through a website at www.blueprint4life.ca.
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Media and Formats : Book Document
Price : $20.00
Record posted/updated: July 8, 2024
R070502
Ready for Work. The Middle Years: Building Work-Readiness Skills
The preparation for the world of work that this resource offers middle level students provides a link with the Ready for Work framework that supports secondary level curricula. Built to reflect the competencies outlined in Blueprint for Life/Work Designs, this resource is divided into three major areas: Identifying My Skills, Understanding the World of Work and Knowing Ourselves and Others. Separate lessons for Grades 6-7 students and Grades 8-9 students are included for each area. The lessons are not sequential and all lessons do not need to be taught. Educators should choose the lessons that best meet the needs of their students.
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Media and Formats : Document
Price : Free
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Record posted/updated: January 30, 2019
R070489
Beat Stress!: The Exam Handbook
This book focuses on physical and mental exam preparation, while integrating coping and planning strategies. It is most useful for students who have trouble preparing for exams and coping with the stress. The magazine-style layout and current content is appealing to students.
Included are a table of contents, a glossary, a short index and a list of websites.
Media and Formats : Book
Price : $11.95
Record posted/updated: July 8, 2024
R070487
Stress
This book from the Coping in a Changing World Series begins by defining stress and discussing its physical symptoms and related diseases. It then addresses the major teen stressors, ways to avoid negative coping mechanisms, methods of taking control and support mechanisms. The book includes a table of contents, a glossary, a list of support organizations (two Canadian), a short bibliography and an index.
Media and Formats : Book
Price : $35.60 US
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Record posted/updated: November 22, 2018
R070497
Careers for Life. Student Text: My Career Pathways
This comprehensive resource has been tailored specifically to our province's career education curricula for Grades 6 to 9. The student resource offers Saskatchewan content and photographs, plus profiles of current or former residents. The unit titles are reflective of the pertinent questions that this material challenges students to consider: Why Am I Doing This? Who Am I? What is Out There for Me? How Do I Get Where I Want to Go? How Far Have I Come? and What Can I Expect from Here?
The book includes a table of contents, a glossary and an index.
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•  Careers for Life. Teacher's Resource: My Career Pathways
Media and Formats : Book
Price : $56.50
Record posted/updated: July 8, 2024
R049371
Level Up
This graphic novel portrays a First Nations teenager who is thinking about dropping out of school. Terry visits his cousin who helps him to understand the relevancy of what he is learning in school by demonstrating how he uses science, math, English language arts and arts education to be successful at playing video games. Consequently, Terry decides to remain in school.
Media and Formats : Book
Price : Free
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Record posted/updated: January 30, 2019
R047516
Chicken Soup for the Teen Soul: Real-Life Stories by Real Teens
This book is comprised of nearly 100 stories by teens about conflict, stress, families, challenges, relationships and personal victories. These stories could stimulate lively class discussions on a variety of topics pertinent to adolescents. Chicken Soup for the Teen Soul includes a table of contents and brief biographies of the contributors.
Media and Formats : Book
Price : $12.98
Record posted/updated: November 22, 2018
R049672
Smart Options. Student's Resource Book
Coded to the Blueprint competencies, Smart Options introduces Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences and applies the theory to life and career exploration. The student's resource book offers young people an opportunity to understand their personal multiple intelligences and to use that knowledge to explore various career options. The book includes a table of contents.
•  Smart Options. Facilitator's Guide
•  Smart Options. Poster
Media and Formats : Book
Price : $3.00
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Record posted/updated: November 22, 2018
R070507
Making Change: Tips from an Underage Overachiever
Written by a Canadian teenager, the two sections of this book focus on fundraising for a cause and eight principles for reaching personal potential. The section on reaching personal potential suggests many practical exercises for students to explore change and growth. Several black-and-white photographs enhance the text.
The book includes a table of contents and a bibliography of relevant reading material.
Media and Formats : Book
Price : $14.00
Record posted/updated: July 8, 2024
R070505
The Real Game-Saskatchewan
Developed and piloted by Greater Saskatoon Catholic School Division and Saskatchewan Rivers School Division in collaboration with the National Life/Work Centre and Junior Achievement Saskatchewan, this is the Saskatchewan version of the well-known role-playing game from The Real Game Series. This resource offers students the opportunity to explore career and life management skills while preparing them to take advantage of career opportunities that are available in our province.
All provincially funded schools with Grade 7 and 8 students enrolled were provided with access to a two-year site licence for The Real Game-Saskatchewan.
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Media and Formats : Website
Price : Free
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Record posted/updated: July 8, 2024