Supporting Websites
Grade 9 Career Development: Life/Work Exploration
Unit 1: Personal Development
GLO A
1.A.1 and 1.A.2 Self-Image Discussion
Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory, Snapshot #25: Building Positive Student Self-Concept
http://www.nwrel.org/scpd/sirs/7/snap25.html
1.A.3 Cultural Self-Image
Webster's World of Cultural Action
http://www.wwcd.org/action/
GLO B
1.B.1 Group Communication Skills
Free Management Library, Group Skills
http://www.managementhelp.org/grp_skll/grp_skll.htm
Big Dog and Little Dog's Bowl of Biscuits, Icebreakers
http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/leader/icebreak.html
1.B.2 The Effects of Others
Reach Out! Peer Pressure
http://www.reachout.com.au/default.asp?ti=274
KidsHealth for Kids, Dealing with Peer Pressure
http://kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/friend/peer_pressure.html
1.B.3 Helping Others
Manitoba Family Services and Housing, Winnipeg Services
http://www.gov.mb.ca/fs/org/csd/winnipeg.html
Manitoba Family Services and Housing, Persons with disabilities channel
http://www.gov.mb.ca/fs/pwd
GLO C
1.C.1 and 1.C.2 Change throughout Life Stages
Support4Change, “The Developmental Stages of Erik Erikson” http://www.learningplaceonline.com/stages/organize/Erikson.htm
HealthInsite, Life Stages and Events
http://www.healthinsite.gov.au/topics/Life_Stages_and_Events
1.C.1 and 1.C.2 Strategies to Deal with Change
Kansas State University Cooperative Extension Service, “Dealing with Change”
http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/Leads/FACT%20Sheets/Fact10.pdf 
Colorado State University Extension, “Dealing with Change"
http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/columncc/cc96102a.html
1.C.4 Personal Feelings
Larry Alan Nadig, Ph.D., “How To Express Difficult Feelings”
http://www.drnadig.com/feelings.htm
Northern Kentucky University Health, Counseling and Prevention Services, “Expressing Your Feelings Responsibly”:
http://www.nku.edu/~hcp/Expressing%20Feelings.htm
Unit 2: Career Exploration
GLO D
2.D.2 Locating Sources of Work Information
Manitoba Competitiveness, Training and Trade, Labour Market Information, Manitoba Prospects Career Planning Guide
http://www.gov.mb.ca/tce/lmi/
Manitoba WorkinfoNET
http://mb.workinfonet.ca
2.D.7 Information about Entrepreneurship
Government of Canada, Business Start-Up Assistant, Manitoba—Being an Entrepreneur
http://bsa.canadabusiness.ca/gol/bsa/site.nsf/en/su06907.html
GLO E
No supporting websites are provided for this GLO.
GLO F
No supporting websites are provided for this GLO.
GLO G
2.G.3 Non-traditional Work Roles
Texas Job Hunter's Guide, Non-Traditional Work
http://www.twc.state.tx.us/news/tjhg/work.html
Work4Women
http://www.work4women.org/
Quintessential Careers, Non-Traditional Career Paths for Men and Women
http://www.quintcareers.com/non-traditional_careers.html
Unit 3: Learning and Planning
GLO H
3.H.1 Preparing for Lifelong Learning
Government of British Columbia, Ministry of Education, Career Planning
http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/careers/planning/plan
3.H.7 What Is My Learning Style?
Learning style inventories are available on websites such as the following:
Western Oregon University, Barsch Learning Style Inventory
http://www.wou.edu/provost/aalc/learning/barsch_ls_inventory.php
Sinclair Community College, Student Services, Barsch Learning Style Inventory
http://www.sinclair.edu/stservices/sss/pub/Barsch%20learning%20Style%20inventory.doc
Ohio Literacy Resource Center
http://literacy.kent.edu/illinois/learningstyles.pdf
GLO J
3.J.4 Volunteer Opportunities
Manitoba Advanced Education and Literacy, Volunteering
http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/ael/jobseek/volunteering.html
Manitoba Youth Volunteer Opportunities
http://www.myvop.ca/
Unit 4: Job Seeking and Job Maintenance
GLO K
4.K.1 Personal Qualities
State University of New York Institute of Technology, Career Services, Personal Qualities You Bring to Your Work
http://careerservices.sunyit.edu/strategies/3-4.html
4.K.5 Types of Work
Manitoba WorkinfoNET
http://mb.workinfonet.ca
4.K.6 Where to Find Work
State of Minnesota, Department of Employment and Economic Development, Creative Job Search
http://www.deed.state.mn.us/cjs/index.htm
Service Canada, Job Bank, Job Search Tips
http://www.jobbank.gc.ca/Intro_en.asp (follow the “Job Search Tips” link)
4.K.7 Resumés and Cover Letters
Manitoba Competitiveness, Training and Trade, Job Preparation—Tool Kit
http://www.gov.mb.ca/tce/jobseek/jobprep.html
4.K.10 Workplace Safety and Health
Workers of Tomorrow
http://www.workersoftomorrow.com
Workplace Safety and Insurance Board of Ontario, Health and Safety 101
http://www.hs101.ca
Passport to Safety
http://www.passporttosafety.com
Manitoba Labour and Immigration, Workplace Safety and Health
http://www.gov.mb.ca/labour/safety/
4.K.11 Labour Legislation
Manitoba Labour and Immigration, Employment Standards
http://www.gov.mb.ca/labour/standards/
4.K.12 Manitoba Labour Unions
Manitoba Federation of Labour
http://www.mfl.mb.ca/
Manitoba Labour and Immigration, A History of Manitoba Labour and Immigration
http://www.gov.mb.ca/labour/labmgt/history.html
Unit 5: Career and Community Experiences
No supporting websites are provided for this unit.
