Career Exploration Project Calendar

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Career Exploration Project
Spring 2010 Calendar

Journal every week – thorough reflections on what you have done for the project and your thoughts on it (16 total journals)
Log all practical project hours (time with and work from your mentor) on hours log sheet
Continuously organize portfolio –see Portfolio Requirements
Continuously track bibliography sources (people, internet sites, books, etc.)
All work is due on your regular meeting day or it will be considered late! Late work will receive partial credit!
ALL WORK MUST BE TYPED! Some will be required to be sent thru Turnitin.com
***All links on this page link to MS Word documents so that you can open , edit , save , and print them!!**

Week	Dates	Assignments/Discussion	Work Due

1	Jan 11- Jan 15	Meeting days/requirements Hand out all paperwork
2	Jan 18- Jan 22 (MKL day 1/18)	Hand out all paperwork Journal Portfolio Requirements Potential Mentors	Journal #1 Bring Binder with 5 tabs
3	Jan 25 - Jan 29	Project Proposal Mentors	Journal #2 Signed Course Orientation
4	Feb 1 - Feb 5	Mentor Interview Mentor Contract	Journal #3
5	Feb 8- Feb 12 (2/11 PR #3) (2/12 No School)	Review Project Selection	Journal #4 Mentor Interview Write Up Mentor Contract Journals 1-4 AND Portfolio Check
6	Feb 15 - Feb 19 (2/15 President's Day)	Reports Begin working on and logging project hours Hours Log Hours Log Cover Sheet	Journal #5 Project Proposal
7	Feb 22-Feb 26	Reports	Journal #6 History Report Due
8	Mar 1 - Mar 5	Reports	Journal #7 Future Report Due
9	Mar 8- Mar 12	Reports	Journal #8 History Report – Final Re-Write (if necessary)
10	March 15 - Mar 19 (3/19 end Q3)	Reports	Journal #9 Future Report – Final Re-Write (if necessary) Journals 5-9 AND Portfolio Check
11	Mar 22 - Mar 26	Reports	Journal #10 Education Report Due
12	Mar 29 - April 2	Salary Worksheet	Journal #11 Salary Worksheet
13	April 5 - April 9	SPRING BREAK	SPRING BREAK
14	April 12- April 16	Successful People	Journal #12 Education Report – Final Re-Write (if necessary)
15	April 19 - April 23	Prepare for Presentations	Journal #13 Salary Worksheet – Final Re-Write (if necessary)
16	April 26 - April 30 (4/30 PR #4)	Prepare for Presentations Mentor Evaluation of Student Sign up for Presentation Times	Journal #14 Journals 10-14 AND Portfolio Check
17	May 3 - May 7	Reflection Paper Thank you Letter Bibliography Final Portfolio Prepare for Presentations	Journal #15 Successful People Write Up Due with Interview notes sheets
18	May 13th	Presentations	Thursday, May 13th, from 1-3 pm: Professional Presentation
19	May 17 - May 21	ALL PORTFOLIOS DUE THIS WEEK ON OR BEFORE YOUR REGULAR MEETING DAY – NO LATE WORK ACCEPTED	Reflection Paper Bibliography Mentor Thank You Letter Mentor Evaluation of Student Journal 15 Final Portfolio (include above referenced items)
20	May 24- May 28 (5/31 Memorial Day)	Final Grade	Pick Up Portfolios/Final Grade
21	June 1-3	FINALS