Life and work experience... in the classroom!

Students using The Be Real Game in grades 9 and 10 will begin to learn how courses and extracurricular activities directly relate to future life and work roles, and how furthering knowledge and skills opens doors to new opportunities. The simulated society created throughout the program challenges students' life/work roles with a variety of contemporary job change factors. As students "grapple" with these factors, they evolve into new life/work roles, different from the ones they began with at the start of the program.

New Practical Guide for Facilitators

Lauren Wilson, Secondary Initiatives Leader, Renfrew County District School Board has forwarded a "Getting Started Guide" for The Be Real Game written by Marshall McLaughlin. Marshall says, "The Be Real Game is an excellent resource to help you teach Careers. Though the kit comes with clear instructions and lesson plans, the game is elaborate enough to make your first run confusing. Preparing the following resources will help make the process run smoothly."

Game Specs:

• Targeted for 9th- and 10th-grade students.
• Organized in three units with a total of 17 core sessions, each with detailed lesson plans and all materials required.
• Optional activities and discussion topics are included for use at the discretion of educators.
• Provides simulated work experience provided in three life/work roles with transitional events for each participant-in the classroom!
• Easily localized and linked to community resources and realities.
• Can be played for 17 to 21 hours (more with optional activities).
• Links students' life and work roles and personal career aspirations to all curriculum subjects.
• Can be team taught by several subject teachers.
• Lends itself to involvement of peer facilitators.
• Includes specific learning outcomes for all sessions with measurable performance indicators compliant with the Blueprint for Life/Work Designs.
• Can readily be linked to other exemplary career development and teaching resources.