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Students will understand the importance of aligning personal values, goals, and concerns with one’s work engagement and interests.

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Engaging: work that is meaningful (consider personal, social, and professional forms of meaning)

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What does it mean to be “engaged” in work?

What are the feelings you have when you are “engaged” in your work?

When do you feel “engagement”? What kinds of activities or topics spark “engagement” for you?

What is Employee Engagement? Why Does It Matter?

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Values: the things you believe are important in the way you live and work, which often determine your priorities and whether your life is the way you want it to be.

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What are the values that ?

Refer to the list of values in [the] Value Sort activity and answer the question - ''What values do you think the people in the video might embrace to engage with their work?’

TOP VALUE

Choose one of your top four values that you feel is related to your feelings of engagement. With this value in mind, answer the questions below in writing, a visual representation, or a short skit.

1. What does this value mean to you? Why did you choose this value? Why is it important to your feelings of engagement?
2. Offer an example of a time you have acted with this value in mind.

A Challenging Value VALUE

Choose one of your top four values that you feel that challenges you.

In pairs, discuss the following questions:

Why is this value challenging for you?

Describe a time when you encountered this value in your life, and how you handled it.

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EXIT TICKET

Take two post-its and write: Your top value and your challenging value. Then place it on the big white paper