Career:
Police Officer
1. Read the Job Description and Working Conditions. Answer the following questions:
What do people in this career do?
enforce the law and protect people and their property
What are the working conditions like for people in this career? (e.g. Where do they work? What are their
typical work hours? What challenges do they face?)
they work out on the street and in the office they work all hours of the day and night
2. Click on Earnings and Sample Career Path. Investigate the following:
What salaries do people in this career earn?
about $50,000 starting salary
How do their job responsibilities change as they gain more experience and seniority (i.e. as they move
along the Sample Career Path)?
their job gets easier and there hours and they get more money
Click on Related Careers. Click on a career that interests you.
Career:
Firefighter
3. Read the Job Description and Working Conditions. Answer the following questions:
What do people in this career do?
they prevent fires and save lives of those in trouble at an emergency
What are the working conditions like for people in this career? (e.g. Where do they work? What are their
typical work hours? What challenges do they face?)
they work in the field and in the fire house they typically do 2 24 hour shifts a week and they face the dangers of a fire typically
4. Click on Earnings and Sample Career Path. Investigate the following:
What salaries do people in this career earn?
start at $55,000 entry level
How do their job responsibilities change as they gain more experience and seniority (i.e. as they move
along the Sample Career Path)?
they get more vacation time higher salaries but have more responsibilities then a typical firefighter
SUMMARY – YOUR VIEWS
5. Now that you have learned a little about these two related careers, answer the following questions:
What is similar about the two careers?
the dangers and challenges they face and the salary they gain
Which career do you think you would like more and why?
the police officer because thats the career i look to pursue
Wednesday, June 11, 2014
Wednesday, June 4, 2014
Learning Styles
Go to www.careercruising.com. Enter your personal My Plan username and password in the spaces
provided, and click on Log In.
(If you can't get into Career Cruising, you can go to http://www.personal.psu.edu/bxb11/LSI/LSI.htm or http://www.learning-styles-online.com/inventory/ or http://www.edutopia.org/multiple-intelligences-learning-styles-quiz orhttp://www.engr.ncsu.edu/learningstyles/ilsweb.html or http://www.educationplanner.org/students/self-assessments/learning-styles.shtml or http://www.vark-learn.com/english/page.asp?p=questionnaire).
Log in to Career Cruising and click on Assessments, then on the Start Learning Styles button.
Read the instructions on the Introduction page and start the assessment. Remember, there are no right
or wrong answers; simply select the answer that you feel best applies to you.
What kind of learner are you?
1. Read the Learning Styles profile. Answer the following questions:
Which parts of the profile best describe the way that you learn and retain new information?
i learn best through auditory
Are there parts of the profile that do not accurately describe the way that you learn and retain new
information? Which ones?
visual i learn better visual
2. Think about how your learning style relates to your work at school. The Learning Styles profile
offers lots of suggestions to help you learn in your preferred style.
Which suggested strategies do you already use? How successful do you think they are in helping you
learn and remember information?
very good thats why i past my tests
3. Now try to think of some more tips that you could use in the following situations:
You have a test in two weeks that is worth 30% of your final grade. What strategies could you use to
help you study for the exam?
i could read over my stuff and read it out loud
You’re having trouble absorbing information in class. What suggestions could you make at the next
student-teacher conference that would help you and your teacher develop a learning plan to suit your
learning style?
4. Think about how understanding your learning style relates to career possibilities. How can knowing
how you learn help you make important career decisions and succeed in the workforce?
Click on Careers in the menu bar near the top of the screen, and search for a career that interests you.
Career:
5. Read the Job Description section.
Write down two or three tasks that people in this occupation perform.
Describe how you could learn to perform each task in a way that complements your learning style. (e.g.
adjusting technical equipment: auditory learners could listen to someone explain how to adjust the
equipment; visual learners could read the manual; tactile learners could test out the equipment)
6. Read the Working Conditions section.
Write down two working conditions that are common for people in this occupation.
Describe how you could adapt the working conditions you listed above so that they support your
learning style. (e.g. working in an office: auditory learners could reduce noise distractions by closing their
office door; visual learners could reduce visual distractions by clearing away clutter in their office or
cubicle; tactile learners could take frequent breaks or walks.)
7. Now that you’ve learned a little more about your learning style, answer the following questions:
What do you think are some of the challenges associated with your learning style?
What do you think are some of the advantages of your learning style?
Wednesday, May 28, 2014
Career Inventory Test Results
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Personality Test by SimilarMinds.com
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