Career:
Event Planner
1. Read the Job Description and Working Conditions. Answer the following questions:
What do people in this career do?
Event planners organize events such as conventions, trade shows, and weddings.
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?)
Work for event planning organizations, or for companies that frequently stage events
Many are self-employed
Work in offices, at suppliers’ businesses, and at event locations
The work can be mentally tiring
Often work long hours, including evenings and weekends
2. Click on Earnings and Sample Career Path. Investigate the following:
What salaries do people in this career earn?
Planners who specialize in organizing meetings and conventions generally earn somewhere between $28,000 and $75,000 a year. National median earnings for these planners are about $45,000 a year. Some senior-level planners make more than $75,000 a year. Other planners earn a lower base salary and receive commissions or bonuses based on their performance.
Self-employed planners either charge an hourly rate or are paid a certain amount for each event. They may also earn a commission based on the number of people attending the event. The exact amount they make each year depends on the size and budget of each event, and the amount of business they get. Those just starting out in their own businesses might earn as little as $20,000 a year, or even less. Experienced and well-established planners may earn upwards of $70,000 a year.
How do their job responsibilities change as they gain more experience and seniority (i.e. as they move
along the Sample Career Path)?
As event planners move up in levels,
Click on Related Careers. Click on a career that interests you.
Career:
3. Read the Job Description and Working Conditions. Answer the following questions:
What do people in this career do?
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?)
4. Click on Earnings and Sample Career Path. Investigate the following:
What salaries do people in this career earn?
How do their job responsibilities change as they gain more experience and seniority (i.e. as they move
along the Sample Career Path)?
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?
Which career do you think you would like more and why?
Monday, June 9, 2014
Wednesday, June 4, 2014
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?
reading something, make a summary and say it out loud
Are there parts of the profile that do not accurately describe the way that you learn and retain new
information? Which ones?
none
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?
Which suggested strategies can you begin using now to help you learn and remember information?
You may find written assignments easier if you talk it out as you write. I don't like to talk out loud, but it says that it will l help me write more.
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?
The strategies i would use, would be to review my notes and make index cards.
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?
I would ask for the teacher to post the information online or speak slower so that i can absorb the information that she/he says.
You have to write a 5-page essay, and you’re feeling a little overwhelmed. What tips can help you
prepare to tackle the project and write the paper?
To tackle the assignment, i would make sure that i have time management so that i do not rust at the end when it is due.
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?
Understanding my learning style will help me in the the future because i will be able to quickly get things done on time.
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)
When you are with a patient you need to write down the child's symptoms. Also when they orally tell me their problems.
6. Read the Working Conditions section.
Write down two working conditions that are common for people in this occupation.
Pediatricians work for hospitals, health clinics, and government agencies. Many are self-employed, opening their own private practice offices or becoming partners with other doctors in clinics. Some also work in colleges as professors.
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.)
To reduce noise distractions i can close the door to my office, so that i can focus on my work.
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?
I prefer to write down the oral information, but some people may not allow me enough time to write down all the important notes.
What do you think are some of the advantages of your learning style?
Some advantages of my learning style would be that we have a strong ability to remember information.
Auditory Learner
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?
reading something, make a summary and say it out loud
Are there parts of the profile that do not accurately describe the way that you learn and retain new
information? Which ones?
none
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?
- After reading something, make a summary and say it out loud
- Try talking to yourself when problem solving. These are very helpful because i need to be able to understand the material by myself.
Which suggested strategies can you begin using now to help you learn and remember information?
You may find written assignments easier if you talk it out as you write. I don't like to talk out loud, but it says that it will l help me write more.
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?
The strategies i would use, would be to review my notes and make index cards.
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?
I would ask for the teacher to post the information online or speak slower so that i can absorb the information that she/he says.
You have to write a 5-page essay, and you’re feeling a little overwhelmed. What tips can help you
prepare to tackle the project and write the paper?
To tackle the assignment, i would make sure that i have time management so that i do not rust at the end when it is due.
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?
Understanding my learning style will help me in the the future because i will be able to quickly get things done on time.
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.
- Conduct physical exams and order tests to diagnose diseases and injuries
- Recommend treatment, such as medication, surgery, or rehabilitation
- Help patients through difficult times, such as puberty or family problems
- Often communicate with social workers, family members, and other health care workers
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)
When you are with a patient you need to write down the child's symptoms. Also when they orally tell me their problems.
6. Read the Working Conditions section.
Write down two working conditions that are common for people in this occupation.
Pediatricians work for hospitals, health clinics, and government agencies. Many are self-employed, opening their own private practice offices or becoming partners with other doctors in clinics. Some also work in colleges as professors.
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.)
To reduce noise distractions i can close the door to my office, so that i can focus on my work.
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?
I prefer to write down the oral information, but some people may not allow me enough time to write down all the important notes.
What do you think are some of the advantages of your learning style?
Some advantages of my learning style would be that we have a strong ability to remember information.
Friday, May 30, 2014
Career One
Career Two
If you had to pick one of these careers based only on the working conditions described,
which would you choose and why?
Click on Earnings in each career profile. Answer the following questions:
How much do people in each career typically earn on a yearly basis? (If annual salary figures aren’t
available, how much do they earn per hour or per contract?)
What other kinds of compensation or benefits can people in each career receive? (e.g. health and dental
benefits, contributions to retirement savings plans, performance bonuses, etc.)
If you had to pick one of these careers based only on how much you could earn, which would you
choose and why?
Click on Education in each career profile. Answer the following questions:
What are the education and training requirements for people in each career? (e.g. high school diploma,
associate or bachelor’s degree, apprenticeship, on-the-job training, additional licensing or certification,
etc.)
Approximately how many years of training or education are required for people in each occupation?
If you had to pick one of these careers based only on the amount of education and training you need,
which would you choose and why?
Now that you have evaluated your interest in these two careers based on work tasks, working
conditions, potential earnings, and education and training requirements, answer the following
questions:
Did you change your mind about the career you chose at the beginning of the activity as different types
of information became available to you? What new information caused you to change your mind and
why?
Which of the criteria that you used to compare your career choices is most important to you and which
is the least important? Rank them in order from 1 (the most important) to 4 (the least important) and
explain why you have ranked them that way:
Criteria:
Work Tasks:
Working Conditions:
Earnings:
Education & Training:
What other factors may influence your career decision? (e.g. parents, favorite school subject, job
outlook, etc.) Do you consider any of them to be more important than the ones you ranked above?
Why?
Career Two
If you had to pick one of these careers based only on the working conditions described,
which would you choose and why?
Click on Earnings in each career profile. Answer the following questions:
How much do people in each career typically earn on a yearly basis? (If annual salary figures aren’t
available, how much do they earn per hour or per contract?)
What other kinds of compensation or benefits can people in each career receive? (e.g. health and dental
benefits, contributions to retirement savings plans, performance bonuses, etc.)
If you had to pick one of these careers based only on how much you could earn, which would you
choose and why?
Click on Education in each career profile. Answer the following questions:
What are the education and training requirements for people in each career? (e.g. high school diploma,
associate or bachelor’s degree, apprenticeship, on-the-job training, additional licensing or certification,
etc.)
Approximately how many years of training or education are required for people in each occupation?
If you had to pick one of these careers based only on the amount of education and training you need,
which would you choose and why?
Now that you have evaluated your interest in these two careers based on work tasks, working
conditions, potential earnings, and education and training requirements, answer the following
questions:
Did you change your mind about the career you chose at the beginning of the activity as different types
of information became available to you? What new information caused you to change your mind and
why?
Which of the criteria that you used to compare your career choices is most important to you and which
is the least important? Rank them in order from 1 (the most important) to 4 (the least important) and
explain why you have ranked them that way:
Criteria:
Work Tasks:
Working Conditions:
Earnings:
Education & Training:
What other factors may influence your career decision? (e.g. parents, favorite school subject, job
outlook, etc.) Do you consider any of them to be more important than the ones you ranked above?
Why?
Wednesday, May 28, 2014
Career Inventory Test Results
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Personality Test by SimilarMinds.com
Wednesday, May 21, 2014
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