Career:
Teaching
1. Read the Job Description and Working Conditions. Answer the following questions:
What do people in this career do?
Teachers that teach from kindergarten to sixth grade teach the basics: numbers, language, science, and social studies. They teach a wide variety of subjects to one class.
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?)
Teachers work between eight and ten hours a day. They work nine to ten months a year.
2. Click on Earnings and Sample Career Path. Investigate the following:
What salaries do people in this career earn?
A level two teacher makes 35 to 82 thousand dollars 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)?
They go from a substitute teacher to a teacher to an assistant principal to a principal.
Click on Related Careers. Click on a career that interests you.
Career:
Principal
3. Read the Job Description and Working Conditions. Answer the following questions:
What do people in this career do?
Principals oversee the staff, administer the beget, and makes sure everything runs smoothly.
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?)
Principals work year round and have about 4 to 5 weeks off a year. They generally work more than 40 hours a week.
4. Click on Earnings and Sample Career Path. Investigate the following:
What salaries do people in this career earn?
The earnings range from $59,000 to over $129,000 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)?
They start off as a big school teacher then they move to a senior high school teacher and then they move to a high school assistant principal and then they move to a high school principal.
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?
A similarity is that in both jobs you work about 40-50 hours a week.
Which career do you think you would like more and why?
The career that I think I would like more is the teacher because you get to have more interactions with the students.
Wednesday, June 11, 2014
Wednesday, June 4, 2014
What kind of learner are you?
Visual
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 prefer to read the textbook.
Are there parts of the profile that do not accurately describe the way that you learn and retain new
information? Which ones?
Trying to visualize the information as it is being spoken.
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?
Write down important information and highlight important things in the text.
Which suggested strategies can you begin using now to help you learn and remember information?
I can create flashcards.
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 can look at all of the sheets that the teacher has given us.
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?
Ask the teacher if there are any reading materials on the subject.
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?
Create a checklist so that the assignment is more organized and I can do things in order.
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?
I want to be a teacher so since I know what my learning style is I can apply that to the classroom.
Click on Careers in the menu bar near the top of the screen, and search for a career that interests you.
Career:
Teaching
5. Read the Job Description section.
Write down two or three tasks that people in this occupation perform.
Teach several subjects to one class. Prepare and grade tests and assignments.
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)
For the tests I could put different diagrams for the students to look at.
6. Read the Working Conditions section.
Write down two working conditions that are common for people in this occupation.
Teachers work between 8 and 10 hours during the work day. The classrooms usually have 15 to 30 students.
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.)
Learn the different styles of learning of the students.
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?
Some of the challenges is if a college professor teaches mainly with lectures.
What do you think are some of the advantages of your learning style?
I can easily learn diagrams.
Visual
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 prefer to read the textbook.
Are there parts of the profile that do not accurately describe the way that you learn and retain new
information? Which ones?
Trying to visualize the information as it is being spoken.
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?
Write down important information and highlight important things in the text.
Which suggested strategies can you begin using now to help you learn and remember information?
I can create flashcards.
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 can look at all of the sheets that the teacher has given us.
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?
Ask the teacher if there are any reading materials on the subject.
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?
Create a checklist so that the assignment is more organized and I can do things in order.
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?
I want to be a teacher so since I know what my learning style is I can apply that to the classroom.
Click on Careers in the menu bar near the top of the screen, and search for a career that interests you.
Career:
Teaching
5. Read the Job Description section.
Write down two or three tasks that people in this occupation perform.
Teach several subjects to one class. Prepare and grade tests and assignments.
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)
For the tests I could put different diagrams for the students to look at.
6. Read the Working Conditions section.
Write down two working conditions that are common for people in this occupation.
Teachers work between 8 and 10 hours during the work day. The classrooms usually have 15 to 30 students.
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.)
Learn the different styles of learning of the students.
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?
Some of the challenges is if a college professor teaches mainly with lectures.
What do you think are some of the advantages of your learning style?
I can easily learn diagrams.
Friday, May 30, 2014
Career One
Teacher
Career Two
Cosmetology
If you had to pick one of these careers based only on the working conditions described,
which would you choose and why?
If I had to pick on of the careers based only on the conditions, I would choose teaching. I would choose teaching because unlike cosmetology, you don't have to be on your feet for most of the day. Cosmetology is hard work physically because you have to be on your feet for most of the day.
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?)
On a yearly basis for teaching, people typically make $52,620. On a yearly basis for a cosmetologist the amount of money made is $18,550.
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.)
Typical benefits include contributions to a retirement savings plan, dental and health benefits, and life insurance for a teacher. There is no speak of benefits for cosmetologists.
If you had to pick one of these careers based only on how much you could earn, which would you
choose and why?
I would choose teaching because they earn more yearly.
Teacher
Career Two
Cosmetology
If you had to pick one of these careers based only on the working conditions described,
which would you choose and why?
If I had to pick on of the careers based only on the conditions, I would choose teaching. I would choose teaching because unlike cosmetology, you don't have to be on your feet for most of the day. Cosmetology is hard work physically because you have to be on your feet for most of the day.
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?)
On a yearly basis for teaching, people typically make $52,620. On a yearly basis for a cosmetologist the amount of money made is $18,550.
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.)
Typical benefits include contributions to a retirement savings plan, dental and health benefits, and life insurance for a teacher. There is no speak of benefits for cosmetologists.
If you had to pick one of these careers based only on how much you could earn, which would you
choose and why?
I would choose teaching because they earn more yearly.
Wednesday, May 28, 2014
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