College and Career Awareness Lesson 2. Proactive! What steps have you taken in the past to move you towards your goals?

College and Career College and Career AwarenessAwareness

Lesson 2Lesson 2

Proactive!Proactive!

What steps have you taken in the past to What steps have you taken in the past to move you towards your goals?move you towards your goals?


Grab your journal and write down five Grab your journal and write down five steps you’ve taken in the past to help you steps you’ve taken in the past to help you reach a goal.reach a goal.


What steps WILL you take to help you What steps WILL you take to help you move toward your goals? Grab your move toward your goals? Grab your journal and go!journal and go!

Hey, who are you Hey, who are you anyway?anyway?

Before we read the article, what are some Before we read the article, what are some previewing skills we learned? previewing skills we learned?

What things do we notice about this article What things do we notice about this article before we read it?before we read it?


Let’s read the articleLet’s read the article


What is the main idea?What is the main idea?


Write one paragraph about what kind of Write one paragraph about what kind of person you are in your journal. person you are in your journal.

Got Skills?Got Skills?

What do we notice when previewing this What do we notice when previewing this article?article?


Let’s read!Let’s read!


What is it that the author would like us to What is it that the author would like us to take away from this article?take away from this article?

What is the main idea? (write it in your What is the main idea? (write it in your journal)journal)

Got FamilyGot Family

What do we notice when we preview this What do we notice when we preview this article?article?


Let’s read!Let’s read!


Write the main idea in one sentence in Write the main idea in one sentence in your journal.your journal.

Steps to a Successful Job Steps to a Successful Job SearchSearch

Preview. What do you notice about this Preview. What do you notice about this article? What do you think the author article? What do you think the author thinks are the most important things to thinks are the most important things to take away?take away?


Let’s read it!Let’s read it!


Write in your journal everything in BOLD Write in your journal everything in BOLD letters in the article. letters in the article.

Quick QuizQuick Quiz

Let’s take the quiz!Let’s take the quiz!


Let’s read about right and left brained Let’s read about right and left brained people.people.


Is this accurate? Please journal a few Is this accurate? Please journal a few sentences about this exercise. You can sentences about this exercise. You can agree, disagree, or just note anything that agree, disagree, or just note anything that stands out for you.stands out for you.


Left brain vs. right brain, which are you?Left brain vs. right brain, which are you?

InventoryInventory

What does it mean to take inventory of our What does it mean to take inventory of our skills?skills?

InventoryInventory

What skills might be in your inventory?What skills might be in your inventory?

InventoryInventory

You’ll find a link to the Multiple You’ll find a link to the Multiple Intelligences Test on your desktop. Please Intelligences Test on your desktop. Please open it now and complete the test. When open it now and complete the test. When you’re done, please print it out and turn it you’re done, please print it out and turn it in with your Lesson 2 packet. in with your Lesson 2 packet.

InventoryInventory

Now we’ll fill out another inventory, the Now we’ll fill out another inventory, the Multiple Intelligences Inventory.Multiple Intelligences Inventory.

InventoryInventory

Now we’ll fill out another inventory, the Now we’ll fill out another inventory, the CEI (in your packet)CEI (in your packet)

InventoryInventory

Please write in your journal what the Please write in your journal what the quizzes had to say about you. Do you quizzes had to say about you. Do you agree?agree?

Personal ProfilePersonal Profile

You will keep this sheet throughout the You will keep this sheet throughout the class (please keep it in your folder). Here class (please keep it in your folder). Here you will record information about your you will record information about your interests, skills, and abilities. interests, skills, and abilities.

Personal ProfilePersonal Profile

At this point, put your name on itAt this point, put your name on it Fill out the section on multiple intelligences Fill out the section on multiple intelligences

inventory. Circle your strengths and cross inventory. Circle your strengths and cross out your weaknesses.out your weaknesses.

InventoriesInventories

LimitedLimited Created by one person and includes what Created by one person and includes what

they think is importantthey think is important If we took it again, we might get different If we took it again, we might get different

resultsresults


We are looking for patterns, consistencies, We are looking for patterns, consistencies, contradictions, and things that “ring true” for contradictions, and things that “ring true” for ourselvesourselves


How do these relate to specific jobs?How do these relate to specific jobs?

Multiple Intelligences Multiple Intelligences InventoryInventory

Now we’re going to analyze the tests we Now we’re going to analyze the tests we took. took.

Howard GardnerHoward Gardner

Howard Gardner’s ideas on Multiple Howard Gardner’s ideas on Multiple IntelligencesIntelligences

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_of_multiple_intelligencesTheory_of_multiple_intelligences


““At one time, it was generally believed that At one time, it was generally believed that intelligence was a single entity that was intelligence was a single entity that was inherited; and that human beings-initially a inherited; and that human beings-initially a blank slate- could be trained to learn blank slate- could be trained to learn anything, provided that it was presented in anything, provided that it was presented in an appropriate way.”an appropriate way.”


““Nowadays an increasing number of researchers Nowadays an increasing number of researchers believe precisely the opposite; that there exists believe precisely the opposite; that there exists a multitude of intelligences, quite independent of a multitude of intelligences, quite independent of each other; that each intelligence has its own each other; that each intelligence has its own strengths and constraints; that the mind is far strengths and constraints; that the mind is far from unencumbered at birth”from unencumbered at birth”


Gardner viewed intelligence as “the capacity to Gardner viewed intelligence as “the capacity to solve problems or to fashion products that are solve problems or to fashion products that are valued in one or more cultural settings.”valued in one or more cultural settings.”

Multiple Intelligences Multiple Intelligences InventoryInventory

Please pull out both inventories you took Please pull out both inventories you took

Multiple IntelligencesMultiple Intelligences

1. Linguistic/ Verbal1. Linguistic/ Verbal


1.1. Linguistic/VerbalLinguistic/Verbal

The capacity to use language to express The capacity to use language to express what’s on your mind and to understand what’s on your mind and to understand other people. Any kind of writer, orator, other people. Any kind of writer, orator, speaker, lawyer, or other person for speaker, lawyer, or other person for whom language is an important stock in whom language is an important stock in trade has great linguistic intelligence. trade has great linguistic intelligence.


2. Logical/Mathematical2. Logical/Mathematical


2. Logical/Mathematical2. Logical/Mathematical

The capacity to understand the underlying The capacity to understand the underlying principles of some kind of causal system, principles of some kind of causal system, the way a scientist or a logician does; or to the way a scientist or a logician does; or to manipulate numbers, quantities, and manipulate numbers, quantities, and operations, the way a mathematician operations, the way a mathematician does.does.


3. Musical Rhythmic3. Musical Rhythmic


3. Musical Rhythmic3. Musical Rhythmic

The capacity to think in music; to be able to The capacity to think in music; to be able to hear patterns, recognize them, and hear patterns, recognize them, and perhaps manipulate them. People who perhaps manipulate them. People who have strong musical intelligence don’t just have strong musical intelligence don’t just remember music easily, they can’t get it remember music easily, they can’t get it out of their minds, it’s so omnipresent.out of their minds, it’s so omnipresent.


4. Bodily/Kinesthetic4. Bodily/Kinesthetic


4. Bodily/Kinesthetic4. Bodily/KinestheticThe capacity to use your whole body or The capacity to use your whole body or

parts of your body (your hands, fingers, parts of your body (your hands, fingers, arms) to solve a problem, make arms) to solve a problem, make something, or put on some kind of something, or put on some kind of production. The most evident examples production. The most evident examples are people in athletics or the performing are people in athletics or the performing arts, particularly dancing or acting.arts, particularly dancing or acting.


5. Spatial/Visual5. Spatial/Visual


5. Spatial/Visual5. Spatial/VisualThe ability to represent the spatial world internally in your The ability to represent the spatial world internally in your

mind-- the way a sailor or airplane pilot navigates the mind-- the way a sailor or airplane pilot navigates the large spatial world, or the way a chess player or sculptor large spatial world, or the way a chess player or sculptor represents a more circumscribed spatial world. Spatial represents a more circumscribed spatial world. Spatial intelligence can be used in the arts or in the sciences.intelligence can be used in the arts or in the sciences.


6. Interpersonal6. Interpersonal


6. Interpersonal6. InterpersonalThe ability to understand other people. It’s an The ability to understand other people. It’s an

ability we all need, but it is especially important ability we all need, but it is especially important for teachers, clinicians, salespersons, or for teachers, clinicians, salespersons, or politicians-- anybody who deals with other politicians-- anybody who deals with other people.people.


7. Intrapersonal7. Intrapersonal


7. Intrapersonal7. Intrapersonal

Having an understanding of yourself; knowing who Having an understanding of yourself; knowing who you are, what you can do, what you want to do, you are, what you can do, what you want to do, how you react to things, which things to avoid, how you react to things, which things to avoid, and which things to gravitate toward. We are and which things to gravitate toward. We are drawn to people who have a good understanding drawn to people who have a good understanding of themselves. They tend to know what they can of themselves. They tend to know what they can and can’t do, and to know where to go if they and can’t do, and to know where to go if they need help. need help.


8. Naturalist8. Naturalist


8. Naturalist8. Naturalist

The ability to discriminate among living things The ability to discriminate among living things (plants, animals) and sensitivity to other features (plants, animals) and sensitivity to other features of the natural world (clouds, rock configurations). of the natural world (clouds, rock configurations). This ability was clearly of value in our This ability was clearly of value in our evolutionary past as hunters, gatherers, and evolutionary past as hunters, gatherers, and farmers; it continues to be central in such roles farmers; it continues to be central in such roles as botanist and chef.as botanist and chef.


9. Existential9. Existential


9. Existential9. Existential

The ability and proclivity to pose (and ponder) The ability and proclivity to pose (and ponder) questions about life, death, and ultimate questions about life, death, and ultimate realities. realities.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Existentialhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Existential

Jobs and MIJobs and MI

Please list the things you do well in those Please list the things you do well in those intelligences and how this connects to intelligences and how this connects to jobs.jobs.

JournalJournal

Please journal about how the inventories Please journal about how the inventories today connect to a job you might like. today connect to a job you might like.

Who’s Who?Who’s Who?

Complete the Who’s Who? Assignment Complete the Who’s Who? Assignment using the using the http://www.wikipedia.orghttp://www.wikipedia.org

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College and Career Awareness Lesson 2. Proactive! What steps have you taken in the past to move you towards your goals?