Teaching Decision

Making Workshop

Career Services

Seattle University

Agenda

Career Development

Decisions: ones you’ve made and will make, and how we make decisions

Values: what they are, where they come from, and what are mine?

Activity: using values to help us make decisions

Closing: questions and resources

Career Development Model

What decisions have you

made?

Seattle University

Humanities in Teaching

What decisions remain?

Grade level and subject to teach

Double major or adding a minor

Study abroad?

Post-graduation

Fullbright scholar program

Masters in Teaching Teach for America

Graduate School

Jesuit Volunteer

Corp

ACE or PACE teaching certification program

Peace Corps

DECIDES

D efine the problem; recognize the decision

E stablish the action plan; refine the decision

C larify the values; examining self

I dentify alternatives; generating alternatives

D iscover probable outcomes; gathering information

E liminate alternatives; assessing information

S tart action; planning and executing

Values

What are they and where do they come from?

Professional Personal

What is a Value?

I am proud of this value

It is mine (not just someone else’s)

I make decisions based on this value

My actions are guided by this value

I hold on to this value, even if it is unpopular

It is a pattern in my life

Activity

Step 1: 3 accomplishments and 2 passions

Step 2: Group processing and values extraction

Step 3: Values Grid

Step 4: Get Specific

Using Values to Help Guide

your Decisions

D efine the problem; recognize the decision

E stablish the action plan; refine the decision

C larify the values; examining self

I dentify alternatives; generating alternatives

D iscover probable outcomes; gathering information

E liminate alternatives; assessing information

S tart action; planning and executing

Are my values present in this option?

Are my values aligned with this decision?

Moving Forward: Resources

and Next Steps

Career Services

Nancy Bush, BAHT Program Coordinator

BAHT Website

Faculty

Student Panel – end of spring quarter

“It's not hard to make decisions when you know

what your values are” ~Roy Disney