Career+Planning+Assignment+7


 * 1) Log on to [|www.CollegeInColorado.org] and navigate to Explorer from the Choices® career Explorer link on the home page. On the Explorer Home Page, scan through all the sections under This Week’s Highlights. Read through and click on links from each of the various sections: Exploring Education Options, Checkin’ Out Careers, Labor Market Buzz, and Have Fun – Get Involved! From each of the areas, choose one word or combination of words to record on your Career Planning Google Doc in a new section called Personal Interests. It doesn’t have to be a career or education program, you can choose any word or phrase from each area – it can be anything or any activity you find interesting.
 * 2) Click on the blue Work tab and you’ll see a list of Your School Subjects. Identify two or three favorite subjects from this list. Enter them on the Google Doc.
 * 3) On the same page you’ll see a list of Career Clusters. Click on the View Descriptions of Clusters link near the bottom. Read through the Cluster descriptions and identify your two or three favorite clusters from this list. Click on one of these to view the Cluster’s profile. If you are still interested in that Cluster, click on the Add to Portfolio link in the upper right. This will bring you to your portfolio where the Cluster has been saved. Click on the blue Work tab and again on View Descriptions of Clusters to return the Cluster list so you can add you other favorites as well. You should also record your choices on the Personal Interests section of your Google Doc.
 * 4) Click Life at the top of the page, and under Recreation click on a Cluster title. Examine the entire list and identify two interesting recreation activities from this list. Enter them on the Google Doc.
 * 5) Last step! Click the Your Portfolio tab at the top of the page. Click on All About You, then scroll down to Your Interests and Values and click on Edit your interests. Check all of the items that interest you. Click on Save and return to All About You. You should now see your interests listed in the Your Interests section. Enter your five favorites on your Google Doc. If you can think of words that interest you more that you have not yet listed, enter those instead.
 * 6) Now look back over all the interests you have identified. From these, identify your top 10 favorite interests. You can do this by rewording things to combine interests that are very similar, or by dropping your least favorite interests. Don’t be afraid to erase and re-enter as many times as you wish. Take enough time to get it right!
 * 7) Be sure the 10 interests you select are different from each other (for example, fitness and physical education could probably be combined into an interest in physical fitness). Enter your Top 10 Interests on the Google Doc.
 * 8) Reflection in Google Docs: Everyone is motivated by their interests; if you are not, it’s time to get some new interests! Based on the top 10 interests you recorded here, describe several ways you could either explore your interests at school, or bring some of those interests into your school environment. Talk to your teachers and counselors if you need some help. What effect do you think this would have on your grades? Why?