1. Learning About Yourself Ms. Brewer Futures I Unit 1 Lessons One - Three Who You Are

2. Key Learning: Discovering things about yourself can lead to personal success and satisfaction. Unit Essential Question: How can my principles, skills and interests help me be successful in life? All About You

3. What are my interests and how do they affect career choices? What are my abilities and how do they affect career choices? How do my values and attitude affect my self- concept? All About You Learning Essential Questions

4. Attitude Self-Concept Values Work Ethic Resources Self Inventories Interests Personality Aptitudes Skills Abilities Essential Vocabulary

5. First Assignment: Find a song (any genre; all words school appropriate) that describes you well. The song could represent your attitude, resources, personality, self- concept, values, interests, or abilities.

6. Assignment Requirements: The song title and artist The lyrics only (Music NOT required) A 100-200 word reflection/description of how that song represents you. Why is it your theme song? Include the word count at the end of your reflection! DUE DATE________________

7.  Understanding your strengths allows you to use them to your advantage.  Understanding your weaknesses gives you areas in which to improve.  Knowing what interests you leads you to engaging activities.  You can better use your resources. Sometimes it’s hard to be honest with yourself, but…

8.  Knowing what you want from life helps you set goals.  People with goals are more likely to be satisfied with their life.  Understanding yourself leads to a better self- concept.  Seeing situations from many angles helps you control the situations you encounter. Sometimes it’s hard to be honest with yourself, but…

9. Take a few minutes to answer the questions on the next 5 slides…2 to 3 full sentences… How much do you know about yourself already?

10. Why? What do you want to be when you grow up?

11. If you could meet anyone, at any point in history, who would it be?

12. List at least three of each: What are your strengths and weaknesses?

13. What are the things that are important to you? Who are you? What are your priorities? What defines you? Insert answers starting here…

14. How can it help you? Why is it important to know things about yourself?

15. Insert NEW slide in your Powerpoint Pick one of your vocabulary words and predict what you think the definition of the word might be… Bellwork

16. LESSON VOCABULARY

17. SELF INVENTORIES are tests or surveys that help you learn about yourself. SELF INVENTORIES Personality Favorite Shapes Learning Styles Choices Interests Holland Interest Inventories Aptitudes ASVABS SAT

18. Your INTERESTS are the ideas, subjects, or activities you enjoy. 1.Pursuing your interests energizes and engages you. 2.People who are interested in their work are usually successful and happy. 3.Most interests can be turned into careers. 4.Careers typically focus on 1 of 3 interest categories- People Data Objects Interests

19. http://www.forbes.com/pictures/efkk45kmkd/hobby-foodcooking/ Interests into a Career…

20. DATA PEOPLE OBJECTS

21. Interests Helping Others- Social Worker Working with the Elderly Physical Therapy Counselor Playing with Children- Pediatrician Coach Teacher Dance Instructor Center of Attention- Public Speaker News Broadcaster Radio DJ Theatre

22. Interests Organizing- Professional Assistant Auditor Distribution Manager Census Manager Calculating- Statistician Rocket Scientist Accountant Budget Analyst Reading & Researching- Legal Assistant Medical Researcher Archeologist Author

23. Interests Fixing Things- Mechanic Paramedic Plummer Barber Seeing How Things Work- Systems Analyst Network Administrator Chemist Robotics Creating- Painter Web Designer Seamstress Chef

24. Your PERSONALITY is the group of traits that make you unique (think adjectives). 1.Positive personality traits- honest, caring, assertive. 2.Negative personality traits- unreliable, selfish, dishonest. 3.Everyone has positive and negative personality traits. They make you unique and make up some of your strengths and weaknesses. 4.Certain traits, like being critical, can be positive or negative depending on how it is used and who is evaluating the trait. Personality

25. Think of someone you LIKE, or has a good personality. Name 6 traits that you’d use to describe them. 1.4. 2.5. 3.6. Think of someone you DON’T LIKE, or has a bad personality. Name 6 traits that you’d use to describe them. 1.4. 2.5. 3.6. Personality

26. Name 10 personality traits someone would mention when describing you… use positive (1-5) and negative words (6-10). 1.6. 2.7. 3.8. 4.9. 5.10. Bellwork: Personality: Use your Personality Test from Yesterday to help you!

27. Career Thoughts

28. Your APTITUDES are natural talents you have or the potential to learn skills quickly & easily. 1.Others may spot your aptitudes before you do. 2.Aptitude tests can help you identify aptitudes you haven’t discovered yet. 3.Examples- music, writing, sports, art, math What do you think are your aptitudes? Aptitudes

29. How You Grow Aptitudes can grow into skills. Skills can be developed and mastered. Your set of skills can expand into abilities!

30. Your SKILLS are things you can do proficiently because you’ve improved through training and education. 1.Aptitudes come naturally, but skills must be nurtured and mastered. 2.Careers require different sets of skills. Academic Skills Communication Skills Physical Skills Technical Skills Skills

31. Dream Career- Academic Skills Communication Skills Physical Skills Technical Skills Career Thoughts What is your dream career. What skills are needed? Name at least 2 in each category…

32. Your ABILITIES are the set of skills you have developed to a mastery level. 1.Abilities can be aptitudes you’ve developed and improved. Aptitude- quick, coordinated movement. Ability- typing skills or playing a piano well. 2.If you do not have an aptitude for a skill, you must work harder to develop the ability to perform that skill at a master level. Abilities

33. Career Thoughts What are your abilities? What skills do you feel you’ve mastered or have come close to mastering?

34. Your ATTITUDE is how you react to a situation. 1.Your attitude affects your happiness. 2.Your attitude shapes how others view you. 3.Employers try to hire people with a positive attitude. 4.You CAN control your attitude. Sometimes you have to DECIDE to be positive. Attitude

35. Your SELF-CONCEPT is recognition of both your strengths & weaknesses and feeling good about yourself by accepting who you are. 1.Self-concept can affect your personality and attitude in a positive or negative way. 2.People with a realistic self–concept see themselves as they are, not how they want to be or how others see them. 3.A high self-esteem -or- respect for oneself, usually comes with having a realistic and complete self-concept. 4.Self-concept can change as you have new experiences and are faced with challenging situations. Self-Concept

36. 1.Your self-concept should come from what’s inside of YOU, not what you’re told by friends, adults, society, or media. 2.You must be honest with yourself to have a realistic self-concept. 3.Acknowledging weaknesses does not make you weak. It helps you get stronger. 4.Your self-concept affects how others see you too. 5.People who brag a lot or bully often have a poor self-concept and are covering their insecurities. Self-Concept

37. Career Thoughts

38. Career Thoughts In three full sentences, tell me what factors influence your self-concept?

39. Career Thoughts How would you describe your self-esteem?

40. Your VALUES are the beliefs, ideas, and objects that are important to you as a person. 1.Values are influenced by family, friends, religious beliefs, experiences, and community. Honesty, Family, Health, Religion, Education, Relationships 2.Work Values relate to the work you do or respect. Creativity, Status, Ethics, Variety, Teamwork, Time, Recognition Values

41. FAMILY- INDEPENDENCE- FRIENDSHIPS- MONEY- TIME- ETHICS- EDUCATION- Values

42. FAMILY- eats dinner with the family every night to promote family unity and spend time together. EDUCATION- studies and saves money for college. FRIENDSHIPS- acts as a good listener when your friend is having a hard time. Keeps confidences. TIME- prepares a schedule to prioritize things they need to do. MONEY- creates a budget to spend wisely and save some. INDEPENDENCE- works to save money for a car or a house. ETHICS- is honest with clients when you cannot do a job within a certain timeframe or budget. Values

43. Which values do these familiar quotes describe? 1.Honesty is the best policy. 1.Truthfulness 2.Do unto others as you’d have others do unto you. 1.Fairness 3.Don’t put off for tomorrow what you can do today. 1.Time 4.It’s not what you do when people are watching, it’s what you do when they’re not. 1.Ethics Values

44. What do you value in your personal life? Name 3…

45. Your WORK ETHIC is a moral value to do a good job when performing a task. People with a good, strong work ethic: 1.Are self motivated to accomplish their goals. 2.Are recognized as reliable and responsible. 3.Are willing to work to accomplish tasks. 4.Are usually successful and are given opportunities. It’s worth It… Go the Extra Mile Work Ethic

46. Using 4 full sentences, give an example of when you displayed a good work ethic. What did you accomplish? Work Ethic

47. A RESOURCE is anything a person can use to help reach a goal. 1.A positive attitude and aptitudes are resources you have within you. 2.Time is a resources that everyone has, but it is limited. 3.A free education and access to teachers and counselors are resources all Americans have. 4.Unique/Limited resources include- personal connections, inside information, money, personal experiences, materials you have access to, opportunities like internships or scholarships. Resources

48. What are the resources you have right now to help you explore careers? List at least 3… Career Thoughts

49. Classmate Interviews  What is your highest Holland Type (Interest Code?  What Pathway do you think you will pursue?  What interests you most about this pathway?  What kind of career do you think you will choose?

50. As we conclude this unit, reflect deeper on what you have learned and answer these questions using 3 sentences each… What are your strengths?

51. Assignment:  Find a song (any genre; school appropriate) that describes you well.  The song could represent your attitude, resources, personality, self-concept, values, interests, or abilities. Assignment Requirements:  The song title and artist.  The lyrics. No music required.  A 100-200 word reflection/description of how that song represents you. Why is it your theme song?  Include the word count at the end of your reflection.

52. Reflection Questions: Answer each question in full sentences using at least 75 words total for each question. Please include the word count at the end of each question’s paragraph. The questions are on the next 3 slides: All About You

53. What are my interests and how do they affect career choices? All About You

54. What are my abilities and how do they affect career choices? All About You

55. How do my values and attitude affect my self-concept? All About You