Counseling 110 and English 110 LINK

A group seminar structure to explore: Individual interests Values Personality traits Psychological needs And relate these characteristics to vocational aspirations in our changing world.

Write a job resume Complete job applications Interview for jobs

Evaluate personal motivation toward setting a career goal.

Identify individual interests, values, and personality characteristics and relate these personal attributes to vocational objectives.
Construct an individualized vocational personality profile for conducting career research.

Design a semester-by-semester educational plan based on their declared academic and career goals. Learn resume techniques and practice employment interview skills. Analyze and research a college major and occupational field.

Instruction and practice to enhance competence in writing short expository and argumentative compositions. Reading to stimulate clarity in thought and written expression. This course develops skills necessary to plan, develop, and organize ideas into essays of many rhetorical modes: narration, description, example, comparison/contrast, cause/effect, definition, process, and argument.

Understand and use the writing process to develop clear, coherent essays controlled by thesis statements, supported with adequate details, and completed with appropriate conclusions.

Conduct research in response to a question, problem, or issue and be able to synthesize information, draw conclusions, and incorporate evidence into assignments, documenting such evidence according to current MLA standards (with a Works Cited page and in-text parenthetical citations).

Awareness of the Concepts and Objectives of our respective classes. Share Lesson Plans, Lecture Ideas and Notes Trade Lesson Plans

Coordinated Discussion Topics and Terminology

Q: When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up? A: Teacher Veterinarian Nurse Artist Fireman

Q: What is your career goal now? Q: How has it changed?

In Class Writing Q: Write a paragraph where you describe what you were like as a child and what you wanted to be when you grew up. Q: Why did you want that career or job? What influenced that decision?

Family Influence Cultural Influence Gender or Gender Expectations I just wanted to drive a Firetruck

Q: Now that youre an adult, how has your childhood career goal changed? Q: What do you think influenced this change? Q: If it hasnt changed, why?

Interests changed Education influenced them Medias influence Advancements in technology Current economy I still just want to drive a Firetruck

Counseling 110 Transferable Skills

Skills gathered through work or school Volunteerism Occupational Information Self Assessments Career Exploration Skills-based Resume

English 110 Summary Assignment

Tech-Savvy Achievement-Oriented Team-Oriented

Millenials Echo-Boom Generation Attention-Craving Distracted by Technology Slackers Lazy

Off Campus Opportunities

International Rescue Committee (IRC)

Jewish Family Service of San Diego Mission Trails Regional Park

On-Campus Opportunities

GC Child Development Center

GC Assistive Technology Center

Working with People Leadership Planning Negotiating Problem Solving Team Building Empowering Others

Argument Essay

What do you think? Should community service become a required aspect of high school and/or college curricula or would such requirements detract from other important academic or social activities of students?

Weekly Journal Reflections

Feedback Questionnaire

Supervisors Evaluation Report