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Worksheet time: 20hrs 40mins
What is the value of a Highschool Education
Do not have health insureance
Opens up doors for job(s)/career, financial stability, higher salary, retirement savings
You get payed more
Live paycheck to paycheck, and have frequent job changes
What is the downside of dropping out?
higher risk of being incarcerated (prison)
earn a lower salary
suffer from a low employment rate
You get free health insurance
What is the value of a collage degree?
gives you specific knowledge for what career or job you want to pursue
More likely to live in a house than an apartment
More likely to exercise more and less likely to be obese and smoke
More speak more than 2 langues
More likely to vote
What is the difference between a job and a career
A career pays the bills and jobs do not
A career is more fullfilling
Jobs require minimal training while careers need degrees
Careers don't provide health benefits
Jobs have a lower wage and often have repeating tasks
Self-evaluation is a way to identify personal skills, qualities, interests, and talents.
True
False
Personal quality is :
an ablity to do something
a characteristic or trait
A personal skill is :
An ability to do something
A characteristic or trait
Financial stability is :
A situation in which a person's monthly income is greater than his or her monthly costs, making it possible to save for large purchases, emergencies, and retirement.
A situation in which a person is just able to pay for monthly costs.
How many years need to be completed in High School for this subject: English
2
3
4
1
How many years need to be completed in High School for this subject: Math
3-4
4
2-3
3
How many years need to be completed in High School for this subject: Science
3-4
2
4
3
How many years need to be completed in High School for this subject: Social Studies/History
2
3
3-4
4
How many years need to be completed in High School for this subject: Art
2
1
3
2-3
How many years need to be completed in High School for this subject: World Languages
3-4
3
4
2
How many years need to be completed in High School for this subject: PE
2
1
0
4
How many years need to be completed in High School for this subject: Electives
2
1
3
2-3
A GPA is :
calculated average of letter grades earned in school for one semester/year
calculated average of letter grades for all semesters/years
A cumulative GPA is :
calculated average of letter grades earned in school for one semester/year
calculated average of letter grades for all semesters/years
What information is on a high school transcript?
Record of grades for all 4 years of high school, including your weighted and unweighted GPA
State assessments (<--collages to not review them though), and ACT and SAT scores (<-- they do review these).
Medical immunizations, discipline records, and signatures
Record of grades from Junior High, including your unweighted and weighted GPA from Junior high
Demographic information
What best fits this definition?
Is taught over two years, not individual courses that students can select. It is designed to prepare students for success at universities all over the world. The ____ diploma is provided to students who successfully complete the program
International Bachelorette (IB) course
Dual enrollment course
Advanced Placement (AP) course
Advanced or Honors course
What best fits the definition?
An advanced high school course that covers college-level material, can be counted in your GPA as over 4.0. You must pass the class to receive collage credit.
Dual enrollment course
Advanced or honors course
Advanced Placement (AP) course
International Bachelorette (IB) course
Which best fits the definition?
Enrollment in an institution of higher learning (e.g., community college) while still in high school. You get collage credit whether or not you pass the class.
International Bachelorette (IB) course
Dual enrollment course
Advanced placement (AP) course
Advanced or honors course
What best fits the definition?
A course that is taught in a more rigorous fashion than typical high school courses. Students' learning may be assessed in a more comprehensive manner. No collage credit is earned
Advance placement (AP) course
International Bachelorette (IB) course
Advanced or honors course
Dual enrollment
Extracurricular activities are :
Activities that teach the academic curriculum of school and usually occurring during school hours.
Activities that are outside the academic curriculum of school, usually occurring after school hours.
What are good study tips?
Listen to music or study while watching tv
Study for long periods of time in a comfortable area
Quiz yourself or have someone else quiz you
Study in a quiet and comfortable area, and study for short periods of time
Take notes using a graphic organizer and study the hardest part first
Which are good memory techniques ?
Associate information with something you already know
Make sure to understand examples given, and review information right after you learned it
Talk about what you've learned with others, and paraphrase the information
Draw pictures or graphs to remember information visually
All of above
Which mnemonic matches the definition?
Using music to memorize the information
spelling mnemonic
expression mnemonic
name mnemonic
music mnemonics
Which mnemonic matches the definition?
The use of the first letter of each word in a list of items to spell another word to remember it.
expression mnemonic
name mnemonic
spelling mnemonic
music mnemonic
Which mnemonic matches the definition?
The use of the first letter of each word in a phrase as an aid to remember information
expression mnemonic
spelling mnemonic
name mnemonic
music mnemonic
Which mnemonic matches the definition?
The use of different techniques as reminders of how to spell a word.
expression mnemonic
spelling mnemonic
name mnemonic
music mnemonic
Type of Homework
Integration :
requires the student to combine different skills, such as gathering information, using technology, and speaking in public.
Introduces new information. This allows the student to be knowledgeable about a topic before it is discussed in class.
requires the student to apply learned skills to new situations
Designed to practice and reinforce information or skills presented in class
Types of Homework
Practice:
Requires the student to apply learned skills to new situations.
Introduces new information. This allows the student to be knowledgeable about a topic before it is discussed in class.
Requires the student to combine different skills, such as gathering information, using technology, and speaking in public.
Designed to practice and reinforce information or skills presented in class
Types of Homework
Connection :
Designed to practice and reinforce information or skills presented in class.
Requires the student to combine different skills, such as gathering information, using technology, and speaking in public.
Introduces new information. This allows the student to be knowledgeable about a topic before it is discussed in class.
Requires the student to apply learned skills to new situations
Types of Homework
Preparation:
Requires the student to apply learned skills to new situations.
Introduces new information. This allows the student to be knowledgeable about a topic before it is discussed in class.
Designed to practice and reinforce information or skills presented in class.
Requires the student to combine different skills, such as gathering information, using technology, and speaking in public.
What should a homework routine include?
A start time, break time, and end time
Only start time and end time
No study materials because materialistic things aren't in routines
A designated space to do homework
Study materials
Five ways to stay motivated to do homework
--Creamy Crooks Resuscitated (the) Selfish, Colorful Odin Perceptually--
Confidence (gain confindence)
Competition (create competition for motivation)
Rewards (reward yourself)
Support (find family, teachers, and friends to help you)
Change your perception (have a new way of looking at things to get to the goal)
Differences between two-year and four-year collages
Two-year collages have on campus housing
Four-year collages have more in-depth coursework
Four-year collages have a more competitive admission policy
Two- year collages have more scheduling options and convenience
Four-year collages include community collages
What definition fits best?
Vocational School :
A two-year school with programs for associate's degrees.
Also known as a trade school. A vocational school is operated for the express purpose of giving its students the skills needed to perform a certain job. Students can often earn certificates or licenses in less than two years
A course in subjects that a college student is required to take in the first two years in order to earn a bachelor's degree. Colleges require a number of these courses to ensure that a student has a well-rounded education.
What are the three requirements for a bachelor's degree?
General education (GE)
Major Requirements
Elective Requirements
Minor Requirements
High School requirements
What is the avaerage credit hours needed for GE to obtain a bachlors degree?
44
36
88
25
How many courses of needed for major requirements to obtain a bachelor's degree?
66 or 22
45 or 75
25 or 50
77 or 88
What is the number of courses needed for electives to obtain a bachlor's degree?
20 or 10
12 or 6
18 or 6
15 or 30
What best fits the definition?
The main field of study a student chooses to focus on in college.
major
minor
What best fits the definition?
A secondary focus of study in a specific subject or career field.
major
minor
What are the advantages of apprenticeship?
Has on-the job training and supplemental instruction
in classroom learning only
done at vocational school
connects students and employers
Information on collage applications.
Personal information. (such as name, phone number, parent's name, birth certificate, etc)
Your high school transcript, and performance scores
Community service and extracurricular activities
Personal statement, and letters of recomdation
Elementary and junior high transcripts and performance scores
When applying to a four-year collage you usally provide and person statement, interview, and letter of recommendation
True
False
You get to see what you need to improve to prepare for the ACT test by taking
standardized tests
pre-SAT
Aspire Test
State Tetsing
What subjects are tested in the Aspire test?
English, math, reading, writing, and science.
Reading, writing, biology, earth science, and algebra
Math, english, and science
English, math, literacy, reading, and science
You can earn a scholarship from what organization when taking the pre-SAT?
Merit Scholarship Corp. (MSC)
National SAT Scholarship Cooperation (NSSC)
National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC).
SAT Merit Scholarship Corporation (SMSC)
The PSAT offers collage and career planning tools
False
True
What subjects are tested on the PSAT
English, math, and science
Reading, writing, and math
Reading, writing, mth, and science
English, reading, writing, and math
How many miniutes do you ge for the reading section of the PSAT
30
60
20
40
How many minutes do you get for the writing section of the PSAT.
35
60
40
45
How many minutes do you get for the math section of the PSAT
60
35
40
70
What are some helpful test taking advice
Take time each week to study for the ets (6 months before)
Stay up late the night before the test studying the last of the information.
Study more on subjects you have trouble with
Get good sleep the night before the test
Take the sample questions on CollageBoard-(for PSAT) and the ACT website-(for the Aspire test)
What are helpful test taking advice for the day of the test?
Pace yourself, don t spend too much time on a question, use the process of elimaination
Place your alarm clock on the other side of the room to get up in the morning, and eat a healthy breakfast
Don't read the previews of each section it wastes time, look at all the answer choices first
Know exactly where the place of the test is going to be beforehand, and arrive 10 minutes early
Remember your ID before you leave, and wear layers, and a watch so you can pace yourself, and extra supplies
What best fits the definition?
Awards through grants or scholarships based on excellence in academics, leadership, volunteerism, athletic ability, and other areas determined by the granting organization, which can be a college or university, an organization, or an individual. The awards are not based on financial need.
Merit-based aid
Need-based aid
What best fits the definition?
Awards through grants, scholarships, or loans based on a student's or parent's level of income. Those with lower income levels are offered more money to make college more affordable.
Need-based aid
Merit-based aid
What are the types of student(s) that can apply for scholarships
First-time freshman
Transfer students
Current collage students
All of above
What steps should be taken to apply for a scholarship
Research local scholarships and research institutional scholarships
Use a website to research shoclarships
Check organizations and employers
Contact your state's department of higher education
Do not research scholarships online, it gives you false information.
What best fits the grant definition?
Awarded based on a student's personal characteristics, such as race, ethnicity, gender, and family background.
subject-specific
student-specifc
What best fit the grants definition?
Awarded based on a student's intended major. These are offered by companies, organizations, and agencies to ensure there is a good range of potential employees entering their fields
subject-specific
student-specific
Federal and state governments, colleges and universities, and public and private organizations fund student-specific grants
True
False
What best fits the definition?
A program that helps college students earn aid through part-time work. Students find jobs through their college. The money goes toward paying college expenses.
Private loan
Vocational school
Apprenticeship
Intern
Work-study program
What are the three federal loans that a student can take out
Perkins
Direct Stafford
National Merit Society (NMS)
Direct PLUS
Private loans should be considered FIRST rather than federal loans.
True
False
What are good ways to save money in collage?
Get your GE done at a community collage, apply to lesser known collages
Only use credit cards to save money, drive your own car to collage
Take summer or winter courses, buy textbooks online/digitally
Live on campus or in a place that is close to your collage, include the ultulitis in the rent
Apply for the meal plan, use debit more, use other transportation that is cheaper
What is included in the cost of attendance?
Personal fees (transportation, food, rent)
Tution
Pets in your house
Parent's living situation
Textbooks
What best fits the definition?
A tax-advantaged savings plan designed to encourage saving for future college costs. Legally known as qualified tuition plans, are sponsored by states, state agencies, or educational institutions.
529 plan
529 prepaid tuition plan
529 collage savings plan
What best fits this definition?
Also known as a guaranteed tuition plan. This plan allows a family to prepay all or part of the costs of an in-state public university education. The plan may also be converted for use at private and out-of-state colleges.
529 plan
529 prepaid tuition plan
529 collage savings plan
What best fits this definition?
A plan in which a student's family saves money for college by investing funds in the stock market. It offers several investment options, and the value goes up or down based on the market performance of the option selected.
529 plan
529 prepaid tuition plan
529 collage savings plan
Coverdell savings account :
Tax-advantaged savings plans designed to encourage saving for future college costs. Legally known as qualified tuition plans, plans are sponsored by states, state agencies, or educational institutions.
Also known as a guaranteed tuition plan. This plan allows a family to prepay all or part of the costs of an in-state public university education. The plan may also be converted for use at private and out-of-state colleges.
An education savings account for K through 12 and college expenses. There is a yearly maximum contribution limit. Contributions are taxed up front, but the account is not taxed as it grows, and withdrawals are tax-free.
A plan in which a student's family saves money for college by investing funds in the stock market. It offers several investment options, and the value goes up or down based on the market performance of the option selected.
Who has a yearly maximum contribution limit?
Coverdell
529 plan
Who fund ONLY collage expenses
Coverdell
529 plan
Who's contributions are taxed up-front?
Coverdell
529 plan
Who does NOT have an age-limit on disbursement on funds?
Coverdell
529
Who has more investment choices?
Coverdell
529 plan
Career cluster:
A group of occupations that involve similar knowledge and skills.
A pre-ACT standardized test taken by students in the third through tenth grades. It tests students in English, math, reading, writing, and science.
The degree received after completing a two-year program.
A chosen profession that is personally fulfilling.
Which pathway is in Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources Career Cluster.
Food products and processing systems
Maintenance Operations
Plant and Animal Systems
Visual Arts
Which pathway is in Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources Career Cluster?
Power and Structural Systems
Natural Resource systems
Correction Services
Production
Which pathway is in Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources Career Cluster?
Restaurants and Food/Beverages Services
Environmental Service systems
Consumer Services
Quality assurance
Which pathways are in Architecture and Construction career cluster?
Programming
Personal Care Services
Maintenance/Operations
Design/Precontructing
Construction
Which pathways are in Arts, Audio/Video Technology, and Communications Career Cluster?
Visual Arts and Preforming Arts
Web and digital communications
Journalism and Broadcasting
Printing Technology
Which pathways are in Arts, Audio/Video Technology, and Communications Career Cluster?
Audio, Video, Technology, and Film
Tele-communications
Design/Precontruction
Manufacturing Production process devolpment
What are pathways in the Business Management and Administration career cluster?
General Management
Personal Support services
Business Information Mangement
Business Finance
Administrative Support
What are pathways in the Business Management and Administration career cluster?
Public Management and Administration
Human Resources Management
Operations Management
Revune and Taxiation
What pathways are in the Education and Training career cluster?
Administration and Administrative Support
Professional Support Services
Teaching/Training
Regulation
Marketing communications
What pathways relate to the Finance career cluster?
Accounting
Revenue and Taxation
Securities and Advancements
Business Finance
Support Services
What pathways relate to the Finance career cluster?
Insurance
Maintenance Operations
Lodging
Banking Services
What are pathways in the Government and Public Administration career cluster?
Legal services
Governance
National Security
Foreign Service
Law enforcement services
What are pathways in the Government and Public Administration career cluster?
Planning
Revenue and Taxation
Counseling and Mental Health Services
Correction Services
What are pathways in the Government and Public Administration career cluster?
Regulation
General Mangement
Public Management and Administration
Natural Resource Systems
Pathways in the Health Science career cluster include
Health Informatics
Plant and Animal Systems
Health, Safety, and Environmental Management
Therapeutic Services
Diagnostic Services
Pathways in the Health Science career cluster include
Support Services
Biotechnology Research and Development
Network Systems
Natural Resource Systems
Pathways in the Health Science career cluster include
Travel and Tourism
Recreation, Amusements, Attractions
Transportation Operations
Lodging
Restaurants and Food/Beverage Service
What pathways are in the Human Services Career Cluster
Counseling and Mental Health Services
Early Childhood Development Services
Health Informatics
Family and Community Services
Professional Support Services
What pathways are in the Human Services Career Cluster
Teaching/Training
Personal Care Services
Health, Safety, and Environmental Services
Consumer Services
What pathways are the the Information Technology cluster?
Programming and Software Development
Support Services
Network Systems
Tele-communications
What pathways are the the Information Technology cluster?
Information and Support Systems
Web and Digital Communications
Biotech Research and Development
Forgenin Service
Pathways in the Law, Public Safety, Corrections, and Security career cluster include
National Security
Emergency and Fire management Services
Security and Protective Services
Regulation
Correction Services
Pathways in the Law, Public Safety, Corrections, and Security career cluster include
Public Management and Adminstriation
Law Enforcement Services
Legal Services
Web and Digital Communications
What pathways are in the Manufacturing career cluster
Maintenance Operations
Production
Manufacturing Production Process Development
Maintenance Installation and Repair
Design Pre Construction
What pathways are in the Manufacturing career cluster
Quality Assurance
Logistics and Inventory Control
Programming and Software Development
Health, Safety, and Environmental Assurance
Revenue and Taxation
What pathways are in the marketing career cluster?
Production
Marketing Management
Professional Sales
Merchandising
Quality Assurance
What pathways are in the marketing career cluster?
Maintenance, Installation and Repair
Logistics and Inventory control
Marketing Research
Marketing Communications
What pathways are in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Career Cluster?
Engineering and Technology
Securities and Investments
Science and Mathematics
Consumer Services
Pathways in the Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics career cluster include
Information Support and Services
Manufacturing Production, Processing Development
Logistics, Planning, and Management Services
Sales service
Transportation Operations
Pathways in the Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics career cluster include
Transportation Systems and Infrastructure
Warehousing and Distribution Center Operations
Business Information Management
Professional Support Sevice
Pathways in the Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics career cluster include
Family and Community Services
Recreations, Amusements, and Attractions
Facility and Mobile Equipment Maintenance
Health, Safety, and Environmental Management
What are three good time management skills?
Use time management tools
Avoid procrastination/distractions and prioritize the most important task
Ultralize your time
Don't use a calendar or block schedule to manage time
Take many breaks and don't worry about it that much
What best fits the definition?
A positive role model, honest, accountable for actions and work, knowledgeable about one's job and company
Strong work ethic
Integrity
What best fits the definition?
Able to prioritize, able to meet deadlines, always on time, calm under pressure
Strong work ethic
Integrity
Problem solving steps, (all answers correct)
--Distasteful Orders Screw Crisp Taxes--
Define the problem
Observe your thoughts and emonitions
Set an immediate goal
Create possible solulitions
Take action
What are teamwork skills
Participate, Persuade,
Share, Help
Respect
Listen and Question
All of above
What basic requirements should a career have in order for it to be fulfilling?
Be interesting enough to remain motivating
Provide opportunities to learn and grow
Be challenging enough to engage but not overwhelming
respectful and cooperative boss
A reasonable commute
A decent salary with benefits
A work schedule that does not require her to put in overtime hours on a regular basis
All of above
What questions should you ask yourself when choosing a career path?
What do you enjoy in school?
What are your hobbies?
What am I good at? What do others think I'm good at?
What does my fiends or partner want me to do?
What are three useful question to ask yourself when figuring out what you do well?
What is my parnet's occupation?
What abilities come naturally to you?
What skills do you have that others say you do well?
What activities or subjects do you learn quickly?
