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Bell ringer• What do the following careers have in

common? • adult daycare director• home healthcare aide• pre-school teacher• social worker• Nutritionist• Child Life specialist • Educational Administration

They are all in the field of Human Development Family Resources!

Career Quiz• Take time to complete this career quiz

• After we will discuss the results

What are some characteristics that are

good in a HDFR professional?

• Write down five adjectives • When done come type them on my

computer• http://www.wordle.net/

What are some characteristics that are

bad in a HDFR professional?

• Write down five adjectives

• When done come type them on my computer

• http://www.wordle.net/

Fun Song Friday! • Hello song

Five Green and Speckled Frogs

• Five green and speckled frogs sat on a speckled log

• Eating some most delicious bugs -- YUM YUM!

• One jumped into the pool where it was nice and cool

• Then there were four green and speckled frogs.

• Etc.

Beg, Borrow, and Steal! • http://www.dltk-teach.com/rhymes/

frogs/index.htm

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Bell Ringer1. Write down 5 career’s that tie into this

class?

-Note your class syllabus to see topic’s covered.

2. How could information learned in this class help you with this career?

Fire Fighter• Education: High School diploma

• In some cases an associates degree

• Apprenticeships

Fire Fighter skills and personality suited

• Physically fit

• Adventurous

• Compassionate

Fire Fighter Work Duties• Respond to fires

• Maintain equipment

• Conduct drills

Salary • Median is $44,260

• The lowest 10% earned under $22,440

• The highest 10% earned $108,930

Work prospects• Competition

– Challenging– Pension is guaranteed after 25 years of

service

Citation• "Fire Fighters." U.S. Bureau of Labor

Statistics. Web. 14 Aug. 2011.

<http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos329.htm>.

Group Jobs• Captain - This person is in charge of seeing

to it that the group is organized, gets started on projects quickly and everyone knows what to do.

• Monitor - This person keeps track of time to keep the group working smoothly. This person also sees to it that the group has everything it needs. The monitor is the only person who can pull the captain aside and remind her/him that she/he is not doing her/his job if the captain is off task.

Group Jobs• Recorder - This person sees to it that the

group has all the information it needs. This person sees to it that notes are taken or that information is copied from a website and saved. This person has the added responsibility to make sure that the team's work is original and not plagiarized.

• Reporter (2) - This person is in charge of reporting the group's accomplishments. When the group presents a final product, the reporter is in charge of seeing that it gets done on time and well.

Why credible websites? • How to use wikipedia responsibly

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firefighter

Citations• MLA or APA• "Firefighter - Definition and More from the

Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary." Dictionary and Thesaurus - Merriam-Webster Online. Web. 14 Aug. 2011. <http://www.merriam- webster.com/dictionary/firefighter?

show=0>.

Make your presentation creative!

• Examples:

• Skit, video clip, song, cartoon sketch, role play

• The possibilities are endless!

Bell ringerPlease read and respond to this quote in a free-

write: "Learning is finding out what we already know. Doing is demonstrating that you know it. Teaching is reminding others that they know just as well as you. You are all learners, doers, and teachers." -- Richard Bach

Things to think about:How will this quote affect our school year as

students?Teacher? Peers?

Ticket out the door• Write a one sentence summary about

what you learned about the career that you are researching.

Bell ringer• Write down what you

Know about career A,B,C,&D

Want to know/expect to learn about career A,B,C,&D

Venn Diagrams• Pick your two favorite careers as a

group and compare and contrast them.

What did you LEARN about careers A,B,C, &D