Strengths Finder Activity Who am I? Strengths Finder Activity

Objectives: Today I will be able to: Identify personality themes and how they relate to me Match my personality themes with possible career interests Further examine my career goals

Who is your counselor? Director of Counseling: Ms. Langley A-Cl: Mr. Smith Co-Ham: Ms. Covington Han-Mem: Mr. Eaton Men-Ros: Ms. Pitre Rot-Z: Ms. Banner All ESOL Levels: Ms. Beatty College & Career Counselor: Ms. Main

What can your counselor do for you? Graduation/educational planning Personal matters Examples: Friends Family Bullying Self-esteem Confidentiality Make sure students understand the difference between administrator/disiplinarian and a counselor

What can the College & Career Center do for you? Naviance Student College visits Post-secondary information Scholarships Standardized testing (SAT/ACT) information Financial aid information

Go to Hylton’s Homepage

School Counseling- schedule an appointment

College and Career Planning Website

Go to: Naviance Student

Naviance Student Username: PWCS Student ID Number Password: 8-digit birthday, MMDDYYYY

Click “About Me”…. then “My Account” Update your e-mail…… Click “About Me”…. then “My Account”

Enter your e-mail and confirm GPA updated at end of year

Click on the “About Me- Home“

Directions continued….. Scroll towards bottom-right column and select “Strengths Explorer” Answer all questions…….you can only do this assessment once!

Next steps Identify three careers for examination and evaluation. Circle your top three strengths on your handout. To view results at a later date, go to “About Me”, “Strengths Explorer”, “View Results”

Personality themes…. Raise your hand if you identified as … Achieving Caring Competing Discoverer Confidence Dependability Future Thinker Organizer Presence Relating

How GPAs Work 9th Grade Matters! Student A 9th grade: 2.1 10th grade: 3.3 11th grade: 3.3 Cum GPA 2.9 Student B 9th grade: 3.5 10th grade: 3.3 11th grade: 3.3 Cum GPA 3.36

The more you learn, the more you earn

Wrap it up! Closing Thoughts………