1. Planning For Success Grade 8
One Piece of the Puzzle

2. Introduction Alice in Wonderland -Not really caring where you go
-Following someone else

3. Goals in Life What’s my dream? What will my future be like?
What will I do for money?
Where do I want to live?
What do I want to do?

4. S.M.A.R.T GOALS S is for Specific M is for Measurable
A is for Attainable
R is for Relevant
T is Time-based

5. SPECIFIC What will the goal accomplish? What exactly will you do?
Practice: I want to get good grades.

6. Measurable
How will you measure whether or not the goal has been reached?
How will you know if you did it?
Practice: I will be the best player on my team.

7. Attainable
Is it possible? Have others done it? Do I have the necessary skills, knowledge and resources?
Can I do this?
Practice: I will get 100% on every assignment.

8. Relevant
Why do you want to achieve this? What will you get from achieving this?
Can I do this?
Practice: I will take my ACT as an 8th grader.
Consider your values
Is it important to me?
Will it benefit me in the future?

9. Time-based
When will you do this by? Is that enough time? Is that too much time?
Can I do this?
Practice: I will study for m

10. Goal Setting: Example- Get a Driver’s License
Own goal? My dream?
Written down? Can I measure whether I received it or not?
Short-term goals for today … to be able to drive tomorrow?
Is it valuable to me?
Can I achieve it?
Time frame?

11. Day 2
One Piece of the Puzzle

12. 4 Pathways On the Job Training Military 1-2 Years Secondary
4+ Years of College

13. Holland Codes
•Holland codes are a way to classify jobs into job categories, interest clusters, or work personality environments.
•The work personalities are:
Realistic (Doers)
Investigative (Thinkers)
Artistic (creators)
Social (helpers)
Enterprising (persuaders)
Conventional (organizers)
Have students predict 2 Holland Codes for and compare after the assessment

14. Career Clusters •Human Services •Information Technology
•Hospitality & Tourism
•Human Services
•Information Technology
•Law & Public Safety
•Manufacturing
•Marketing
•Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics
•Transportation, Distribution & Logistics
•Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources
•Architecture & Construction
•Arts. A/V Technology & Communications
•Business Management & Administration
•Education & Training
•Finance
•Government & Public Administration
•Health Science
Have students predict their top 3 before taking the assessment and comparing results after.

15. RUReadyND •Go to www.ruready.nd.gov
•Account Name: nd.lastname.firstname.mmddyyyy
•Password: student ID #

16. Career Cluster Survey & Interest Profiler
•Click on Career Planning
Learn About Yourself
Interest Profiler (middle, right box) Click on Career Planning
Career Cluster Survey (top, left box)
•When you are finished…