Introduction:

• Student Profile

• Group Study Sessions Roster

• Class Contacts

Understanding Learning:

• Learning Pyramid

• How the Brain Learns

• Brain-Based Learning & Maslow - Combined

• Brain-Based Learning - (Old Version)

• Rote Learning

• Wounded By School

• Hungry, Tired, Stressed Affecting Your Grades?

• Striving but Not Arriving?

• Learning Styles & Strategies

Self Awareness:

• Locus of Control

• In My Control vs Out of My Control

• Emotional Intelligence

• Needs vs Wants in Academics

• Power of Expectations in Academics

• True Self

• Talent vs. Skill

• Motivation

• Article: "Price of Saying 'No' at Work"

• Values Survey

• Values Clarification Tools - Consisting of:

  • Work Values Inventory

  • Success

• Generational Values

• Multiple Intelligences

• Three Sensory Learning Styles

• Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

• Hertzberg's Theory of Motivation

• Culture, Education & Unspoken Expectations

• Health - Choice Topic

• Stress

• Paradigm Shifts

• Delayed Response

• Common Sense

• Assessments:

• MBTI Best-Fit (see workshop)

• Strong Interest Inventory - Response (see workshop)

• Murphy-Meisgeier Type Indicator (MMTI-C) (MBTI for kids) - (see workshop)

• StrengthsFinder (see workshop)

• CDDQ (Career Decision-Making Difficulty)

• Career Anchors

Self-Direction  (Taking Charge of Your Life):

• Goal Setting:

• Goal Setting Check-In

• Career Options Based on Education

• The Journey

• So How Do You Find and Get Your Dream Job?

• Different Types of Counselors

• Purposeful Living

• Timeline

• Aligning Goals

• Setting Effective Goals

• Goal Setting Applied - Mt. SAC

• Happenstance

• Reaching Career Goals

• One Step At a Time

• Identifying Potential Survival Jobs

• Opportunity vs. Security

• Generalist vs. Specialist

• Article: "Slash Careers"

• Rapidly-Changing World

• Difficult Choices

• Overcoming Indecision

• Prioritizing:

• Article: "Overworked Mom"

• Discerning Seasons

• Covey's Quadrants

• Priorities

• Priority-Goal Alignment

• Unemployed Resources

• Needs of the Unemployed

• Clarify Priorities for Academics

• Relationship Management:

• Boundaries

• Boundaries - The Book - Overview

• Boundaries Case Study

• Boundaries for Academic Success

• Love Languages

• Becoming a Responsible Helper

• Help for Victims of Abuse

• Mandated Reporting

• Hidden Rules

• Organizational Cultural Fit

• Care Giving Dilemmas

• A Season of Disasters

• Faculty Relations

• The Immorality of Office Politics

• Time Management:

• Homework Time Commitment

• Time Monitor

• Long-Term Planner

• Procrastination

• Time - Choice

• Time Final

Academic Skills:

• Vocabulary Building

• Know Your Audience

• Main Point

• Essay #1: "My Name is High"

• Essay #2: "Mama Bear"

• Main Point - Answer Guide

• Asking Open-Ended Questions

• Bloom's Taxonomy

• Memory Assignment

• Reading Assignment

• Effective Listening Skills

• Note Taking

• Predicting Test Questions

• Test Taking Tips - STDY 85A

• Electronic Study Aids

Research Skills:  (General and Career)

• GENERAL​:

• Using the Library

• Informational Interviews

• CAREER​:

• The Career Development Process

• How People Make Career Choices

• Career Exploration Research Tools - consisting of:

• Researching Career Interests (Using Appropriate Sources of Information)

• Basic Career Research - Options Exploration (Part 1)

• Career Research Assignment - In Depth (Part 2)

• Understanding Labor Market Trends

• Start Your Own Business

• When Skills are No Longer in Demand (see workshop)

• Supporting Those Whose Skills are No Longer in Demand -- (see workshop)

Understanding Education:

• Link Education and Career

• Description of College Degree Options

• Degree Ladder

• Higher Education Research Tools - Consisting of:

  • Understanding Educational Systems

  • School Research Project

• School Research Project - For Faith-based Schools

• Life-Long Learning Options

• Educational Goals Worksheet

• Accrediting Organizations

• G.E. Patterns for Selected Private Schools

• Student Education Plan (SEP) - Cypress - Sample

• Student Education Plan (SEP) - Cypress - Completed

• Student Education Plan (SEP) - Cypress - Unknown Goals

• Unit Composition - AA/BA

• Counselor Recommendations - Probationary & Dismissed Students

Utilizing Campus Resources:

• Campus Resources - Mt. SAC

• Important Student Policies - Mt. SAC

• Student Information Resources - Mt. SAC

• Math Tutoring Centers - Mt. SAC

• Group Scavenger Hunt - Cypress

Job Search:

• How People Make Career Choices

• Job Search Tools: (Consisting of)

  • Create a Resume

  • LinkedIn Profile

  • Job Search Websites & Resources

• 'Combination Resume' - Worksheet

• Networking Savvy

• Networking Activity

• Tell Me About Yourself

• Mock Interview

• Responding to Questions About Criminal Convictions

• Volunteer Interests

• Getting Hired by a Community College

• Identifying Potential Survival Jobs

Using Technology:

• Find Technology Help

• Navigating Mt. SAC Online

• Navigating Canvas

• Google Drive

• Google Suite

• Comparison:  Microsoft Office vs. Google Suite

• Using MyMath Lab

• Microsoft Office

• Writing Tools with MS Word

• Using Spreadsheets

• Presentation Tools

Summarizing:

• Understanding the Career Research and Reporting Process

• Pulling It All Together

• Paper #1: "Who Am I?

• Instructions

• Sample Paper

• Grading Rubric

• Paper #2: "Career Research"

• Instructions

• Sample Paper A

• Sample Paper B

• Sample Paper C

• Grading Rubric

• Career Research Presentation - PowerPoint Instructions

• STDY 80: Final Project

• STDY 85A: Final Project

• ​Academic Success Take Home Final Exam

• Article: "Alumna Sues College"

• Article Analysis & Evaluation

• Article Analysis & Evaluation - Complete
  

• Faith-Based

Video clips which illustrate some of the lessons listed above