MS. DOWNS' WEBPAGE
Trades Video Click Here
6 Options after High School Video Click Here
CAREER ASSESSMENT
Career Information 8th grade:
Please go to: https://www.mynextmove.org/explore/ip
Be
Take the test, get results
*Realistic Click Here
Top 10 Careers for Realistic CLick Here
*Social: Click Here
Top 10 Careers for Social Click Here
*Conventional Click Here
Top 10 Careers for Conventional Click Here
*Investigative Click Here
Top 10 Investigative jobs
*Enterprising Click Here
Top 10 Enterprising Careers Click Here
*Artistic Click Here
Top 10 Careers for Artistic Click Here
Entrepreneurship Movie Click Here
Google presentation for 8th graders to schedule for 9th grade Click Here
*Interested in careers in the medical field, click here
Middle School
8th grade Career Assignment:
Go to https://jobseeker.k-12.ohiomeansjobs.monster.com/ExploreIt/OccupationSearch.aspx
For your assignment, use the salary range search for your pick 2. When you select an occupation select the details options, not just the summary for information.
Lastly, careers = character http://www.educationplanner.org/students/self-assessments/character.shtml
Movie time https://www.careeronestop.org/videos/careervideos/career-videos.aspx
https://cdn.careeronestop.org/CareerVideos/Lifeinthefastlane.mp4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udH2RX40cyY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Welk5ZlSC7Q
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7woVKKjLhc&list=PLTHpKEqcm_UbyZvqljHCOduYtR8155KzW
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_WSLbw3ApA
7th grade learning style assessment http://www.educationplanner.org/students/self-assessments/learning-styles-quiz.shtml
Learning Style test 2-http://www.whatismylearningstyle.com/
A different way to to see yourself-http://www.whatismylearningstyle.com/global-vs-analytic-test.html
Great Resources for Middle School Students and Parents
Dr. Math - Tutoring site that allows students to email questions and get responses
Merriam Webster - The most comprehensive dictionary on the internet
Test Taking Survival Tips - Good tips and tricks for acing exams
Kid's Click - Search Engine for young students
Yahoo Kids - Website dedicated to youth
Encyclopedia for Kids - Free Encyclopedia for reference
Word Whiz - Helps students build vocabulary and study skills
Color Atlas - Unique maps for geography fans
Pearson Youth Reading List - Pearson Recommended 6-8th summer reading
Book Suggestions for the Entire Family - List for great books separated by category and age range
Explore Your Career Options - An interactive website from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics
The Princeton Review - Great test preparation and practice resources.
Find the Right College for you - Learn about which colleges are similar to your interests and your strengths
Test Practice with Coach - Standards based test preparation for kids, parents and teachers
Students.gov - student gateway to the US Governmen
Free Rice - Quiz game where correct answers help raise money for global hunger
View the Earth from Space - View Earth from the Sun, the Moon or from any of a host of satellites in orbit.
Cheap Carl's Car Insurance Presents: The Mad Math Grand Prix - Math based racing game that helps improve addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division skills.
Be an A+ Math Ace - Math games based on bingo and hidden pictures, and a variety of flash cards.
http://www.triviaplaza.com/ - Fun interactive quizzes
http://www.pta.org - Parent Teacher Association Webpage
Great Schools.Org - A middle school parents' preparation for college guide
Health Insurance Online - A database of health information for kids and adults
Read, Write, Think - Resources to help parents with their child's literacy
Middle School Web Resources - Valuable information for both parents and teachers
US Dept. of Education - search for student aid resources by state
http://www.add.org/ - Attention Deficit Disorder Association
http://www.ldresources.com/ - Learning Disability Resources
http://www.ncld.org/ - National Center for Learning Disabilities
http://www.fcsn.org/ - Federation for Children with Special Needs