PDC Bridges to Success Program

Personal Development Counseling: Websites and Resources for PDC

Websites and Resources to use with College and Career Success!*

Understanding Motivation (1)

WEBSITES AND RESOURCES
The Realize Movie
Internet Links for Motivation

Managing Time & Money (2)

WEBSITES AND RESOURCES
The Time Movie
Internet Links for Time and Money Management
World Clock
Reality Check
Tips from a Scholarship Whiz (keep applying for scholarships)

CALENDARS TO USE WITH TIME MANAGEMENT:
Weekly College Schedule (in Microsoft Word so you can change it)
Monthly Planner (in Microsoft Word)
Semester Planner (in Microsoft Word)
Time Monitor Daily Log (in Microsoft Word)

Improving Memory & Reading (3)

WEBSITES AND RESOURCES
Internet Sites for Improving Memory and Reading
The Mind Movie
The Human Brain (this is a fun PowerPoint to share with others and shows you how the brain can trick you)
More Fun Games for the Brain (this is a website discovered by one of our PDC students)
SQ4R (this is one of my favorite methods to remember what I read)

Test Taking (4)

WEBSITES AND RESOURCES
Internet Sites for Test Taking

Taking Notes, Writing, & Speaking (5)

WEBSITES AND RESOURCES
Internet Sites on Taking Notes, Writing, and Speaking

Exploring Your Personality & Major (6)

WEBSITES AND RESOURCES
Jung's Personality Assessment (here is a shortened version of the DWYA assessment you took in CollegeScope--you can give this one for friends and family to compare. You can also compare this one with the DWYA assessment you took in Week One)
The Personality Page
Personality Page II
Personality Type Cans (very entertaining)
Internet Sites on Personality

Website Activities to help explore your personality (other websites to help you get started in your research)
Understanding Temperament (Understanding your personality)
Personality and Career Assessment Guidelines (this document is important to read. It is important that you don't stereotype your personality assessment. You are a unique person and one size doesn't fit all. Take the information you learn on personality and use it to help you make decisions about yourself, your career, and major.)
Pre-Write Activity for Personality Paper (activities to get you started in your writing)
Personality Paper Assignment (this assignment is also located under assignments)
Personality Paper Student Sample (here is a student sample from one of my former classes)
Personality Paper Student Sample Two (here is another student sample to help you gain ideas on writing your unique personality paper)

Learning Style & Intelligence (7)

WEBSITES AND RESOURCES
Internet Sites for Learning Style and Intelligence
The Attention Movie (ADHD Survivor)
Video Clip on Create Your Success--Woman with "No Arms"

Multiple Intelligence Survey: Go to http://www.lessonsforhope.org/survey. Complete the survey on Multiple Intelligences or download a hardcopy of this assessment here: Multiple Intelligence Assessment. Click on the results here: Multiple Intelligence Assessment Results

Learning Styles:
Learning Style Quiz

Exploring Interests & Values (8)

WEBSITES AND RESOURCES
Internet Sites for Interests and Values
Sample Student CHOICES Assignment
Sample Student CHOICES Assignment 2

Keirsey Temperament Sorter:
Click here for the: "The Keirsey Temperament Sorter II" and complete the survey. Remember that any survey, including this one, is just a rough indicator of your type. Use this information along with other data you are collecting about yourself to formulate an accurate picture. Return to the home page of this site, click on The Four Temperaments, and read the data. How does this compare to other assessments you have done?

Values Assessment:
Go to http://www.coastcareers.com (this is an excellent career development website). Click on Discover. Under Discover Tours, choose "Define Your Mission, Values, and Vision." Click on "read more." Scroll to the VALS Assessment and see how it adds up for you. What are the results of your VALS assessment? Compare this to other assessments you have done in this course. Click on reply to start your discussion for this week.

Ethical Situations Case Studies (what would you do?)
PDC Who Stays? (Case study on who should stay in PDC and Why?)

Planning Your Career & Education (9)

Educational Planning Tools
You may use the educational worksheets below (one semester educational plan or six semester (long-term) educational plan to use with this assignment.
One Semester Educational Plan (this one is good to use to plan next semester)
Six Semester Educational Plan (or long term educational plan--this one is good to use to plan the courses you will take until you reach your certificate, degree or transfer degree objective)
GPA Calculation Worksheet (this will help you calculate your GPA. Remember, if you are transferring to a four-year university, you will only count your transferable classes in your calculation).
Cuyamaca College Catalog
Cuyamaca Class Schedule
Assist (this site will show you the preparation you need for your major if you transfer to a CSU or UC school. This site shows you the articulation agreements between California Community Colleges, CSU schools and UC schools)
College Source (find the college catalog for any college in the US)

Sample Student Educational Plan
Sample Student Educational Plan

Case Study on Choosing a Major

WEBSITES AND RESOURCES
Internet Sites for Planning your Education and Career
Your Path Movie
Missingmajor.com
Myths About Majors PowerPoint
Checklist on a Satisfying Career
Do Majors Really Matter?
Three signs to a miserable job
How to be happy on the job

JOB HUNTING AND HELP FOR YOUR CAREER RESEARCH PAPER AND RESUME DUE SOON:
Career Research Paper (This is your final project that is due at the end of the semester. You can get a head start now.)
Informational Interviewing (Excellent questions you can use to do an informational interview. An informational interview is when you interview someone in the career you are interested in. You will need to do an informational interview for your final career research project in this course.)
Occupational Outlook (Put in the job you are interested in and find tons of information on the career you are interested in--use this information for your career research paper.)
Occupational Outlook Quarterly (Find unique information on a variety of careers and interesting articles.)
JobStar (Resume and Cover Letter Samples and more.)
Job Hunters Bible (Lots of research and help on resumes and cover letters.)
Career Research Paper Assignment and Library Research