SIGI 3 - Education and Career Planning Software for the Web What is SIGI3? SIGI = System of Integrated Guidance and Information SIGI3 is the third generation of the orginal and innovative program produced by the Educational Testing Service (ETS) in the early 1980's. SIGI3 integrates self-assessment with in-depth and up-to-date career information that is easy to use and provides students and adults with a realistic view of the best educational and career options for their future success. SIGI3 helps each user examine key motivators and matches work-related values, interests, personality, and skills to educational and career pathways.
Career counseling: a narrative approach Grants and Awards Resources Finding Funds some links to external resources of interest for geography and related fields General Directories Chronicle of Philanthropy The Foundation Center AAAS Science Magazine's GrantsNet sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/funding Financial Aid GuideOnlineSchools.org Guide to Financial Aid www.onlineschools.org/financial-aid/ Foundations Alfred P. Fellowships American Geographical Society Library Short-term Fellowships www4.uwm.edu/libraries/AGSL/fellowships.cfm American Geographical Society Council Fellowships Proposal Writing Basics Chapter 11, Preparing Competitive Research Grant Proposals, Aspiring Academics (2009 www.aag.org/cs/education/edge/books The Foundation Center’s Proposal Writing Short Course Advice for Graduate Students from About.com
s World-of-Work Map The ACT World-of-Work Map is an empirically based system for summarizing and displaying basic similarities and differences between occupations. It is visual and interactive, designed to engage users in the process of career exploration. Like any map, it needs compass points. All occupations can be organized according to their involvement with four types of basic work tasks, working with Data: facts, records, numbers, business proceduresIdeas: abstractions, theories, insights, new ways of doing thingsPeople: care, services, leadership, salesThings: machines, materials, crops/animals Usually one or two of these basic work tasks capture the primary nature of an occupation; for example, editors work mostly with people and ideas. To help individuals navigate among hundreds of occupations, the World-of-Work Map organizes 555 occupations into 26 groups of similar occupations (career areas). There are two versions of the Map—the student version and the counselor version.
Dictionary of Occupational Titles DOT - Job Descriptions - www.occupationalinfo.org Home | AAG NCDA | Welcome to the National Career Development Association NCDA inspires and empowers the achievement of career and life goals by providing professional development, resources, standards, scientific research, and advocacy. The National Career Development Association (NCDA) is a founding division of the American Counseling Association (ACA). NCDA began as the National Vocational Guidance Association in 1913 - read more history under About Us or in Career Convergence. Spotlights
Reality and Consciousness: GCSE Bitesize - Geography Resources for People with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) - BrainLine.org “I’m not me anymore, but I’m still me.” So say — or think — many people who have sustained a traumatic brain injury. In this section for people with TBI, you will find information about diagnosis and treatment, assistive technologies to help at home and at work, headache and sleeping problems, and guidance on how to make new friends and build lasting relationships among other topics. As someone with a brain injury, you may be particularly interested in: Topics About Traumatic Brain Injury Any injury to the brain from an external force is a TBI. Traumatic Brain Injury BasicsBrain injury affects the roots of who we are — our ability to think, communicate, and connect with other people. Behavioral and Emotional Symptoms The parts of the brain most frequently damaged in a TBI are the frontal lobes. Concussion / Mild TBI A blow or jolt to the head can disrupt the normal function of the brain. Diagnosing and Treating TBI Living with Traumatic Brain Injury We hope you'll visit BrainLine often.
Fellowships and Assistantships | The Graduate School For more information, click on any of the fellowships below. Or, to view fellowship by deadline date, click on any of the months to reveal fellowships with deadlines in that month. American Association of University Women (AAUW) American Fellowships support women doctoral candidates completing dissertations or scholars seeking funds for postdoctoral research leave from accredited institutions. Deadline: November 15, 2013, 3:00 pm (PST) Eligibility Requirements: Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Candidates are evaluated on the basis of scholarly excellence, teaching experience, and active commitment to helping women and girls through service in their communities, professions, or fields of research. For information and applications: please to the AAUW website. American Association of University Women (AAUW) Career Development Grants provide support for women in pursuing additional education. Deadline: December 15, 2013, 3:00 p.m. Deadline: December 1, 2013, 3:00 p.m.
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