MY OCCUPATION ELEMENTARY TEACHER, EXCEPT SPECIAL EDUCATION

• Using the O*NET Occupation Search feature, find information about an occupation that interests you and aligns with your field of study. Take note of the "reported job titles."
• Using one or more of the reported job titles listed on O*NET, identify a prospective employer in your field of study or a professional organization for your field.
• This does not have to be an organization you belong to or intend to belong to or an employer you might realistically work for.
• Review any material you locate pertaining to a mission or vision statement for the prospective employer or guiding values associated with your field.
• If this is your first time exploring O*Net, please review theHow to Look at an O*Net Listing resourceLinks to an external site..

|Reflect

A set of core valuesthose key principles that lie behind the daily work one might expect to dogoverns any occupation or industry. After considering the mission and vision statements or stated guiding values listed on an employer or professional organization website, you should have some sense of what those key principles are, and further, you should be able to analyze these in light of your work in Week 1 and the work you are doing on your Week 2 Personal-Professional Narrative.

|Write

IN HALF A PAGE,Writing a Discussion Board PostLinks to an external site.addressing the following points:

• Identify and briefly describe the prospective employer or professional organization you researched and the job titles you used to research.
• Explain how this information aligns with the unique experiences and personal values you articulated in Week 1 and as you prepare to write the Personal-Professional Narrative.
• Integrate a quote, or paraphrase where appropriate, with proper APA citation.
  • Review theQuoting, Paraphrasing, & SummarizingLinks to an external site.resource.
• Make connections between your own interests or abilities and your enhanced knowledge of industry and employer values.
• Articulate any questions, curiosities, predictions, challenges you have about your suitability for this career field.

MY OCCUPATION ELEMENTARY TEACHER, EXCEPT SPECIAL EDUCATION