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Careers in Sports and Fitness

September 21st, 2010

This is a collection of websites for Ms. Cuppage’s career research unit.

Here’s a link to how to cite the Career Opportunities book.
Field, Shelly. “Sportscaster/Radio”. Career Opportunities in the Sports Industry. New York: Checkmark Books. 1999

Here’s information from the government’s Bureau of Labor Statistics:
Announcer
Athletic Trainer
Chiropractor
Coach
Dancer
Dietitian and Nutritionist
Doctor
News Analyst, Reporter, and Correspondent
Nurse
Professional Athlete
Recreation and Fitness Worker
Recreational Therapist

Sports Business and Administration

Professional Sports Agent

Sports Statistician

Sports Industry Publicist

Account Exec for Special – Risk Insurance – Sports

Athletics, and Recreation

Sports Event Coordinator

Coaching and Education

Coach or Manage – Professional Sports Team

Coach – College, University

Coach – High School

Athletic Director – Education

Physical Education (PE) Teacher – College, HS, JHS, Ele.

Officiating Sports Teams

Umpire/ Referee-Pro, college, HS, JHS, Rec Leagues

Sports Journalism

Sports Writer

Sports Columnist

Sportscaster – Television

Sportscaster – Radio

Sports Photographer

Recreation and Fitness

Sports and Fitness Program Coordinator

Personal Trainer

Aerobics Instructor

Health Club Manager, Assistant Manager

Tennis Director

Tennis Teaching Professional

Golf Pro

Lifeguard

Horse Racing

Jockey

Harness Driver (pull carts behind horses competitively)

Harness Racing Judge

Racing Secretary

Racetrack Announcer

Sports Medicine

Athletic Trainer

Physical Therapist

Physical Therapy Assistant

Sports and Fitness Nutritionist

Sports Physician

Massage Therapist

Specialties:

Orthotics and Prosthetics

Podiatrist

Sports vision careers

Strength and Conditioning Specialist

Sports Acupuncture and related therapy

Sports Psychologist

And all the assistants to these positions.

Medical Imaging Careers

Wholesaling and Retailing

Manufacturer’s Representative – Sporting Goods

Sports Store Manager

Sporting Goods Salesperson

Boxing and Wrestling

Matchmaker

Boxing Referee

Professional Boxing Judge

Boxing Trainer

Boxing Manager

Boxing Trainer

Ring Announcer

Professional Wrestling Referee

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Leadership qualities in Girl Who Owned a City [re-posted]

September 14th, 2010

This is a re-posting of an activity we did last year. It has been updated to include the 2010 Time List.

This is for Ms. Redden’s 7th grade Language Arts class. We’ll be looking at leadership characteristics in both a modern day setting and in the novel The Girl Who Owned a City.

The first site to look at is the Time Magazine Top 100 Influential People of 2010. You can find the site by clicking here.

Click on a person’s name from the list. Read through the person’s description looking specifically for leadership qualities.

Look at the Venn diagram side of your handout. In the middle of the diagram, write down qualities that Lisa and your person share.

On the left-hand side of the diagram, write down qualities that Lisa has as a leader that your person does not have.

On the right-hand side of the diagram, write down qualities that your person has that Lisa does not have.

The next site you’ll look at is the Top 10 Leadership Qualities from HR World. You can get to the site by clicking here.

On your own, answer the three questions on your handout in complete sentences.

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Teaching Symbolism Using Mockingjay

August 30th, 2010

When I was a Language Arts teacher, I would always look for examples from life of symbolism to help students connect the concept to reality. Things like a heart representing love or a red light representing the idea of stopping translate well.

Where it got tough was connecting it to literature. Sure, we understand a peace sign, but what about a character carrying an olive branch? Sometimes it’s like we’re stretching too much (and it seems like that because, frankly, sometimes we English teachers find symbols everywhere…even if the author didn’t intend them).

Mockingjay (and the whole Hunger Games series) has symbolism all over the place. I want to focus specifically on the mockingjay. It’s a bird that the rebels used in their fight against the Capitol before the first book starts. Throughout the story arc we see the mockingjay show up when freedom is discussed.

But what I think is the really cool spin that Suzanne Collins does is to label Katniss as the mockingjay (most characters call her that at least once). She is now the symbol of freedom for those oppressed by Panem. What makes it work is that Katniss struggles with freedom. She is in constant rebellion and many characters are able to point out that her individualism has swung so far that it is considered a character flaw. She isn’t completely free, though. Throughout she is described as the girl on fire (another symbol) who will fly away, but she doesn’t feel like she has the wings to do it (she even voices her concern for a lack of wings).

Her fight for freedom, not just from Panem but in the larger “transition to adulthood” freedom, is what causes every other plot point. She is a flawed mockingjay figuring out how to fly (cue the Foo Fighters song).

I think that many students will be familiar with the Hunger Games series after a while and that the series will provide a great example for symbolism that they can connect to.

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Leadership Qualities in Girl Who Owned a City

March 10th, 2010

This is for Ms. Redden’s 7th grade Language Arts class. We’ll be looking at leadership characteristics in both a modern day setting and in the novel The Girl Who Owned a City.

The first site to look at is the Time Magazine Top 100 Influential People of 2009. You can find the site by clicking here.

Click on a person’s name from the list. Read through the person’s description looking specifically for leadership qualities.

Look at the Venn diagram side of your handout. In the middle of the diagram, write down qualities that Lisa and your person share.

On the left-hand side of the diagram, write down qualities that Lisa has as a leader that your person does not have.

On the right-hand side of the diagram, write down qualities that your person has that Lisa does not have.

The next site you’ll look at is the Top 10 Leadership Qualities from HR World. You can get to the site by clicking here.

On your own, answer the three questions on your handout in complete sentences.

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