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Tech Tip: Best Practices for Using Websites with Students
Image: https://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/feature/making-art-with-ai via Creative Commons As students develop the reading, writing, math and communication skills to enter the workforce, they must also develop the digital skills required. While increasingly facile…
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Free STEM Posters for Your Classroom
We don't often talk about classroom décor, but our surroundings affect us - our attention, outlook, feelings of confidence, wellbeing. Architects and designers know this, and it's something that impacts…
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Social Studies in the CareerKits
While the academic focus of many CareerKit activities is on strengthening reading and writing skills, social studies content is also included. In the Manufacturing CareerKit, Unit 6, People, Products and…
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What It’s Like to Work as a Home Health Aide
There's a lot of disagreement over whether Home Health Aide is a recommendable career. The pay is low, the work is very demanding, physically and emotionally, but many home health…
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New York City’s Fair Workweek Legislation Requires Employers to Provide Advance Notice on Schedule Changes
New York City, as you gear up to start your Fall cycle of classes, be aware that we have newish legislation that requires employers in Retail and Fast Food to…
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Case Manager Corner: How to Give Referrals, Step by Step
Teachers and Case Managers from community colleges, libraries and community based organizations came together this week at the Borough of Manhattan Community College to think through how we give referrals…
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Trauma: The Hidden Presence in Adult Education Classrooms
Adult literacy teachers know that trauma is often the silent, uninvited and trouble-making guest in the classroom. What is Trauma? Trauma is the fight, flight or flee response to situations…
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Parenting is a Job, Too
The unit, Parenting is a Job, Too, is the last unit in every CareerKit. In addition to the paid work some students might do, many also have the unpaid job…
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Using Career Videos to Practice Listening Comprehension, Note-Taking and Learn About Careers
Each CareerKit contains numerous videos that present an exciting way to learn about careers while practicing listening comprehension, vocabulary and note-taking skills. Students find the videos engaging and accessible and…
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Assessing Job Offers: A CareerKit Activity with Math, Writing, Projections and Critical Thinking
Assessing Job Offers is an activity adapted to and included in every CareerKit. It involves computations, projections, partner work, a writing assignment and critical thinking. To set the stage, we…
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Sector-Based Career Exploration Tools: Construction and Agriculture
Many programs use general career databases, such as CareerZone, Career Cruising, The Occupational Outlook Handbook, or Mynextmove. These career databases have many similar features. They all contain career profiles, which…
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Sector Descriptions: A Matching Activity
Lavern Nelson and Jezel Nicholas of the New York City RAEN (Regional Adult Education Network) led a great activity, featuring their adaptation of the 10 Industries activity from Career Fundamentals…
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Using the CareerKits for Project-Based Learning
I am thrilled to report on a semester-long career research project, spearheaded by Instructor and master storyteller, Dominador Caoile, of the Mid-Manhattan Adult Learning Center, part of New York City's…
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Career Kit Lesson Set for pre-HSE, high ESL and HSE: Focus on Reading Skills and Social Studies
This CareerKit lesson set for pre-HSE, HSE and high level ESL students, written by Kate Brandt and Melissa Valerie of New York City, provides a model for integrating CareerKit readings…
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ESOL Adaptations for CareerKits at All Levels
ESOL adaptations of the NYSED/CUNY CareerKits have been developed at the low, mid and high levels. NYSED/CUNY Career Kit Adaptations for LOW LEVEL ESOLNYSED/CUNY Career Kit Adaptations for MID LEVEL…
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