Jul 7, 2016 | Lesson Plans and Classroom Activities, Tech Tools
By Chris Bourret Following up on Patricia Helmuth’s great article on Paango, I’d like to recommend another helpful free resume creation website recommended to me by a colleague this year – SlashCV. The website allows a user to put his or her information into...
May 25, 2016 | Lesson Plans and Classroom Activities
By Patricia Helmuth The move to integrate career awareness and work readiness skills into our already existing adult education programs is gathering momentum. One career centered activity that has made its way into the program where I teach is helping students to...
Apr 8, 2015 | Lesson Plans and Classroom Activities, Tech Tools
By Chris Bourret This is an idea that I originally obtained from NCTN’s Integrating Career Awareness into the ABE & ESOL Classroom. I use this activity every year. It’s an online scavenger hunt, in which students find occupational data on careers. This...
Dec 9, 2014 | Lesson Plans and Classroom Activities
By Mary Ann Sliwa I believe it is essential to identify one’s occupational skills and interests in order to seek employment and/or determine where to pursue further training or education. For all job interviews, selling oneself in a 30-second elevator speech...
Dec 2, 2014 | Lesson Plans and Classroom Activities, Tech Tools
Today’s post by Christina Gagnier highlights a free online resource, developed by TRAIL in partnership with California State Library. Adult learners can use Job Scout to improve their digital literacy and look for work at the same time. This resource could be...
