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201. Using AI to Create Career Related Math Problems: Percentages

Activity Description

Teaching Math requires teachers to know multiple ways to explain a topic, scaffolding to assist students in step-by-step problem solving, and focus student interest by applying mathematics to their personal interest. Artificial Intelligence can help with all three of these areas. 

Students Working on Computers
Source: Best Practices for Using Websites with Students (License: CC0/Public Domain)
 
 Two current AI applications are ChatGPT and Canva.  AI's ability to apply math concepts to real-world scenarios makes it an excellent source to use with your classes. Students can enter prompts that address their job preference and apply math to their field of interest. But that is just one way to use AI. If students struggle understanding a concept, AI can address the math concept in a different way differentiating by student need. Canva gives you the opportunity to use Math templates in creating your lessons.

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Program Areas

ABE: Adult Basic Education, ESL: English as a Second Language, ASE: High School Equivalency Preparation, ASE: High School Diploma, CTE: Career Technical Education, AwD: Adults with Disabilities

Levels

All Levels, All Levels
202. Using FDA's Interactive Nutrition Facts Label to Make Healthier Food Choices

Activity Description

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Students discuss eating habits, answer the main idea and supporting detail questions about a video about serving sizes, interpret and analyze food labels, navigate websites to gain and gather information, and present findings. 

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Program Areas

ESL: English as a Second Language, ABE: Adult Basic Education

Levels

Intermediate High, Advanced, Low, Intermediate, High, All Levels
203. Using Mind Mapping as a Scaffolding Tool

Activity Description

Canva helps students create mind maps online. They can then share them with others and add them to presentations. This tool is great for brainstorming collaboratively. In this activity students use mind maps to organize or scaffold information for getting a job. 

For this activity, students make a mind map, create a presentation of the mind map, and present it to the class.

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Program Areas

ABE: Adult Basic Education, ESL: English as a Second Language, ASE: High School Equivalency Preparation, ASE: High School Diploma, CTE: Career Technical Education, AwD: Adults with Disabilities

Levels

Low, Intermediate, High, Beginning High, Intermediate Low, Intermediate High, Advanced
204. VARK: A Guide to Learning Styles

Activity Description

VARK Results

Source: https://vark-learn.com/the-vark-questionnaire/?p=results by VARK (License: Protected by Copyright (c) [i.e. screenshot])
 

In this activity, students answer the VARK Learning Style online questionnaire’s 16 questions to measure their learning style preferences in these areas: Visual (V), Aural/Auditory (A), Reading/Writing (R), and Kinesthetic (K) – see descriptions at VARK Modalities page http://www.vark-learn.com/english/page.asp?p=categories in order to find their preferred learning styles and their weaker study habit. The inventory’s focus is on study habits and skills more than personality traits, and there are “help sheets” that explain to students how to develop their less-preferred learning modalities.


 

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Program Areas

ASE: High School Equivalency Preparation, ABE: Adult Basic Education, ASE: High School Diploma

Levels

Low, Intermediate, High, All Levels, Intermediate Low, Intermediate High, Advanced
205. Vision Board for Goal Setting

Activity Description

Vision Board
Source: Pixabay by Sh1ra (License: CC0/Public Domain)
 
For this project, students think about their longer-term academic and personal goals, create a collage of images and words representing their vision for their future and present it to the class.

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Program Areas

ABE: Adult Basic Education, ESL: English as a Second Language

Levels

All Levels, Beginning High, Intermediate Low, Intermediate High, Advanced
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OTAN activities are funded by contract CN240137 from the Adult Education Office, in the Career & College Transition Division, California Department of Education, with funds provided through Federal P.L., 105-220, Section 223. However, OTAN content does not necessarily reflect the position of that department or the U.S. Department of Education.