ABE: Adult Basic Education

A simple PPT on goal setting for social skills.

Source: Free Canva Account page (License: Protected by Copyright (c) [i.e. screenshot])

 

For this project, students will make an infographic to illustrate a topic of their choice. They will then present their topic using the infographic to explain to the class what they learned. Canva's motto is Empowering the world to design. At the site, you can learn to design as well as use their tools to make a vast variety of materials including logos, presentations, photo collages, menus, posters, cards, and infographics. You can illustrate social media posts, documents such as letterheads, certificates, and resumes, blogging, flyers, postcards, invitations, and advertisements.

Use of the site is free, but if you use their images, some of them have a fee. There are plenty of images that are free and you can upload your own pictures to use.

Source: California Career Zone Homepage (License: Protected by Copyright (c) [i.e. screenshot])

 

For this activity use the site California CareerZone to help students explore, decide and grow their career future.

With the current state of the economy, more and more adult students are facing layoffs and unemployment. As a result, they are enrolling in adult education programs to retrain for new jobs or gain basic skills and technical abilities to keep their current jobs, or are exploring other career possibilities. These students may come to you with vocational and career-related questions, and the following online resources could be of assistance in answering their questions, or you may choose to incorporate job search and career exploration into your curriculum.

The document, Career Exploration, and Information Sites explore several useful sites, many of which have personality and skills inventories to help students find a field that suits their abilities, experiences, and preferences. Many sites also have videos showing people on the job, interviews, and current labor market information including demand, pay, and education or training required. The resource gives great guidance on how to organize your job preparation lesson plans.

Sites include:
California CareerZone, other budget, and salary-related sites, sites for personality and other types of self-assessments, sites to help students investigate a specific career, sites that use online classified advertisements, and other occupational online resources.