Project Discovery
Improves Transition Outcomes!
INTERMEDIATE:
10-20 DAY SCOPE
AND SEQUENCE
ADVANCED:
10-20 DAY SCOPE
AND SEQUENCE
BEGINNING:
10-20 DAY SCOPE
AND SEQUENCE
BASIC SKILLS
TRAINING:
90 DAYS OF LESSON PLANS
ADAPTED VERSION:
FOR I.Q.s OF 55 AND BELOW
ENHANCED SKILLS
TRAINING:
LIFE SKILLS:
48 HOURS OF INSTRUCTION
90 DAYS OF LESSON PLANS
JOB PREPARATION
SKILLS:
120 HOURS OF INSTRUCTION
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Hands-On Transition Curricula
Scientifically Research-Based
Correlated to State Standards
Inclusive for IQs < 55
• U.S. Department of Education
Approved & Validated
• National Dropout Prevention
Network Model Program
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PROJECT DISCOVERY
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ADAPTED
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Pre-Post Tests
Work Performance Benchmarks
Student Electronic Portfolio
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ADMINISTRATOR’S RESOURCES
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TOOLS FOR TRANSITION ASSESSMENT
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THE PROJECT DISCOVERY CAREER DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM is a hands-on
comprehensive curriculum which provides middle through high school special
needs students the skills necessary for entrance into the general curricula,
workforce and independent life. Designed with the diverse needs of special
education students in mind, this system consists of three components —
Beginning, Intermediate and Advanced. Students learn hundreds of real world
job skills in many diverse career cluster areas as well as the academic skills
needed to perform those tasks. Students also gain important life skills and
employability skills. Students exit the program with a better understanding of the
job world and the careers that interest them and that they have abilities for. The
curricula is ideal for addressing transition services and IDEA requirements.
HIGHLIGHTS
Academic integration
Relevant instruction – real tools & tasks
Knowledge/Performance based assessment
Work performance benchmarks
Comprehensive curriculum
Customizable lesson plans
On-site training
Certificate of accomplishment
Ready-made IEP documentation
Engaging and motivating
BEGINNING
INTERMEDIATE
ADVANCED
The Beginning System is designed for
those students with critical needs
working well below grade level. Ideal for
a teacher-assisted approach whereby
students watch the teacher perform the
activities and then perform them with
assistance.
The Intermediate System is designed for
those students working below or near
grade level. Ideal for a peer-assisted group
approach whereby students work in small
groups to perform the activities with
teacher support.
The Advanced System is designed for those
students working at or near grade level.
Ideal for peer- groups or independent
work.
IDEAL FOR:
IDEAL FOR:
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Students who can follow simple one or
two step instructions
Students that can perform basic
academic skill tasks.
Audio components for low level and
non-readers and auditory learners.
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Students who can follow multi-step
instructions
Students who can perform slightly higher
levels of academic skill tasks
Audio components for low level and nonreaders and auditory learners.
JOB SKILL TASKS AND ACADEMICS:
JOB SKILL TASKS AND ACADEMICS:
Students experience basic academic
skills in an applied, hands-on concept.
Examples include:
Students experience slightly higher levels
of academic skills in an applied, hands-on
concept. Examples include:
Students practice basic math with coins as
they learn to make change in the Grocery
Clerking kit.
Students read simple instructions and gain
basic entry level job vocabulary.
Students show understanding to carry out
simple one or two step instructions as they
learn to clean desktops and windows in the
Cleaning Maintenance kit or use utensils to
set a table in the Table Service kit.
Students perform basic math functions with
units of measure as they determine nutrition and
feeding requirements in the Animal Care kit;
compute percents as they determine shipping
and pricing in the Retailing kit; and use common
fractions as they plan for quantity cooking in the
Food Service kit.
Students read basic instructions for assembling
wood projects in the Carpentry kit.
Students apply reasoning to follow written
instructions as they learn to take blood pressure
in the Caregiver kit.
IDEAL FOR:
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Students who can follow more detailed,
multi-step instructions
Students who can perform higher levels of
academic skill tasks
Audio components for low level and nonreaders and auditory learners.
JOB SKILL TASKS AND ACADEMICS:
Students experience more advanced
academic skills in an applied, hands-on
concept. Examples include:
Students compute payroll and balance books in the
Accounting kit; complete expense reports and order
forms in the Sales Rep kit; calculate measurements
for plumbing a wall section in the Plumbing kit.
Students read and follow detailed instructions in
wiring a 3-way switch in the Electricity kit.
Students apply reasoning to follow detailed
instructions of a lab urinalysis in the
Biotechnology and Lab Science kit; and trouble
shoot problems in constructing a block wall in
the Masonry kit.
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RESEARCH-BASED U.S. DEPT. OF EDUCATION APPROVED AND VALIDATED • PROVEN PROGRAM • BEST PRACTICES
STUDENT
INSTRUCTIONS
lead step-by-step
through the
activities.
Electricity Kit
INSTRUCTOR’S NOTES contain
manipulative and cognitive skill
requirements/skills to be attained;
math, language, and reasoning skill
levels; 10-20 day lesson
implementation plan; Pre/Post Tests;
Work Performance Benchmarks;
reproducible Student Worksheets;
and Job Qualifications Profiles.
COMMUNITY/PARENT
INVOLVEMENT
Involve parents and the community
in the classroom with hands-on
activities!
MATERIALS AND TOOLS needed to perform the
kit activities, such as 4-cycle engine, rebar box,
barometer, blood pressure cuff, screen printing
kit, soldering board, wall section, food models,
galvanized pipe, wallpaper kit, DVDs, and
software programs.
Grocery Clerking Kit
ASSESSMENT - both
knowledge and performance-based assessments
provided. Ready-made
documentation for IEPs.
PROJECT DISCOVERY BEGINNING LEVEL
1. Let's Discover Banking ......................................................................PD20000
2. Let’s Discover Construction ..............................................................PD11000
3. Let's Discover Creative Arts................................................................PD14000
4. Let's Discover Engineering Technology ............................................PD19000
5. Let's Discover Mechanics, Installers, Repairers ................................PD18000
6. Let's Discover Medical Careers ........................................................PD10000
7. Let's Discover Nature's Resources ....................................................PD12000
8. Let's Discover Public Services ..........................................................PD16000
9. Let's Discover Travel, Tourism, & Hospitality ..................................PD15000
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SPECIAL EDUCATION EDITIONS
for Special Needs Students that
contain “First Look” PowerPoint
CDs and books that break the
concepts and terms down to a 2nd4th grade reading level with audio
supports.
TRAINING Nationally-certified
trainers will come to your site to
provide in-service training on
system implementation.
Let's Discover The World of Business ..............................................PD13000
Let's Discover Human Services..........................................................PD17000
Cleaning Maintenance ......................................................................PD0800
Greenhouse Work ..............................................................................PD1700
Hair Care and Styling ........................................................................PD1900
Table Service ......................................................................................PD4000
Grocery Clerking ................................................................................PD1800
Filing ..................................................................................................PD1400
Mail Handling ....................................................................................PD2100
Child Care ........................................................................................PD4500
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Let’s Discover BANKING
WHAT ARE HUMAN SERVICE CAREERS?
THE TEACHER
Increase students’ awareness of the
careers available in the banking industry
with this hands-on kit. Students will learn
the typical duties performed and tools and
equipment used. Activities include:
THE COMMUNITY SOCIAL WORKER
THE CHILD/ADULT CAREGIVER
WHAT DOES A FOUR-H AGENT DO?
BANKING CAREERS
HAIR, SKIN AND NAIL CARE
THE BANK TELLER
PUBLIC HEALTH WORKER
THE LOAN OFFICER
Sample tasks: set hair using wig and hair rollers, keep a
food log and plan meals, perform a manicure, use
manipulatives to create lesson plans and teach lessons,
sew with yarn and punch cards, plan activities for preschool students, bake no-bake cookies.
THE CREDIT MANAGER
THE INVESTMENT BANKER
THE BRANCH MANAGER
Sample tasks: complete deposit slips and checks; use
coins, money and cash drawer to role play making
change as a teller; complete a loan application form;
use credit card imprinter, credit cards and sales slips to
understand getting and using credit; complete job
applications and role play interviews.
Sample content includes: Lesson plans, estate papers
booklet, reference booklets, deposit slips, cash drawer,
credit & debit slips, financial statements, company
background material, customer envelopes, paper
money, play coins.
Let’s Discover Medical Careers Module
Let’s Discover
MEDICAL CAREERS
Students learn about careers in the medical
profession. Typical medical tools and
equipment are used in these exciting
hands-on tasks. Activities include:
WHAT IS A MEDICAL CAREER?
TEDDY BEAR CLINIC
Let’s Discover Banking Module
PD20000
THE DOCTOR AND NURSE
THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN
Let’s Discover
ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
Increase students’ awareness of careers in
the engineering technology career cluster.
Students will become familiar with the
duties, skills, tools, equipment and training
required in these careers. Activities include:
ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY CAREERS
SURVEYING
DRAFTING AND DESIGN
THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER
INDUSTRIAL SAFETY—THE FOOD INSPECTOR
THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLLER
Sample tasks: make paper air planes and use compass to
simulate flight patterns; test foods with a food
thermometer; use Petri dishes to perform food safety
experiments; use compass, maps and rulers to simulate
surveying tasks; use media from the kit to draw and
design items; use test tubes and testing strips to
perform water pollution experiments.
Sample content includes: lesson plans, house design
blueprint, park map, food thermometer, graph paper,
bow compass, compass, eye droppers, pH testing strips,
test tube labels, popsicle sticks, clothespins, test tube
holder, drawing pencils, petri dishes, ruler, sketch pad.
THE DENTAL HYGIENIST
Sample tasks: use temperature strips to measure
temperature, set up a Teddy Bear Clinic, measure blood
pressure with a blood pressure cuff, listen to heart
beats with a stethoscope, chart vital signs, use teeth
and toothbrush to simulate proper dental hygiene.
Sample content includes: lesson plans, teddy bear,
thermometer strips, sphygmomanometer, stethoscope,
bandaids, graphic nurse’s notes, TPR Form, bedsheets,
pillow, pillowcase, set of teeth, first aid tape, bandage
scissors, bib chain, dental bibs, disposable gloves,
disposable masks, gauze bandages, heartbeat CD, mouth
mirror.
Sample content includes: lesson plans, styrofoam head,
wig, hair rollers, measuring cup and spoons, nutrition
book, day care schedule, food log, eating behavior chart,
wax paper, math rap tapes, dry eraser board, mixing
bowl, mixing spoon, senior citizens tape, apron, cape,
comb, emery boards, styling brush.
Let’s Discover Human Services Module
PD17000
Let’s Discover CONSTRUCTION
Increase students’ awareness of the
construction industry, the many different
careers included, the duties and skills
involved, the typical tools and equipment
used and the importance of construction
occupations in the community.
Activities include:
WHAT IS A CONSTRUCTION CAREER?
WHO WORKS IN CONSTRUCTION?
DISCOVERING NEW INFORMATION ABOUT
CONSTRUCTION
BUILDING DESIGN AND THE ARCHITECT
THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR
Let’s Discover Medical Careers Module
THE MASON
PD10000
THE PLUMBER
Let’s Discover
HUMAN SERVICES
Increase awareness of Human Services and
related careers. Students will gain an
awareness of the duties and skills involved,
the typical tools and equipment used, the
education and training required and the
importance of these occupations to the
community. Activities include:
THE ELECTRICIAN
THE CARPENTER
Sample tasks: examine blueprints, complete a circuits
kit, design and construct a carpentry project with items
from kit, assemble mortar mix, make paperweights.
Sample content includes: lesson plans, blueprints,
hammer, nails, brick trowel, circuit kit, goggles, hard hat,
hinges, hammer holder, pre-cut lumber, mortar board,
mortar box, paper cups, phillips screwdriver, pitcher,
ruler, standard screwdriver, tape measure, tool belt.
Let’s Discover Construction Module
PD11000
Let’s Discover Engineering Technology Module
PD19000
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Let’s Discover MECHANICS,
INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS
Sample tasks: use mail sorter to sort mail, conduct
fingerprinting, design accident scenes with fire truck
and police car models and complete report investigations, listen to tapes of accidents and document them,
complete utility meter forms.
Students learn the job duties of mechanics,
installers and repairers and related careers
as they perform hands-on tasks with
typical tools and equipment of the jobs.
Activities include:
WHO ARE MECHANICS, INSTALLERS AND
REPAIRERS?
HEATING, VENTILATION AND AIR
CONDITIONING
INSTALLERS
MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS
WALLCOVERING
Sample tasks: build ductwork out of construction paper
to learn about air flow; measure and wallpaper a box;
use carpet samples and tape to measure rooms and
estimate costs; build projects with legos; learn about
energy with lights and bulbs
Sample content includes: lesson plans, tarp, desk
lamp/light socket, carpet samples, legos, bucket,drywall,
light bulb, scissors, sponge, tape measure, wallpaper kit,
wallpaper.
Let’s Discover Mechanics, Installers and
Repairers Module
PD18000
Sample content includes: lesson plans, mail sorter, fire
truck and police car models, career service person
pattern, accident general information form, drivers’
licenses, fingerprint card, bus safety rules, meter pad,
utility bill, blackboard cleaner, zip code directory.
Let’s Discover Nature’s Resources Module
Students learn about careers available in
Travel, Tourism and Hospitality and gain
hands-on experience with many of the
typical job duties. Activities include:
LET’S DISCOVER THE CAREERS OF TRAVEL,
TOURISM, AND HOSPITALITY
WHAT MAKES HOTELS/MOTELS WORK?
PD16000
Let’s Discover
NATURE’S RESOURCES
Students learn about careers in the agricultural career cluster as they gain an awareness of the duties, skills, tools, equipment
and training required. Activities include:
LET’S GET ACQUAINTED WITH THE
AGRICULTURAL CAREER CLUSTER
AGRICULTURE AND FARMING
FARM MANAGEMENT
THE FOUR SEASONS OF FARMING
PLANT CARETAKERS
FOOD TECHNOLOGY
Let’s Discover TRAVEL,
TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY
Let’s Discover Public Services Module
FOOD LABELING
Sample tasks: chart four seasons of farming, plant and
grow seeds, construct greenhouse, perform taste tests,
develop and design food labels.
Sample content includes: lesson plans, wooden pot labels,
pots, potting soil, seeds, wire strainer, trowel, vermiculite, drain trays, measuring cup, mixing pan, fall leaves,
spring flowers, sunflowers, watering can, metal cans,
blank can labels.
Let’s Discover Nature’s Resources Module
PD12000
Let’s Discover Creative Arts Module
Let’s Discover CREATIVE ARTS
The goal of the kit is to increase students’
awareness of the careers available in Arts
and Humanities. Different careers explored
include Literary Arts, Performing Arts,
Visual Arts and Technical Arts. Students
will gain an awareness of the duties, skills,
tools and equipment required in these
careers. Activities include:
WHAT ARE THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES?
DISCOVERING ADVERTISING AND EDITORIAL
DESIGN
LET’S DISCOVER THE TECHNICAL ARTS
LET’S MAKE A RESERVATION
Let’s Discover PUBLIC SERVICES
THE JOURNALIST AND MEDIA SPECIALIST
WHAT IS FOOD SERVICE?
Hands-on activities for increasing awareness of public service related careers.
Students will become aware of the types of
careers in this job cluster, the tools and
equipment used, typical duties and skills
involved. Activities include:
CREATIVE WRITING
BANQUET RESERVATIONS
PLANNING RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES
HOW TO PLAN A TOUR
Sample tasks: complete hotel reservations, perform
food cleanliness tests, use food items to set up a
restaurant and simulate food service worker tasks,
set up banquets, determine food needs and costs,
design city park with activities and schedules,
develop hospitality tour for new students.
Sample content includes: lesson plans, chef hat,
checkered table cloth, food models, forks, guest
checks, cloth napkins, table setting transparency,
banquet food selection form, travel brochures,
U.S.A. map, apron, disposable gloves, petri dishes,
food pyramid poster.
WHO ARE PUBLIC SERVICE WORKERS?
THE POST OFFICE
THE FIRE STATION
THE POLICE STATION
CITY WORKERS
CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE WORKERS
IN OUR COMMUNITY
THE PERFORMING ARTS
Sample tasks: use stencils, paints and sponges to create
drawings for advertising; develop puppet show with
puppets, create brochures; gather and report news for
the school; use posters for creative writing exercises.
Sample Content includes: Lesson plans, puppet, puppet
handles, poster with puppet faces, stencil set, food
stickers, fruit stickers, visu board (poster holder),
posters, poster coloring pages, schoolhouse brochure,
stencil book, glitter, crayons, alphabet sponges,
construction paper, glue, washable markers, washable
paints, petri dishes with lids, poster board, ruler,
scissors, sketch pad.
Let’s Discover Creative Arts Module
PD14000
THE UTILITY WORKERS
Let’s Discover Travel, Tourism and Hospitality
Module
PD15000
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GROCERY CLERKING
Let’s Discover
THE WORLD OF BUSINESS
The goal of the kit is to increase students’
awareness of the components that make up
the business community. The students will
become aware of what a business career
will entail, the duties and skills involved,
the typical tools and equipment used and
how a business is a vital part of their
community. Aspects of a business to be
explored include management, marketing,
finances, and sales. Activities include:
THE WORLD OF BUSINESS
PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
WHAT IS A RETAIL STORE?
THE GROCERY STORE
THE BOOKKEEPER AND BANKER
THE INTERVIEW
Sample Tasks: use products and play money provided to
plan and set up a grocery store; take turns shopping,
bagging, clerking, stocking and managing the grocery
store; sell items, give receipts, make change, balance the
cash drawer, write checks, determine expenses vs.
income, complete job applications and interviews.
Sample Content includes: Lesson plans, cash drawer,
cashier’s pouch, play money (bills and coins), purchase
order form, catalog pages, income statement form,
checks, job descriptions, job application form, coffee
creamer carton, paper bags, loaf of bread, metal cans,
potato chip container, cottage cheese container, box of
soap, dip container, egg carton, plastic fruit, ice cream
carton, package of simulated meat, paper towels.
Let’s Discover The World of Business Module
PD13000
Anyone interested in working part-time in
a grocery store or possibly entrepreneurship in owning a store will enjoy this kit.
Activities include:
CHECKSTAND PROCEDURES
BAGGING
CARRY OUT
STOCKING
BUILDING A DISPLAY
Cleaning Maintenance Module
CLEANING MAINTENANCE
This package helps students explore the
importance of cleaning and maintaining
large buildings such as schools and hospitals. Students will learn how to perform
basic cleaning techniques and use many of
the necessary tools and supplies.
Activities include:
Sample Content includes: price marker, simulated food
products, cash drawer, paper money, play coins, paper
bags, calculator, metal cans, “First Look” book with CD
and audio.
Grocery Clerking Module
PD1800 (ISBN 1-58896-317-9)
HAIR CARE AND STYLING
CHALKBOARD CLEANING
Having a bad hair day? Both male and
female students will enjoy learning handson about the duties of hair care professionals. Activities include:
INSIDE WINDOW AND MIRROR CLEANING
CHOOSING A HAIR STYLE
OUTSIDE WINDOW CLEANING
SHAMPOOING
DESK TOP CLEANING
WALL WASHING
STYLE AND SETTING
DUST MOP SWEEPING
Sample Content includes: hair dryer & rollers, curling
iron, shampoo cape, combs & brushes, shampoo, styling
lotion, spray attachment, hand mirror, textbook, “First
Look” book with CD and audio.
WET MOPPING AND DISINFECTING FLOORS
RESTROOM CLEANING
TILE REFINISHING
OPERATING AN ELECTRIC SCRUBBING AND
TABLE SERVICE
CHECKING
POLISHING MACHINE (OPTIONAL)
Hair Care & Styling Module
PD1900 (ISBN 1-58896-318-7)
CHILD CARE
LUNCH
This module provides instruction in caring
for the infant age level. Students will gain
experience in the skills needed to safely
care for infants including proper handling
of infants, feeding, dressing and bathing.
Students anticipating working in a day care
setting will gain valuable skills with this
hands-on program. Activities include:
DINNER
LIFTING AND CARRYING THE BABY
Explore table setting, taking orders,
serving meals, computing and presenting
the check and busing the table.
Activities include:
BREAKFAST
Sample Content includes: placements, menu, flatware,
dinnerware, glasses, tip tray, guest checks, dish cloths,
busing tub, napkins, “First Look” book with CD and
audio.
Table Service Module
PD4000 (ISBN 1-58896-321-7)
Sample Content includes: wet mop, dust mop, jani-carrier,
divided bucket, plastic bucket, cleaners, polishes, dust
pan, mop bucket and squeezer, squeegee and handle,
wet floor caution sign, floor tile, window brush, audio
cassettes,“First Look” book with CD and audio.
Cleaning Maintenance Module
PD0800 (ISBN 1-58896-295-4)
FEEDING BABY
DIAPERING BABY
DRESSING BABY
SPONGE BATHING BABY
TUB BATHING BABY
SWADDLING BABY
Sample Content includes: Baby size dolls, large bathtub,
baby shampoo, washcloths, bottle, bib, diapers, shirts,
booties, wash basin, baby wipes, gowns, panties, blanket,
towel, DVDs, nutrition book, “First Look” book with CD.
Child Care Module
PD4500 (ISBN 1-58896-866-9)
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FILING
This module introduces participants to
various types of filing systems. Since filing
is a component, in some form, of most
jobs, it is a good foundation to explore
different tasks of a business.
Activities include:
FILING ALPHABETICALLY
THE INDEXING RULE
FILING BY SUBJECT
FILING CHRONOLOGICALLY
Mail Handling Module
MAIL HANDLING
This package provides students with exploration of activities done by workers who
handle mail - both at the post office and
in large institutions and businesses.
Activities include:
FILING NUMERICALLY
FILING GEOGRAPHICALLY
Greenhouse Module
GREENHOUSE
PACKAGE WRAPPING AND POSTAGE
Do you have a green thumb and like to get
your hands dirty? Then career areas such
as a groundskeeper, florist, plant scientist,
greenhouse or landscape worker might just
be for you. Students will experience testing
seed germination, transplanting, and
propagation methods. Activities include:
INCOMING MAIL
TESTING SEED FOR GERMINATION
POSTAGE
GEOGRAPHIC AREAS
WRITING TO A CITY
Sample Content includes: File Box, Set of Invoices, Card
Guides, Blank Index Cards, Sets of Index Cards, “First
Look” book with CD and audio, DVD.
Filing Module
PD1400 (ISBN 1-58896-310-1)
MIXING POTTING SOIL
GROWING PLANTS FROM SEED
TRANSPLANTING
SECTIONAL CENTERS
STEM CUTTINGS
TOWNS SERVED BY SECTIONAL CENTERS
PLANT PROPAGATION METHODS
STANDARD MAILING
Sample Content includes: mail sorter, ZIP code directory,
mailing tube, postal scale, mailing cards, brown
wrapping paper, and DVD, “First Look” book with CD
and audio.
GRAFTAGE
BUILDING A GREENHOUSE
Mail Handling Module
Sample Content includes: Pots, drain trays, seeds, peat
moss, mixing pan, petri dishes, trowel, textbook, rooting
containers, vermiculite, work gloves, DVD, “First Look”
book with CD and audio.
PD2100 (ISBN 1-58896-311-X)
Greenhouse Module
PD1700 (ISBN 1-58896-291-1)
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THE PROJECT DISCOVERY CAREER DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM is a hands-on
comprehensive curriculum which provides middle through high school special
needs students the skills necessary for entrance into the general curricula,
workforce and independent life. Designed with the diverse needs of special
education students in mind, this system consists of three components —
Beginning, Intermediate and Advanced. Students learn hundreds of real world
job skills in many diverse career cluster areas as well as the academic skills
needed to perform those tasks. Students also gain important life skills and
employability skills. Students exit the program with a better understanding of the
job world and the careers that interest them and that they have abilities for. The
curricula is ideal for addressing transition services and IDEA requirements.
HIGHLIGHTS
Academic integration
Relevant instruction – real tools & tasks
Knowledge/Performance based assessment
Work performance benchmarks
Comprehensive curriculum
Customizable lesson plans
On-site training
Certificate of accomplishment
Ready-made IEP documentation
Engaging and motivating
BEGINNING
INTERMEDIATE
ADVANCED
The Beginning System is designed for
those students with critical needs
working well below grade level. Ideal for
a teacher-assisted approach whereby
students watch the teacher perform the
activities and then perform them with
assistance.
The Intermediate System is designed for
those students working below or near
grade level. Ideal for a peer-assisted group
approach whereby students work in small
groups to perform the activities with
teacher support.
The Advanced System is designed for those
students working at or near grade level.
Ideal for peer- groups or independent
work.
IDEAL FOR:
IDEAL FOR:
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•
•
•
Students who can follow simple one or
two step instructions
Students that can perform basic
academic skill tasks.
Audio components for low level and
non-readers and auditory learners.
•
•
Students who can follow multi-step
instructions
Students who can perform slightly higher
levels of academic skill tasks
Audio components for low level and nonreaders and auditory learners.
JOB SKILL TASKS AND ACADEMICS:
JOB SKILL TASKS AND ACADEMICS:
Students experience basic academic
skills in an applied, hands-on concept.
Examples include:
Students experience slightly higher levels
of academic skills in an applied, hands-on
concept. Examples include:
Students practice basic math with coins as
they learn to make change in the Grocery
Clerking kit.
Students read simple instructions and gain
basic entry level job vocabulary.
Students show understanding to carry out
simple one or two step instructions as they
learn to clean desktops and windows in the
Cleaning Maintenance kit or use utensils to
set a table in the Table Service kit.
Students perform basic math functions with
units of measure as they determine nutrition and
feeding requirements in the Animal Care kit;
compute percents as they determine shipping
and pricing in the Retailing kit; and use common
fractions as they plan for quantity cooking in the
Food Service kit.
Students read basic instructions for assembling
wood projects in the Carpentry kit.
Students apply reasoning to follow written
instructions as they learn to take blood pressure
in the Caregiver kit.
IDEAL FOR:
•
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Students who can follow more detailed,
multi-step instructions
Students who can perform higher levels of
academic skill tasks
Audio components for low level and nonreaders and auditory learners.
JOB SKILL TASKS AND ACADEMICS:
Students experience more advanced
academic skills in an applied, hands-on
concept. Examples include:
Students compute payroll and balance books in the
Accounting kit; complete expense reports and order
forms in the Sales Rep kit; calculate measurements
for plumbing a wall section in the Plumbing kit.
Students read and follow detailed instructions in
wiring a 3-way switch in the Electricity kit.
Students apply reasoning to follow detailed
instructions of a lab urinalysis in the
Biotechnology and Lab Science kit; and trouble
shoot problems in constructing a block wall in
the Masonry kit.
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INSTRUCTIONS
lead step-by-step
through the
activities.
Electricity Kit
INSTRUCTOR’S NOTES contain
manipulative and cognitive skill
requirements/skills to be attained;
math, language, and reasoning skill
levels; 10-20 day lesson
implementation plan; Pre/Post Tests;
Work Performance Benchmarks;
reproducible Student Worksheets;
and Job Qualifications Profiles.
MATERIALS AND TOOLS needed to perform the
kit activities, such as 4-cycle engine, rebar box,
barometer, blood pressure cuff, screen printing
kit, soldering board, wall section, food models,
galvanized pipe, wallpaper kit, DVDs, and
software programs.
SPECIAL EDUCATION EDITIONS
for Special Needs Students that
contain “First Look” PowerPoint
CDs and books that break the
concepts and terms down to a 2nd4th grade reading level with audio
supports.
Wall Covering Kit
COMMUNITY/PARENT
INVOLVEMENT
Involve parents and the community
in the classroom with hands-on
activities!
ASSESSMENT - both
knowledge and performance-based assessments
provided. Ready-made
documentation for IEPs.
PROJECT DISCOVERY INTERMEDIATE LEVEL
1. Advertising & Editorial Design ..........................................................PD0200
2. Animal Care ........................................................................................PD0300
3. Auto Body Repair ................................................................................PD0500
4. Drafting ..............................................................................................PD1200
5. Trucking ..............................................................................................PD3900
6. Medical Emergency Service................................................................PD2400
7. Medical Patient Care ..........................................................................PD2500
8. Public Health Nutrition......................................................................PD3100
9. Retailing..............................................................................................PD3300
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
TRAINING Nationally-certified
trainers will come to your site to
provide in-service training on
system implementation.
Caregiver ..........................................................................................PD4700
Sewing ................................................................................................PD3000
Skin and Nail Care ............................................................................PD3700
Upholstery ..........................................................................................PD4100
Wall Covering ....................................................................................PD4200
Consumer Services ............................................................................PD1000
Food Service ......................................................................................PD1500
Carpentry ............................................................................................PD4600
Graphic Artist ....................................................................................PD0400
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ADVERTISING AND
EDITORIAL DESIGN
This module helps the student explore his
or her creative skills as used in the world
of advertising. Emphasis is placed on
conceptualizing, drawing and designing as
opposed to technical skills. Students will
use their imaginations to see if they enjoy
the creative aspects of an advertising
designer. Activities include:
DOODLING
DRAWING FROM MEMORY
DRAFTING
Participants are introduced to the basics of
drafting – using drafting tools, producing
sketches, and producing drawings to scale.
Activities include:
GETTING READY TO DRAW
SKETCHING
LARGER THAN REAL
THE DRAWING
COSTING
PLANNING FOR EQUIPMENT
PICTORIAL DRAWINGS
VISUALIZING ODORS
DRAFTING USING COMPUTERS
DRAWING FROM THE SENSE OF TOUCH
Sample content includes: graph paper, bow compass, truck
model, T-square, drawing board, scale, ellipse guide,
triangle, drawing paper, locker templates, software
programs, DVD, “First Look” book with CD and audio
TASTE AND ART
YOUR PERSONAL INTERESTS
LEARNING ABOUT LAYOUTS
Drafting Module
PD1200 (ISBN 1-58896-296-2)
PUTTING TOGETHER A LAYOUT
PATTERNS WITH STRAIGHT LINES
TRACING LETTERING
MEDICAL EMERGENCY
SERVICES
Students will explore some of the skills
that EMT’s must use to handle stressful
situations. Activities include:
BANDAGING A PATIENT
IMMOBILIZING A WOUND
WOUND CARE
Sample content includes: blood pressure cuff, stethoscope,
forceps, instruments and containers, DVD, “First Look”
book with CD and audio.
Medical Emergency Service Module
PD2400 (ISBN 1-58896-324-1)
PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION
Students will explore eating habits and the
factors influencing them, the methods of
determining body fat, figuring calorie
requirements for weight loss, proper nutrition for pregnant women; and calorie
consumption around the world. Activities
include:
DRAWING AN ADVERTISEMENT
KEEPING A FOOD LOG
Sample content includes: Video, sketch pad, X-acto
knife, colored markers, layout parts, 30°-60° degree
triangle, scissors, “First Look” book with CD and audio.
CALCULATING BODY FAT
SETTING CALORIE REQUIREMENTS
SUPPLEMENTAL FOODS
Advertising & Editorial Design Module
WORLD NUTRITION
PD0200 (ISBN 1-58896-282-2)
Medical Patient Care Module
Sample content includes: caliper, scale, desk reference
book, food coupon books, growth charts, table of
recommended dietary allowances, calorie consumption
graph, DVD, software program, “First Look” book with
CD and audio.
MEDICAL PATIENT CARE
Public Health Nutrition Module
AUTOBODY REPAIR
Dented Chevy? Banged-up Buick? Pings,
scratches and dents frequently occur on
today’s rough roadways. With this kit, you’ll
be wielding a dinging hammer and dolly
block to fenders in no time. But just
repairing the dents is not enough —
chances are you’ll need to sand and paint
the area as well. Students will explore
hands-on many of the tasks of autobody
repair. Activities include:
STRAIGHTENING DAMAGED AREAS
FILLING DENTS WITH PLASTIC
PREPARING THE SURFACE FOR PAINTING
PRIMING THE WORK AREA
SMOOTHING PRIMER COAT & PAINTING
COMPOUNDING A REPAIRED AREA
Sample content includes: sanding block, wet/dry sandpapers, surform planing tool, auto wax, dolly block,
putty/catalyst, primer, dinging hammer, chamois,
“Autobody Repair and Repainting” textbook, rubber
squeegee, smocks, gloves, disposable masks, DVD, “First
Look” book with CD and audio.
Autobody Repair Module
PD0500 (ISBN 1-58896-294-6)
Students will explore taking vital signs,
observing patients, recording symptoms,
reactions and progress, and keeping
records. Activities include:
ASEPTIC TECHNIQUES
TAKING /RECORDING TEMPERATURE
TAKING THE PULSE
PD3100 (ISBN 1-58896-329-2)
TRUCKING
Students will learn that trucking is much
more than just driving a big rig as they
explore the regulations, paperwork and
rules that must be followed. Activities
include:
TAKING RESPIRATION
USING THE FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER
TAKING BLOOD PRESSURE
SAFETY REGULATIONS BOOK
MEASURING INTAKE/OUTPUT
MATERIALS HANDLING
Sample content includes: stethoscope, sphygmomanometer, transfer forceps, instrument container, dressing and
kelly forceps, surgical scissors, disposable masks, hospital gowns and hats, thermometer, DVD, “First Look”
book with CD and audio.
Medical Patient Care Module
PD2500 (ISBN 1-58896-325-X)
KEEPING A LOG
RATE CLERKING
UNIFORM STRAIGHT BILL OF LADING
Sample content includes: truck model, scale, bill of lading,
driver’s daily log, loading dock worksheet, FMCSR
worksheet, tariff book, lead weights, national motor
freight classification book, Federal Motor Carrier Safety
regulations book, weigh station, road atlas, DVD, “First
Look” book with CD and audio.
Trucking Module
PD3900 (ISBN 1-58896-302-0)
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RETAILING
SEWING
UPHOLSTERY
Students learn the “behind the scenes” of
what it takes to stock and run a retail store.
Activities include:
This module presents typical activities
performed by someone in the area of
production sewing. Students will understand procedures and techniques used by a
machine operator. Activities include:
Introduce students to the basics of upholstering furniture with this module.
Students learn basic covering techniques
and the tools used. Activities include:
ORDERING MERCHANDISE
CUSTOMER SERVICE
DISPLAY OF MERCHANDISE
PRICING
THE CASH REGISTER
INVENTORY
Sample content includes: credit card imprinter, sales slips,
cashier’s pouch, stamper, play coins, paper money, cash
drawer, purchase order forms, credit cards, DVD, “First
Look” book with CD and audio.
Retailing Module
PD3300 (ISBN 1-58896-319-5)
CAREGIVER
Students gain an awareness of the job
duties performed by those who are
caregivers for the elderly. Skills learned
include communicating and interacting
with senior citizens, learning about health
care issues, monitoring and protecting the
patient’s physical well being, and helping
with physical appearance and hygiene.
Student learn how to plan activities and
gain understanding of the physical impairments of aging. Activities include:
HAND SEWING
THE SEWING MACHINE & SAFETY RULES
THREADING THE MACHINE
STRAIGHT STITCHING
STITCHING ANGLES & CORNERS
STITCHING CURVES ON PAPER
BACKSTITCHING
SEAMS & CONTINUOUS FEEDING
TAKING BLOOD PRESSURE
MEASURING INTAKE AND OUTPUT
MANAGING AND ADMINISTERING
MEDICATIONS
COVERING A FOOTSTOOL OR DINING CHAIR
COVERING AN OCCASIONAL CHAIR
Sample content includes: tack lifter, shears/scissors, tacks,
muslin, batting/padding, uncovered wood chair seat,
padded/covered chair seat, thread, welt cord, tack hammer,
chalk, DVD, “First Look” book with CD and audio.
Upholstery Module
PD4100 (ISBN 1-58896-307-1)
TOP STITCHING
Sample content includes: stitching charts, straight pins,
thread, needles, scissors, fabric remnants, DVD, “First
Look” book with CD and audio.
Sewing Module
PD3000 (ISBN 1-58896-306-3)
Wall Covering Module
WALL COVERING
TAKING AND RECORDING TEMPERATURE
TAKING RESPIRATION
SEWING A SEAM WITH WELTING
EDGE STITCHING
MICROORGANISMS AND ASEPTIC TECHNIQUES
TAKING THE PULSE
BASIC COVERING
SEWING WELTING
Skin and Nail Care Module
SKIN AND NAIL CARE
This kit explores personal grooming and
the career of a cosmetologist. Activities
include:
This package gives students the opportunity to explore activities done by persons
who install wall coverings. It covers
installing dry wall and wood siding, painting, glazing and hanging wall paper.
Activities include:
INSTALLING DRY WALL
FINISHING DRY WALL
REFILLING NAIL HOLES & TAPE
INSTALLING NEW SIDING
COMPLETING DRY WALL
GETTING ACQUAINTED
CHOOSING THE RIGHT COSMETICS
FILLING NAIL HOLES IN WOOD
COMMUNICATING WITH THE ELDERLY
APPLYING MAKE-UP
PRIMING THE DRY WALL SURFACE
FACIAL MASSAGE
SANDING AND PRIMING NEW SIDING
FACIAL CLEANSING
FINISH PAINTING INTERIOR WALLS
PLANNING ACTIVITIES
PHYSICAL CARE AND SAFETY
EXPERIENCING PHYSICAL LIMITATIONS AND
SENSORY LOSSES
Sample content includes: blood pressure cuff, stethoscope,
bandages, thermometer, hospital gowns, surgical hats,
medicine dispenser, pill organizer, disposable masks,
hand towel, heartbeat tape, wash basin, shampoo cape,
DVDs, “First Look” book with CD and audio.
Caregiver Module
PD4700 (ISBN 1-58896-869-3)
CONTOURING
EXTERIOR PAINTING
MANICURING
HANGING WALLPAPER
Sample content includes: make-up foundation, blusher,
lipstick, eyeliner & shadow, astringent, concealer,
lotion, cleansing cream, moisturizer, powder, polish
remover, nail polishes, nail buffer, manicure bowl,
shampoo cape, DVD, “First Look” book with CD and
audio.
Skin & Nail Care Module
PD3700 (ISBN 1-58896-320-9)
WINDOW GLAZING
PAINTING TRIM
Sample content includes: wall section, joint compound,
nails, interior-exterior paint, paint roller kit, claw
hammer, sanding block, saw, wallpaper hanging kit,
glazing compound, wood putty, nail set, paint brushes,
primer, wallpaper, carpenter’s square & level, DVD,
“First Look” book with CD and audio.
Wallcovering Module
PD4200 (ISBN 1-58896-303-9)
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CONSUMER SERVICES
CARPENTRY
ANIMAL CARE
Learn about careers in such areas as an
economist, market analyst or comparison
shopper with this kit. Students will investigate the pricing of products and determine
which product is lower in cost per unit,
investigate the price per serving of different
forms of the same product and determine
public opinion of a product and design
promotional literature. Activities include:
Students are introduced to the career of a
carpenter in this kit. They gain skills such
as identifying and using fasteners, using
hand and power tools, measuring, identifying lumber and other building materials,
and use skills gained to build a project.
Activities include:
Students will experience the work of a
veterinarian, animal groomer, or trainer as
they explore the many duties involved in
animal care. Students will learn about
animal handling, medical care, grooming
and nutrition. Activities include:
UNIT PRICING
PRICE COMPARISONS
PRODUCT PUBLICITY
Sample content includes: simulated food products,
simulated cereal box labels, price comparison sheet,
turkey survey forms, turkey brochures, recipes, calculator, DVD, “First Look” book with CD and audio.
Consumer Services Module
PD1000 (ISBN 1-58896-314-4)
HANDLING ANIMALS
IDENTIFYING AND SORTING FASTENERS
USING SCREWS AND NAILS
EXAMINATION (TEMPERATURE, PULSE, RESPIRATION)
OPERATING A POWER HAND DRILL AND
SCREWDRIVER
EXAMINATION (EARS, EYES, BODY)
IDENTIFYING WOOD AND OTHER BUILDING
MATERIALS
MEASURING
MAKING A BOX
MAINTAINING TOOLS
Sample content includes: power screwdriver, power drill,
drill bits, fastener bin, nails, screws, fasteners, hardwood,
softwood, wood identification kit, claw hammer, hard
hat, screwdrivers, tape measure, tool belt, safety goggles,
pre-cut lumber, DVDs, “First Look” book with CD and
audio.
Carpentry Module
MEDICAL CARE
GROOMING
NUTRITION AND FEEDING
BREEDING
TRAINING
Sample content includes: stethoscope, thermometer,
“System of Breeding” Chart, pet shampoo, syringe,
brush, “Dog and Cat Care” Handbooks, nail trimmers,
gauze, towels, scissors, DVD, “First Look” book with CD
and audio.
Animal Care Module
PD0300 (ISBN 1-58896-290-3)
PD4600 (ISBN 1-58896-868-5)
Food Service Module
FOOD SERVICE
Students will learn about the many activities involved in food service preparation
including investigating the growth and
spread of microorganisms from unclean
conditions; investigating shapes, textures,
tastes, and colors of foods for preparing
meals; planning quantity food preparation
and school menus using government
donated foods. Activities include:
Carpentry Module
CLEANLINESS TESTS
PREPARING ATTRACTIVE MEALS
PLANNING FOR QUANTITY COOKING
PLANNING SCHOOL LUNCHES
Sample content includes: plastic table service, dinnerware,
divided trays, set of food models, powdered tempera
paint, petri dishes with lids, nutrient agar kit, DVD,
“First Look at Food Service” book with CD and audio.
Food Service Module
PD1500 (ISBN 1-58896-298-9)
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GRAPHIC ARTIST
This module gives students the opportunity to
explore some basic activities of graphic or
commercial art, as opposed to the fine arts.
Students will explore the scope of creative work
that graphic artists do — from drawing, to illustrating, to packaging and product display. Activities
include:
SUBJECTS TO DRAW
LEARNING SELF-DISCIPLINE
DRAWING FROM IMAGINATION
SUBMITTING YOUR WORK FOR EVALUATION
TRACING EXISTING DRAWINGS
ROMAN LETTERING
MAKING STENCILS
HOW TO LAYOUT AN AD
CREATING YOUR OWN LAYOUT
MAKING A MATCHBOOK COVER
WORKING WITH PACKAGING
DESIGNING A LABEL
GRAPHIC ARTS USING THE COMPUTER
Sample content includes: art brush, sketch pad, colored markers,
posterboard, india ink, pen points, X-acto knife, spray paint, video,
pen holders, DVD, “First Look” book with CD and audio.
Graphic Artist Module
PD0400 (ISBN 1-58896-283-0)
Graphic Artist Module
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THE PROJECT DISCOVERY CAREER DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM is a hands-on
comprehensive curriculum which provides middle through high school special
needs students the skills necessary for entrance into the general curricula,
workforce and independent life. Designed with the diverse needs of special
education students in mind, this system consists of three components —
Beginning, Intermediate and Advanced. Students learn hundreds of real world
job skills in many diverse career cluster areas as well as the academic skills
needed to perform those tasks. Students also gain important life skills and
employability skills. Students exit the program with a better understanding of the
job world and the careers that interest them and that they have abilities for. The
curricula is ideal for addressing transition services and IDEA requirements.
HIGHLIGHTS
Academic integration
Relevant instruction – real tools & tasks
Knowledge/Performance based assessment
Work performance benchmarks
Comprehensive curriculum
Customizable lesson plans
On-site training
Certificate of accomplishment
Ready-made IEP documentation
Engaging and motivating
BEGINNING
INTERMEDIATE
ADVANCED
The Beginning System is designed for
those students with critical needs
working well below grade level. Ideal for
a teacher-assisted approach whereby
students watch the teacher perform the
activities and then perform them with
assistance.
The Intermediate System is designed for
those students working below or near
grade level. Ideal for a peer-assisted group
approach whereby students work in small
groups to perform the activities with
teacher support.
The Advanced System is designed for those
students working at or near grade level.
Ideal for peer- groups or independent
work.
IDEAL FOR:
IDEAL FOR:
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•
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Students who can follow simple one or
two step instructions
Students that can perform basic
academic skill tasks.
Audio components for low level and
non-readers and auditory learners.
IDEAL FOR:
•
•
•
Students who can follow multi-step
instructions
Students who can perform slightly higher
levels of academic skill tasks
Audio components for low level and nonreaders and auditory learners.
•
•
•
Students who can follow more detailed,
multi-step instructions
Students who can perform higher levels of
academic skill tasks
Audio components for low level and nonreaders and auditory learners.
JOB SKILL TASKS AND ACADEMICS:
JOB SKILL TASKS AND ACADEMICS:
Students experience basic academic
skills in an applied, hands-on concept.
Examples include:
JOB SKILL TASKS AND ACADEMICS:
Students experience slightly higher levels
of academic skills in an applied, hands-on
concept. Examples include:
Students experience more advanced
academic skills in an applied, hands-on
concept. Examples include:
Students practice basic math with coins as
they learn to make change in the Grocery
Clerking kit.
Students read simple instructions and gain
basic entry level job vocabulary.
Students show understanding to carry out
simple one or two step instructions as they
learn to clean desktops and windows in the
Cleaning Maintenance kit or use utensils to
set a table in the Table Service kit.
Students perform basic math functions with
units of measure as they determine nutrition and
feeding requirements in the Animal Care kit;
compute percents as they determine shipping
and pricing in the Retailing kit; and use common
fractions as they plan for quantity cooking in the
Food Service kit.
Students compute payroll and balance books in the
Accounting kit; complete expense reports and order
forms in the Sales Rep kit; calculate measurements
for plumbing a wall section in the Plumbing kit.
Students read basic instructions for assembling
wood projects in the Carpentry kit.
Students apply reasoning to follow detailed
instructions of a lab urinalysis in the
Biotechnology and Lab Science kit; and trouble
shoot problems in constructing a block wall in
the Masonry kit.
Students apply reasoning to follow written
instructions as they learn to take blood pressure
in the Caregiver kit.
Students read and follow detailed instructions in
wiring a 3-way switch in the Electricity kit.
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STUDENT
INSTRUCTIONS
lead step-by-step
through the
activities.
Electricity Kit
INSTRUCTOR’S NOTES contain
manipulative and cognitive skill
requirements/skills to be attained;
math, language, and reasoning skill
levels; 10-20 day lesson
implementation plan; Pre/Post Tests;
Work Performance Benchmarks;
reproducible Student Worksheets;
and Job Qualifications Profiles.
COMMUNITY/PARENT
INVOLVEMENT
Involve parents and the community
in the classroom with hands-on
activities!
MATERIALS AND TOOLS needed to perform the
kit activities, such as 4-cycle engine, rebar box,
barometer, blood pressure cuff, screen printing
kit, soldering board, wall section, food models,
galvanized pipe, wallpaper kit, DVDs, and
software programs.
Plumbing Kit
ASSESSMENT - both
knowledge and performance-based assessments
provided. Ready-made
documentation for IEPs.
PROJECT DISCOVERY ADVANCED LEVEL
1. Accounting & Bookkeeping ................................................................PD0100
2. Banking and Credit ............................................................................PD0600
3. Bio Technology & Lab Science............................................................PD0700
4. Dental Care ........................................................................................PD1100
5. Electricity ............................................................................................PD1300
6. Food Technology ................................................................................PD1600
7. Law Enforcement ................................................................................PD2000
8. Management ......................................................................................PD2200
9. Masonry ..............................................................................................PD2300
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
SPECIAL EDUCATION EDITIONS
for Special Needs Students that
contain “First Look” PowerPoint
CDs and books that break the
concepts and terms down to a 2nd4th grade reading level with audio
supports.
TRAINING Nationally-certified
trainers will come to your site to
provide in-service training on
system implementation.
Medical Records ................................................................................PD2600
Meteorology ......................................................................................PD2700
Plumbing ............................................................................................PD2800
Printing Processes ............................................................................PD2900
Sales Representative ..........................................................................PD3400
Small Engine Repair ..........................................................................PD3800
Writing Careers ..................................................................................PD4400
Construction Trades ..........................................................................PD4800
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ACCOUNTING &
BOOKKEEPING
BIOTECHNOLOGY AND
LABORATORY SCIENCE
Learn the basic duties performed by
bookkeeping and accounting personnel
with this module. Students will complete
receipts and disbursement sheets, calculate
payroll and complete checks--just to name
a few of the activities. The Introduction
provides students with a review of some
basic math necessary. Activities include:
Get hands-on with microscopes, beakers,
slides, and petri dishes with this kit.
Students will explore such career areas as
laboratory technicians, medical assistants,
biochemists, biomedical technicians and
microbiologists as they perform clinical
and laboratory duties. Activities include:
INTRODUCTION
CASH RECEIPTS
CASH DISBURSEMENTS
PAYROLL
CHECKS
BANK RECONCILIATION
INCOME STATEMENT
Sample content includes: ledger sheets, adding machine,
blank payroll checks, payroll record sheets, bank reconciliation worksheets, paid checks, income statement
worksheets, cash receipts worksheets, cash disbursements worksheets, “First Look” book with CD and
audio, DVD and a software program.
Accounting & Bookkeeping Module
PD0100 (ISBN 1-58896-309-8)
Electricity Module
MICROSCOPE ORIENTATION
ELECTRICITY
Students will explore the careers of those
workers who install, design and service
electrical systems. Students will use tools
of the trade as they learn hands-on about
wiring circuits and switches, splicing, and
soldering, to name a few. Activities include:
MATCHING COLOR CODED WIRE
SOLDERING
CABLE SPLICING
TAPING SPLICES
WIRING CIRCUITS
INSTALLING A WALL SOCKET AND PLUG
WIRING A SINGLE LIGHT SWITCH
DIFFERENTIAL BLOOD COUNTS
METRIC MEASUREMENT
PREPARATION OF SALINE SOLUTION
ROUTINE URINALYSIS
EXAMINATION OF PLAQUE AND EPITHELIAL
CELLS
PREPARING A CULTURE
SMEAR OBSERVATION
BLOOD TYPING
BLOOD COUNTS
Sample content includes: Microscope, prepared blood
slide, reagent strips, urinometer, beakers, cylinders,
triple beam balance, blood typing kit, DVD, “First Look”
book with CD and audio.
Biotechnology & Laboratory Science Module
PD0700 (ISBN 1-58896-286-5)
WIRING A THREE-WAY SWITCH
Sample content includes: soldering board, circuit board,
wire stripper, continuity tester, pliers, circuit tester,
soldering tool, 3-way switches, wall outlet, porcelain
light fixture, soldering iron, color coded board, wall
section w/ boxes attached, GFIC, solder fuse box, wall
outlet box, switch boxes, light fixture box, DVD, “First
Look” book with CD and audio.
Banking & Credit Module
Electricity Module
BANKING AND CREDIT
PD1300 (ISBN 1-58896-297-0)
Students will explore several types of
careers in the banking and credit field. The
activities range from bank teller to an
investment banker. Activities include:
BANK DEPOSITS
BALANCING THE DRAWER
Dental Care Module
DENTAL CARE
Say “AH”! Students will explore the work
of occupations in dental health care
careers as they learn about the care, treatment and repair of gums and teeth.
Activities include:
COMPUTING FOREIGN EXCHANGE
TEACHING ORAL HYGIENE
COMPUTING FEDERAL ESTATE TAX
OFFICE PROCEDURES & CLINICAL RECORDS
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MAKING CASTS
EVALUATING CREDIT RISKS
TRANSFERRING STERILE INSTRUMENTS
MAKING STOCK INVESTMENTS
SETTING UP THE OPERATORY
Sample content includes: estate papers booklet, reference
booklets, deposit slips, cash drawer, credit & debit slips,
financial statements, company background material,
customer envelopes, paper money, play coins, DVD,
“First Look” book with CD and audio.
Sample content includes: stone teeth, teeth molds, vibrator, instruments and containers, gram scale, prophyangle, periodontal probe, disposable gloves, masks, DVD,
“First Look” book with CD and audio.
Banking & Credit Module
PD0600 (ISBN 1-55549-402-1)
Dental Care Module
PD1100 (ISBN 1-58896-323-3)
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FOOD TECHNOLOGY
MANAGEMENT
Students will perform product preference
tests, investigate blanching for food preservation, and invent a “new” food product.
Activities include:
Managers must plan and run many
activities. In this kit students will
simulate many of the tasks of a Food
Service Manager including exploring job
descriptions, interviewing and hiring
personnel; merchandising; inventorying
and stocking of products; setting
competitive prices and profit making;
balancing a cash register; making
banquet reservations, and keeping
records. Activities include:
PRODUCT PREFERENCE TEST
QUALITY CONTROL
FOOD PRESERVATION EXPERIMENT
EXPERIMENTING IN A TEST KITCHEN
TRANSFERRING A RECIPE TO PRODUCTION
SCALE
FOOD PRODUCT LABELING
Sample content includes: gram scale, beaker, test tubes and
clamp, timer, safety glasses, metal cans, graduated cylinder, lab coat, DVD, “First Look” book with CD and
audio.
Food Technology Module
PD1600 (ISBN 1-58896-287-3)
HIRING
BANQUET RESERVATIONS
WAREHOUSE ORDERS
SETTING PRICES
CASHIER’S REPORT
CONGREGATE MEALS
Sample content includes: cash drawer, checks, plastic
credit cards, sales order slips, classroom money,
booklets, deposit slips, inventory forms, warehouse
order booklet, cashier’s pouch, DVDs,“First Look” book
with CD and audio.
Management Module
PD2200 (ISBN 1-58896-328-4)
Masonry Module
MASONRY
Students will build a foundation and use
the tools of a mason in this kit as they
pour patio blocks and construct walls!
Students will learn some of the typical job
tasks of a mason, gain awareness of the
tools and materials used in the craft, and
gain a beginning understanding of the
process of construction. Activities include:
CONDUCTING A SLUMP TEST
POURING AND FINISHING A CONCRETE
PATIO BLOCK
TYING REINFORCEMENT RODS
Law Enforcement Module
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Students will explore several areas related
to law enforcement with this kit including
fingerprinting, casting, investigating
forged documents, and accident and criminal investigation procedures. Activities
include:
TAKING LEGIBLE PRINTS
LIFTING FINGERPRINTS
MAKING A PRINT IDENTIFICATION
MATCHING FINGERPRINTS
PLASTER CASTING
HANDWRITING COMPARISON
ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION
CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION
Sample content includes: driver’s licenses, investigating
officer’s report form, latent print transfer card & set,
silver & black print powders, ridge description chart,
fingerprint type example chart, fingerprint card & set,
loop print example chart, magnifier, print lifting tape,
dusting brushes, fingerprint ink pad, Sheriff ’s
complaint form, plaster of paris, cassette tapes, DVD,
“First Look” book with CD and audio.
MEDICAL RECORDS
Students will explore some of the areas
associated with medical recordkeeping in
the health occupations. All of the activities
are important to the health cluster in
general as all workers have a part in the
keeping of patient records in some form or
another. Activities include:
CONSTRUCTING A STRAIGHT SECTION OF
CONCRETE BLOCK WALL
CONSTRUCTING A BLOCK WALL
CORNER SECTION
CONSTRUCTING A BRICK WALL USING
A STRETCHER BOND
MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
Sample content includes: mortar box, re-bar box, carpenter’s level & square, trowels, mortar board, reinforcement rods, patio block form, screed board, standards,
line level, sand shovel, hoe, sight line, jointing tool,
DVD, “First Look” book with CD and audio.
MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION
Masonry Module
ADMISSION TO THE HOSPITAL
PATIENT CHART MAINTENANCE
PD2300 (ISBN 1-58896-299-7)
Sample content includes: medical history booklet, cassette
tape, medical dictionary, nurse’s notes, TPR form,
insurance form, medical history form, clinical lab
results form, graphic nurse’s notes, team assignment
sheets, medical terminology & word root worksheets,
diet sheets, urinalysis lab sheets, blood chemistry lab
sheets, blood (morphology) sheets, bacteriology sheets,
hematology sheets, DVD, “First Look” book with CD
and audio.
Medical Records Module
PD2600 (ISBN 1-58896-312-8)
Law Enforcement Module
PD2000 (ISBN 1-58896-292-X)
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METEOROLOGY
WRITING CAREERS
Do you enjoy science, mathematics, physics
and watching the weather station? Then the
career of a meteorologist might just be for
you. Activities include:
This module introduces participants to the
various careers in writing. Participants will
experience writing headlines and copy for
ads and newspapers, writing brochures,
writing scripts for radio and television, and
creative and technical writing. Activities
include:
GATHERING WEATHER DATA:
CLOUDS AND WIND
GATHERING WEATHER DATA:
AIR PRESSURE, TEMPERATURE, HUMIDITY AND
PRECIPITATION
CONSTRUCTING A STATION MODEL
PLOTTING AND READING A WEATHER MAP
PREDICTING THE WEATHER
FIRE WEATHER SERVICE
PILOT WEATHER BRIEFING
Sample content includes: Barometer, psychrometer,
thermometer, wind direction flag and compass, booklet
and maps, DVD, “First Look” book with CD and audio.
Meteorology Module
PD2700 (ISBN 1-58896-288-1)
WRITING HEADLINES
Printing Processes Module
COPY WRITING
WRITING BROCHURES
PRINTING PROCESSES
WRITING FOR RADIO
Students will explore hands-on the career
field of a printer. Students will gain a beginning knowledge of the foundation skills and
tools of the trade. Activities include:
TECHNICAL WRITING
SCREEN PRINTING
WORKING WITH NEGATIVES
STRIPPING THE NEGATIVES TO THE MASKING
SHEET
PROOFING
CREATIVE WRITING
WRITING FOR TELEVISION AND FILMS
Sample content includes: radio script form, video script
format sheet, sample video script, writing ideas sheet,
radio tape, blank audio cassette tapes, sample video tape,
dictionary, thesaurus, DVD, “First Look” book with CD
and audio.
Writing Careers Module
PD4400 (ISBN 1-58896-284-9)
OFFSET PRINTING
SIZING PICTURES
Sample content includes: ink brayers, screen printing kit,
pad of stencils, pad of masking sheets, opaque, plate
preserver, negatives, inking plate, offset ink, offset plate,
light table/developer box, proof paper, proportion scale,
DVD, “First Look” book with CD and audio.
Printing Processes Module
PD2900 (ISBN 1-58896-305-5)
Plumbing Module
PLUMBING
This kit offers students a real hands-on
opportunity to perform the skills of a
plumber, coupled with an extensive experience with actual tools and terminology used
by master plumbers. Activities include:
SALES REPRESENTATIVE
Students will become aware of the psychological and physical aspects of sales with
this kit. The qualities a successful sales
representative usually possesses and the
typical job tasks performed are explored.
Activities include:
“REPS”
Small Engine Repair Module
SMALL ENGINE REPAIR
This kit provides students with exploration
in the repair and servicing of small
engines. Students wil use real tools of the
trade and perform many different tasks as
they learn about engines. Activities include:
CUT AND DE-BURR GALVANIZED PIPE
PRODUCT PRESENTATION
CHANGING THE OIL
THREAD PIPE, INSTALL UNION & ELBOW
ASKING FOR THE ORDER
CHECKING THE COMPRESSION
FLEXIBLE COPPER TUBING
TIME MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING
CLEANING CARBON FROM THE ENGINE
RIGID COPPER TUBING
KEEPING AN EXPENSE ACCOUNT
REMOVING THE FLYWHEEL
BLACK IRON PIPE
ORDER FORMS
CHECKING THE SPARK PLUG
RIGID PLASTIC PIPE
MORE GOOD SALES QUALITIES
REMOVING AND REPLACING THE AIR
CLEANER SYSTEM
PLUMBING A WALL SECTION
Sample content includes: galvanized pipes, rigid copper
tubing, wall section, galvanized elbows & unions, pipe
cutter, hacksaw, pipe vise, pipe threader, tube cutter,
flaring tool, tire pump, flexible copper tubing, rigid
plastic pipe, black iron pipe, DVDs, “First Look” book
with CD and audio.
Sample content includes: “Strategic Selling” book, time
planning chart forms, expense report forms, sales order
forms, DVDs, “First Look” book with CD and audio.
Sales Representative Module
PD3400 (ISBN 1-58896-315-2)
Sample content includes: 4-cycle engine, service manual,
drain pan, screwdrivers, head gaskets, spark plug socket,
socket set, wrenches, gauges, plastic mallet, flywheel
puller, DVD, “First Look” book with CD and audio.
Small Engine Repair Module
PD3800 (ISBN 1-58896-301-2)
Plumbing Module
PD2800 (ISBN 1-58896-300-4)
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CONSTRUCTION TRADES
This module introduces participants to the
various careers in the construction trades.
Careers covered include electrician,
plumber, mason, and dry wall installer.
Activities include:
MATCHING COLOR-CODED WIRE
SOLDERING
CABLE SPLICING
TAPING SPLICES
WIRING CIRCUITS
CUT AND DE-BURR GALVANIZED PIPE
THREAD PIPE, INSTALL UNION AND ELBOW
FLEXIBLE COPPER TUBING
RIGID COPPER TUBING
Sample content includes: soldering iron and stand, color
coded electrical board, wire, solder, galvanized elbows
and unions, pipe cutter, pipe vise, pipe wrenches, pipe
threader, tube cutter, flaring tool, flexible copper tubing,
rigid copper tubing, jointing tool, finishing trowel,
reinforcement rods, patio block form, screed board,
masonry hoe, re-bar box, drywall nails, wall sections,
circuits kit, safety goggles, carpenter’s level, mortar
board and box, pliers, carpenter’s square, claw hammer,
DVDs, “First Look” book with CD and audio.
Construction Trades Module
PD4800 (ISBN 1-58896-867-7)
CONDUCTING A SLUMP TEST
POURING AND FINISHING A CONCRETE PATIO
BLOCK
TYING REINFORCEMENT RODS
CONSTRUCTING A STRAIGHT SECTION OF
CONCRETE BLOCK WALL
INSTALLING DRY WALL
FINISHING DRY WALL
REFILLING NAIL HOLES AND TAPE
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ADAPTED
Designed to meet the needs of severe and profoundly-challenged students, these hands-on kits will
provide appropriate transition-related materials for all special needs students. Specifically written for
students with IQs of 55 and below, these adapted materials provide simplified text and integrated
visual supports to help students learn job-related tasks and life skills. These career education and life
skills materials are ideal for your alternate assessment population.
IQ < 55
KITS THAT INCLUDE
ADAPTED CURRICULUM:
This adapted curriculum provides activities in
the following career areas:
CONTENTS:
• Adapted versions of student
instructions - simplifying text and
integrating visual supports
2. Cleaning Maintenance
• Community-based instruction
experiences
3. Table Service
• Role play and situation cards
4. Child Care
• Functional academic worksheets
5. Mail Handling
• Games and manipulatives
6. Food Service
• Communication supports for core
vocabulary
1. Greenhouse
7. Grocery Clerking
8. Caregiver
9. Hair Care and Styling
10. Retailing
11. Filing
12. Animal Care
JOB SKILL TASKS:
• Assessments in both pre/post test
and portfolio formats
• Hands-on kits with manipulatives and
tools necessary to complete activities
• CD with contents of all materials for
easy customization
• Writing portfolio activities (vocabulary
and comprehension)
CORRELATED TO
ALTERNATE
ASSESSMENTS:
The Adapted Curriculum supports
instruction in alternate assessment
standards. Correlations to individual
states’ Alternate Assessments have
been completed to further support
educators.
The Adapted System of 12 kits represents
specific entry-level job skills taken from the
U.S. Dept. of Labor. This system includes:
•
•
•
•
80 Careers
81 Activities
511 Job Tasks
240 Hours of instruction
Bingo Cards
Cards
Vocabulary
Academic Worksheets
Adapted Student Instructions
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RESEARCH-BASED U.S. DEPT. OF EDUCATION APPROVED AND VALIDATED • PROVEN PROGRAM • BEST PRACTICES
Adapted Food Service Kit
INSTRUCTOR’S BINDER
contains Teacher Instructions,
Adapted Student Instructions,
Adapted First Look PowerPoint,
Interactive PowerPoint Pre-Post
test, CD of binder contents, etc.
Adapted Student Instructions
HANDS-ON MANIPULATIVES needed to
perform the kit activities.
ADAPTED STUDENT
INSTRUCTIONS lead step-by-step
through the activities with picture
symbol supports for non-readers.
VOCABULARY CARDS to provide key
communication supports
Bingo
Cards
Cards
Vocabulary
FUNCTIONAL ACADEMIC
WORKSHEETS to support
instruction in academic standards.
GAMES - Bingo and board
games to encourage
vocabulary and literacy
development.
ASSESSMENT - in
PowerPoint format to
document gains
PROJECT DISCOVERY ADAPTED KITS
1. Animal Care.................................................PD 0300-ADP
2. Caregiver.....................................................PD 4700-ADP
3. Child Care...................................................PD 4500-ADP
4. Cleaning Maintenance...............................PD 0800-ADP
5. Filing...........................................................PD 1400-ADP
6. Food Service...............................................PD 1500-ADP
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
Greenhouse................................................ PD 1700-ADP
Grocery Clerking.........................................PD 1800-ADP
Hair Care & Styling.....................................PD 1900-ADP
Mail Handling............................................ PD 2100-ADP
Retailing................................................... PD 3300-ADP
Table Service............................................ PD 4000-ADP
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CORRELATION TO ACADEMIC CORE CONTENT
The Project Discovery Adapted Version kits include a rich depth and breadth of
activities to instruct in key academic, career and life skill areas.
Adapted versions include in each kit:
Assessment:
Pre and Post Assessment - utilizing multi-media
PowerPoint format as well as text.
English/Language Arts:
• Literacy experiences - new vocabulary development through vocabulary
boards/cards, stimulus pictures above words
to enhance active literacy value, scanning and
matching activities, developing dictionaries of
vocabulary words, alphabetizing activities with
word banks
• Functional Academic Worksheets - that
promote comprehension experiences for
emergent readers.
• Community-Based Instruction Experiences –
writing a letter and completing a report after
a CBI trip using provided templates.
• Directions – Following directions, carrying
out simple procedures
• Comprehension strategies – skimming and
scanning, matching and choice making, cause
and effect, using reasoning skills
• Manipulatives – vocabulary rich activities
including bingo and board games.
See the following
pages for additional
content taught in each
kit.
Math:
• Numerals and Operations – counting, addition,
subtraction, multiplication, set discrimination;
compare/contrast and order
• Algebra – missing variables, solving simple
problems, sorting, “equal” or “same as”, “more” or
“less”
• Measurement – matching two dimensional figures
to three dimensional figures
• Data Analysis – pictures to sequence event/activity,
sort pictures/objects by one attribute, sequencing;
extending a pattern, analyze data sets
• Geometry – plane geometry
Social Exchanges/Communication Skills:
• Situation Cards – to enhance safety and decisionmaking skills and learn best practices on the job.
• Role plays – to encourage purposeful, job-related
interaction; rehearse appropriate give and take,
social exchanges and appropriate communication
skills.
• Social Stories – customized narratives that verbally
rehearse and prepare students for communitybased trips.
Community-Based Instruction:
• Writing a Report
• Writing a Thank-You Letter
• Social Stories
• Preparation and Objectives
• Participation levels
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ANIMAL CARE - ADAPTED
CLEANING MAINTENANCE ADAPTED
Students will experience the work of a pet
store worker as they explore the many
duties involved in animal care. Students
will learn about animal handling, nutrition, scheduling and needed supplies.
Activities include:
Activity 1 – “Rules about Handling Animals” – safety and
decision making
Activity 2 – “Putting Animals into Categories” – discrimination
skills, decision making
Activity 3 – “Where do Small Animals Live?” - discrimination
skills, decision making
Activity 4 – “What do Small Pets Eat?” – food and nutrition
Activity 5 – “Finding the Right Fit” Large or Small?” - discrimination skills, decision making
Activity 6 – “Following a Schedule for Pet Care” – time of day,
sequencing, color discrimination
Activity 7 – “Stocking Shelves in a Pet Shop” - discrimination
skills, decision making
Activity 8 – “Purchasing Items for Care for a Pet” – money
skills
Adapted Animal Care Module
PD 0300-ADP
CAREGIVER - ADAPTED
Students gain an awareness of the job
duties performed by those who are
caregivers for the elderly. Skills learned
include communicating and interacting
with senior citizens, learning about health
care issues, monitoring and protecting the
patient’s physical well being, and helping
with physical appearance and hygiene.
Student learn how to plan activities and
time management. Activities include:
Activity 1 – “Germ Free Environment” – science, aseptic
techniques, cleanliness, safety
Activity 2 – “Taking Temperature and Pulse” – science, charting
vital signs data, taking temperature and pulse, measuring,
taking time/reading clock, cleanliness, sterilization, reading
thermometer
Activity 3 – “Respiration and Blood Pressure” – science, taking
respiration and blood pressure, heart beat, charting vital signs
data, taking time/reading clock
Activity 4 – “Managing Medications” – days of week, times of
day, health, safety, higher-order thinking skills
Activity 5 – “Getting Acquainted” – interviewing, social skills,
interest inventory, safety, decision-making skills, graphing data
Activity 6 – “Making Choices” – interviewing, social skills,
decision-making, higher-order thinking skills, following directions
Activity 7 – “Scheduling” – time and scheduling management
Activity 8 – “Washing a Patient’s Hands and Face” – social
skills, communication skills
This package helps students explore the
importance of cleaning and maintaining
large buildings such as schools and hospitals. Students will learn how to perform
basic cleaning techniques and use many of
the necessary tools and supplies.
Activities include:
Adapted Child Care Kit
CHILD CARE - ADAPTED
This module provides instruction in
caring for the infant age level. Students
will gain experience in the skills needed to
safely care for infants including proper
handling of infants, feeding, dressing and
bathing. Students anticipating working in
a day care setting will gain valuable skills
with this hands-on program. Activities
include:
Activity 1 – “Lifting and Carrying a Baby” – sequencing,
safety/cleanliness
Activity 2 – “Feeding a Baby” – discrimination skills, liquid
measurement, temperature, safety/cleanliness
Activity 3 – “Diapering the Baby” – discrimination skills,
safety/cleanliness
Activity 4 – “Dressing the Baby” – discrimination skills,
safety/cleanliness
Activity 5 – “Sponge Bathing a Baby” – discrimination skills,
safety/cleanliness
Activity 6 – “Tub Bathing a Baby” – sequencing, discrimination
skills, measurement, temperature, safety/cleanliness
Activity 7 – “Swaddling the Baby” – sequencing, measurement,
temperature, safety/cleanliness, plane geometry
Activity 1 – “Desk Top Cleaning” – liquid measurements,
measuring tools, science of making solutions, safety/cleanliness, fractions
Activity 2 – “Chalkboard Cleaning” – sequencing, safety/cleanliness
Activity 3 – “Inside Window and Mirror Cleaning” – sequencing, safety/cleanliness
Activity 4 – “Outside Window Cleaning” – liquid measurements, measuring tools, science of making solutions, sequencing, safety/cleanliness, fractions
Activity 5 – “Wall Washing” – liquid measurements, measuring
tools, sequencing, safety/cleanliness, fractions
Activity 6 – “Dust Mop Sweeping” – sequencing, sorting,
safety/cleanliness
Activity 7 – “Wet Mopping and Disinfecting” – liquid measurements, measuring tools, science of making solutions,
safety/cleanliness, fractions, sequencing
Activity 8 – “Restroom Cleaning” - liquid measurements,
measuring tools, science of making solutions, safety/cleanliness, fractions
Activity 9 – “Tile Refinishing” - liquid measurements, measuring tools, science of making solutions, safety/cleanliness,
fractions, compare/contrast
Activity 10 – “Operating a Vacuum Cleaner” – sequencing,
safety/cleanliness, plane geometry
Adapted Cleaning Maintenance Module
PD 0800-ADP
Adapted Child Care Module
PD 4500-ADP
Adapted Cleaning
Maintenance Kit
Adapted Caregiver Module
PD 4700-ADP
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FILING - ADAPTED
GROCERY CLERKING ADAPTED
This module introduces participants to
various types of filing systems. Since filing
is a component, in some form, of most
jobs, it is a good foundation to explore
different tasks of a business. Activities
include:
Activity 1 – “Filing Alphabetically by Name” – visual discrimination, alphabetizing, matching, sorting, set discrimination
Activity 2 – “Filing Alphabetically by Last Name” – sorting,
matching, visual discrimination, alphabetizing,
compare/contrast
Activity 3 – “Filing by Color” – color/visual discrimination,
matching, sorting, set discrimination
Activity 4 –“ Filing by Month” – month/calendar sequencing,
categorizing, literacy, decision-making, set discrimination, best
practices on the job
Activity 5 –“Filing by Last Number in a Sequence” – sorting,
numerical order, sequencing, alphabetizing, role plays, matching
Activity 6 – “Filing by State Names” – matching, set discrimination, sequencing, scanning, dictionary skills, plane geometry
Adapted Filing Module
PD 1400-ADP
Adapted Filing Kit
Anyone interested in working part-time in
a grocery store will learn valuable job tasks
in this kit. Activities include:
Adapted Food Service Kit
GREENHOUSE - ADAPTED
Students will experience many of the tasks
involved in working in a greenhouse
including testing seed germination, mixing
potting soil, growing plants from seed and
transplanting. Activities include:
Activity 1 – “Testing Seeds for Germination” – science of seed
germination, math calculations, interpret data
Activity 2 – “Mixing Potting Soil” – measurements, mixtures,
measuring tools
Activity 3 – “Growing Plants from Seed” – measurements, plant
science
Activity 4 – “Transplanting” – measurements, measuring tools,
plane geometry
Activity 5 – “Stem Cutting” – measurements, compare/contrast,
plant science
Activity 6 – “Other Plant Propagation Methods” – sequencing,
plant science
Activity 7 – “Graftage” – science of plant graftage/growth
Activity 8 – “Building a Small Greenhouse” – sequencing, safety,
plant science
Activity 1 – “Bagging Groceries I” – visual/item discrimination,
compare/contrast
Activity 2 – “Bagging Groceries II” – matching,
compare/contrast, visual/item discrimination
Activity 3 – “Sorting Food and Not-Food” – sorting,
compare/contrast, visual/item discrimination, following directions, dictionary development
Activity 4 – “Using a Price Marker” – safety, decision-making,
best practices on the job, pricing, money discrimination
Activity 5 – “Facing Shelves” – visual discrimination, scanning,
role plays
Activity 6 – “Sorting Money” – money sorting skills, visual
discrimination, sequencing skills, set discrimination, plane
geometry
Adapted Grocery Clerking Module
PD 1800 - ADP
Adapted Grocery Clerking Kit
Adapted Greenhouse Module
FOOD SERVICE - ADAPTED
PD 1700 - ADP
Students will learn about the many activities involved in food service preparation
including the importance of cleanliness in
food service, learning how germs spread,
preparing meals, filling orders and
planning lunches. Activities include:
Activity 1 – “Cleanliness Test” – health, safety, cleanliness,
science-germ spreading
Activity 2 – “How Germs Spread” – science of making cultures,
germ growth
Activity 3 – “Preparing Attractive Meals” – cleanliness,
health/safety, decision-making skills
Activity 4 – “Filling Orders” – color discrimination, decisionmaking skills
Activity 5 – “Planning School Lunches” – cleanliness,
health/nutrition, higher-order thinking skills
Adapted Greenhouse Kit
Adapted Food Service Module
PD 1500-ADP
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TABLE SERVICE - ADAPTED
HAIR CARE AND STYLING ADAPTED
Explore table setting, taking orders,
and busing a table with this hands-on
kit. Activities include:
Students will enjoy learning hands-on about
the duties of hair care professionals. Activities
include:
Activity 1 – “Brushing and Combing Hair” – set discrimination,
matching,
Activity 2 – “Preparing Customers for Shampoo” – critical thinking
skills, matching, social skills
Activity 3 – “Setting up a Hair Care Station: Basic” – sorting, set
discrimination, decision-making skills, following directions
Activity 4 – “Setting up a Hair Care Station: Transitional” - sorting,
set discrimination
Activity 5 – “Setting up a Hair Care Station: Complex” - sorting, set
discrimination, critical thinking skills, alphabetizing, visual discrimination, safety, decision making, best practices on the job
Activity 6 – “Guest Speaker” – sequencing, dictionary building, plane
geometry
Adapted Hair Care & Styling Module
PD 1900 - ADP
Adapted Mail Handling Kit
Activity 1 – “Setting a Table” - visual discrimination,
sorting, liquid measurements, fractions, safety/cleanliness
Activity 2 – “Taking an Order” – visual discrimination,
addition of items ordered, using money, making change,
safety/cleanliness
Activity 3 – “Busing a Table” – sequencing, good hygiene,
work habits, safety/cleanliness, compare/contrast
Activity 4 – “Expansion of Activity 1” – following directions
Activity 5 – “Expansion of Activity 2” – Role plays, dictionary development
Activity 6- “Expansion of Activity 3” – Situation cards,
decision-making, best practices on the job
Adapted Table Service Module
PD 4000 - ADP
RETAILING - ADAPTED
Students learn the “behind the scenes” of
what it takes to stock and run a retail store.
Activities include:
Activity 1 – “Choosing the Right Retail Store” – set discrimination, decision-making
Activity 2 – “Pricing” – setting and marking prices
Activity 3 – “Preparing Attractive Retail Displays” – color/visual
discrimination
Activity 4 – “Customer Service” – social skills, communication
skills
Activity 5 – “Handling Cash in a Retail Store” – sorting money,
Activity 6 – “Stocking Shelves” – matching inventory numbers
Adapted Hair Care Kit
Adapted Table Service Kit
Adapted Retailing Module
PD 3300 - ADP
MAIL HANDLING - ADAPTED
This package provides students with exploration of activities done by workers who
handle mail - both at the post office and
in large institutions and businesses.
Activities include:
Activity 1 – “Postage” – weighing mail on scale and determining
correct postage, patterns and sequencing
Activity 2 – “Putting Address Labels on Mail” – discrimination
between labels, sizes and determination of correct placement
Activity 3 – “Sorting Mail by Last Name” - sorting discrimination by
letters
Activity 4 – “Sorting Mail by Zip Codes” - sorting discrimination by
letters and numbers
Activity 5 – “Putting Items in Envelopes” – manipulation, correct
alignment
Activity 6 – “Using a Zip Code Map” – to sort mail by zip codes,
sorting discrimination by letters, color and numbers
Activity 7 – “Sorting Mail by State” - sorting discrimination by
letters
Activity 8 – “Sorting Mail by State and Zip Code” - sorting discrimination by letters, color and numbers
Adapted Retailing Kit
Adapted Mail Handling Module
PD 2100 - ADP
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THE SKILLS TRAINING SYSTEM curriculum helps students successfully exit high school with
“marketable skills.” This hands-on program provides a direct link between students, schools,
and businesses.
Students learn skills in one of 10 career areas: Auto Detailing, Caregiver, Carpentry, Child
Care, Construction Trades, Food Service, General Office Assistant, Horticulture/Greenhouse,
Lawn Care/Landscaping, and Retailing. These career areas are some of the most popular
entry-level career fields.
The Skills Training System is composed of two components--Basic and Enhanced Skills
Training. Each component consists of a 90 hour program that instructs students in the
necessary competencies for entry-level work. Students learn job related skills, life skills,
academic skills, safety, and exit with a Certificate of Skills Completion to help make a
successful transition to employment.
CONTENTS
• DETAILED LESSON PLANS
• OVERVIEW CHARTS WITH
DAY BY DAY BREAKOUTS
• REAL TOOLS, MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES
• CDS FOR EASY CUSTOMIZATION
• MULTIMEDIAS WITH SUPPLEMENTAL
INSTRUCTION
HIGHLIGHTS
ACADEMIC INTEGRATION
COMPREHENSIVE CURRICULUM
RELEVANT, MEANINGFUL INSTRUCTION
ENGAGING AND MOTIVATING
TO STUDENTS
SUPPORTS FOR SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS
KNOWLEDGE AND PERFORMANCE BASED
ASSESSMENT
WORK PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS
PRE- AND POST-TESTING
CERTIFICATE OF SKILLS COMPLETION
READY-MADE IEP DOCUMENTATION
ON-SITE TRAINING
ACCOLADES
U.S. DEPT. OF EDUCATION
VALIDATED AND APPROVED
NATIONAL DROPOUT PREVENTION NETWORK
MODEL PROGRAM
NATIONAL CONSORTIUM OF STATE GUIDANCE
LEADERSHIP ENDORSEMENT
RESEARCH-BASED
PROVEN EFFECTIVE
BASIC SKILLS TRAINING:
ENHANCED SKILLS TRAINING:
The Basic Skills Training component
provides 90 hours of instruction for
each of the 10 career areas. This
curriculum provides the first steps
necessary in building a strong foundation for skill training.
The Enhanced Skills Training component
provides an additional 90 hours of
advanced instruction for eight career areas.
The Enhanced Skills Training curriculum
expands upon the foundation begun in the
Basic program and provides more detailed,
in-depth instruction in the skills required
of the particular occupation. Through
more challenging, exciting hands-on activities, students will expand their knowledge
and skill level!
IMPLEMENTATION:
Overview charts for each of the career
areas detail the 90 hours of instruction.
INSTRUCTOR MATERIALS:
Detailed lesson plans for each day
provide the objectives, competencies,
materials needed, length of time
required, procedures, and evaluation in
a step-by-step, easy to follow approach.
Detailed student instructions provide
the basis for task completion.
Coupled with the Basic Skills training
component, this provides for a complete
year-round skills training curriculum.
SKILL TASKS
INSTRUCTOR MATERIALS:
Examples include:
• Use sand and vermiculite to mix
potting media
• Set up a retail store display
• Perform basic interior auto detailing
• Perform basic child care feeding and
clothing tasks
• Set a table and take customer’s orders in
a restaurant setting
• Sort mail and perform basic filing tasks
• Change the oil in a small engine
• Identify carpentry tools and fasteners
Detailed lesson plans for each day provide
the objectives, competencies, materials
needed, length of time required, procedures, and evaluation in a step-by-step,
easy to follow approach. Detailed student
instructions provide the basis for task
completion.
IMPLEMENTATION:
Overview charts for each of the career areas
detail the 90 hours of instruction.
SKILL TASKS
Examples include:
• Use a garden cart to set up a hydroponics
system
• Operate a cash register for retail store
activities
• Use carpentry tools and skills to build a
workbench
• Design a landscaping project
• Perform detailed interior and exterior auto
detailing
• Prepare purchase orders
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Caregiver
Kit
INSTRUCTOR’S NOTES contain
over 720 hours of lesson plans (90
days for each of the career areas).
Easy to use overview charts detail
the 90 day scope and sequence.
Pre-Post tests, Work Performance
Benchmarks and academic skill
levels are provided for each area.
COMMUNITY/PARENT
INVOLVEMENT
Get your community involved with
these hands-on activities for the
classroom!
STUDENT
INSTRUCTIONS
detailed steps
lead students
through the job
tasks.
MATERIALS AND TOOLS needed to perform the
kit activities, such as 4-cycle engine, rebar box,
blood pressure cuff, drill, pipe vise and wrenches,
soldering iron, drain trays, wall section, food
models, copper tubing, and DVDs, just to name a
few!!!
Horticulture/Greenhouse
Worker Kit
ASSESSMENT - both
knowledge and performance-based assessments
provided. Ready-made
documentation for IEPs.
SPECIAL EDUCATION EDITIONS
for Special Needs Students are
available for all kits - They contain
“First Look” PowerPoint CDs and
Books that break the concepts and
terms down to a 2nd-4th grade
reading level and audio support.
TRAINING Nationally-certified
trainers will come to your site to
provide in-service training on
system implementation.
PROJECT DISCOVERY BASIC SKILLS TRAINING
1. Auto Detailing ..................................................................................CURR-1001
6. Horticulture/Greenhouse Worker ..................................................CURR-1006
2. Carpenter’s Helper ..........................................................................CURR-1002
7. Lawn Care Worker............................................................................CURR-1007
3. Child Care Assistant ........................................................................CURR-1003
8. Retail/Stock Assistant ......................................................................CURR-1008
4. Food Service Assistant ....................................................................CURR-1004
9. Construction Trades ........................................................................CURR-1009
5. General Office Assistant ..................................................................CURR-1005
10. Caregiver......................................................................................... CURR-1010
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CARPENTER HELPER
Students learn basic skills of a carpenter’s
helper with this 90 hour curriculum.
Students gain skills in the basic tools,
equipment and supplies used by carpenters as well as experiencing typical job
tasks of a carpenter’s helper. A sample of
activities includes:
SAFETY ON THE JOB
FASTENING WITH SCREWS
Auto Detailing Module
AUTO DETAILING
Students explore the world of auto detailing and auto body repair in this 90 hour
curriculum. Using tools of the trade,
students gain skills in the areas of interior
auto detailing as well as basic repairing of
body damage including dinging work,
filling dents, preparing the surface for
finishing and painting. A sample of activities includes:
EXPLORING CAREERS IN CARPENTRY
IDENTIFYING LUMBER & OTHER BUILDING
MATERIALS
IDENTIFYING TYPES AND SIZES OF
FASTENERS
MEASURING SKILLS IN CARPENTRY WORK
USING SKILLS TO MAKE A CARPENTRY PROJECT
USING SCREWS AND NAILS
IDENTIFYING AND SORTING FASTENERS
IDENTIFYING AND/OR USING TOOLS IN THE
BASIC TOOL GROUPS
Child Care Worker Module
CHILD CARE WORKER
The Child Care Worker curriculum
encompasses instruction in caring for the
infant age level. This 90 hour curriculum
teaches students the skills needed to safely
care for infants including proper handling
of infants, feeding, dressing and bathing.
Students anticipating working in a day care
setting will gain valuable skills with this
program. A sample of activities includes:
SAFETY ON THE JOB
MAINTAINING TOOLS
CHILD CARE SAFETY
EXPLORING AUTOMOTIVE JOBS
EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS/WORK ETHICS
SWADDLING THE BABY
FILLING DENTS
OPERATING A POWER HAND DRILL AND
SCREWDRIVER
EXPLORING CAREERS IN CHILD CARE
Sample content includes: “First Look Book and
Powerpoint CD, CD-Rom of all lesson plans and activities for ease in customization and printing, DVDs,
wood identification kit, claw hammer, hard hat, power
screwdriver, tool belt, sheetrock/drywall, power drill,
safety goggles, t-style hinges, drill bits, dowel screws,
pine wood, fastener bin, lag screws, softwood, common
nails, machine bolts, hardwood, finishing nails, carriage
bolts, pre-cut lumber, box nails, J bolts, phillips screwdriver, masonry nails, hex nuts, standard screwdriver,
roofing nails, lock nuts, sandpaper, wood screws, flat
washers, ruler, drywall screws, lock washers, tape
measure, sheet metal screws, overlay hinges, tool belt.
LIFTING AND CARRYING THE BABY
PREPARING THE SURFACE FOR PAINTING
PRIMING THE WORK AREA
SMOOTHER PRIMER COAT AND PAINTING
COMPOUNDING A REPAIR AREA
INTERIOR AUTO DETAILING
CUSTOMER SERVICE
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
EMPLOYABILITY AND LIFE SKILLS
Sample content includes: “Auto Body Repairing and
Refinishing” book, First Look book and CD, CD-Rom of
all lesson plans and activities for ease in customization
and printing, video, dinging hammer, surform planing
tool, chamois, body putty/filler kit, sandpaper, smocks,
car wash soap, paper towels, paper caps, putty knife,
leather conditioner, dolly block, rags, upholstery cleaner, sanding block, glass cleaner, rubber squeege, sponge,
cheesecloth, auto wax, q-tips, spray primer, mixing
board, disposable masks, rubbing compound, bucket.
spray paint.
Auto Detailing Module
CURR-1001
CLEANLINESS
EMERGENCY PROCEDURES TRAINING
PREPARING FORMULA
CPR AND FIRST AID
FEEDING THE BABY
MONITORING INFANTS
DIAPERING THE BABY
INTERACTING APPROPRIATELY WITH INFANTS
Carpenter Helper Module
CURR-1002
DRESSING THE BABY
EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS/WORK ETHICS
SPONGE BATHING THE BABY
TUB BATHING THE BABY
Sample content includes: “Infant Nutrition Ages 0 -12
Months” Book, “First Look book and Powerpoint, CDRom of all lesson plans and activities for ease in
customization and printing, DVDs, baby size dolls,
large bathtub, bar of soap, baby shampoo, cotton balls,
baby washcloths, baby powder, baby bottle, turkish
towel, bib, baby blanket, cloth diapers, disposable
diapers, infant shirts, plastic panties, booties, baby
gowns, safety lock safety pins, baby wipes, small wash
basin.
Child Care Worker Module
CURR-1003
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Food Service Assistant Module
General Office Assistant Module
Horticulture/Greenhouse Worker Module
FOOD SERVICE ASSISTANT
GENERAL OFFICE ASSISTANT
This 90 hour hands-on curriculum explores
the duties of a food service assistant. Students
will learn skills in basic kitchen duties as well
as food service preparation. Job tasks involved
in the dining area of a restaurant or food
service establishment will also be learned. A
sample of activities includes:
Students gain valuable insights into the many
skills required of the general office assistant
in today’s busy, technology-driven workplace.
This 90 hour hands-on curriculum will
provide instruction in office and administrative functions and help students learn how to
help a business run efficiently and effectively.
A sample of activities includes:
HORTICULTURE/GREENHOUSE
NURSERY WORKER
SAFETY AND CLEANLINESS
CLEANING THE KITCHEN
FILING ALPHABETICALLY
CIRCULATING DOCUMENTS TO DEPARTMENTS
SETTING THE TABLE FOR BREAKFAST
INDEXING RULES
FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT
GEOGRAPHIC AREAS AND ZIP CODES
SETTING THE TABLE FOR LUNCH
FILING BY SUBJECT, CHRONOLOGICALLY,
NUMERICALLY AND GEOGRAPHICALLY
PRESENTING THE CHECK
This 90 hour hands-on curriculum provides
instruction in the many aspects of work in
the horticulture/greenhouse/nursery field.
Students gain skills in general greenhouse
activities and performing horticulture tasks
including planting and transplanting
seeds/plants, fertilizing and propagating
plants. A sample of activities includes:
SAFETY ON THE JOB
PREPARING HANGING BASKETS
TESTING SEEDS FOR GERMINATION
PLANT PROPAGATION METHODS
COMPLETING BUSINESS WRITING
MIXING POTTING SOIL
CLEARING/BUSING THE TABLE
STANDARD MAILINGS AND SECTIONAL
CENTERS
GRAFTAGE
PREVENTING FOOD-BORNE ILLNESSES
SORTING AND ROUTING INCOMING MAIL
CUSTOMER SERVICE
PERFORMING GENERAL OFFICE DUTIES
LANDSCAPE SITE PREPARATION
SORTING MATERIALS IN CORRECT CATEGORIES
GROWING PLANTS FROM SEED
WRAPPING AND POSTAGE
INSTALLING MULCH AND PLANTS
OPERATING COPY/FAX MACHINES
STEM CUTTINGS
SETTING THE TABLE FOR DINNER
HEPATITIS A AND THE FOOD SERVICE WORKER
PERSONAL HYGIENE
TAKING CUSTOMER ORDERS
BUILDING A GARBAGE CAN COMPOSTER
ANSWERING TELEPHONE APPROPRIATELY
WATERING PLANTS
WASHING DISHES
EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS/WORK ETHICS
STORING ITEMS APPROPRIATELY
STUFFING ENVELOPES AND BUSINESS
MAILINGS
LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE
RELAYING WRITTEN AND VERBAL MESSAGES
BUILDING A SMALL GREENHOUSE
TAKING MESSAGES ACCURATELY
POTTING CUTTINGS
EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS/WORK ETHICS
Sample content includes: “First Look Book and CD, CDRom of all lesson plans and activities for ease in
customization and printing, DVD, Breakfast Placemat,
Cups, Lunch Placemat, Dessert bowls, Dinner Placemat,
Cloth napkins, Breakfast and Lunch Audio CDs, Salad
forks, Dinner plates, Salad/bread plates, Forks, Saucers,
Pad of guest checks, Salt and pepper shakers, Iced tea
spoons, Knives, Soup spoons, Teaspoons, Sugar bowl,
Tip tray, Creamer, Bus tub, Juice glass, Water glasses,
Bread and butter plates, Soup bowls, Dish cloths.
Food Service Assistant Module
CURR-1004
Sample content includes: “First Look at General Office
Assistant” Book and CD, CD-Rom of all lesson plans
and activities for ease in customization and printing,
DVD, Zip Code Directory, Mail sorter, Sets of index
cards, Postal scale, Set of invoices, File guides, File box,
Envelopes, Brown wrapping paper, Adhesive labels, Set
of incoming mail cards, Sealing tape, Set of standard
mailing cards, Mailing tube.
General Office Assistant Module
CURR-1005
TRANSPLANTING
EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS/WORK ETHICS
PREPARING PLANTS FOR SALE
Sample content includes: “First Look Book and CD, CDRom of all lesson plans and activities for ease in
customization and printing, Book, DVD, Mixing pan,
Filter paper, Drain trays, Flower seeds, Petri dishes, Pot
labels, Glass jar, 2 1/2” pots, Work gloves, 4 1/2” pots,
Paring knife, Potting soil, Measuring cup, Wire strainer,
Trowel, Vermiculite, Plastic bags and string.
Horticulture/Greenhouse Worker Module
CURR-1006
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RETAIL/STOCK ASSISTANT
Lawn Care Worker Module
LAWN CARE WORKER
Students experience the job tasks of a lawn
care worker in this hands-on 90 hour
curriculum. Skills will be gained in
various lawn care tasks and using lawn care
and landscape equipment and tools. In
addition students will learn how to repair a
small engine. A sample of activities
includes:
This 90 hour curriculum teaches students
many of the skills necessary for success as
a retail/stock assistant. Students learn the
activities involved in the everyday operations of a retail business. These activities
provide a good introduction to these
duties for students who would like a parttime job working in a retail store or for
those who would like to make entrepreneurship a career. These activities explore
such activities as ordering merchandise,
displaying merchandise, learning about
customer service, completing credit card
sales slips, dealing with cash transactions
and completing inventory forms. A sample
of activities includes:
Retail/Stock Assistant Module
ORDERING MERCHANDISE
LAWN MOWER SAFETY
BUSINESS LOSS PREVENTION
LANDSCAPE POWER TOOLS
PRICING ITEMS USING TAGS
LAWN MAINTENANCE/WEEDS
SETTING UP A RETAIL OPERATION
SAMPLE AND ANALYZE SOIL
DISPLAYING OF MERCHANDISE
SOLVING LAWN PROBLEMS
GREETING CUSTOMERS
MOWING THE GRASS
CUSTOMER SERVICE
MEASUREMENT SKILLS IN LAWN CARE
RESPONDING TO CUSTOMER REQUESTS
SMALL ENGINE REPAIR
HANDLING CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS
CHECKING COMPRESSION
RESTOCKING SHELVES
CLEANING CARBON FROM THE ENGINE
TAKING INVENTORY
REMOVING THE FLYWHEEL
USING CREDIT CARD IMPRINTER
CHECKING THE SPARK PLUG
COMPLETING CREDIT CARD SALES SLIPS
REMOVING AND REPLACING THE AIR CLEANER
SYSTEM
RETAIL PRICING
DETERMINING ORDER QUANTITIES
CHANGING THE OIL
COMPLETE PURCHASE ORDERS
CUSTOMER SERVICE SKILLS
HOW TO GIFT WRAP
TURF AND LAWN MAINTENANCE
ADVERTISING
EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS/WORK ETHICS
EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS/WORK ETHICS
Sample Content includes: “First Look Book and CD, CDRom of all lesson plans and activities for ease in
customization and printing, “Repair Manual” Book,
DVD, 4 cycle engine, Spark plug socket, Disposable
masks, Head gaskets, Torque wrench, Drain pan,
Flywheel key, Flywheel holder, Emery cloth, Wire feeler
gauge, 12” square, Funnel, Blade feeler gauge, Open end
wrench, Work gloves, Plastic mallet, Hex key set, Safety
goggles, Wire brush, Socket, Oil, Socket set, Drop cloth,
Phillips screwdriver, Ratchet handle, Putty knife,
Standard screwdriver.
Sample Content includes: “First Look Book and CD, CDRom of all lesson plans and activities for ease in
customization and printing, DVD, Cash drawer, T-shirt,
Credit card imprinter, Display boxes, Cashier’s pouch,
Pin ticket labels, Stamper, Tie labels, Credit Card sales
slips, Spray can, Money (bills and coins), Customer
activity envelopes, Necklace, Adhesive labels, Poster
board.
Retail/Stock Assistant Module
CURR-1008
Lawn Care Worker Module
CURR-1007
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CONSTRUCTION TRADES
Students experience many of the job tasks
in the construction trades career area in
this hands-on 90 hour curriculum. Skills
will be gained in the following trades:
electrician, mason, plumber, wall coverer.
A sample of activities includes:
SAFETY ON THE JOB
MEASURING
MATCHING COLOR CODED WIRE
SOLDERING
CABLE SPLICING
TAPING SPLICES
WIRING CIRCUITS
CUT AND DE-BURR GALVANIZED PIPE
THREAD PIPE, INSTALL UNION & ELBOW
FLEXIBLE COPPER TUBING
RIGID COPPER TUBING
CONDUCTING A SLUMP TEST
CAREGIVER
This 90 hour curriculum teaches students
many of the skills needed by those who
care for the elderly. Students will gain
skills in communicating and interacting
with senior citizens. Students will also
explore health issues of the elderly including taking vital signs, managing and
administering medications, monitoring
and protecting the patient’s physical well
being and safety, helping with physical
appearance and daily hygiene practices.
Students will gain experience in planning
activities for the elderly and in gaining an
understanding of the special problems
aging brings. Through hands-on activities
students will simulate some of the physical
impairments of aging. A sample of activities includes:
MICROORGANISMS & ASEPTIC TECHNIQUES
TAKING AND RECORDING TEMPERATURE
POURING AND FINISHING A CONCRETE
PATIO BLOCK
TAKING PULSE
TAKING RESPIRATION
TYING REINFORCEMENT RODS
TAKING BLOOD PRESSURE
CONSTRUCTING A STRAIGHT SECTION OF
CONCRETE BLOCK WALL
INSTALLING DRY WALL
FEEDING AND PERSONAL HYGIENE
FINISHING DRY WALL
EXPERIENCING PHYSICAL LIMITATIONS
PHYSICAL CARE AND SAFETY
EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS/WORK ETHICS
Sample Content includes: “First Look Book and CD, CDRom of all lesson plans and activities for ease in
customization and printing, soldering iron and stand,
color-code board, wire stripper, desoldering tool, pipe
vise, pipe wrenches, pipe threader, tube cutter, flaring
tool, tubing, bending spring, elbow/unions, pipe, patio
block form, masonry hoe, re-bar box, screed board, wall
section, circuits kit, safety goggles, hammer, carpenter’s
level, mortar board, mortar box, pliers, carpenter’s
square, and DVD.
Construction Trades Module
CURR-1009
Caregiver Module
SENSORY LOSSES
GETTING ACQUAINTED
COMMUNICATING WITH THE ELDERLY
PLANNING ACTIVITIES
MEASURING INTAKE AND OUTPUT
MANAGING AND ADMINISTERING
MEDICATIONS
EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS/WORK ETHICS
Sample Content includes: “First Look Book and CD, CDRom of all lesson plans and activities for ease in
customization and printing, DVDs, blood pressure cuff,
stethoscope, bandages, fluorescent powder, black light,
digital thermometer, hospital gowns, surgical hats,
liquid medicine dispenser, pill organizer, shampoo
cape, disposable masks, safety goggles, hand towel,
heartbeat tape, wash basin, and scrub brush.
Caregiver Module
CURR-1010
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THE SKILLS TRAINING SYSTEM curriculum helps students successfully exit high school with
“marketable skills.” This hands-on program provides a direct link between students, schools,
and businesses.
Students learn skills in one of eight career areas: Auto Detailing, Carpentry, Child Care,
Food Service, General Office Assistant, Horticulture/Greenhouse, Lawn Care/Landscaping,
and Retailing. These career areas are some of the most popular entry-level career fields.
The Skills Training System is composed of two components--Basic and Enhanced Skills
Training. Each component consists of a 90 hour program that instructs students in the
necessary competencies for entry-level work in one of the eight career areas. Students learn
job related skills, life skills, academic skills, safety, and exit with a Certificate of Skills
Completion to help make a successful transition to employment.
CONTENTS
• DETAILED LESSON PLANS
• OVERVIEW CHARTS WITH
DAY BY DAY BREAKOUTS
• REAL TOOLS, MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES
• CDS FOR EASY CUSTOMIZATION
• MULTIMEDIAS WITH SUPPLEMENTAL
INSTRUCTION
HIGHLIGHTS
ACADEMIC INTEGRATION
COMPREHENSIVE CURRICULUM
RELEVANT, MEANINGFUL INSTRUCTION
ENGAGING AND MOTIVATING
TO STUDENTS
BASIC SKILLS TRAINING:
The Basic Skills Training component
provides 90 hours of instruction for
each of the 10 career areas. This
curriculum provides the first steps
necessary in building a strong foundation for skill training.
IMPLEMENTATION:
Overview charts for each of the career
areas detail the 90 hours of instruction.
INSTRUCTOR MATERIALS:
Detailed lesson plans for each day
provide the objectives, competencies,
materials needed, length of time
required, procedures, and evaluation in
a step-by-step, easy to follow approach.
Detailed student instructions provide
the basis for task completion.
SUPPORTS FOR SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS
SKILL TASKS
KNOWLEDGE AND PERFORMANCE BASED
ASSESSMENT
Examples include:
• Use sand and vermiculite to mix
potting media
• Set up a retail store display
• Perform basic interior auto detailing
• Perform basic child care feeding and
clothing tasks
• Set a table and take customer’s orders in
a restaurant setting
• Sort mail and perform basic filing tasks
• Change the oil in a small engine
• Identify carpentry tools and fasteners
WORK PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS
PRE- AND POST-TESTING
CERTIFICATE OF SKILLS COMPLETION
READY-MADE IEP DOCUMENTATION
ON-SITE TRAINING
ACCOLADES
U.S. DEPT. OF EDUCATION
VALIDATED AND APPROVED
NATIONAL DROPOUT PREVENTION NETWORK
MODEL PROGRAM
NATIONAL CONSORTIUM OF STATE GUIDANCE
LEADERSHIP ENDORSEMENT
RESEARCH-BASED
PROVEN EFFECTIVE
ENHANCED SKILLS
TRAINING:
The Enhanced Skills Training component
provides an additional 90 hours of
advanced instruction for each of the eight
career areas. The Enhanced Skills
Training curriculum expands upon the
foundation begun in the Basic program
and provides more detailed, in-depth
instruction in the skills required of the
particular occupation. Through more
challenging, exciting hands-on activities,
students will expand their knowledge and
skill level!
Coupled with the Basic Skills training
component, this provides for a complete
year-round skills training curriculum.
IMPLEMENTATION:
Overview charts for each of the career
areas detail the 90 hours of instruction.
INSTRUCTOR MATERIALS:
Detailed lesson plans for each day
provide the objectives, competencies,
materials needed, length of time
required, procedures, and evaluation in a
step-by-step, easy to follow approach.
Detailed student instructions provide
the basis for task completion.
SKILL TASKS
Examples include:
• Use a garden cart to set up a hydroponics
system
• Operate a cash register for retail store
activities
• Use carpentry tools and skills to build a
workbench
• Design a landscaping project
• Perform detailed interior and exterior
auto detailing
• Prepare purchase orders
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STUDENT
INSTRUCTIONS
detailed steps
lead students
through the job
tasks.
INSTRUCTOR’S NOTES contain
over 720 hours of lesson plans (90
days for each of the eight career
areas). Easy to use overview charts
detail the 90 day scope and
sequence. Pre-Post tests are
provided for each area.
MATERIALS AND TOOLS needed to perform the
kit activities, such as garden cart with tent,
hydroponics system, cash register, shop vac, dual
action polisher, drills, orbital sander, folding
workbench, copier/fax machine, digital scale,
lawn & garden lab kit, and DVDs...to name just a
few!
COMMUNITY/PARENT
INVOLVEMENT
Get your community involved with
these hands-on activities for the
classroom!
ASSESSMENT - both
knowledge and performance-based assessments
provided. Ready-made
documentation for IEPs.
SPECIAL EDUCATION EDITIONS
for Special Needs Students are
available for all kits - They contain
“First Look” Books that break the
concepts and terms down to a 2nd4th grade reading level and audio
support.
TRAINING Nationally-certified
trainers will come to your site to
provide in-service training on
system implementation.
PROJECT DISCOVERY ENHANCED SKILLS TRAINING
1. Auto Detailing ..................................................................................CURR-2005
5. General Office Assistant ..................................................................CURR-2001
2. Carpenter’s Helper ..........................................................................CURR-2008
6. Horticulture/Nursery/Greenhouse Worker ....................................CURR-2002
3. Child Care Assistant ........................................................................CURR-2006
7. Lawn Care/Landscaping Worker......................................................CURR-2004
4. Food Service Assistant ....................................................................CURR-2007
8. Retail Trades ....................................................................................CURR-2003
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AUTO DETAILING II
CARPENTER HELPER II
Through many challenging, exciting
hands-on activities, students will expand
their knowledge and experience of tasks
required in the auto detailing career.
Using real tools, equipment and professional supplies of the trade, students will
gain competencies in the field of auto
detailing. A sample of activities includes:
Expand upon your skills in the carpentry
area with this exciting curriculum.
Students will learn many indepth job tasks
in the carpentry field and gain experience
using tools of the trade while they build
culminating projects of saw horses and
workbenches. A sample of activities
includes:
DETAILING FOR PROFIT
WOODSHOP SAFETY
PROPER USE AND DISPOSAL OF
CHEMICALS
PLANNING AND DESIGNING A WORKBENCH
MATH SKILLS IN CARPENTRY
DETAILING EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES
REFLECTIVE SYMMETRY
PROPER CLEANING AND DRYING OF VEHICLE
EXTERIOR
LUMBER MANUFACTURING TERMS
SAFETY ON THE JOB
USING A SANDER SAFELY AND ACCURATELY
OPERATING ELECTRIC DUAL ACTION RANDOM
ORBITAL POLISHER
HAND TOOLS USED IN CARPENTRY
KNOWING DETAILING CHEMICALS
MEASURING AND MARKING WOOD FOR
CUTTING
APPLYING POLISHES, GLAZES AND
CLEANERS
USING HAND TOOLS SAFELY AND ACCURATELY
SQUARING, PLUMBING, AND LEVELING
ENGINE COMPARTMENT DETAILING
USING HAND SAWS SAFELY AND ACCURATELY
LEADERSHIP SKILLS
PRIMING AND PAINTING
PREP WASHING
BUILDING A SAW HORSE
STARTING AN AUTO DETAILING BUSINESS
BUILDING A WORKBENCH
EXTERIOR DETAILING
EMPLOYABILITY AND LIFE SKILLS
COMPLETE VEHICLE DETAILING
ENGLISH AND METRIC SYSTEMS
Auto Detailing II Module
CURR-2005
FACILITY LICENSING AND MANAGEMENT
WHAT PARENTS LOOK FOR
SAFETY ON THE JOB
KEEPING RECORDS
HEALTH AND NUTRITION
SAFE PLAYGROUND PLAY
READING BLUEPRINTS
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Sample Content includes: “First Look” book and
Powerpoint CD, books, DVDs, shop vac with attachments, glass cleaner concentrate, electric dual action
polisher, silicone free dressing, storage caddy, spray
bottles, divided double bucket, chemical resistant
sprayers, microfiber utility detailing and terry towels,
car odor eliminator, shampoo car wash, shop aprons,
dual action cleaner/polisher, body solvent, polishing
pads, wheel brightener, liquid wax, latex gloves, spray
detailer, safety glasses, leather cleaner, carpet protectant, pro detailing clay, applicator pads, scrub brushes.
The Level II
Child Care
curriculum
provides
Child Care Assistant II Module
instruction for
those working with children ages one to
five years. This curriculum teaches
students how to safely care for and nurture
young children in a day care setting.
Students will learn skills to help children
grow emotionally, mentally and physically.
A sample of activities includes:
FINDING PERIMETERS AND AREAS
INTERIOR DETAILING
EMPLOYABILITY AND LIFE SKILLS
CHILD CARE
ASSISTANT
II
Sample Content includes: “First Look” book and
Powerpoint CD, DVDs, cordless drill, adjustable
wrench, super drilling kit, socket set, random orbital
sander, nail set, carpenter’s framing square, folding
workbenches, claw hammer, spirit level, cross cut saw,
plier set, vise, sandpaper, c-clamps, sanding blocks, nail
removal tool, miter saw and box, screwdriver set,
paint brush, chisel set, tape measure, file set, drop
cloth, chalk line set, safety glasses, plumb bob and line,
yardstick, combination square, work gloves.
Carpentery Helper II Module
CURR-2008
LEARNING AND CREATIVITY
CHILDHOOD DISEASES
LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT
CLEANLINESS
STORY TELLING
FIELD TRIP SAFETY
AGE-APPROPRIATE FUN AND GAMES
GOOD DAYS/BAD DAYS
PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT
BUILDING TRUST AND SECURITY
EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
POSITIVE GUIDANCE
CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
SOCIAL PLAY/SOCIAL SKILLS
EMPLOYABILITY AND LIFE SKILLS
Sample Content includes: First Look at Child Care book
and PowerPoint CD, child protection products, Safety
Sampler kit; Safe at Home first aid kit, SAFE
Playground Supervision CD & video package, Helping
Children Grow kit; Activities for Child Care Classes
Toys kit, Tell It Again book, 300 Three Minute Games
book, food model comparison cards, DVDs, First Aid
Fast book, babysitter's handbook, wooden block set,
Play Doh barrel, “Cat in the Hat" CD; Guidelines for
Healthy Child Development for Young Children
booklet, What Parents Look For Power Point, Ages and
Stages For Caregivers booklet, Alphabet Alive CD, activity book, and songs tape.
Child Care Assistant II Module
CURR-2006
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GENERAL OFFICE ASSISTANT II
Today’s business office assistant must possess
many skills to make the workplace run effectively and efficiently. Students will learn the
skills necessary to perform and coordinate an
office’s administrative activities. A sample of
activities includes:
Food Service Assistant II - Sample contents
LEARNING BASIC COMPUTER SKILLS
FOOD SERVICE ASSISTANT II
SENDING EMAIL AND ATTACHMENTS
This hands-on curriculum explores the many
skills required of food service workers
including those careers of a chef, cook, baker;
food preparation worker; host/hostess; food
service worker; restaurant and food service
manager; banquet manager; food and beverage worker; and waiter/waitress. Students
will gain skills of food service employees in
restaurants, schools, institutions, congregate
meal settings, and hospitality venues. A
sample of activities includes:
SAFETY AND CLEANLINESS
TIME MANAGEMENT
COORDINATING STAFF MEETING
PRIORITIZING OF TASKS
TAKING MEETING MINUTES
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
MAINTAINING A MAIL REGISTRY
Horticulture II Module - sample contents
HORTICULTURE II
Students will gain experience and skills in
the various aspects of the growth and propagation of typical bedding plants. They will
grow a variety of plants through different
methods and explore various horticultural
practices in a laboratory setting. A sample of
activities includes:
INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT
ESTABLISHING A TICKLER FILE
FERTILIZERS
SENDING AND TRACKING MAIL
GREENHOUSE MANAGEMENT
MANAGING OFFICE RECORDS
PEST IDENTIFICATION
PREPARING INVOICES
SOIL TESTING
GREETING VISITORS
ANATOMY OF FLOWERING PLANTS
MAINTAINING INVENTORY
WORKER PROTECTION STANDARDS
FOOD SERVICE SANITATION REGULATIONS
WORKING WITH CULTURALLY-DIVERSE
POPULATIONS
PLANT IDENTIFICATION
MAKING CASHIER’S REPORTS AND BANK
DEPOSITS
PREPARING PURCHASE ORDERS
PLANT PRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT
PREVENTING FOOD-BORNE ILLNESSES
MONITORING INVENTORY
FOOD SERVICE TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
PLANNING CONGREGATE MEALS
SCIENCE OF COOKING
FOOD PRESENTATION
SIDE-WORK DUTIES
PLANNING FOR QUANTITY COOKING
CUSTOMER SERVICE
POPULAR BEDDING PLANTS
PLANT NUTRIENT REQUIREMENTS
ANSWERING THE TELEPHONE
GROWING CONTAINER GARDENS
COMPLETING TRAVEL EXPENSE REPORTS
GROWING BULBS
FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS
TESTING FOR PH VALUE
BUSINESS WRITING
HOW TO ROOT STEM CUTTINGS
PRACTICING ERGONOMICS
PLANT DEFICIENCIES
PROOFREADING DOCUMENTS
SEED GERMINATION
LEARNING WORD PROCESSING
BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL
DEVELOPING SPREADSHEETS
PROBLEMS IN THE GREENHOUSE
PLANNING A BANQUET
CLEARING THE TABLE
FRONT-OF-THE-HOUSE
PRESENTING THE CHECK
BACK-OF-THE-HOUSE
DEALING WITH COMPLAINTS
EMPLOYABILITY AND LIFE SKILLS
Sample Content includes: “First Look” book and Powerpoint
CD, multimedia DVD and CD Packages, DVDs, study
guide, divided trays, microbiological medium, aprons,
play money - coins and bills, dinnerware, credit card sales
slips, set of food models, tip tray, silverware, water glasses,
guest checks, credit card receipts, cash drawer, banquet
templates, cloth napkins, personal checks, cashier’s
pouch, food service gloves.
ROOT GROWTH
HYDROPONICS (EBB AND FLOW AND PASSIVE)
ACTIVE LISTENING
PLANNING SCHOOL LUNCHES
THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY
PROBLEM SOLVING
RECEIVING SUPPLIES
MAKING TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS
TAKING FOOD ORDERS
GIVING AND COLLECTING ORDERS
SOWING SEEDS
NAVIGATING THE INTERNET
PHOTOSYNTHESIS AND LIGHT
DEVELOPING POWERPOINT
PRESENTATIONS
SETTING UP A HYDROPONICS EXPERIMENT
STATION
EMPLOYABILITY AND LIFE SKILLS
Sample Content includes: “First Look” book and
Powerpoint CD, several software programs and DVDs,
copier/fax machine, file guides-monthly & numeric,
digital scale, telephone message pad, file boxes with
hanging guides, rolodex, hanging files, mail sorter,
manilla file folders.
MONITORING PLANT GROWTH
EMPLOYABILITY AND LIFE SKILLS
POTTING, WATERING AND CALCULATING
FERTILIZER NEEDS FOR NURSERY PLANTS
Food Service Assistant II Module
Sample Content includes: Emily’s Garden System, all-in-one
greenhouse kit, hydroponics experiment kit, “The
Hydroponics Curriculum” guide and student manual,
“Hydroponics Soilless Gardening”, “First Look” book and
Powerpoint CD, DVDs, software, garden cart system with
lights, digital thermometer, EC/TDS meter, garden cart
tent, EC/TDS calibration solution, grounded timer, dip
and grow root hormones, Pro pH up and down, pH
meter, soil testing kit, granulated grow nutrient solution.
CURR-2007
Horticulture II Module
General Office Assistant II Module
CURR-2001
CURR-2002
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SOIL TESTING AND ANALYSIS
USING OUTDOOR POWER EQUIPMENT
PREPARING BEDS FOR PLANTING
EMPLOYABILITY AND LIFE SKILLS
Lawn Care/Landscaping Worker II Module sample contents
LAWN CARE/
LANDSCAPING WORKER II
Sample Content includes: “First Look” book and
Powerpoint CD, books, DVDs, Total 3D Landscape
Deluxe CD, Lawn Care Learning Lab Interactive CD,
Lawn and Garden Equipment Learning lab kit, hand
pruners, pH meter, geometry set, Soil Testing kit,
french curve set, Garden Hose Repair kit, landscape
templates, blade balancer, shovel, hand rotary spreader,
safety glasses, metal file/handle, trowel, vise, graph
paper, work gloves, noise suppressors.
Lawn Care/Landscaping Worker II Module
CURR-2004
Students learn many of the skills needed
for a successful career in the lawn
care/landscaping business with this
curriculum. Students use real tools of the
trade and follow detailed job tasks to gain
skills required of the occupation. A sample
of activities includes:
INSTALLING FLOWERS, LAWNS, SHRUBS, TREES
AND GROUND COVERS
LANDSCAPE DESIGN
MAINTAINING LAWNS, SHRUBS, TREES AND
GROUND COVERS
ELIMINATING WEEDS IN LANDSCAPE
IDENTIFYING PLANTS AND TURF IN LANDSCAPE
PERFORMING MAINTENANCE TASKS
ON EQUIPMENT
DESCRIBING FLOWERING PLANT STRUCTURES
DEMONSTRATING SAFE USE OF PESTICIDES
AND HERBICIDES IDENTIFYING TREES
MAINTAINING LAWN CARE/LANDSCAPING
TOOLS
CLASSIFYING PLANTS AS ANNUALS, BIENNIALS,
AND PERENNIALS
MEASUREMENT IN LAWN CARE/
LANDSCAPING
OPERATING LAWN CARE EQUIPMENT
SAFETY IN LAWN CARE/LANDSCAPING
PREPARING AND IMPROVING SOIL IN
LANDSCAPE
SHARPENING A POWER MOWER BLADE
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RETAIL TRADES II
Students will gain skills in the many areas
necessary for success in retail trades
including advertising, marketing, customer
service, product pricing, merchandising,
using equipment of the trade and leadership skills. A sample of activities includes:
CUSTOMER SERVICE SKILLS
OPERATING RULES
THE SELLING PROCESS
PRODUCT PRICING
HANDLING CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS
MARKETING
WRAPPING AND MAILING MERCHANDISE
Retail Trades II Module sample contents
MARKETING RESEARCH
USING THE CASH REGISTER
VISUAL MERCHANDISING
UPC BAR CODES
ADVERTISING
CREDIT CARDS
RETAIL DESIGN AND LAYOUT
DEPOSIT SLIPS
LEADERSHIP SKILLS
BUSINESS INVENTORY
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
WORKING WITH SUPPLIERS
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
EMPLOYABILITY AND LIFE SKILLS
Sample Content includes: “First Look” book and
Powerpoint CD, DVDs, books, cash register, Labelwriter
printer software and labels, credit card imprinter,
merchant plate, cashier’s pouch, credit card sales slips,
retail store templates, sales products, graph paper, play
money (bills and coins), cash drawer, credit cards,
sample checks, price tag labels.
Retail Trades II Module
CURR-2003
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THE LIFELONG LEARNING SKILLS SYSTEM is a multimedia approach to instruct
users in the key skills necessary to get and keep a job as well as the skills needed
for a successful, independent life.
The Lifelong Learning System consists of two components - JOB PREPARATION
SKILLS and LIFE SKILLS. Each component consists of self-contained multimedia
packages that utilize multiple formats for different learning styles.
Students using the Lifelong Learning System will gain skills necessary for a
successful transition into employment and independent living.
PACKAGE CONTENTS
CD-ROM
DVD
HANDBOOK
INSTRUCTOR’S NOTES
PRE/POST ASSESSMENT
COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS
ACTIVITY WORKSHEETS
PORTFOLIO BINDER
CERTIFICATES
HIGHLIGHTS
COMPETENCY-BASED INSTRUCTION
PRE-POST ASSESSMENT
INSTRUCTOR-BASED OR SELF-PACED
ADDRESSES MULTIPLE LEARNING STYLES
MAXIMIZES LEARNING RETENTION
SELF-CONTAINED PACKAGES
JOB PREPARATION SKILLS:
LIFE SKILLS:
A series of 17 multimedia packages that
provide instruction in the key skills in
getting and keeping a job. Each package
includes over six hours of instruction in
the topic area.
A series of 8 multimedia packages that
provide instruction in independent living
skills. Each package includes over six hours
of instruction in the topic area.
THE JOB PREPARATION SYSTEM
PROVIDES OVER 200 COMPETENCIES
IN SUCH AREAS AS:
• Planning Your Goals
• Developing a Resume
• Completing a Job Application
• Looking for a Job
• Interviewing for a Job
• Positive Attitudes I: Getting a Job
• Positive Attitudes II: Keeping a Job
• Your Appearance I: The Interview
• Your Appearance II: On the Job
• Verbal and Non-Verbal Communication
• Literacy in the Job World
• Written Communication
• Maintaining Regular Attendance
• Expectations on the Job
• Following Directions
• On the Job Telephone Skills
• Managing Money
THE LIFE SKILLS SYSTEM PROVIDES
OVER 80 COMPETENCIES IN SUCH
AREAS AS:
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Credit and Loans
Checking and Savings
Buying a Car
Renting an Apartment
Getting Around Town
On Your Own Living Skills
Telephone Skills
Consumer Shopping
Students learn key skills for a successful,
independent life, such as how to write a
check, establish credit and the importance
of developing a savings plan.
In addition, students gain experience in
how to be a smart consumer and tips for
living on their own.
Practical living skills are included such as
tips for buying a car and renting an apartment.
Students learn valuable skills for the job
search process, such as how to complete a
job application and how to develop a
resume. Students also learn important
tips for interviewing for a job and ways to
make a good impression with appearance
and personal grooming.
Students gain insight into the importance of showing a positive attitude
during the job search as well as valuable
skills for keeping a job.
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Sample of a Multi-media package
INSTRUCTOR’S NOTES Instructor’s
Notes contain implementation strategies,
recommended processes, time
requirements, multiple teaching strategies
and assessment measures.
HANDBOOKS are provided in packages,
where appropriate, to enhance the lessons.
These 5" x 7" handbooks are typically 12 to
20 pages long and content specific for the
competencies addressed.
PRE/POST ASSESSMENT Each package
includes an Assessment Checklist test as
well as a pre and post assessment on each
CD Rom. Complete tests with the user's
answer or just a summary report can be
printed.
ACTIVITY WORKSHEETS are provided in
each package in both electronic and print
formats. Users can complete the activities
on screen and print out; or fill out the
forms the old fashioned way - with a pen
or pencil.
DVDS in this series provide high quality,
dynamic action to entertain and instruct
your students.
CD-ROMS Highly interactive, these CD
Roms are user friendly and easy to
navigate. They utilize dynamic graphics,
multiple print options, user management
capabilities, and pre and post testing.
Site license and Network versions are
available.
COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS
are provided in each package. These list
the key points and critical lessons to be
mastered in each subject area.
JOB PREPARATION SKILLS
1. Planning Career Goals ....................................................................ES958CDSL
2. Looking for a Job ..........................................................................ES972CDSL
3. Developing a Resume ....................................................................ES959CDSL
4. Completing a Job Application ........................................................ES960CDSL
5. Interviewing for a Job ....................................................................ES961CDSL
6. Positive Attitudes I: Getting a Job ................................................ES950CDSL
7. Your Appearance I: The Interview ................................................ES952CDSL
8. Verbal & Non-Verbal Communication ..........................................ES956CDSL
9. Do’s and Don’ts of Written Communication ................................ES957CDSL
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
Your Appearance II: On the Job ....................................................ES953CDSL
Positive Attitudes II: Keeping a Job ..............................................ES951CDSL
Maintaining Regular Attendance ..................................................ES989CDSL
Directions to Follow ......................................................................ES983CDSL
Literacy in the Job World ................................................................ES977CDSL
Expectations on the Job ..................................................................ES962CDSL
On the Job Telephone Skills ..........................................................ES981CDN
Managing Your Money ..................................................................ES963CDSL
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THE JOB PREPARATION SKILLS SERIES
consists of 17 Multi-Media Packages.
Each package is a self-contained unit
and includes:
INSTRUCTOR’S NOTES
COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS
A DVD
CD ROM
HANDBOOK
STUDENT ACTIVITY WORKSHEETS
LOOKING FOR A JOB
Covers typical and non-typical
job search strategies.
important considerations to make
when beginning a job search
sources for job openings
why telling people about your job
search is important
why persistence and quick followup are keys to a successful job
search
ASSESSMENT CHECKLISTS
ASSESSMENT CHECKLIST ANSWER KEY
COMPLETING A
JOB APPLICATION
This package stresses the importance of
neatness, honesty and accuracy when
completing a job application. Topics
covered are:
the purpose of a job application
different times when companies
accept job applications
how a resume can help to complete
a job application
ways to follow-up a job opening
ways to make a good impression on
the application
PACKAGED IN ATTRACTIVE PORTFOLIO BINDER
why a personal visit is usually the
best way to follow-up a job lead
CD-Rom system requirements:
Windows XP
24mb RAM, 640 x 480/16 bit color, 4X CD rom
how to show a positive attitude
when making a personal visit
the procedure to follow
concerning questions about the
application
writing a letter of application to
follow up a job lead
standard application questions and
acceptable answers
good phone skills when following
up a job lead
open-ended application questions
and acceptable answers
third party contact and how it can
help you
ES960CDSL
PLANNING YOUR GOALS
How proper planning helps attain life
and career goals. Topics covered are:
the basic expectations most of us
want from a job
why keeping records is important in
your job search
ES972CDSL
why planning is important to
career happiness
the steps necessary to develop life
and employment goals
the differences between skilled
and unskilled jobs
ways to get the education and
training needed for a job
DEVELOPING A RESUME
This is an in-depth view of
developing a successful resume´. Topics
covered are:
the purpose of a resume´
the four major sections of a resume´
ways to learn about a job’s duties
the importance of setting goals
as soon as possible
the difference between short and
long-term goals and the reason
for developing both
the reason for adding additional
sections to a resume´
three additional sections to add
to a resume´
how a resume can help you to
complete a jobapplication
ES958CDSL
the types of people to use as
references on a resume´
INTERVIEWING FOR A JOB
Teaches skills in handling interview
questions and situations. Topics
covered are:
the purposes of a job interview
ways to make a good impression
with your appearance
the importance of appearance to
success during the job interview
why being punctual is crucial to a
job interview
ways to make a good impression
upon arrival at the job interview
examples of proper behavior during
the job interview
acceptable answers to standard
interview questions questions to
ask during the interview
five ways to make a good impression
when developing a resume´
types of pre-employment tests
ES959CDSL
ES961CDSL
ways to follow-up a job interview
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POSITIVE ATTITUDES I:
GETTING A JOB
YOUR APPEARANCE I:
THE INTERVIEW
VERBAL & NON-VERBAL
COMMUNICATION
How a positive attitude increases
employment chances. Topics covered are:
How grooming is a vital part of the
interview process. Topics covered are:
Positive communication through speech
and actions. Topics covered are:
the importance of setting goals
to job success
the importance of appearance to
the interview
ways to show a positive attitude in
preparing for a job search ways to
show a positive attitude during a
job interview
the type of clothing to wear to a
job interview
how to follow up the job interview
the importance of pressed, clean
clothing to success during the
interview
verbal communication and examples
of effective use
nonverbal communication and
examples of effective use
effective communication using
words and voice
examples of verbal messages
to avoid
examples of non-verbal messages
to avoid
the importance of non-verbal
communication to success during
the job interview appropriate nonverbal communications
body language
ways of communicating positively
by your appearance
the importance of a positive selfconcept to having a positive
attitude
ways to show a positive attitude by
your appearance
ES950CDSL
types of clothing to avoid wearing
to an interview
seven daily habits for good
grooming
the importance of good posture
and a firm
handshake to making a favorable
impression on an employer
ES952CDSL
POSITIVE ATTITUDES II:
KEEPING A JOB
This package addresses
the following topics:
the relationship between a positive
attitude and job success
YOUR APPEARANCE II:
ON THE JOB
This package addresses the following
topics:
the qualities needed for job
retention and promotion
the importance of accepting
constructive criticism to job
success
the importance of appearance to
success on the job
ways to show a good attitude
through personal appearance
clothing necessary for success on
the job
ways to have a positive relationship
with co-workers
clothing to avoid wearing on the
job
other factors important to a
positive attitude on the job
the importance of pressed, clean
clothing on the job
ES951CDSL
seven daily rituals for good
grooming
good grooming habits
the importance of keeping work
stations and areas neat and clean
ES953CDSL
ES956CDSL
DO’S AND DON’TS OF
WRITTEN COMMUNICATION
Helpful hints to be effective and
successful. Topics covered are:
why effective written
communication is important for
the job search and job retention
the four major sections of a
resume
the six parts of a business letter
the information to be included in
the body of a letter of application
the purpose of and information to
be included in the body of an
interview follow-up letter
the importance of completing in a
correct, legible manner, orders
and forms needed on the job
the five parts of a memorandum
and their purposes
the importance of correct
grammar, spelling, and punctuation
to all written communication
ways to make a good impression
when completing a job application
ES957CDSL
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MAINTAINING REGULAR
ATTENDANCE
This package addresses the following
topics:
why attendance is an important
employer expectation
valid and invalid reasons for
absence on the job
LITERACY IN THE JOB WORLD
This package addresses the following
topics:
explain why “workplace literacy” is
important to employers
types of office equipment found on
most jobs
the advantage of using a fax
machine
appropriate methods of notifying
the employer about an absence
6 ways to be successful on the job
the benefits of having a good
attendance record on the job
the 6 main parts of a business
letter
the disadvantages of not having a
good attendance record on the job
writing a business letter
containing all the necessary parts
co-workers’ reactions to abuse of
the company’s attendance policy
when to use a memo and when to
use a letter
the impact to the productivity of a
business when employees are
frequently absent
7 items to include when taking a
phone message
ES989CDSL
terms like invoice, purchase order,
unit o measure, ship via, stock
number, vendor
properly completing an invoice and
a purchase order
DIRECTIONS TO FOLLOW
This package addresses the following
topics:
why it’s important to follow
directions
the importance of following
directions at home following
directions for your safety
why it’s important to follow
directions in school
following directions at work and
why it’s important
ES977CDSL
EXPECTATIONS ON THE JOB
This package addresses the following
topics:
three ways to present a good
appearance at work
the importance of appearance to
success on the job
five ways a new employee can show
a positive attitude
why success on the job is important
ways in which you will find
directions
eight expectations of employers
unspoken directions that are part
of everyday life
three additional expectations of
co-workers
3 steps of “how” to follow
directions
how to react to constructive
criticism and the importance of
this on the job
ES983CDSL
ES962CDSL
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PRODUCT SPEC SHEET
ON THE JOB –
TELEPHONE SKILLS
This package addresses the following topics:
how a business’ success can depend on
its employees’ phone manners
4 ways to have a pleasing phone
personality
correct grammar on the phone
6 steps to use when answering the
phone at work
6 items that should be included when
taking a message
how to be courteous to people
“holding” on the line
the steps to transfer a call
3 steps to handle complaints from
customers
3 steps to use when making a business
call
2 other functions of a telephone
besides making/receiving calls.
ES981CDSL
MANAGING YOUR MONEY
This package addresses the following topics:
the differences between gross
and net pay
the differences between salaried and
hourly employees
overtime rates
required and optional deductions
why a budget is necessary
expenses to include in a budget
reasons for opening a bank checking
account
why it is important to use credit cards
wisely
developing a personal budget
ES963CDSL
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THE LIFELONG LEARNING SKILLS SYSTEM is a multimedia approach to instruct
users in the key skills necessary to get and keep a job as well as the skills needed
for a successful, independent life.
The Lifelong Learning System consists of two components - JOB PREPARATION
SKILLS and LIFE SKILLS. Each component consists of self-contained multimedia
packages that utilize multiple formats for different learning styles.
Students using the Lifelong Learning System will gain skills necessary for a
successful transition into employment and independent living.
PACKAGE CONTENTS
CD-ROM
DVD
HANDBOOK
INSTRUCTOR’S NOTES
PRE/POST ASSESSMENT
COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS
ACTIVITY WORKSHEETS
PORTFOLIO BINDER
CERTIFICATES
HIGHLIGHTS
COMPETENCY-BASED INSTRUCTION
PRE-POST ASSESSMENT
INSTRUCTOR-BASED OR SELF-PACED
ADDRESSES MULTIPLE LEARNING STYLES
MAXIMIZES LEARNING RETENTION
SELF-CONTAINED PACKAGES
JOB PREPARATION SKILLS:
LIFE SKILLS:
A series of 17 multimedia packages that
provide instruction in the key skills in
getting and keeping a job. Each package
includes over six hours of instruction in
the topic area.
A series of 8 multimedia packages that
provide instruction in independent
living skills. Each package includes over
six hours of instruction in the topic
area.
THE JOB PREPARATION SYSTEM
PROVIDES OVER 200 COMPETENCIES
IN SUCH AREAS AS:
• Planning Your Goals
• Developing a Resume
• Completing a Job Application
• Looking for a Job
• Interviewing for a Job
• Positive Attitudes I: Getting a Job
• Positive Attitudes II: Keeping a Job
• Your Appearance I: The Interview
• Your Appearance II: On the Job
• Verbal and Non-Verbal Communication
• Literacy in the Job World
• Written Communication
• Maintaining Regular Attendance
• Expectations on the Job
• Following Directions
• On the Job Telephone Skills
• Managing Money
Students learn valuable skills for the job
search process, such as how to complete a
job application and how to develop a
resume. Students also learn important tips
for interviewing for a job and ways to make
a good impression with appearance and
personal grooming.
THE LIFE SKILLS SYSTEM PROVIDES
OVER 80 COMPETENCIES IN SUCH
AREAS AS:
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Credit and Loans
Checking and Savings
Buying a Car
Renting an Apartment
Getting Around Town
On Your Own Living Skills
Telephone Skills
Consumer Shopping
Students learn key skills for a successful,
independent life, such as how to write a
check, establish credit and the importance of developing a savings plan.
In addition, students gain experience in
how to be a smart consumer and tips for
living on their own.
Practical living skills are included such
as tips for buying a car and renting an
apartment.
Students gain insight into the importance
of showing a positive attitude during the
job search as well as valuable skills for
keeping a job.
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Sample of a Multi-media package
INSTRUCTOR’S NOTES Instructor’s
Notes contain implementation strategies,
recommended processes, time
requirements, multiple teaching strategies
and assessment measures.
HANDBOOKS are provided in packages,
where appropriate, to enhance the lessons.
These 5" x 7" handbooks are typically 12 to
20 pages long and content specific for the
competencies addressed.
PRE/POST ASSESSMENT Each package
includes an Assessment Checklist test as
well as a pre and post assessment on each
CD Rom. Complete tests with the user's
answer or just a summary report can be
printed.
ACTIVITY WORKSHEETS are provided in
each package in both electronic and print
formats. Users can complete the activities
on screen and print out; or fill out the
forms the old fashioned way - with a pen
or pencil.
DVDS in this series provide high quality,
dynamic action to entertain and instruct
your students.
CD-ROMS Highly interactive, these CD
Roms are user friendly and easy to
navigate. They utilize dynamic graphics,
multiple print options, user management
capabilities, and pre and post testing.
Site license and Network versions are
available.
COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS
are provided in each package. These list
the key points and critical lessons to be
mastered in each subject area.
LIFE SKILLS
1. Banking: Credit and Loans ..............................................................ES973CDN
5. Getting Around in Today’s World ....................................................ES980CDN
2. Banking: Checking and Savings......................................................ES974CDN
6. On Your Own ..................................................................................ES978CDN
3. Skills for Buying a Car ....................................................................ES976CDN
7. Life Skills for the Telephone ............................................................ES979CDN
4. This Apartment’s for You ................................................................ES975CDN
8. Consumer Shopping ......................................................................ES982CDN
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PRODUCT SPEC SHEET
THE LIFE SKILLS SYSTEM
consists of 8 Multi-Medias.
Each multi-media package is a
self-contained unit and includes:
INSTRUCTOR’S NOTES
COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS
DVD
CD-ROM
HANDBOOK
STUDENT ACTIVITY WORKSHEET
ASSESSMENT CHECKLISTS
ASSESSMENT CHECKLIST ANSWER KEY
BANKING: CREDIT & LOANS
This package covers the following topics:
definition of credit, loans,
collateral, principle, default,
capacity, credit history, liability,
garnishment, loan term, revolving
credit, credit limit, finance charge
the importance of collateral in
getting a loan
This package covers the following topics:
three methods to find your way
around
four ways to get where you want
to go
asking for directions
having a good credit history
using a map
why your capacity is important to a bank
the three types of public transportation
why a bank is interested in your
character when making a decision
about credit and loans
the advantages and disadvantages
of a taxi, bus and subway
PACKAGED IN ATTRACTIVE PORTFOLIO BINDER
CD-Rom System Requirements:
Windows XP,
24mb RAM, 640 x 480/16 bit color, 4X CD rom
GETTING AROUND IN
TODAY’S WORLD
how to read a subway map
basic types of information
requested on a credit application
the responsibilities involved in
driving a car
what it means to have a “co-signer”
estimating travel time
types of loans
time zones
how your monthly loan payments
are calculated
BANKING: CHECKING & SAVINGS
why it’s important to use credit
cards very wisely
This package covers the following topics:
why it’s important to get the lowest
possible interest rate on a loan
definition of deposit, withdrawal,
transaction, FDIC, FSLIC, interest,
balance, endorsement, minimum
balance, service charge
completing a withdrawal slip and
deposit slip
ES973CDSL
CONSUMER SHOPPING
This package covers the following topics:
why it is important to keep account
numbers confidential
being a smart consumer
why interest is important
planning your grocery list
using a coupon
managing your time when trying to
get somewhere
ES980CDSL
LIFE SKILLS FOR THE
TELEPHONE
This package covers the following topics:
in-depth coverage of the phone
book and how to use it to find a
number
another way other than the phone
book to find someone’s number
finding coupons
3 ways to contact the police or fire
department
service charge and when a bank
uses it
checking prices
how to use a pay phone
how and why to void a check
shopping for the best buys within a store
what calls are usually free on a pay
phone
keeping an accurate checkbook
ledger
“price per unit”
“cost per serving”
who pays for the following types of
calls: 800, 911, 900, 976 and collect
the process that occurs when you
write a check to a business
determining the cost per serving of
an item
what it means to call someone “collect”
reconciling a ledger
determining the better buy among
different forms of packaging
why you shouldn’t give any credit
card or personal information over
the phone
why the monthly bank statement
may be different from your
checkbook ledger
information given on a food label
completing a check
the order in which ingredients are
listed on a label
what to do if you get a call from
someone that disturbs you or a
telemarketer that won’t hang up
overdrawing your account
“area codes”
the importance of “net weight”
what it means when a check hasn’t
cleared the bank
ES974CDSL
the advantage of an answering machine
ES982CDSL
ES979CDSL
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PRODUCT SPEC SHEET
ON YOUR OWN
SKILLS FOR BUYING A CAR
THIS APARTMENT’S FOR YOU
This package covers the following topics:
This package covers the following topics:
This package covers the following topics:
definitions of lease, lessor, lessee,
premises, security deposit
the different types of cars and
trucks available
important items that are included
in a lease
costs of cars
gas mileage
checking an apartment for existing
damages when you move in
the importance of car insurance
the difference between an
apartment complex and a duplex
why insurance is usually higher on
sports cars than other types of
cars
three different types of apartments
“furnished” and “unfurnished”
apartments
determine a rent figure within your
budget
benefits of having a roommate
5 questions to ask when looking at
an apartment
an apartment hunting checklist
feelings of loneliness common
when first moving out on your
own
ways or places to meet new people
keeping an apartment clean
making a budget when living alone
the importance of making a
checklist before starting your car
shopping and what information
should be included
“security deposit”
why it is important to take a car
that you’re seriously considering
buying to a mechanic you trust
important considerations to make
when choosing an apartment
what to include in a budget
the term to “negotiate” the price of
a car
paying bills on time
what is the “Blue Book”
ES978CDSL
why the Blue Book value is
important to know when car
shopping
the term to “trade in” your car
the terms: lessor, lessee, landlord,
lease, evict, late fee
why it is important to pay your rent
on time
breaking a lease
understanding a lease before you
sign it
checking for damages before
moving in
ES975CDSL
the importance of deciding
whether you should sell your car
to someone or trade it in
3 ways to pay for a car
why it is important to compare
interest rates when financing a car
responsibilities involved in buying a
car
ES976CDSL
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EDUCATION ASSOCIATES provides a wealth of resources to help administrators and teachers as they prepare students for
successful lives. These materials help administrators assess students’ performance and attainment of skills, and record
and manage students’ progress through the systems. These resources include Pre-Post tests, Work Performance
Benchmarks, Certificates of Completion and an Electronic Portfolio.
PRE/POST TESTS
Kits include a Pre/Post Test assessment
instrument to use before and after kit
instruction. This will provide a level to
determine the knowledge and skills
gained during the activities.
See sample attached.
WORK PERFORMANCE
BENCHMARKS
Work Performance Benchmarks are provided that serve as ready-made documentation
for IEPs. They:
1. Chart the students’ progress.
2. Identify tasks involved in each kit.
3. Provide a competency-based
approach to learning.
4. Compare the knowledge, skills and
abilities of the student to the actual
ones required on the job.
5. Provide a tool to evaluate the
student’s ability to perform tasks.
6. Document tasks for IEPs.
See sample attached.
ELECTRONIC PORTFOLIO
CERTIFICATES
A dynamic, multimedia CD that helps
students record, organize and store
school documents, job information and
work samples.
Certificates of Accomplishment are provided to
document the student’s completion of kit activities and attainment of skills. These Certificates
may be included in the student’s portfolio or IEP
as a record of completion.
The Electronic Portfolio serves as a collection point for the data students need
to access and update during high school
as well as a culminating product that
students use as they pursue further education and employment.
See more detailed information attached.
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Name: _________________________________
Date: _______________
GREENHOUSE WORK – PRE/POST TEST
ITEM # PD 17-04
Directions: Read each item and decide which choice best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. Germination tests are performed to determine
the:
A. amount of sun required.
B. number plants needed.
C. sprouting ability of seeds planted.
D. depth for planting seeds.
2. What item is needed to perform a germination
test?
A. Soil.
B. Filter paper.
C. Bacteria.
D. Fertilizer.
3. Which of the following measures of soil, peat
moss, and vermiculite (perlite) would result in a
good soil mixture?
A. More soil.
B. Equal parts of each.
C. More peat moss.
D. Less peat moss.
4. Which tool should be used to combine the soil
mixture?
A. Dibble.
B. Trowel.
C. Wire strainer.
D. Spade.
5. The depth and amount of soil required to plant a
seed depends on:
A. pot size.
B. number of seeds.
C. seed size.
D. soil mixture
8. "Propagate" means to ______new plants.
A. support
B. separate
C. transplant
D. grow
9. "Graftage" means placing part of one plant:
A. in a soil mixture.
B. on another plant.
C. in a greenhouse.
D. on another vein.
10. What is used to hold together plant parts that
are being grafted?
A. Wire.
B. Sap.
C. A rubber band.
D. toothpicks.
11. How much do you know about working with
plants in a Greenhouse?
A. Nothing.
B. Very little.
C. Some.
D. A lot.
12. How prepared are you to make a decision about
a career in working with plants in a
Greenhouse?
A. Not prepared.
B. Prepared very little.
C. Somewhat prepared.
D. Very prepared.
6. Why are seedlings transplanted?
A. To transport the plant.
B. To provide fresh nutrients and encourage
root growth.
C. To increase the growth rate.
D. To provide fresh nutrients for grafting.
7. What is necessary to transplant a seedling?
A. Grafting.
B. Loosely covering roots.
C. Larger pot.
D. New soil mixture.
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GREENHOUSE WORK - WORK PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS
Client’s Name: ___________________________________________
Date: _________________
Trial Number ___1___2___3___4___5___6___7___8___9___10
Overall Rating: 1
2
3
4
Performance Scale
1.
Activity 1 - Testing Seed for Germination
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
Placed filter paper in bottom of petri dish.
Dampened filter paper with a small amount of water.
Placed 10 seeds on filter, and put lid on dish.
Placed dish in sun and kept damp.
Calculated germination percentage after five days.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
2.
1
2
3
4
Yes
No
____________________
____________________
____________________
____________________
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Activity 2 - Mixing Potting Soil
(a) Measured one cup of soil, one cup of peat moss, and one cup of vermiculite into
mixing pan.
(b) Mixed ingredients well with trowel
(c) Covered pan with plastic film wrap.
Activity 3 - Growing Plants from Seed
(a) Placed 4 1/2” pot in mixing pan, filled pot using the trowel, tapped pot lightly on a
table, and used the bottom of the 2 1/2 pot to press the soil down.
(b) Sprinkled some seeds on the soil, spacing them; shook soil, using a strainer, to
provide a cover twice as deep as the size of the seed.
(c) Watered soil until moisture showed on the surface, covered pot with plastic, and
placed in light.
(a)
(b)
(c)
1.
Rex Begonia
(a) Placed peat moss or sand in 4 1/2” pot, wet the medium.
(b) Manipulated a knife to cut a large, healthy leaf from the parent begonia plant leaving
about 3/4” of the leaf stalk.
(c) Manipulated a knife to cut the largest vein completely through.
(d) Placed leaf top side up on the wet medium in the pot, stuck the leaf stalk into the
medium; used hair pin to hold leaf in place.
(e) Covered the pot with plastic wrap and placed the pot out of bright light.
____________________
____________________
____________________
1
2
Yes
3
4
No
____________________
(c)
____________________
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
2
3
4
Yes
No
____________________
____________________
____________________
____________________
(e)
(f)
(g)
____________________
____________________
____________________
5.
Activity 6 - Other Plant Propagation Methods
No
(b)
1
(a)
(b)
2
3
4
Yes
No
____________________
____________________
(c)
(d)
____________________
____________________
(e)
(f)
____________________
____________________
Activity 5 - Stem Cutting
(a) Placed one stem cutting in a jar or glass filled with water.
(b) Filled 2 1/2” pot with sand and poured water in.
(c) Manipulated wooden pot label to make a hole in the center of the sand, put cutting into
the hole and pressed sand firmly around it, and placed the pot in a plastic bag.
(d) Filled 2 1/2” pot with perlite or vermiculite to the top and wet the material
(e) Manipulated the wooden pot label to make a hole, placed the cutting into the hole and
pressed the vermiculite firmly around the stem.
(f) Compared roots after several weeks.
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4.
Mixed equal parts of peat moss, soil, and vermiculite in the mixing pan.
Filled five 2 1/2” pots and placed them in the draining pan.
Manipulated the wooden pot label to lift the seedling from the pot.
Held seedling in one hand, made a hole in the soil of 2 1/2” pot.
Placed the seedling in the hole up to the leaves, pressed soil firmly around the
seedling with thumb and forefingers.
(f) Transplanted four more seedlings following procedures.
(g) Watered plants.
3
(a)
Activity 4 Transplanting
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
2
Yes
1.
1
1
(a)
2
3
4
Yes
No
____________________
(b)
(c)
____________________
____________________
(d)
(e)
____________________
____________________
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African Violet
(f) Put peat moss, sand or vermiculite in the 4 1/2” pot and wet the medium.
(g) Removed a leaf with at least 2” of leaf stalk from the parent plant.
(h) Pushed the leaf stalk into the medium to one-half its length.
Sedum, Jade Plant or Echeveria
(i) Mixed soil and sand together, put in a small pot and dampened.
(j) Removed a leaf from the parent plant, stuck leaf stalk into the medium and kept
medium relatively dry.
Division
(k) Removed plant to be divided from pot.
(l) Manipulated hands to separate the roots carefully, placed each division in a pot of its
own, filled with soil mixture to the top of the pot, and watered each plant.
Activity 7- Graftage
Myrillocactus & Zygocactus or Trichocerus & Zygocactus
(a) Manipulated the knife to make a slit in the top of the myrillocactus or the trichocereus.
(b) Manipulated the knife to cut off the top of the zygocactus, to cut a sliver off the base of
its stem, and placed the zygocactus in the slit.
(c) Manipulated the rubber band around cactus to hold the grafting in place.
Notocactus & Trichocereus or Pilocereus and Cereus
(d) Manipulated the knife to slice off the top of both cactus plants.
(e) Placed the top of the notocactus or pilocereus on the cut place of the trichocereus or
cereus.
(f) Manipulated string and also used cactus thorns to tie the two pieces together.
(f)
(g)
(h)
____________________
____________________
____________________
(i)
____________________
(j)
____________________
(k)
____________________
(l)
____________________
7.
(a)
2
3
4
Yes
No
____________________
(b)
(c)
____________________
____________________
(d)
____________________
(e)
(f)
____________________
____________________
8.
Activity 8 - Building a Small Greenhouse
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
Unbent coat hanger into a curve.
Placed wire in box, one piece at each end.
Filled box with soil and planted seeds/plants.
Watered plants.
Covered with plastic wrap, leaving one end loose.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
1
1
2
3
4
Yes
No
____________________
____________________
____________________
____________________
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ELECTRONIC PORTFOLIO
A dynamic, multimedia CD that helps students record, organize and store school documents, job
information and work samples. The Electronic Portfolio serves as a collection point for the data
students need to access and update during high school as well as a culminating product for students to use as they pursue further education and employment.
Development
* Developed by the South Dakota Tech Prep and
Workforce and Career Preparation Divisions
* Piloted by multiple districts
* Implemented statewide during 2002-03 school year
Features
* easy to use -- enter data in “templates”
* students quickly update in minutes over a year’s time
(average three class periods per year)
* load portfolio on server and easily customize for school
(can use Microsoft Word or Front Page to customize)
* student owned--all data entry completed by student
* burn portfolio content at end of year to CD
* addresses special needs
* accommodates digital pictures, power point presentations, word documents, projects, web pages, video
clips, QuickTime movies, etc.
* serves as a “home” for the student’s accomplishments
* helps students organize and plan for their futures
* assists in showing adequate yearly progress
* both PC and MAC environments
* Technical support
* Technical Resource Manual included
* Teach technology in an applied situation
Benefits - For Students:
* vehicle for integrating career development
* builds self-esteem and provides sense of accomplishment
* helps clarify career options
* promotes better educational and career planning
* provides for a smoother transition from school to work
and/or postsecondary education
* contributes to making the connection between education
and career goals
* assists student in completing job applications
Benefits - For Teachers/Schools
* aligns the school goals with national standards and measures
* assists counselors in student advising process
* validates the guidance and counseling program
* assists counselors and teachers in developing students’ career
awareness, exploration and planning
* vehicle for articulation between secondary/postsecondary
institutions
Benefits - For Parents
* serves as a tool for career planning and discussions with
student
* provides parents with evidence of student’s progress and
successes
* useful as organizing system for student information such
as grades, honors, awards, etc.
Benefits - For the Community
* helps students prepare for the workforce
* identifies parents, employers, and other community members
as influential players in career development process
* enables students to showcase tangible evidence of their skills
and accomplishments to the job search
* addresses the need for more positive work attitudes and skills
A one-time investment provides years
of use for all your
students.
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ELECTRONIC PORTFOLIO - CON’T
Contents
* CD - with template to create portfolios for each
student
* Technical Manual - easy to follow directions
* Pleather portfolio binder
* Additional Pleather portfolios can be purchased call for pricing
Main Menu
Pleather binder
Hardware Requirements
* PC and MAC environments
* Web browser (e.g., Explorer, Navigator)
* Editing/Web development software (Microsoft
Word, FrontPage, etc.)
* Basic Portfolio size 2-3 Mb
* Enhanced portfolio size with such items as digital
pictures, web pages, and Powerpoint presentations
will be larger
* Use rewriteable CD-RW or DVD-RW in order to
make changes/additions over time
Main Menu
The Main Menu includes the following sections for
students to enter information in their personal
portfolios:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Personal Information
Career & Education Planning
Skills Employers Want
Assessment Results
Project/Work Samples
Other
Each of these sections include numerous categories of information that the student will want to
use to store relevant work samples and reports.
Each of these categories can be modified using
either Word or Frontpage and can be updated as
frequently as student wants.
How to use it
* conferences with parents and/or teachers
* counselor/teacher advising sessions
* interviews for jobs or postsecondary education
* planning for careers
* setting educational goals
Uses and Audience
* All students 9th grade and up
* Teachers (e.g., FACS, Life Skills, Careers,
Computer/Technology, English, Business)
* Guidance counselors
* Administrators
* Workforce educators
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TOOLS FOR TRANSITION
Hands-on package to
assess strengths,
preferences, and interests!
Meet the IDEA requirements with the “Tools for Transition” assessment package. Easy-to-use and
administer, this assessment package was designed by special needs educators for special needs
students. We have the answers for you to assess...STRENGTHS, PREFERENCES, and INTERESTS!
The “Tools for Transition” package is comprised of three components:
PRE-VOCATIONAL ASSESSMENT
SCREEN (PAS)
A series of hands-on timed assessment instruments that determine work-related, clerical,
motor, spatial and cognitive strengths and abilities. This portable, easy-to-use assessment
identifies career aptitudes in less than one hour!
Determine your students’ strengths and abilities
with this effective, reliable assessment!
(Reading free)
LEARNING/WORKING STYLES
INVENTORY
A work-related multimedia learning styles
inventory that identifies student preferences for
environmental and working styles as well as
traditional style factors. (Reading free)
Highlights:
* Assesses major career transition
needs
* Designed by special needs
educators for special needs pops
* Meets IDEA transition
assessment requirements
* Non-reading format for special
populations
* Fast, easy, reliable and validated
* Normed on student and worker
populations
* Used by over 2,000 schools for
over 20 years
* Compact, portable and durable
* Completely revised and updated
for 2006-07
* Affordable and requires no yearly
license fee
VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND
INTEREST SURVEY (VOC-TIES)
This multimedia presentation helps students
discover what career/technical training is all about,
identifies career/technical interests, and helps them
decide if this is something they would like to do.
(Reading free)
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PRE-VOCATIONAL ASSESSMENT SCREEN (PAS)
Assess career transition
strengths and aptitudes
in less than one hour!
Reading free!
The Pre-Vocational Assessment Screen (PAS) is a timed
assessment of aptitudes and abilities relating to skills
required for success in career/technical training and jobs.
This portable, easy-to-use assessment identifies career
aptitudes in less than one hour! Determine your students’
strengths and abilities with this effective, reliable
assessment!
The Benefits
* PAS is quick - it can be group administered in 1-3 hours.
* PAS is easy to use - designed for the counselor or instructor
without a formal background in assessment.
* PAS is compact, self-contained and mobile - all components
are stored and locked in a portable carrying case.
* PAS is high interest - the activities were designed to
stimulate the interest of youth and adult special populations.
* PAS is practical - results are correlated to an individual’s
training program as well as jobs.
* PAS is durable - all components are non-consumable or
reproducible; replacement parts are inexpensive.
* PAS is normed on a variety of populations - data is available
on handicapped (mildly), disadvantaged, average students,
and employed workers (mtm-1).
* PAS is computerized - all scores, correlations and reports
may be generated on Windows.
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Assesses major career transition needs
Meets IDEA transition assessment requirements
Non-reading format for special populations
Fast, easy, reliable and validated
Normed on student and worker populations
Used by over 2,000 schools for over 20 years
Compact, portable and durable
Completely revised and updated for 2006-07
Affordable and requires no yearly license fee
Ideal for 8th and 9th grade assessments
Uses only one computer to easily enter/score results
Contents:
How It Works
Up to 5 participants are provided with hands-on performance
activities which simulate actual work aptitudes required in
training and jobs. Time and error scores are recorded as
participants progress through eight work-related activities. All
data is then entered on your computer which scores and
analyzes results.
Participants’ results are correlated to both training and job
requirements. At a glance, our easy-to-read report enables you
to pinpoint positive and negative work performances.
Participants love the fun and engaging activities!
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Manual and Technical Guide
Custom-made wheeled carrying case
Computer software for scoring and reporting
8 hands-on performance-based work samples:
• Clerical/Verbal
• Motor Coordination
• Clerical/Numerical
• Finger Dexterity
• Manual Dexterity
• Form Perception
• Spatial Perception
• Color Perception
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LEARNING/WORKING STYLES INVENTORY
Assess career transition
preferences and learning
styles!
Reading free!
The Medium - Our unique multimedia presentation provides
a modern, nondiscriminatory medium for assessing
learning and working styles. All populations, including
At-Risk, Special Needs, College Prep and Tech Prep will
benefit from this friendly, reading-free format.
Each statement on the inventory is accompanied by voice
narration and real-life visuals. In addition, students get
to explore their own learning styles to find out how to
improve their study and classroom skills. A special
section for teachers provides insightful applications and
techniques for different learning style domains.
The Styles - Based on Hendrix-Frye Learning/Working Styles
and C.I.T.E. Academic Learning Styles, our inventories
consider traditional style factors, as well as environmental
and working styles critical to academic, training and job
success:
* Kinesthetic
* Sound
* Visual
* Oral
* Tactile
* Temperature
* Auditory
* Outdoors/Indoors
* Social
* Sedentary/Nonsedentary
* Design
* Data/People/Things
* Light
* Written
The Results Computer printouts for individual and group profiles are
provided, graphically indicating major and minor
learning styles. Specific teaching and learning strategies
are also outlined based on each individual’s scores. All
results are saved to disk and may be edited or printed at
any time.
Highlights * Unique assessment for learning and working
style factors
* Less than 20 minutes to take
* Reading free and non-discriminatory
The Scoring * Computer Scored - The assessment may be
administered and scored directly on the
computer
* Batch Scored - Group test results can be easily
and quickly keyed directly into the computer.
* Dynamic reports for parents/IEP meetings
Contents
* Guide
* DVD - for class assessment
* CD - for individual assessment
* Windows Multimedia CD - Single user and
Network versions provided
* All new version, Copyright 2007!
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VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND INTEREST SURVEY (VOC-TIES)
Assess career transition
interests with this exciting
interest inventory!
Reading Free!
Vocational Training and Interest Survey (VOC-TIES)
A Reading Free Interest Inventory!
The Survey Voc-Ties will help 8th and 9th grade students:
* Discover what career/technical training is all about
* Identify career/technical pathways that interest them
* Decide if career/technical training is something that they
would like to do
Voc-Ties presents 16 different career/technical pathways
available in most career/technical schools. Each area
outlines training requirements, work characteristics
and job descriptions.
Voc-Ties is designed not only to be a valuable resource in
assessing training interest, but to provide critical
information about the training area to assist the
student in making a more informed decision.
Parent/Student Report Voc-Ties includes a parent/student option which provides a
quick method of documenting students’ interests and
notifying parents about local training opportunities
available in your school system. Training and job descriptions
are included.
Also Included:
Highlights * Evaluate students’ interests in 16 career cluster areas
* Less than 35 minutes to take if administered in one
setting
* Areas of interest generate printout of entry-level/careers
in that field
* Reading free and non-discriminatory
Contents
* Guide
* DVD - for class assessment
* CD - for individual assessment
* Reproducible answer sheets
* All new version, Copyright 2006!
Career Transition Plan This software program helps you identify career/transition
objectives, organize background information on students
and generate individual career development plans. The
results are printed in a standard IEP format to satisfy
federal regulations. This program is ideal for use
with special and “at risk” populations.
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