2000 Families First Idea Book: Integrating Work Skills and Basic Skills

A 207-page teacher-to-teacher on-line collection of communication, decision-making, interpersonal and lifelong learning skills lesson plans by Tennessee adult educators. The collection includes lessons such as:

* The Job Application from Both Viewpoints

* Selecting a Career path

* How to Prepare for the First day of Employment

* My paycheck Amount -- Computing Taxes

* Creating a Budget

* Making a Circle Graph of a Sample Budget

* Math skills for Everyday: Filling Out Income Tax Forms

* How to keep a Job

* Communicating at work

and many others. The appendix includes skills identified in the SCANS Report and information about the Equipped For he Future (EFF) Standards and Framework.

http://cls.coe.utk.edu/pdf/Idea_Book_2000.pdf