There are 16 career clusters leading to various career pathways. Instructors can incorporate these clusters into curriculum design and instruction. Adult education services will include workforce preparation activities and training for specific occupations; this will allow students to achieve their educational and career goals. For a listing and description of these career clusters, please click on the link below.
Analyze Proportional Relationships (Scale Factors)
The purpose of this lesson is to teach students how to use and determine scale factors for models and maps. The students will realize the importance of scale factors and how they are used in daily life. The students will see how map scales are used in order for us to know how far it is to a destination as well as the importance of scale factors used in construction.
GED Content Areas
Number and Ratios
Analyzing Trends
Students will be able to record data on a chart and understand how to use probability using the chart createdManufacturing, and Transportation/Distribution/Logistics employee performance is often tracked. Employees are evaluated based on time taken to accomplish a task, number of mistakes, and ability to choose the correct product(s) for distribution. Through the analysis of trends, students can see correlation between their individual jobs and the “big picture” of their employer’s goals.
GED Content Areas
Data, Probability, and Statistical Measurement
Calculating Perimeter and Area of a Rectangle
This lesson will assist students in understanding the concepts of perimeter and area. Use of the concepts and processes learned to calculate perimeter and area of rectangles will be able to be applied to everyday life and the workplace.
GED Content Areas
Geometry
Benchmarks: How Interviews Drive the Hiring Process
Students need to understand and be prepared for the interview process for job placement.
GED Content Areas
- Writing
Charting Your Course
Students need confidence and knowledge to perform well in an interview situation.
GED Content Areas
- Speaking and Listening
Getting Your Bearings
Understanding TDL vocabulary and accurately analyzing information while responding appropriately with others is important for students in today’s workplace
GED Content Areas
- Reading
Landmarks- The Role of Job Descriptions
The purpose of this lesson is to provide authentic job search experiences for the student, to offer them opportunities to interact with staffing agencies, and to self-analyze their own strengths and areas of improvement.
GED Content Areas
- Reading
Re-ordering the Sequence of Events with Transportation Texts: Sequencing to Summarizing
Students will learn to determine the theme of a text and then re-order events presented in non-chronological order into chronological order. Re-ordering the sequence of events was identified as a key foundational concept for success on the GED.
GED Content Areas
- Reading
TDL Extended Response Part 1: Analyzing the Evidence in the Texts
Students will analyze the evidence given to support an author’s claims in order to be successful on the GED extended response.
GED Content Areas
- Reading
TDL Extended Response Part 2: Transitions are Like Road Signs
Students will determine the meaning of different transitional words or phrases in order to incorporate them correctly in their writing on the GED extended response. The use of transitions has been identified by the GED as a high impact indicator—a skill that students could improve to boost their scores on the GED.
GED Content Areas
- Reading
- Language
TDL Extended Response Part 3: Writing the Response
Students will practice the process of writing an RLA extended response to improve their writing skills for the GED exam.
GED Content Areas
- Writing
- Language
The Chain of Command of Major TDL Companies
Students will learn about organizational structure in some major TDL businesses. One of the employability standards is to utilize and support workplace organizational structures. This lesson seeks to give students a basic knowledge of chain of command and how to follow company protocol. The students will read short scenarios for TDL businesses and analyze the relationships among workers and departments.
GED Content Areas
- Reading
Using the Internet as Your Career Compass
Students need to learn to make informed choices regarding career development, using Internet resources.
GED Content Areas
- Reading