essential skills for linc instructors follow-up webinar
DESCRIPTION
This is the power point used in the Essentials Skills Intro follow-up webinar for LINC instructors.TRANSCRIPT
Essential Skills for
Workplace LINC
Instructors
Integrating ES into Workplace LINC
Checking in & questions Sample Workplace LINC lesson with ES
strategies Discussion Questions?
Agenda
Checking In Name & location
What challenges do your students have in class?
Do you think any of these challenges could be addressed using Essential Skills strategies? Why or why not?
Sample Workplace LINC Lesson
Labour Market Lesson ~ Warm-up Find someone who… 1. knows 2 popular ways to look for work in Canada (Can you tell me what they are? 2. knows what NOC stands for (If you don’t mind my asking, where did you learn that? 3. knows what the NOC is used for (I’d love to hear more. 4. knows of some websites where you can browse jobs (Which one is your favourite? 5. can suggest an effective way to find a job in Canada (Would you happen to know someone who got a job that way? 6. can tell me the least effective way to find a job here (How come this method doesn’t work? 7. knows the difference between hard skills and soft skills (In your opinion, which one is more important?
What challenges
do your students
have with “Find
someone who…”
activities?
What we thought…
Teach a process
Teach a process
Teach a process
Practice the process
Practice the process
Reflect on the process
Sample Workplace LINC Lesson
What challenges might your
students have with
the activity on the
previous page?
What we thought…
Teach a process
Teach a process
Sample Workplace LINC Lesson
What challenges might your
students have with
the activity on the
previous page?
What we thought…
Teach a process
The Reasoning Strategy Circle
Teach a process
I Save Little Round Dogs
I = Identify Save = Scan Little = Locate Round = Recognize Dogs = Decide
Practice
For example: Coffee is on sale at Tim Horton’s this week. How much is a large coffee? Given information (key words): coffee, sale, Tim Horton’s, large Requested information: How much is coffee? (an amount/price)
Discussion
What do you need (what would help you) to be able to apply Essential Skills strategies into your teaching?
Were you able to apply any of the concepts from the Intro to ES course to your teaching? If not, what would help you to do so?
Are there any topics you teach in class where you think ES would not help?
Do you have any
unanswered questions?