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Interested
in connecting the "real world" of work to your classroom curriculum?
These activities for grades 9-12 can help you do just that. The
activities will help you utilize the Livelyhood broadcast program,
Web site, and other Internet resources to engage in creative, cross-curricular
exploration of workplace issues.
All
activities are appropriate for students in grade 9—12. Some
are suitable for younger students as well; others are appropriate
for adult students.
A
comprehensive Viewing Guide can help you get started. The Viewing
Guide offers discussion questions to spark thought and conversation
before, during, and after viewing the Livelyhood program. You'll also find a resource list of Web sites, ranging
from online job search sites to worker health and safety info, intended
to enhance certain activities, or help you design your own!
CROSS-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Cross-Curricular
activities are available in three subject areas: Career and Vocational
Education, Health, and Mathematics, though many of the activities
would be appropriate for other teachers of other subjects, such
as economics or history, or for any interested adult who wants to
engage young people to think about the world of work. Corresponding
content standards are available. We also welcome your feedback and
would love to hear how you use the plans in your curriculum, as
we try to design plans that are most helpful to teachers and students.
Please email info@livelyhood.org,
attn: Livelylessons
All cross-curricular activities and viewing guide questions were prepared by Straightline Editorial and Development, Inc. (SLED) in San Francisco, CA. Since its founding in 1987, Straightline
has been making significant contributions to some of the most successful and well-known K-12 programs on the market.
Livelyhood
is a fun, and often funny, fast-paced series of specials following real people -- ordinary,
"extraordinary" citizens -- who are dealing with changes in the workplace.
INTERACTIVE TEACHER GUIDES FOR LIVELYHOOD SHOWS
"The Work Day That Wouldn't Die"
In 1983, workers won the right to an eight-hour day. But the new economy is rapidly
rewriting the rules. Join host Will Durst as he travels across the country to see how the workday has changed - for the better and for the worse.
"Night Shift"
It's a 24-7 world, and more Americans are working non-traditional
hours, including the night shift. Host Will
Durst stays up all night so you don't have to and discovers
that managers and white collar employees are driving up the nocturnal
population. Are we ready for a round-the-clock work world?
"Carpool to Nirvana"
Host Will Durst sets out on a commuting quest for the "ideal workplace,"
visiting new and improved businesses that prove what's good for workers and
their families can also be good for a company's bottom lines and the
community.
"Chipping Off the Old Block"
What is it that gets us up, out the door, and to work in the morning? Livelyhood looks
at the American work ethic: where we get it, how we pass it on, and who we need to
help us along the way.
"Our Towns"
Keeping towns working takes more than collecting taxes and delivering newspapers -- it takes
community members realizing that what they do from 9 to 5 impacts the community, not just
the bottom line. When businesses and local citizens work together for the future of their
community, everyone wins.
"Working Family Values"
How do American families balance work and home in this era of the rapidly
changing workplace? In this show, Livelyhood looks at the impact of work
on our families and vice-versa.
"Shift Change"
Livelyhood looks at how resilient working Americans are adapting to
increasing job insecurity, a more demanding work day, temporary jobs, and
new technology.
And That's Not All:
There's more to come! Stay tuned to this site, as we'll be offering more viewing guides and activities for other previous Livelyhood shows in the coming months.
STANDARDS
CAREERS
AND VOCATIONAL ACTIVITIES
From
the Mid-Continent Research for Education and Learning Compendium
of Standards and Benchmarks for K-12 Education
- Life
Work Standard 4: Pursues specific jobs
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Life Work Standard 5: Makes general preparation for entering
the work force
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Mathematics Standard 13: Analyzes and interprets data using
common statistical procedures, charts, and graphs
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Language Arts Standard 4: Gathers and uses information for research
purposes
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Language Arts Standard 7: Demonstrates competence in the general
skills and strategies for reading a variety of informational
texts
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Language Arts Standard 8: Demonstrates competence in speaking
and listening as tools for learning
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Thinking and Reasoning Standard 1: Understands and applies the
basic principles of presenting and argument
[CCE: National Standards for Civics and Government, p. 93 (Implied)
GESP: National Geography Standards, p. 55 (Explicitly stated)
JHESC: National Health Education Standards, p. 23 (Implied)
NRC: National Science Education Standards, p. 176 (Implied)
Carnevale: Workplace Basics, p. 64 (Implied)]
HEALTH ACTIVITIES
From
the Mid-Continent Research for Education and Learning Compendium
of Standards and Benchmarks for K-12 Education
- Health
Standard 1: Knows the availability and effective use of health
services, products, and information
Knows local, state, federal, and private agencies that protect
and/or inform the consumer (e.g., FDA, EPA, OSHA, local prosecutor's
office)
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Thinking and Reasoning Standard 3: Effectively uses mental processes
that are based on identifying similarities and differences (compares,
contrasts, classifies) *Uses a comparison table to compare multiple
items on multiple abstract characteristics *Identifies abstract
patterns of similarities and differences between information
on the same topic but from different sources
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Career Education Business Standard 45: Understands the role
of quality and continuous improvement in business organizations
- Career
Education Business Standard 49: Understands human resource management
issues and how they affect the success of the organization
MATHEMATICS ACTIVITIES
From
the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Curriculum and
Evaluation Standards for School Mathematics
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STANDARD 1: MATHEMATICS AS PROBLEM SOLVING
In grades 9-12, the mathematics curriculum should include the
refinement and extension of methods of mathematical problem
solving so that all students can-- * use, with increasing confidence,
problem-solving approaches to investigate and understand mathematical
content * apply integrated mathematical problem-solving strategies
to solve problems from within and outside mathematics * recognize
and formulate problems from situations within and outside mathematics
* apply the process of mathematical modeling to real-world problem
situations
- STANDARD
4: MATHEMATICAL CONNECTIONS
In grades 9-12, the mathematics curriculum should include investigation
of the connections and interplay among various mathematical
topics and their applications so that all students can-- * recognize
equivalent representations of the same concept * relate procedures
in one representation to procedures in an equivalent representation;
* use and value the connections among mathematical topics *
use and value the connections between mathematics and other
disciplines.
- STANDARD
10: STATISTICS
In grades 9-12, the mathematics curriculum should include the
continued study of data analysis and statistics so that all
students can— [selected points that apply below] * construct
and draw inferences from charts, tables, and graphs that summarize
data from real-world situations * understand sampling and recognize
its role in statistical claims
And from the Mid-Continent Research for Education and Learning
Compendium of Standards and Benchmarks for K-12 Education
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Thinking and Reasoning Standard 1: Understands and applies the
basic principles of presenting and argument
Including: Level III: Middle School/Jr. High (Grades 6-8) *Evaluates
arguments that are based on quantitative data and mathematical
concepts *Compares and contrasts the credibility of differing
accounts of the same event Level IV: High School (Grades 9-12)
*Identifies the logic of arguments that are based on quantitative
data *Uses tables, charts, and graphs in constructing arguments
- Mathematics
Standard 13: Analyzes and interprets data using common statistical
procedures, charts, and graphs
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