This session introduces you to the Inspiring Career Development and Action (ICA): A Curriculum Guide for Adult Educators. The ICA contains ready-to-use lesson plans and activities that will guide your learners through a supportive and realistic career awareness, career exploration, and career planning process. After exploring the curriculum, you will identify ways to use the curriculum and discuss adaptations needed to meet the needs of your learners in your states, programs, and classrooms.
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Instructors and advisors who support learners in pursuing education and career goals
This professional development activity/course is designed for:
The Inspiring Career Development and Action (ICA) curriculum is for any adult education or workforce development program that seeks to support learners in exploring and pursuing education and career opportunities while achieving academic and skill development goals. The curriculum covers the complete career planning process in depth and there are an infinite number of ways programs can use and adapt the content. After an interactive tour of the curriculum, you will select a sequence of ICA lessons and activities and work in small groups to identify ways to use them to achieve program objectives and meet the needs of your learners. You will share your selections and adaptations with the large group to spark additional learning and ideas.
Inspiring Career Development and Action is a revised and updated edition based on Integrating Career Awareness into the ABE & ESOL Classroom: Curriculum Guide from the National College Transition Network (NCTN) and SABES.
Course Format & Requirements: This is an online blended Canvas course with one synchronous session.
To successfully complete this course, you must attend the 2-hour synchronous session and contribute to the Canvas discussion forum during the session. Your active participation is essential for a comprehensive learning experience.
Course Access & Support: Before the course opens, registrants will receive an email with a Zoom link for a synchronous session and instructions on how to access Canvas for discussion boards, and course materials. If you do not receive this information, please check your Spam folder, then email Jane Brandt at jane_brandt@worlded.org.
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- Identify lessons and activities in the ICA curriculum that connect to your learners' career-related needs and interests
- Adapt lessons to help your learners develop the language and literacy skills they need
- Identify ways to integrate ICA content into existing programming and align it with your program goals
Upon completion of this professional development activity/course, you will be able to:
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