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Math on the Job

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Standard Use Math to Solve Problems and Communicate

Outcomes The students will investigate occupations to discover the math required on the job. The students will study this math content and complete a job-specific workplace problem. They will write an evaluation essay explaining the importance math plays in their occupation of choice.


 
Classroom Information
GED Descriptors
     language arts - reading , math, language arts - writing
Roles
     Family, Worker, Community Member
Program Type(s)
     ABE, GED, ESOL, Family Literacy, Workforce Education, Urban, Rural, Corrections
NRS Learner Levels (ABE/GED)
      2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Time Frame
      4 hours
Technology Integration
T-Chart Graphic Organizer
Vocational Information Center - Math Resources
Vocational Information Center
The Mathematical Association of America, Research Sampler 6
The British Columbia Institute of Technology
The Futures Channel
XP Math - Introduction to Math Careers Database
Micron Math in the Workplace Overview
Cord Contextual Lessons
Career and Applied Academics
PBS Teachers Applied Mathematics

Keywords
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bullet Work > job exploration
bullet Work > occupations
bullet Math

Purposeful, Transparent, Contextual, Building Expertise
Purposeful and Transparent
Students select the occupations they are interested in and focus learning math necessary for those jobs.

Contextual
Students use the Internet and investigate lots of jobs. Most web sites use info from actual people employed in the field

Building Expertise
Students learn how the math they may already know is important and also learn additional math they need to know for the jobs they are interested in. If using the computer to search web sites, students learn to search the web to find career information. They can carry this skill to other learning.


Lesson Designer
Paula Mullet
OLRC Math Consultant

prmullet@att.net


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