Module 1: Unit 3, Session 1 MODULE 1: MODULE 1: ADOLESCENT READING, WRITING, AND THINKING Adolescent Literacy – Professional Development Unit 3, Session 1

Module 1: Unit 3, Session 1 CONNECTING CORE STANDARDS TO EMPLOYABLE SKILLS

Module 1: Unit 3, Session 1 Essential Questions  Module 1 Question  What do we know about how teens learn from text and how can we use that knowledge to improve our practice?  Unit 3, Session 1 Question  How do the new core standards connect directly to the careers that students want? 3

Module 1: Unit 3, Session 1 Warm-Up  Think about classes or learning experiences you had that did or did not connect with your work as an educator. What were the differences? 4

Module 1: Unit 3, Session 1 Warm-Up  How do you connect your teaching to the experiences and expectations students will face in the “real world”? 5

Module 1: Unit 3, Session 1 How is Education Related to Employment? The National Picture 6

Module 1: Unit 3, Session 1 Fact 1: There are Fewer Jobs for Teens 7

Module 1: Unit 3, Session 1 Fact 2: HS Grads Are More Likely to Get Jobs 8

Module 1: Unit 3, Session 1 What are the Employment Opportunities in Massachusetts? 9

Module 1: Unit 3, Session 1 Fast Growing Industries: Workers 11 of the 20 fastest growing detailed industries are found in two sectors: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services and Health Care and Social Assistance. 10

Module 1: Unit 3, Session 1 Industries Generating the Most New Jobs through of the 20 detailed industries generating the most new jobs are found in the Professional and Business Services and Education and Health Services sectors. 11

Module 1: Unit 3, Session 1 Fastest Growing Occupations, Of the state’s 20 most rapidly growing occupations, 11 are in the health and computer fields. All have growth rates of 24 percent or more. That’s four time faster than the average for all occupations. 12

Module 1: Unit 3, Session 1 Connecting State Standards to Career Opportunities…  Find the top careers that experts in your content area might be interested in.  Notice how many “high demand, high wage, high skill jobs” are connected to strong academic performance. 13

Module 1: Unit 3, Session 1 Get Students Thinking…  The Massachusetts Department of Workforce Development has great resources that connect careers with specific kinds of literacy skills that students need. 14

Module 1: Unit 3, Session 1 References Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development. (2009). Career Moves: Your guide to growing job opportunities in Massachusetts. Newmann, F. (1996). Authentic achievement: Restructuring schools for intellectual quality: Jossey-Bass Publishers. Sum, A., Khatiwada, I., McLaughlin, J., & Palma, S. (2009). The consequences of dropping out of high school: Joblessness and jailing for high school dropouts and the high cost for taxpayers. Boston, Massachusetts: Center for Labor Market Studies, Northeastern University. Sum, A., McLaughlin, J., Khatiwada, I., & Palma, S. (2008). The continued collapse of the nation's teen job market and the dismal outlook for the 2008 summer labor market for teens: Does anybody care? Boston, Massachusetts: Center for Labor Market Studies, Northeastern University. 15