Curriculum and Tutorials

• Communication Skills - This full-color unit of instruction includes the following objectives:

• Identify causes of communication problems.
• Recall the differences between passive, assertive, aggressive, and passive aggressive individuals.
• Recall ways to communicate messages more effectively.

• Select ways to communicate positive attitudes.
• Identify appropriate ways to communicate negative feelings.
• Indicate ways to be tactful.
• Match listening skills to their descriptions.
• Distinguish between positive and negative forms of nonverbal communications.
• Describe ways to communicate directions.
• Summarize practices to follow when texting or emailing.
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• ctYOU.org's Moodle and H5P Training Packets - Download CareerTech's FREE Moodle training packets that provide step-by-step instructions on how to design and implement your own Moodle course (updated to the current version of ctYOU.org). Lessons include Moodle Course Setup, Moodle Enrollment and Grading, Moodle Collaborative Features, Moodle Student Input Features, Moodle Content Enhancement, and H5P Content Types.
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• Measuring Lengths and Distances - Objectives in this unit include:

• Identify the units used to measure lengths and distances.
• State the abbreviations of units used to measure lengths and distances.
  
• Identify the divisions of a ruler.

• Explain how to read a ruler.
• State the steps for measuring an object with a ruler.
• Determine lengths by using a ruler. (Assignment Sheet 1)
• Explain how to read a metric ruler.
• State the steps for measuring an object with a metric ruler.
• Determine lengths by using a metric ruler. (Assignment Sheet 2)
• Convert units of length and distance between the metric and English systems (Assignment Sheet 3)
• Explain how to convert units of length and distance between larger and smaller units.
• Convert units of measurement. (Assignment Sheet 4)
• State principles for adding and subtracting units of length and distance.
• Calculate measurements of length and distance using addition and subtraction. (Assignment Sheet 5)
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• Measuring Time and Temperature - Objectives in this unit include:

• Identify the units used to measure time.
• List the abbreviations of units used to measure time.
• Explain the basic elements of a calendar.
• Explain how to read an analog clock.

• State the steps for telling time.
  
• Determine the time using an analog clock. (Assignment Sheet 1)
• Distinguish between the 12-hour clock and the 24-hour clock.
• Interpret the time using a 24-hour clock. (Assignment Sheet 2)
• Explain world time zones.
• Calculate time around the world. (Assignment Sheet 3)
• Identify the time zones in the continental United States.
• Calculate time in the United States. (Assignment Sheet 4)
• Explain how to convert units of time between larger and smaller units.
• Convert units of time. (Assignment Sheet 5)
• State principles for adding and subtracting units of time.
• Calculate measurements of time using addition and subtraction. (Assignment Sheet 6)
• Identify the units used to measure temperature.
• State the formulas for converting units of temperature between the metric and English systems.
• Calculate the temperature by converting units between the metric and English systems. (Assignment Sheet 7)
• Solve word problems involving time and temperature. (Assignment Sheet 8)
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• Identify the units used to measure volume.
• State the abbreviations of units used to measure volume.
• State the formulas for converting units of volume from the metric system to the English system.

• Convert units of volume between the metric and English systems. (Assignment Sheet 1)
  Identify the units used to measure weight.
• State the abbreviations of units used to measure weight.
• State the formulas for converting units of weight from the metric system to the English system.
• Convert units of weight between the metric and English systems. (Assignment Sheet 2)
• Explain how to convert units of volume and weight between larger and smaller units.
• Convert units of volume measurement. (Assignment Sheet 3)
• Convert units of weight measurement. (Assignment Sheet 4)
• State principles for adding and subtracting units of volume and weight.
• Calculate measurements of volume using addition and subtraction. (Assignment Sheet 5)
• Calculate measurements of weight using addition and subtraction. (Assignment Sheet 6)
• Solve word problems involving volume and weight measurements. (Assignment Sheet 7)
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• Kitchen Orientation - Knowing your way around a commercial kitchen is key to a successful culinary career. Learning the basics is a first step in this process. This unit of instruction covers many of those basics, with assignments to help reinforce what students have learned.

Topics include:

• Reasons for using a standard recipe card
• Parts of a standard recipe card
• Steps to follow when using a standard recipe
• Steps to follow when writing a standard recipe
• Requisitions
• Reasons for substitutions and tips for making substitutions
• Measurement basics
• Standard weights and measures
• Equivalents of weights and measures
• Can sizes and their equivalents
• Standard measuring tools
• Methods of measuring dry ingredients
• Ensuring accurate measurement of dry ingredients
• Measuring moist ingredients
• Alternative measurement methods
• Mise en place
• Procedures for organizing work and assembling supplies
• Guidelines for timing food preparation
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  Find more units of instruction on kitchens, cooking, and related tools on our Resources by Career Cluster page.

• Money Matters: A Resource Guide for Financial Literacy - Money Matters covers the fourteen areas of instruction outlined in Oklahoma's Passport to Financial Literacy Act, including the following topics:

• Earning and Managing an Income
• Understanding Taxes
• Banks and Other Financial Institutions
• Managing Financial Accounts
• Saving and Investing
• Retirement
• Borrowing Money
• Credit Cards and Shopping Online
• Consumer Fraud and Identity Theft
• Acquiring a Home
• Managing Risk
• Gambling
• Credit Woes
• Giving Back
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• Carpentry Skills Workbook - This student workbook includes 60 job sheets addressing skills in residential and commercial carpentry. It is ideal as a resource for each student to supplement in-depth textbooks or as a job aid. Job sheet  categories include:

• Residential door installation
• Residential roof framing
• Wall & ceiling framing
• Stair framing
• Cornice and gable ends
• Exterior walls & trim
• Cabinets, shelves, and built-ins
• Floor finishing
• Roof finishes
• Column forms
• Beam forms
• Above-grade slab systems
• Bridge deck forms
• Fireproof encasement forms
• Commercial door installation
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• Career Focus (Updated for 2018) - Career Focus is a career exploration and preparation guide. This 32-page, full-color magazine combines essential guidance with web activities and “skill builder” opportunities to help prepare users for college and the workplace. Articles include:

• Identifying Possible Careers
• Sources for Career Information
• Career Clusters and Pathways
• Individual Career Plans
• Online Tools for Career Planning and Preparation
• 20 Personal Selling Points
• Getting Ready for College
• Finding Job Opportunities
• Managing Your Digital Dirt
• Strategies for Networking
• Skill Builder: Build a Personal Network
• Career Myths and Realities
• Skill Builder: Practice Introductions and Casual Conversation
• Acing any Interview - What You Need to Know
• Resumés that Stand Out for the Right Reasons
• Why Employers Might NOT Hire You
• Getting Back to Work: Re-Entry Strategies
• Skills Employers Want
• Putting Together the Education Puzzle
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• Basic Strategies: Meeting Everyone's Needs - "Diversity is the one true thing that we all have in common. Celebrate it every day." This anonymous quote expresses the purpose of the book Basic Strategies: Meeting Everyone's Needs - to help parents, teachers, counselors, and students meet the needs of the ever-increasing diversities they will encounter in today's world. The book includes sections dealing with diversity and disabilities. It also discusses gender equity, harassment, and bullying.
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• Safety on the Job - Safety on the Job reflects the continuing focus on employee safety in the workplace. Each section in this guide addresses a top cause of injury or illness on the job by describing hazards and presenting ways to work safely. Perfect as a supplement to basic OSHA training and as a safety handbook for all employees.

• Recognizing the Need for Safety On the Job
  
• Lifting and Moving Materials
• Using Tools and Ladders
• Using Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Working with Machines
• Working with Hazardous Substances
• Working around Electricity
• Working in Heat and Cold
• Coping with Shiftwork
• Responding to Injury or Illness
• Preventing Transportation Incidents
• Managing Anger and Preventing Violence
• Preventing Accidents and Injuries at Work
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