Education & Training

This course is designed to enhance student’s existing computer skills through a variety of computer program projects tailored to the individual.  Students will focus on keyboarding skills, completing projects using Microsoft Office programs: Word, PowerPoint, Publisher, and Excel.  This class will also cover internet safety, organization of email, and appropriate use of social networking. 

This course is an introduction to basic word processing and spreadsheet applications using Word and Excel and basic computer graphic programs, such as Picasa, Snipping Tool, Gimp, Movavi, and Google Earth to create a final video which will showcase their assignments.Students will have opportunities to use an iPad, smartboard,and microphone to support these assignments. Students will also learn how to select and print to a color printer, and save and transfer items using a flash drive.

This study skills course is a continuation of College Success I have additional study strategies critical for academic success.  Students will learn to increase their study skills in memorization, listening, and test taking.  In addition, students will develop a better understanding of the culture of college by learning how to interact with professors and peers in a postsecondary setting.

This course provides academic writing skills required in the post-secondary setting.  Course content may include the writing process, editing and grammar skills, and writing paragraphs, essays, and research papers.

Preparing students for postsecondary education and careers requires considerable planning. This course provides the information a student needs to know in order to make an informed decision about their training and education plans after high school. Students will learn about selecting and applying to postsecondary programs, obtaining financial resources, gathering necessary documentation to ensure eligibility of services, and exploring the spectrum of programs and possibilities.  In addition, students will strengthen their self- advocacy skills by learning how to work with disability services, understand accommodations available, and discussing issues of disability disclosure at the postsecondary setting.

Students prepare for math skills needed in career and technical education or employment. Students receive individualized instruction based on their needs in addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, numeration and whole numbers, ratios and proportions, basic geometry, word problems, percents, measurements and pre-algebra skills. Students’ work habits (work pace, perseverance, productivity, time on task) as compared to college-level rigors and expectations are evaluated.

This course provides instruction on basic writing skills used in everyday life. Students will increase their knowledge and use a variety of resources to expand literacy through movies, books and other forms of written literacy.  Students will read novels and increase skills in basic reading comprehension and vocabulary expansion.  Students will learn to organize ideas in a logical order, write a rough draft, and edit/revise independently. Students will learn to identify the story plot, character analysis, and understand vocabulary.  Students will learn to read for information and participate in classroom discussions.

System 44 is a foundation reading and phonics program designed for older students who need additional phonics skill development.  The course includes research-based phonics instruction, motivating and age-appropriate adaptive technology, and the reading of high-interest novels.  Hearing students (and select deaf/hard of hearing students) whose MAP Reading scores are below 200 should be evaluated to determine if this class would benefit them.

Literacy for the Real World provides practical communication using topics that reinforce the vocabulary and language our students need in their daily lives.   Language skills taught are vocabulary, grammar, reading, writing, and oral or signing communication.  The class teaches practical communication using high-interest topics that reinforce the vocabulary and language our students need in their daily lives.  Topics covered include real-life themes related to personal information, school, friends and family, health, the community, time, shopping, work, leisure, and daily living.  Literacy skills taught are vocabulary, grammar, reading, writing, and oral or signing communication.