Community Centre for

Education and Employment

Training
Life Lessons 2007-2008
Funded by:
 Best Practices
• Collaborative Teaching
• Portfolio Development
• Debriefing
• H i a framework
Having f k for
f Reference
R f
and Evaluation
• Intake
• Access to communityy resources
 Program Development
• Circle of Learning
• Intake
• Teacher-Learner Planning
• Portfolio Development
• Creative Learningg Experiences
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 Intake
• Personal
P l Interview
I t i
• Demographics, family status, history

• Assessments
• The CARA Reading Assessment
• Preliminary Math Assessment
• Writing Sample “Something they are
most proud of
of…”
Teacher-Learner Planning

• Goal Setting Charts

• Planning Webs
• Modules
M d l
• Journal Entries
Benchmarks and Learning
Outcomes
OBSERVING & VIEWING OBSERVING & VIEWING
Level 1 Level 2
Benchmark Benchmark
Observe and view actively. Observe and view critically.
Learning Outcomes: Learning Outcome:
□ Learners will view for practical □ Learners will demonstrate critical
purposes and social skills development.
development observing and viewing behaviours to gain
□ Learners will observe for practical knowledge and for personal enjoyment.
purposes and social skills development.

Notes: Notes:
LISTENING LISTENING
Level 1 Level 2
Benchmark Benchmark
Listen to short messages actively and Listen to long messages actively and respectfully.
respectfully. Learning Outcomes:
Learning Outcomes: □ Learners will listen with understanding to
□ Learners will listen with understanding to long messages for personal enrichment and
short messages
g for enjoyment
j y and ppractical purposes.
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practical purposes. □ Learners will listen with understanding to
□ Learners will demonstrate active listening long messages for social development
behaviours. □ Learners will demonstrate that listening is
□ Learners will minimize barriers to an active process of constructing meaning.
listening in order to improve daily □ Learners will listen with empathy in order
interactions. to improve daily interactions.

Notes: Notes:
Goal Setting Charts

Tasks Can Do Work on Work on Not

Now Later Interested
Banking
Open a bank account
Fill out bank forms
Write cheques
Keep a bank book
Understand interest rates
Learn about ways to save
money
(investing)

Getting Around
Use a telephone book
Read street names
Read a map
Write down directions
Read bus schedules
Read a menu
Take driver’s test
Read in church
Use the library
 Module Themes:
• Module One: Self --“All
All about Me
Me”
• Module Two: Health & Nutrition - “My
Healthyy Lifestyle”
y
• Module Three: Everyday Skills -“What I
need to know”
• Module Four: Culture - “The World Around
Me”
• Module
M d l Five:
Fi F il -“The
Family “Th People
P l I Love…”
L ”
• Module Six: Life-long Learning - “Who I am
and Who I want to be”
be
 MODULE 1
Brainstorming Learning Activities with Learners

Communications Learning
Activities
Reflective Journal Writing
General Skills Assessment
Spelling Test 1-4
Newspaper Article Written
Synopsis
Guest Speaker from Addictions
Services

Interpersonal Numeracy
Skills Learning
Activities Activities

Participant Time
Interviews Theme Management

Life Collages
and Sharing SELF Mad Math
Minutes

CHEP: Good Multiplication

Food Box “All about Table
Volunteerism
me”
Conflict
Styles &
M
Management
t

Lifelong Learning Activities

Self Esteem Questionnaire
Self-Development Workshops:
Values/Roles/Supports,
Communications/Assertiveness, learning
Styles, Personality Styles, Alberta
Inventory, Decisions, SMART Goal-Setting,
Computer Basics
 MODULE 2
Brainstorming Learning Activities with Learners

Communications
C i ti Learning
L i Activities
A ti iti
Reflective Journal Writing
Health Article report
Spelling Test 5-6
Health & Fitness Terminology/Test
Helen Keller Story/Movie &
Assignment

Interpersonal Numeracy
Skill
Skills L
Learning
i
Activities Theme Activities

Food Group
Research Health & Canada’s
Food Guide
Project Research
Nutrition
Halloween Proper Label
Safety “My Healthy Reading
Lifestyle”
CHEP: Good Mad Math
Food Box Minutes
Volunteerism
Heart Rate
Vitality Measurement
discussion

Lifelong Learning Activities

Fitness Facts Workshop
Personal Fitness & Nutrition
Questionnaire
Food Dollar I.Q. Test
Stress Management Workshop
 Common Elements to the
Modules:

• Reflective Journal Writing

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• Mad Math Minutes
• CHEP: The Good Food Box experience
• Spelling Tests
 Journal Entries
Quote of the day:
You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop
to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, “I have lived through the
horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.”
• Six more sleeps until my birthday... I will be turning 28 years old, I'm pushing 30;
but I don't feel older. I feel like I am the same age 10 years ago. Today we started
our morning with values. About what happened 20-40 years back. For as far
back as we could remember. We had a lot to share, which took a long time, but it
didn'tt matter because we all came up with some very important values
didn values. Next we
talked about our roles and values, which in my case have a lot... it, will take some
time to think about it.
• I was sad today or this afternoon because it was my husband’s release date and he
hasn'tt made an effort to contact me.
hasn me II've
ve tried to block this out of my mind
mind, but
ended up in tears. As I always say to myself another tomorrow is another day I've
lived through today, I'll live through another.
• THINK HAPPY THOUGHTS IN OTHER WORDS, WHICH I SHALL DO, SO
THAT NOTHING WILL BRING ME DOWN.
DOWN
Good thinking “M”. Stay positive and remember we are your support too.
(Life Lessons instructor’s statement.)
 Portfolios
• Personal Portfolios
• Learning Styles
• Personality Styles
• Personal Strengths/Skills Profile
• Resume/Cover Letter
• Skills, Interests, Values and Traits
• Autobiography Assignment
• M d l Certificates
Module C ifi off Completion
C l i
• First Aid/CPR Certificates
• Attendance Awards
 Personal Portfolio
Learning Styles and Strengths
I have strong Existential and Intrapersonal intelligences.
That means:
• I learn best by working alone, individualized projects, self-
paced instruction, and having own space.
• I like to work alone and pursue own interests
interests.
• I process the world inside myself.
• I like talking and interacting with others.
• I am quiet, very self
self-reflective
reflective and aware.
• I am highly intuitive and spontaneous.
• I am individualistic and independent; is not concerned about
others’ opinions.
• I have a strong connection with family and friends.
• I possess and ponder questions about life, death and ultimate realities.
 Personality Style
A
According
di to the
h Keirsey
K i Temperament
T Sorter,
S I am an ENTJ.
ENTJ
(Extroverted, Intuitive, Thinking, Judging)

“II am the Executive”

Executive
• I am a friendly energetic person who likes to be in charge and make
things happen.
• I tend to be organized and logical in my approach to all situations and
f
face problems
bl head
h d on.
• I value honesty, so I am truthful and direct.
• I know a lot of people and enjoy making connections to bring about
g and improvement.
change p
• I am a “take charge person” and assert my point of view.
• I want my home to be beautiful, well furnished and efficiently run.
• I am likely to place much emphasis on my children’s well being, with
education,
d i andd structured.d
• I am not naturally tuned into other people’s feeling, but frequently
have very strong sentimental streak.
• I respect people who are assertive and able to stand
stand-up
up for themselves
themselves.
Module Completion Certificates:
Radius Community Centre
Life Lessons Program
Workshops and Activities Completed in Module One
October 2007 "SELF"

Multiple Intelligences (Learning Styles) Inventory ;

Keirsey Temperament Sorter ;
(Personality Styles)

Communication – ;
Assertiveness & “I” statements

Assets and Strengths - ;

Circle Sharing

Skills, Values, Interests, and Traits ;

Conflict Styles and Management ;

Self Awareness, Self Esteem – ;
Greatness Posters

Community Involvement – ;
Volunteer – CHEP’s Good Food Box

Decision Making & SMART Goal Setting ;

Problem Solving
Values and Roles (Personal and work) ;
Grammar and Math Exercises ;
Computer Basics Introduction ;
-Keyboarding, Word

S
Stories
i 1-3 on “Changes”
“Ch ” ;
Reflective Journaling ;
Spelling Tests 1-4 ;
 Academic Portfolio
• Portfolio includes:
• Assessment results
• Assignments
A i t chosen
h for
f special
i l significance
i ifi
(eg. Highest mark in class)
• Certifications/Diplomas
p from past
p
Academic Portfolio
Life Lessons
Adult Literacy Program
Academic Progress Report

October 2007-February
y 2008

Testing Date SK Literacy Level

Benchmarks
Oct 2007 Communications Level 1
Feb 2008 Level 2
Oct 2007 Interpersonal Level 1
Feb 2008 Skills Level 2
Oct 2007 Numeracy Level 1
Feb 2008 Level 1
Oct 2007 Lifelong Learning Level 1
Feb 2008 Skills Level 2

Testing Date Subject Area Mark/Level

Oct 2007 Reading CARA Level 6

Feb 2008 CARA Level 9
Oct 2007 Writing 20%
Feb 2008 60%
Oct 2007 Math 52%
Feb 2008 67%
Building Strategies: Average
Adult Literacy Series

Writingg Skills 77%

%
Spelling Skills 96%
Math Skills 71%
Reading Skills 78%

Overall Average 81%

 Creative Learning
Experiences:
• Partnership with community – READ
Saskatoon and creating
g Storyy Sacks
• Western Development Museum Scavenger
Hunt
• Bannock Bake-off
 Personal Life Scale
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Life Stability
How balanced do you consider your
life to be?
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
P bl
Problem Solving
S l i Ability
Abili

How well do you deal with problems?

Individual Strengths

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Š Communication

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Š Decision Making

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Š Time Management

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Š Stress Management
g

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Š Conflict/ Anger
Management
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Š Healthy Lifestyle
 Personal Life Scale:
• One of the female students first rated herself a 6 but at the end, had advanced to a
9 in the area of decision-making. Beside the 9 she commented, “[I’ve] learned to
stand up for myself”.

• Aft one student

After t d t moved d from
f a 7 to
t 9 iin th
the areas off conflict/anger
fli t/ management,
t
she wrote: “I’m not as angry as I was before starting Life Lessons”.

• One student first rated herself a 6, and at the program’s end, marked herself a 9
out of 10 in the healthy lifestyles category. She remarked, “II lost a lot of weight and
I feel good about life”.

• Life Lessons’ New Canadian originally marked himself a 6 in the communication

category, but later marked himself as an 8. In the comments section he wrote: “I
f l more comfortable
feel f t bl in
i communicating”.
i ti ” In I reference
f tto th
the h
healthy
lth lif
lifestyle
t l
questions, his numbers changed from an 8 to a 10. He later wrote, “I learned about
the Canadian Food Guide and following my vitamins”.
 Informal Findings:
Life Lessons:
• improved individual
individual’ss family relationships

• improved
i d individual
i di id l well-being
ll b i

• increased levels of self-direction and

independence
p
 Impact

• Individual
• The impact for individuals is that they leave knowing their strengths,
their ability to work and have an expectation of success with their goals.
• Outcomes include: employment,
p y , further education,, and improved
p q
qualityy
of life.
• Increased civic engagement
• Family
• Positive impact
p for family
y is independence
p and the ability
y to contribute to
the growing Saskatchewan economy
• Increased chance of future success for their children with work and
education
• Improved family relationship and overall quality of life for the family
• C
Community
i
• Economic impact for Saskatchewan – individuals move from
unemployment to the labour market
• Improved quality of life for the community as individuals increase
personal civic engagement
engagement.
 Thank you!
• For more information please feel free to go
to our website: www.radiuscentre.com
• The Life Lessons Evaluation is available for
download as a pdf
• Or contact us at: (306) 665-0362
• #6 B
Bateman CCrescent, SSaskatoon,
k SK