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Integrating Career Choices into English/Language Arts

The flexibility of the curriculum design makes Career Choices suitable for mainstream 8th or 9th grade language arts classes. Combining the Career Choices text and its theme of personal success with the supplements Possibilities, the language arts anthology, allows ample opportunity for reading, writing, and computation assignments that students will complete with enthusiasm because of the subject's relevance to their own lives. Class discussions, too, will take on new energy and meaning as students address such topics as character, motivation, commitment, and compromise.

"The Possibilities text allowed them to experience an advanced selection of literature. Students at our level do not get challenged by the material; your program allowed us to challenge them."

Jeanann Cazeau, English teacher
9th grade, Tech Prep
Carl Sandburg High School
Orland Park, IL

"The students see so much `connection' to what we are doing, and cooperate so nicely because they see that `connection' to what is happening in their lives. There is no `Why do we have to do this?' I was so happy when I came across your books. It is such a help for me... I've recommended your book to MANY other Tech Prep people."

Dorette Kanengieter, Teacher
11th & 12th grades
Applied Communication/Language Arts/Tech Prep
Cwatonna High School
Owatonna, MN

"For the first time, I feel a class is actually talking to me -- it relates -- it's cool. I can use this stuff in my life..."

Sarah E. Marsh, repeating common student observations
Applied English
12th grade
Burley High School
Burley, ID

Download and share with your most innovative 8th or 9th grade Language Arts instructors this case study/how-to from Ohio.

There are a variety of integration/interdisciplinary options. This short training module will walk you through a few of them.

Integrating Academics and Technology

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