GED 2014This Is Your New Job

Treat studying for your GED as if it is a part-time job.

Come to school ready to do your work

Wear the appropriate clothes

Follow the rules

Chances are if your boss doesn’t want you to do it, your teacher doesn’t either

Be respectful

Stay focused

GED Is Your New Part-time Job

GED.COMMost students have created a GED.com account. If you do not have an account please let me know .

GED.COM is for profit and the website will offer many items to buy, but LEARN offers most of the items for free.

The GED test is comprised of four (4) separate tests each costing $35: Math, Reading Language Arts, Social Studies, and Science

If you do not pass the test the first time the retake will cost $15

On each test you must score a 150 or higher to pass.

GED.COM

You musthave an email and password.

GED.COM

What you will do on GED.COM

Take GED Ready Practice Tests

Schedule your GED test at one of the 2 testing centers in Tucson

Pay for your test with a credit card

EAST LEARN CENTER

Currently we have 42 students enrolled in the LEARN program

Of the 42 students we have 9 students who have taken 1 or more tests

What percent is that?

A total of 14 tests have been taken

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Why Do You Think Students Are Not Taking The New GED Test?

Lack of Money Lack of Confidence Lack of Commitment ????

Questions for the Students Who Have Taken One of the GED Tests

Q:1What kind of goals did you set for your self to be ready for the test?

Q:2 How many hours

out of the week did you spend on reviewing everything?

Q:3 Was the test

difficult?

Q:4 Did you get any breaks?

Q:5 Were you

nervous?

What can you do to be successful at your new job studying for your

GED?

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Do you have any questions for the students that are here who have taken one or more of their

GED subject tests?

(The students who have taken a test can either create a panel or stand to answer questions from

the other students.)

ResultsQuestion One- Name three similar skills a person would need to successfully attend GED classes and would also be needed on the job?

Reading, Writing, MathDesire, persistence, focus

Work ethic, commitment, hard workGood attendance, good attitude, good knowledge

Be on time, respect others, attend classBe on time, do your best, respect coworkers, other students and boss

Stay focus, strong concentration, show up on timeDedication, respect, the willingness to learn

Available time, attend class, correct tools like internetBe on time, dress appropriately, greet people

Read, Write and MathWork hard, have a good attitude, and be there everyday

Hard work, communication, willingness to learn new things

Question Two- Explain how taking GED classes are similar to having a part-time job?

You have to be on time, everyday, and performShow up every day, stay focused, stay on task

Require hard work, patience, and staying focusedIt’s all the same responsibility, being responsible

Have to follow rules, be on time, put in hoursCome ready to work and give 100%

Be on time, dress appropriately be responsibleOpen to learning, follow the rules, be on time

Have to be professional, take it serious, dress act and be on time.Be on time, show up when you say you will, and take it seriously

Certain amount of time allottedDress appropriate and greet your teacher or bossYou use reading to read instructions and use math

You need to be there everydayShow up, be respectful, willingness to do difficult things

Question Three – Do you agree that attending GED classes and having a job are both short term? Why? Give an example

Yes: 10You attend GED classes to get the GED, having a job is not the same as having a careerThey are both short term because working toward your GED and receiving a GED is not long term and a job is short term also.Eventually you want to elevate to new heights, get more income and take education to a new level.Both are just there to get you ready for a high paying job.They are both short term, they are necessary, a stepping stone to get the job you really want.A job and GED are temporary. I plan to move forward to study other things.It’s something temporary that takes dedication and is also a stepping stone to the next part of your life.A job is short term and a career long termA job and GED classes are something before you start your careerNeither of these alone are a life career

No: 3This is training us for real world experiencesA job is never short term, it’s part of life and finishing your GED should be short term to open doors in the real world.GED should be looked at as a career and the first step for education advancement towards a new career choice.

Yes and No: lWorking on your GED could take awhile and a job could be a lifetime because you have to take care of yourself

Sample Bulletin Board of Results

Let’s Tie it All Together

Two presentation ideas that can be used with your class to integrate use of technology resources and

start a dialog for Curriculum and Instruction portion of CCR.

Presentation 1: College and Career using my real-life path College/Career path, and the difference between a Job and a Career.

Presentation 2: GED Your New Job and the skills necessary to be successful at both.

Bulletin Board ideas for your classroom.

Activities to get your students involved in the process.