THE PROJECT DISCOVERY CAREER DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM is a hands-on comprehensive curriculum which provides middle through high school special needs students the skills necessary for entrance into the general curricula, workforce and independent life. Designed with the diverse needs of special education students in mind, this system consists of three components — Beginning, Intermediate and Advanced.
Students learn hundreds of real world job skills in many diverse career cluster areas as well as the academic skills needed to perform those tasks. Students also gain important life skills and employability skills. Students exit the program with a better understanding of the job world and the careers that interest them and that they have abilities for. The curricula is ideal for addressing transition services and IDEA requirements.
Highlights
- Academic integration
- Relevant instruction – real tools & tasks
- Knowledge/Performance-based assessment
- Work performance benchmarks
- Comprehensive curriculum
- Customizable lesson plans
- On-site training
- Certificate of accomplishment
- Ready-made IEP documentation
- Engaging and motivating
The Advanced System is designed for those students working at or near grade level. Ideal for peer-groups or independent work.
Ideal For:
- Average general intellectual functioning
- Students on a 6th-8th grade reading level (with supports for a 2nd-4th grade level)
- Audio components for slow and non-readers and auditory learners
- ADD/ADHD
- Hearing Impaired
- Health Impairments
- Learning Disabilities
- Speech/Language Impairments
- Autism
Job Skill Tasks and Academics:
Students experience more advanced academic skills in an applied, hands-on concept. Examples include:
- Students compute payroll and balance books in the Accounting kit; complete expense reports and order forms in the Sales Rep kit; calculate measurements for plumbing a wall section in the Plumbing kit.
- Students read and follow detailed instructions in wiring a 3-way switch in the Electricity kit.
- Students apply reasoning to follow detailed instructions of a lab urinalysis in the Biotechnology and Lab Science kit; and trouble shoot problems in constructing a block wall in the Masonry kit.
Instructor's Notes contain manipulative and cognitive skill requirements/skills to be attained; math, language, and reasoning skill levels; ten day lesson implementation plan; Pre/Post Tests; Work Performance Benchmarks; reproducible Student Worksheets; and Job Qualifications Profiles.
Community/Parent Involvement Involve parents and the community in the classroom with hands-on activities!
Materials and Tools needed to perform the kit activities, such as 4-cycle engine, rebar box, barometer, sphygmomanometer, screen printing kit, soldering board, wall section, food models, galvanized pipe, wallpaper kit, videos, and software programs.
Internet Sites Unique Internet sites provided to research careers.
Student Instructions lead step-by-step through the activities.
Special Education Editions for Special Needs Students are available for all kits - They contain "First Look" Books that break the concepts and terms down to a 2nd-4th grade reading level and audio support.
Training Nationally-certified trainers will come to your site to provide in-service training on system implementation.
Project Discovery Advanced Level
- Accounting & Bookkeeping
- PD0100
- Banking and Credit
- PD0600
- Bio Technology & Lab Science
- PD0700
- Dental Care
- PD1100
- Electricity
- PD1300
- Food Technology
- PD1600
- Law Enforcement
- PD2000
- Management
- PD2200
- Masonry
- PD2300
- Medical Records
- PD2600
- Meteorology
- PD2700
- Plumbing
- PD2800
- Printing Processes
- PD2900
- Sales Representative
- PD3400
- Small Engine Repair
- PD3800
- Writing Careers
- PD4400
- Construction Trades
- PD4800
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