The CUNY CareerKit for HSE & ESL Learners

The CUNY CareerKit for HSE & ESL LearnersA Comprehensive Career Preparation Teaching Resource

Reflecting NYS Regional Labor Market Statistics

The CUNY CareerKit was made possible through support from the New York State Education Department, Office of Adult Career and Continuing Education Services.

MANUFACTURINGCareerKit

2017

The City University of New York • CUNY Adult Literacy / HSE Program

Transportation & Warehousing

Education & Childcare

Career Fundamentals

Technology

Hospitality, Recreation and

the Arts

Construction

Food Production

Healthcare

Community & Social Services

Retail

The CUNY CareerKit For HSE & ESL Learners

A Comprehensive Career Preparation Teaching Resource Reflecting NYS Regional Labor Market Statistics

The CUNY CareerKit provides: Introductory set of essential career lessons for all students

• Career Fundamentals

Sets of lessons for each of ten industry-specific sectors

• Healthcare• Retail• Community & Social Services

• Transportation & Warehousing• Education & Childcare• Manufacturing• Technology• Hospitality, Recreation and the Arts• Construction• Food Production

2017

MANUFACTURING Credits:Principal Writer: Amy Prince

Contributing Writers: Ellen Baxt and Liz Latty

Consultants: Lesley Hirsch and Alison Richardson New York City Labor Market Information Service of the CUNY Graduate Center

Project Director: Leslee Oppenheim CUNY Director of Language and Literacy Programs

John Mogulescu CUNY Senior University Dean for Academic Affairs and Dean of the School of Professional Studies

Acknowledgments: Eric Appleton, Joan Stern, Kate Brandt, and Mark Trushkowsky

Manufacturing Industry Advisors

Lynn Fried, Rochester and Genesee Valley Regional Director of Workforce Development Institute

Greg Hart, North Country Regional Director of Workforce Development Institute

Dave Goodness, Central New York Regional Director of Workforce Development Institute

Mary Jo Ferrare, Mohawk Valley Regional Director of Workforce Development Institute

Rosalie Drago, Long Island Regional Director of Workforce Development Institute

Lisa Futterman, New York City Regional Director of Workforce Development Institute

Dan Cullen, Capital Region Regional Director of Workforce Development Institute

Mary Jane Bertram, Hudson Valley Regional Director of Workforce Development Institute

Trang Le-Chan, Director, Professional Development Institute, New York City College of Technology

Justin Collins, Director of Strategic Partnerships & Development, Southwest Brooklyn Industrial Development Corporation

Tondalaya London, Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce

Lisa Futterman, Workforce Development Institute: Regional Director for New York City

Bruce Hamm, Manufacturing Association of Central New York

Bob Din, Account Manager, St. Nicks Alliance

Harold King, Executive VP, The Council of Industry, Newburgh, NY

Scott Behr, Total Metal Resource New York City

Todd Oldham, Dean of Workforce Monroe Community College

Design and Layout: Renée Skuba Design

The CUNY CareerKit was made possible through support from the New York State Education Department, Office of Adult Career and Continuing Education Services.

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INTRODUCTION 1

UNIT • 1 ANALYZING THE TECHNOLOGY LABOR MARKET 7Section 1 Labor Vocabulary: What Are We Talking About When

We Talk About Labor? 9

Section 2 What is the Manufacturing Sector? 13

Section 3 Myths and Facts About Jobs in Manufacturing 19

Section 4 Interpreting Bar Graphs: Job Losses and Gains Across Sectors 244.1 • Interpreting Graphs: Total Employment and Compensation in Manufacturing*

Section 5 Developing a Manufacturing Vocabulary 45

Section 6 The Manufacturing Cycle 496.1 • Manufacturing Jobs and Skills

Section 7 Problem-Solving in Manufacturing: Packing a Shipping Container 57

Section 8 Series: How Does Technology Affect Today’s Labor Market? 69 8.1 • Technology in the Workplace

8.2 • Technology’s Impact on Manufacturing

8.3 • Technology’s Impact on Products

Section 9 Employer Types in Manufacturing* 86

UNIT • 2 KNOWING MYSELF 91

Section 1 Listening Exchange: My Work History 94

Section 2 Identifying Work Values and Interests 96

Section 3 Introduction to Career Databases Series 100 3.1 • CareerZone

a. Introduction to New York’s CareerZone and Example Career: Machinist

b. Group Research on a Technology Career

c. Preparing a Research Presentation

d. Presenting CareerZone Research

3.2 • Career Cruising

a. Your Unique Qualities

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b. Navigating Career Cruising

c. Creating a MyPlan Account

d. Exploring Career Clusters

e. CareerCruising Matchmaker

f. Reading about Recommended Careers

g. Video, Audio and Written Worker Narratives

h. Additional Career Search Resources

Section 4 A Career-Focused Financial Literacy Series 128 4.1 • Calculating a Budget: How Much Do I Need to Earn?

4.2 • Check Cashing Services vs. Bank Accounts

4.3 • Calculating Income Taxes: How Does it Work?

4.4 • Earned Income Tax Credit: What Is It and Who Gets It?

UNIT • 3 IN THEIR OWN VOICES: WORKERS’ NARRATIVES 163Section 1 Video Narratives in Manufacturing 165

Section 2 Constructed Response: Amanda Reel, Welder 169

Section 3 Career Narratives in Manufacturing Series 175 3.1 • Using Question Stems as a Reading Strategy: Career Narratives in Manufacturing

3.2 • Computer Research: Career Narratives in Manufacturing

UNIT • 4 GETTING PREPARED: EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE 193Section 1 A Manufacturing Career Movement Series 196

1.1 • Thorn Winter’s Career Movement Story

1.2 • Extension Activity: Figurative Language in Thorn Winter’s Career Movement Story

1.3 • Thorn’s Career Map

1.4 • Multiple Paths: How Personal Factors Impact Career Movement

Section 2 A Taste of Training: Reading an Employee Safety Manual 211

Section 3 CUNY and SUNY Can Get You There Series: Programs in Manufacturing* 219 3.1 • Researching CUNY Degree and Certificate Programs in Manufacturing*

3.2 • Understanding CUNY Degree Program Requirements*

3.3 • SUNY Certificate: Precision Machining (Tooling) Certificate Program at Monroe Community College*

3.4 • How Do I Enroll in CUNY?*

Section 4 Advancing in Manufacturing: Engineering Careers 238

UNIT • 5 FINDING A JOB, STARTING A BUSINESS 245Section 1 How to Get Hired in Manufacturing 248

Section 2 Developing Informational Interview Questions 260

Section 3 Language to Leverage Your Personal Experience in Manufacturing 262

Section 4 Reading Sample Help Wanted Ads in Manufacturing* 270

Section 5 Read and Discuss: Career Advantages of Being Bilingual 278

Section 6 Assessing Job Offers in Manufacturing* 283

Section 7 Starting Your Own Business Series* 2887.1 • Calculating with Percents: Small Businesses in New York City*

7.2 • Small Business Narratives in Manufacturing*

7.3 • The Nuts and Bolts of Launching a Business*

Section 8 A Panel of Manufacturing Professionals 313

Section 9 My Career Map 316

9.1 • Career Map Essay

UNIT • 6 PEOPLE, PRODUCTS AND THE PLANET 321Section 1 Factories in Frames 324

Section 2 A History of American Manufacturing: People, Production and Places 330

Section 3 The Life Cycle of a Pencil 348

Section 4 Researching a Product: Eco-Friendly Inventions 359

Section 5 Why Do We Choose the Products We Buy? 364

5.1 • Visual Literacy: Supply and Demand

UNIT • 7 PARENTING IS A JOB, TOO 373Section 1 Talking to Babies 377

Section 2 Ages and Stages of Child Development 384

Section 3 Intergenerational Education: A Preschool in a Nursing Home 388

Section 4 Attachment and Brain Development 392

Section 5 Communicating with Toddlers 396

Section 6 Family Literacy: Sharing Books Together 399

Section 7 Childhood Vaccinations: Why Should I Vaccinate My Child? 406

Section 8 New York City Community Health Profiles* 416

Section 9 When Parents Go Back to School, Their Kids Benefit 435

Section 10 Community and Family Resources* 441

Section 11 Reading a New York City School Evaluation* 453

Section 12 We are New York: Welcome Parents 461

Section 13 We are New York: Stay in School 472

Section 14 Essay: Advice for Teachers 470

Section 15 Argumentative Essay: Screen Time for Kids 477

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Table of Skills MANUFACTURING

All CareerKit activities teach content about careers while at the same time teaching reading, writing, math or other skills. Use the table below to identify lessons according to the literacy skill they address. Across the top of the page are the literacy and numeracy skills. Down the side of the page is each activity, grouped by unit. To find several activities using the same literacy or numeracy skill, find the skill at the top of the page, and read down the column.

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Table of SkillsMANUFACTURING

READING AND ANALYZING TEXTS

Activating Background Knowledge

Determine Central Idea

Summarizing Paraphrasing PredictingMaking

InferencesVocabulary

Development

Discerning Meaning

from Context Clues

Figurative Language

Annotating Texts

Analytic Discussion

of TextNotetaking

Verbal or Written

Analysis of Videos

Identifying Main Ideas

and Support-ing Details

UNIT 1: Analyzing the Manufacturing Labor Market

U1, Section 1: Labor Vocabulary X X X

U1, S2: What is the Manufacturing Sector? X X X

U1, S3: Myths and Facts About Jobs in Manufacturing

X X

U1, S4.1: Job Losses and Gains X

U1, S4.2: Total Employment and Compensa-tion in Manufacturing

X

U1, S5: Developing a Manufacturing Vocabulary

X X

U1, S6: The Manufacturing Cycle X

U1, S6.1: Manufacturing Jobs and Skills X X

U1, S7.1: Technology in the Workplace X X X

U1, S7.2: Technology's Impact on Manufacturing

X X X

U1, S7.3: Technology's Impact on Products X X

U1, S8: Employer Types in Manufacturing* X X

UNIT 2: Knowing Myself

U2, Section 1: My Work History X

U2, S2: Identifying Work Values and Interests

X

U2, S3.1: CareerZone activities a-d X

U2, S3.2: Career Cruising activities a-h X X X X

U2, S4.1: Caculating a Budget X

U2, S4.2: Check Cashing vs. Bank Accounts X X X

U2, S4.3: Calculating Income Taxes X X

U2, S4.4: Earned Income Tax Credit X X X X

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READING AND ANALYZING TEXTS (cont’d) WRITING SKILLS MATH SKILLS ADDITIONAL SKILLS Cite Textual (or Other) Evidence

to Support Analysis

Compare and

Contrast

Develop Questions

Creating Visual Representation

of a Text

Analyze a Complex Series of Events

Constructed Response

Essay Development

Peer Editing Essays

Analyze Employment

Trends

Reading and Analyzing

Graphs and Charts

Calculations Exponents Conducting Web-based Research

Self- Assessment

Making Presentations

UNIT 1 Analyzing the Manufacturing Labor Market

U1, Section 1: Labor Vocabulary

U1, S2: What is the Manufacturing Sector? X


U1, S4.1: Job Losses and Gains X X

U1, S4.2: Total Employment and Compensation in Manufacturing

X X X X


U1, S6: The Manufacturing Cycle

U1, S6.1: Manufacturing Jobs and Skills

U1, S7.1: Technology in the Workplace


X

U1, S7.3: Technology's Impact on Products

U1, S8: Employer Types in Manufacturing* X

UNIT 2: Knowing Myself

U2, Section 1: My Work History X

U2, S2: Identifying Work Values and Interests

X X

U2, S3.1: CareerZone activities a-d X X

U2, S3.2: Career Cruising activities a-h X X X X

U2, S4.1: Caculating a Budget X X

U2, S4.2: Check Cashing vs. Bank Accounts X X X

U2, S4.3: Calculating Income Taxes X

U2, S4.4: Earned Income Tax Credit X X

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Development

Discerning Meaning

from Context Clues

Figurative Language

Annotating Texts

Analytic Discussion

of TextNotetaking

Verbal or Written

Analysis of Videos



Unit 3: In Their Own Words: Workers’ Narratives

U3, Section 1: Video Interviews in Manufacturing

X

U3, S2: Constructed Response: Amanda Reel, Welder

X

U3, S3: Using Question Stems as a Reading Strategy

X X

U3, S3.1: Computer Research: Career Narratives

UNIT 4: Getting Prepared: Education and Experience

U4, Section 1.1: Thorn Winter's Career Movement Letter

X X

U4, S1.2 Extension Activity: Figurative Language

X X X X

U4, S1.3: Thorn's Career Map X

U4, S1.4: Multiple Paths X

U4, S2: A Taste of Training: Employee Safety Manual

X

U4, S3.1: Researching CUNY Programs in Manufacturing

X

U4, S3.2: Understanding CUNY Degree Requirements

X

U4, S3.3: SUNY Certificate: Precision Machining

U4, S3.4: How do I Enroll in CUNY

U4, S4: Advancing in Manufacturing: Engineering Careers

X X

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to Support Analysis

Compare and

Contrast

Develop Questions


of a Text



Essay Development

Peer Editing Essays

Analyze Employment

Trends


Graphs and Charts


Self- Assessment


UNIT 3: In Their Own Words: Workers’ Narratives

U3, Section 1: Video Interviews in Manu-facturing

X X

U3, S2: Constructed Response: Amanda Reel, Welder

X X

U3, S3: Using Question Stems as a Reading Strategy

X

U3, S3.1: Computer Research: Career Narratives

X X

UNIT 4: Getting Prepared: Education and Experience

U4, Section 1.1: Thorn Winter's Career Movement Letter

X

U4, S1.2 Extension Activity: Figurative Language

X

U4, S1.3: Thorn's Career Map X

U4, S1.4: Multiple Paths X

U4, S2: A Taste of Training: Employee Safety Manual

X

U4, S3.1: Researching CUNY Programs in Manufacturing

X X

U4, S3.2: Understanding CUNY Degree Requirements

X X

U4, S3.3: SUNY Certificate: Precision Machining

X X

U4, S3.4: How do I Enroll in CUNY

U4, S4: Advancing in Manufacturing: Engineering Careers

X X

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Development

Discerning Meaning

from Context Clues

Figurative Language

Annotating Texts

Analytic Discussion

of TextNotetaking

Verbal or Written

Analysis of Videos



UNIT 5: Finding a Job, Starting a Business

U5, Section1: How to Get Hired in Manu-facturing

X X X X

U5, S2: Developing Informational Interview Questions

X

U5. S3: Language to Leverge Your Experi-ence in Manufacturing

X X

U5, S4: Reading Sample Help Wanted Ads X X X

U5, S5: Career Advantages of Being Bilingual X

U5, S6: Assessing Job Offers X

U5, S7.1: Calculating Percents: Small Businesses in NYC

X X

U5, S7.2: Small Business Narratives in Manufacturing

X

U5, S7.3: Nuts and Bolts of Launching a Business

U5, S8: A Panel of Manufacturing Profes-sionals

X

U5, S9: My Career Map X

U5, S9.1: Career Map Essay X

UNIT 6: People, Products and the Planet

U6, Section1: Factories in Frames X

U6, S2: A History of American Manufacturing X X X

U6, S3: The Life Cycle of a Pencil X

U6, S4: Researching a Product: Eco-Friendly Inventions

X X

U6, S5: Why Do We Choose the Products We Buy?

X X X

U6, S5.1: Visual Literacy: Supply and Demand

X X

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to Support Analysis

Compare and

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Develop Questions


of a Text



Essay Development

Peer Editing Essays

Analyze Employment

Trends


Graphs and Charts


Self- Assessment


UNIT 5: Finding a Job, Starting a Business

U5, Section1: How to Get Hired in Manu-facturing

X

U5, S2: Developing Informational Interview Questions

X

U5. S3: Language to Leverge Your Experi-ence in Manufacturing

U5, S4: Reading Sample Help Wanted Ads X

U5, S5: Career Advantages of Being Bilingual

X X

U5, S6: Assessing Job Offers X X X X

U5, S7.1: Calculating Percents: Small Businesses in NYC

X X

U5, S7.2: Small Business Narratives in Manufacturing

X

U5, S7.3: Nuts and Bolts of Launching a Business

X

U5, S8: A Panel of Manufacturing Professionals

X

U5, S9: My Career Map X

U5, S9.1: Career Map Essay X X


U6, Section1: Factories in Frames

U6, S2: A History of American Manufac-turing

X X X X


U6, S4: Researching a Product: Eco-Friend-ly Inventions

X X


X X X


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Development

Discerning Meaning

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Figurative Language

Annotating Texts

Analytic Discussion

of TextNotetaking

Verbal or Written

Analysis of Videos



UNIT 7: Parenting is a Job, Too

U7, Section 1: Talking to Babies X X X X

U7, S2: Ages and Stages X X

U7, S3: Intergenerational Education X X

U7, S4: Attachment and Brain Development X X

U7, S5: Communicating with Toddlers X

U7, S6: Family Literacy X X X X

U7, S7: Childhood Vaccinations X X

U7, S8: Community Health Profiles X X X X

U7, S9: When Parents Go Back to School X X X X

U7, S10: Community and Family Resources X X X

U7, S11: Reading a School Evalution X

U7, S12: Welcome Parents X X X

U7, S13: Stay in School X X

U7, S14: Advice for Teachers X

U7, S15: Screen Time for Kids X X X

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to Support Analysis

Compare and

Contrast

Develop Questions


of a Text



Essay Development

Peer Editing Essays

Analyze Employment

Trends


Graphs and Charts


Self- Assessment


UNIT 7: Parenting is a Job, Too (cont’d)

U7, Section 1: Talking to Babies X X

U7, S2: Ages and Stages

U7, S3: Intergenerational Education X

U7, S4: Attachment and Brain Development X

U7, S5: Communicating with Toddlers X

U7, S6: Family Literacy X

U7, S7: Childhood Vaccinations X X X

U7, S8: Community Health Profiles X X X X X

U7, S9: When Parents Go Back to School X

U7, S10: Community and Family Resources X

U7, S11: Reading a School Evalution X X

U7, S12: Welcome Parents X X

U7, S13: Stay in School

U7, S14: Advice for Teachers X X

U7, S15: Screen Time for Kids X X

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SOCIAL STUDIES (UNIT 1 AND UNIT 6 ONLY)Slavery

and Recon-struction

Emergence of Modern American

Industrial Revolution

Great Depression

Great Migration

World War II Labor UnionsPost-War Economics

Supply and Demand

Assembly Line

Decline of Manufacturing

in Cities

Geographic Influence on Economics

Factors of Production



U1, S2: What is the Manufacturing Sector?


U1, S4.1: Job Losses and Gains

U1, S4.2: Total Employment and Compensation in Manufacturing






U1, S7.3: Technology's Impact on Products X X

U1, S8: Employer Types in Manufacturing*


U6, Section1: Factories in Frames X X X

U6, S2: A History of American Manufacturing X X X X X X X X X X

U6, S3: The Life Cycle of a Pencil


X



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SOCIAL STUDIES (cont’d)Resource

Availability for

Production

Market Competition

Impact of Human Use and Waste

Impact of Physical

Envirnoment on Humans

Renewable/ Non-

Renewable Resources

Carbon Footprint



U1, S2: What is the Manufacturing Sector?


U1, S4.1: Job Losses and Gains

U1, S4.2: Total Employment and Compensa-tion in Manufacturing






U1, S7.3: Technology's Impact on Products

U1, S8: Employer Types in Manufacturing*


U6, Section1: Factories in Frames

U6, S2: A History of American Manufacturing X X X X X



X X



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