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The NYSED/CUNY CareerKit for HSE & ESL Learners

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

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

CONSTRUCTION CareerKit

2019

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

Transportation & Warehousing

Education & Childcare

ManufacturingTechnology

Hospitality, Recreation &

the Arts

Career Fundamentals

Food Production

Healthcare

Community & Social Services

Retail

The NYSED/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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The NYSED/CUNY CareerKit For HSE & ESL Learners

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

The NYSED/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 & the Arts• Construction• Food Production

2019

CONSTRUCTION Credits: CareerKit Creator: Ellen Baxt

Principal Writer: Liz Latty

Contributing Writers: Linda Avitabile, Ellen Baxt and Hannah Son

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

Project Director: Jeanette Kim Interim University Assistant Dean for Prematriculation Programs and Program Assessment

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

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

Design and Layout: Renée Skuba Design

Industry Advisors:

Benajmin Baxt, Architect, Baxt Ingui Architecture

Susan Baxt, Independent Architect

Nicole Bertran, Executive Vice President, The Edward J Malloy Initiative for Construction Skills

Amanda J. Brown, Homelessness Prevention & Relocation Support Services Program, Bronxworks

Brendan Manning, Vice President of Education and Environment, The Associated General Contractors of New York State

Sarah Meckler, Assistant Director of Special Populations, The Door

Gerarda M. Shields, Chair, Construction Management & Civil Engineering Technology Department, New York City College of Technology

Julie Spitzer, Department Director of Homelessness Prevention and Access to Benefits, Bronxworks

Sanjive Vaidya, Chair, Architectural Technology Department, New York City College of Technology

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INTRODUCTION 1

UNIT • 1 ANALYZING THE CONSTRUCTION LABOR MARKET 7Section 1 Labor Vocabulary: What Are We Talking About 9

When We Talk About Labor?1.1 • Developing a Construction Vocabulary

Section 2 What Is the Construction Sector? 20

Section 3 Reading Charts and Graphs Series: Employment Trends in Construction 273.1 • Interpreting Bar Graphs: Job Losses and Gains Across Sectors

3.2 • Interpreting Bar Graphs: Total Jobs in Construction in NYC*

3.3 • Construction Careers Brainstorm

Section 4 How Does Technology Affect Today’s Labor Market? 42 4.1 • Technology’s Impact on Construction

Section 5 Read and Discuss: Career Advantages of Being Bilingual 505.1 • Using Question Stems: What is a Labor Union?

Section 6 Career Families in Construction 64

Section 7 Employer Types in Construction* 69

Section 8 TASC Essay Series: New for New York’s Workers 758.1 • TASC Informational Essay: Sick Leave in New York City

8.2 • TASC Argumentative Essay: A New Minimum Wage

8.3 • TASC Informational Essay: NY Paid Family Leave Law

UNIT • 2 KNOWING MYSELF 115Section 1 Listening Exchange: My Work History 118

Section 2 Identifying Work Values and Interests 120

Section 3 Introduction to Career Databases Series 1243.1 • CareerZone 126

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

b. Group Research on a Construction Career

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c. Preparing a Research Presentation

d. Presenting CareerZone Research

3.2 • Career Cruising 139

a. Your Unique Qualities

b. Navigating Career Cruising and Example Career: Ironworker

c. Create a MyPlan Account

d. Exploring Career Clusters

e. Career Cruising Matchmaker

f. Reading about Recommended Careers

g. Video, Audio and Written Worker Interviews

h. Additional Career Search Resources

Section 4 A Career-Focused Financial Literacy Series 158 4.1 • Calculating a Budget: How Much Do I Need to Earn?

4.2 • Check Cashing Services vs. Bank Accounts

4.3 • Advantages and Disadvantages: Online and Mobile Banking

4.4 • Terms for Taxes

4.5 • Calculating Income Taxes: How Does it Work?

4.6 • Completing Form W-4

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

UNIT • 3 IN THEIR OWN VOICES: WORKERS’ NARRATIVES 201Section 1 Video Narratives in Construction 203

Section 2 Using Question Stems as a Reading Strategy: 209 Career Narratives in Construction

2.1 • Computer Research: Career Narratives in Construction

Section 3 Spotlight on Women in Construction 233

UNIT • 4 GETTING PREPARED: EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE 245Section 1 Calculating with Bar Graphs: Education Pays 249

Section 2 A Construction Career Movement Series 253 2.1 • Jason Miller’s Career Movement Story

2.2 • Extension Activity: Figurative Language in Jason Miller’s Career Movement Story

2.3 • Jason’s Career Map

2.4 • Multiple Paths: How Personal Factors Impact Career Movement


Section 3 Job Training Series in Construction 2693.1 • Finding Your Path

3.2 • Job-Seeker Terminology

3.3 • Know Before You Enroll*

3.4 • Apprenticeships in Construction

3.5 • Assessing and Selecting Job Training Programs in Construction

3.6 • A Taste of Training: Reading a Construction Employee Safety Manual

Section 4 CUNY Can Get You There Series: Programs in Construction* 3054.1 • CUNY Basics: An Overview of the CUNY System

4.2 • Researching CUNY Degree and Certificate Programs in Construction*

4.3 • Understanding Degree Program Requirements*

4.4 • CUNY Certificates: Construction Management and Solar PV Installation Professional*

4.5 • How Do I Enroll in CUNY?*

Section 5 Advanced Careers in Construction: Architecture and Engineering 332

UNIT • 5 CHOOSING A CAREER, FINDING A JOB 3339Section 1 Identifying Your Network 342

1.1 • Developing Informational Interview Questions

Section 2 Spotlight on Green Building Careers 349

Section 3 Sentence Combining: Self-Care in Construction 358

Section 4 Reading Sample Help Wanted Ads in Construction* 366

Section 5 Assessing Job Offers in Construction* 374

Section 6 Starting Your Own Business Series* 379 6.1 • Calculating with Percents: Small Businesses in New York City*

6.2 • Small Business Narratives in Construction*

6.3 • The Nuts and Bolts of Launching a Business*

Section 7 A Panel of Construction Professionals 403

Section 8 My Career Map 406 8.1 • Career Map Writing Activity


UNIT • 6 HOUSE AND HOME 413Section 1 Types of Housing Series 416

1.1 • The Cost of Housing

1.2 • Government-Supported Housing

1.3 • Housing Assistance

Section 2 Housing Discrimination and What to Do About It 4822.1 • Tenant’s Rights and Resources

Section 3 A Story of Neighborhood Change Series 5063.1 • A Story of Neighborhood Change: Pearl River Mart

3.2 • Analyzing Neighborhood Change

Section 4 Safety at Home: Making a Housing Complaint 5344.1 • Do-It-Yourself Literacy: Basic Apartment Maintenance

Section 5 Measurement Math: Problem-Solving with Increments on a Ruler 567

UNIT • 7 PARENTING IS A JOB, TOO 581Section 1 Talking to Babies 585

Section 2 Ages and Stages of Child Development 592

Section 3 Intergenerational Education: A Preschool in a Nursing Home 596

Section 4 Attachment and Brain Development 600

Section 5 Communicating with Toddlers 604

Section 6 Family Literacy: Sharing Books Together 607

Section 7 Childhood Vaccinations: Why Should I Vaccinate My Child? 614

Section 8 New York City Community Health Profiles* 624

Section 9 When Parents Go Back to School, Their Kids Benefit 643

Section 10 Community and Family Resources* 649

Section 11 Reading a New York City School Evaluation* 661

Section 12 We are New York: Welcome Parents* 669

Section 13 We are New York: Stay in School 675

Section 14 Writing Activity: Advice for Teachers 678

Section 15 TASC Argumentative Essay: The Screen Time Debate 687


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Table of Skills CONSTRUCTION

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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READING AND ANALYZING TEXTS

TASC: Reading an

Informational Text

Determine Central Idea

Summarize Paraphrase PredictionsMake

InferencesVocabulary

Development

Discerning Meaning from Context Clues

Figurative Language

Annotate Texts

Analytic Discussion

of TextNotetaking

Verbal or Written

Analysis of Videos

Identify Main Ideas and Supporting

Details

Cite Textual (or Other) Evidence

to Support Analysis

UNIT 1: Analyzing the Construction Labor Market

U1, Section 1: Labor Vocabulary X X

U1, S1.1: Developing a Construction Vocabulary

X X X

U1, S2: What is the Construction Sector?

X X X

U1, S3.1: Jobs Losses and Gains X

U1, S3.2: Total Jobs in Construction X X X

U1, S3.3: Construction Careers Brainstorm

U1, S4: How Does Technology Affect Today's Labor Market?

X X X

U1, S4.1: Technology's Impact on Construction

X X X X

U1, S5: Career Advantages of Being Bilingual

X X X X

U1, S5.1: Question Stems: What is a Labor Union?

X X X

U1, S6: Career Families

U1, S7: Employer Types X

U1, S8.1–8.3: TASC Essay Series: New for New York's Workers

X X X X X

UNIT 2: Knowing Myself

U2, Section 1: My Work History

U2, S2: Work Values and Interests

U2, S3.1: CareerZone activities A-D X

U2, S3.2: Career Cruising activities A-H

X X X

U2, S4.1: Calculating a Budget

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READING AND ANALYZING TEXTS (cont’d) WRITING SKILLS MATH SKILLS ADDITIONAL SKILLS

Compare and

Contrast

Develop Questions

Reading an Infographic

Create Visual Representation

of a Text

Respond to Text in Writing

TASC Argumenta-tive Essay

TASC Infor-

mational Essay

Per-suasive Writing

Peer Editing

Analyze Employment

Trends

Read and Analyze

Graphs and Charts

Calcu- lations

Percents and

Decimals

ConductWeb-basedResearch

Self- Assess-ment

Make Presenta-

tionsCivics

UNIT 1: Analyzing the Construction Labor Market

U1, Section 1: Labor Vocabulary

U1, S1.1: Developing a Construction Vocabulary

U1, S2: What is the Construction Sector?

X

U1, S3.1: Jobs Losses and Gains X X

U1, S3.2: Total Jobs in Construction X X X

U1, S3.3: Construction Careers Brainstorm

U1, S4: How Does Technology Affect Today's Labor Market?

X

U1, S4.1: Technology’s Impact on Construction

X

U1, S5: Career Advantages of Being Bilingual

X

U1, S5.1: Question Stems: What is a Labor Union?

X

U1, S6: Career Families X X

U1, S7: Employer Types

U1, S8.1–8.3: TASC Essay Series: New for New York's Workers

X X

UNIT 2: Knowing Myself

U2, Section 1: My Work History X X

U2, S2: 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: Calculating a Budget X X

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TASC: Reading an

Informational Text




Development


Figurative Language

Annotate Texts

Analytic Discussion

of TextNotetaking

Verbal or Written

Analysis of Videos


Details


to Support Analysis

UNIT 2 (cont’d)

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

X X X X

U2, S4.3: Online and Mobile Banking X X

U2, S4.4: Terms for Taxes X

U2, S4.5: Calculating Income Taxes X

U2, S4.6: Completing Form W-4 X

U2, S4.7: Earned Income Tax Credit X X X X X X

UNIT 3: In Their Own Words: Workers’ Narratives

U3, Section 1: Video Narratives X X

U3, S2: Using Questions Stems: Career Narratives

X

U3, S2.1: Computer Research: Career Narratives

X

U3, S3: Spotlight on Women in Construction

X X X

UNIT 4: Getting Prepared: Education and Experience

U4, Section 1: Education Pays

U4, S2.1: Jason Miller’s Career Movement Story

X X

U4, S2.2: Extension Activity: Figurative Language

X X

U4, S2.3: Jason’s Career Map

U4, S2.4: Multiple Paths

U4, S3.1: Finding Your Path X X

U4, S3.2: Job-Seeker Terminology X

U4, S3.3: Know Before You Enroll X X

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Compare and

Contrast

Develop Questions



of a Text



TASC Infor-

mational Essay

Per-suasive Writing

Peer Editing

Analyze Employment

Trends

Read and Analyze

Graphs and Charts

Calcu- lations

Percents and

Decimals


Self- Assess-ment

Make Presenta-

tionsCivics

UNIT 2 (cont’d)

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

X X X

U2, S4.3: Online and Mobile Banking X

U2, S4.4: Terms for Taxes

U2, S4.5: Calculating Income Taxes X

U2, S4.6: Completing Form W-4 X

U2, S4.7: Earned Income Tax Credit X

UNIT 3: In Their Own Words: Workers’ Narratives

U3, Section 1: Video Narratives X

U3, S2: Using Questions Stems: Career Narratives

X X

U3, S2.1: Computer Research: Career Narratives

X X

U3, S3: Spotlight on Women in Construction

X

UNIT 4: Getting Prepared: Education and Experience

U4, Section 1: Education Pays X X X

U4, S2.1: Jason Miller’s Career Movement Story

X

U4, S2.2: Extension Activity: Figura-tive Language

X

U4, S2.3: Jason’s Career Map X

U4, S2.4: Multiple Paths X

U4, S3.1: Finding Your Path X X X

U4, S3.2: Job-Seeker Terminology

U4, S3.3: Know Before You Enroll X

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TASC: Reading an

Informational Text




Development


Figurative Language

Annotate Texts

Analytic Discussion

of TextNotetaking

Verbal or Written

Analysis of Videos


Details


to Support Analysis

U4, S3.4: Apprenticeships in Construction

X X X X X X

U4, S3.5: Job Training Programs in Construction

U4, S3.6: A Taste of Training: Employee Safety Manual

X X X

U4, S4.1: An Overview of the CUNY System

X X

U4, S4.2: CUNY Degree and Certificate Programs

U4, S4.3: Understanding Degree Program Requirements

X

U4, S4.4: CUNY Certificates X

U4, S5: Advanced Careers in Construction: Architecture and Engineering

X X

UNIT 5: Choosing a Career, Finding a Job

U5, Section 1: Identifying Your Network

X X X

U5, S1.1: Informational Interview Questions

U5, S2: Spotlight on Green Building Careers

X X

U5, S3: Sentence Combining: Self-Care in Construction

X X X X

U5, S4: Reading Sample Help Wanted Ads

X X X

U5, S5: Assessing Job Offers X

U5, S6.1: Calculating with Percents X

U5, S6.2: Small Business Narratives X X

U5, S6.3: Launching a Business

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Compare and

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Develop Questions



of a Text



TASC Infor-

mational Essay

Per-suasive Writing

Peer Editing

Analyze Employment

Trends

Read and Analyze

Graphs and Charts

Calcu- lations

Percents and

Decimals


Self- Assess-ment

Make Presenta-

tionsCivics

U4, S3.4: Apprenticeships in Construction

X

U4, S3.5: Job Training Programs in Construction

X X X X

U4, S3.6: A Taste of Training: Employee Safety Manual

U4, S4.1: An Overview of the CUNY System

X X X

U4, S4.2: CUNY Degree and Certificate Programs

X X

U4, S4.3: Understanding Degree Program Requirements

X X

U4, S4.4: CUNY Certificates X

U4, S5: Advanced Careers in Construction: Architecture and Engineering

X X

UNIT 5: Choosing a Career, Finding a Job

U5, Section 1: Identifying Your Network

X X

U5, S1.1: Informational Interview Questions

X

U5, S2: Spotlight on Green Building Careers

X

U5, S3: Sentence Combining: Self-Care in Construction

U5, S4: Reading Sample Help Wanted Ads

X

U5, S5: Assessing Job Offers X X X X

U5, S6.1: Calculating with Percents X X X X

U5, S6.2: Small Business Narratives X

U5, S6.3: Launching a Business X

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TASC: Reading an

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Development


Figurative Language

Annotate Texts

Analytic Discussion

of TextNotetaking

Verbal or Written

Analysis of Videos


Details


to Support Analysis

UNIT 5 (cont’d)

U5, S7: A Panel of Construction Professionals

U5, S8: My Career Map

U5, S8.1: Career Map Writing Activity

UNIT 6: House and Home

U6, Section 1.1: The Cost of Housing

X X X X X

U6, S1.2: Government-Supported Housing

X X X X X X

U6, S1.3: Housing Assistance X X X X

U6, S2: Housing Discrimination X X X X X X X

U6, S2.1: Tenants’ Rights and Resources

X X X

U6, S3: Neighborhood Change: Pearl River Mart

X X X

U6, S3.1: Analyzing Neighborhood Change

X X X X

U6, S4: Safety at Home X X X

U6, S4.1: Basic Apartment Maintenance

X X X X X X X

U6, S5: Measurement Math

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

U7, S4: Attachment and Brain Development

X X X X

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Compare and

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Develop Questions



of a Text



TASC Infor-

mational Essay

Per-suasive Writing

Peer Editing

Analyze Employment

Trends

Read and Analyze

Graphs and Charts

Calcu- lations

Percents and

Decimals


Self- Assess-ment

Make Presenta-

tionsCivics

UNIT 5 (cont’d)

U5, S7: A Panel of Construction Professionals

X

U5, S8: My Career Map X X

U5, S8.1: Career Map Writing Activity

X X

UNIT 6: House and Home

U6, Section 1.1: The Cost of Housing X X X X

U6, S1.2: Government-Supported Housing

X X X X

U6, S1.3: Housing Assistance X X

U6, S2: Housing Discrimination

U6, S2.1: Tenants’ Rights and Resources

X

U6, S3: Neighborhood Change: Pearl River Mart

U6, S3.1: Analyzing Neighborhood Change

X X X X X

U6, S4: Safety at Home X X X

U6, S4.1: Basic Apartment Maintenance

X

U6, S5: Measurement Math X

UNIT 7: Parenting is a Job, Too

U7, Section 1: Talking to Babies X

U7, S2: Ages and Stages X

U7, S3: Intergenerational Education

U7, S4: Attachment and Brain Development

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TASC: Reading an

Informational Text




Development


Figurative Language

Annotate Texts

Analytic Discussion

of TextNotetaking

Verbal or Written

Analysis of Videos


Details


to Support Analysis

UNIT 7 (cont’d)

U7, S5: Communicating with Toddlers

U7, S6: Family Literacy X X X X

U7, S7: Childhood Vaccinations X X X X

U7, S8: Community Health Profiles X X 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 X

U7, S11: Reading a School Evaluation

X

U7, S12: Welcome Parents X X X

U7, S13: Stay in School X X

U7, S14: Advice for Teachers

U7, S15: The Screen Time Debate X X X X X

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Compare and

Contrast

Develop Questions



of a Text



TASC Infor-

mational Essay

Per-suasive Writing

Peer Editing

Analyze Employment

Trends

Read and Analyze

Graphs and Charts

Calcu- lations

Percents and

Decimals


Self- Assess-ment

Make Presenta-

tionsCivics

UNIT 7 (cont’d)

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 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 X

U7, S12: Welcome Parents X X

U7, S13: Stay in School

U7, S14: Advice for Teachers X

U7, S15: Screen Time for Kids X X

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