What is a balanced and healthy meal for breakfast, lunch and dinner and how does one cook it? Independent meal planning, preparation, cooking and cleaning up will be the focus of this course. Basic nutrition and food groups will be reviewed along with basic kitchen equipment use and safety. Students will compare the financial and health cost of eating out versus cooking at home. Students will learn about the wide range of grocery stores available in the community and practice how to compare prices at each store to fit one’s budget. Students will practice expected behaviors in navigating a grocery store in order to find and purchase needed ingredients. Students will learn how to find recipes both online and in cook books and will use those recipes to create shopping lists and to follow directions to make a meal. Students will be exposed to a variety of simple, healthy snacks and 30 minute or less meals for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

What’s New In B2 Meal Planning

• - April 20, 2012 - sbydzovsky
  

  For current lesson plans and assignments please check here: Meal Planning Lesson Plans. If you have questions or concerns please email Sara Bydzovsky at sbydzovsky@lgamn.org. Thanks!

Career Planning is a course intended to have students recognize their individual work values, strengths, interests and preferences through taking interest and skill inventories. Students will identify potential career paths that may be a good “fit” for them. Students will have the opportunity to create a personal career map that documents the skills, experiences, education and training needed to attain their desired job or career. Students will also be exposed to job descriptions and requirements, wage ranges for occupations and the current market outlook for specific career paths and will explore and learn about Minnesota career fields, cluster and pathways.

What’s New In Career Planning

• - March 14, 2012 - sbydzovsky
  

  For current lesson plans and assignments please check here: Exploring Jobs and Careers/Career Planning Lesson Plans. If you have questions of concerns please contact Sara Bydzovsky at sbydzovsky@lgamn.org. Thanks!

This course will prepare students for the process of getting a job and will expose students to the practices people need to display and carry out in order to maintain their employment. Students will prepare a personal fact sheet to use to fill out job applications and create a skill-based resume. Students will explore a variety of community resources to help them on their job hunt and will practice filling out both electronic and paper job applications. Interview preparation including common questions and workplace research will lead to a mock interview in class as well as learning the proper way to follow up after an interview. Students will also be provided direct instruction on expected and unexpected behaviors on the job, qualities and characteristics that every employer expects, expected appearance on a job including hygiene and appropriate attire, how to work well with others, how to handle and resolve conflict and effective problem solving on the job.

Applying and Preparing for Employment Official Syllabus

What’s New In Maintaining Employment

• - March 14, 2012 - sbydzovsky
  

  For current lesson plans and assignments please check here: Applying/Preparing/Maintaining Employment Lesson Plans . If you have questions or concerns please email Sara Bydzovsky at sbydzovsky@lgamn.org. Thanks!

• Applying, Preparing and Maintaining Employment Week 27 - March 5, 2012 - sbydzovsky
  

  Greeting Parents and Guardians,

  This week your student will be exploring the topic of “Dressing for Success” in the workplace. Students will review and discuss real life examples of dress code scenarios, policies and expectations across a variety of work environments. Students will write to their e-mentors about the topic of dress codes and receive feedback on why their mentors think dress policies and expectations are important and what are some hidden rules to understanding expected dress codes at their place of employment.