Life Skills Category Page


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USA Learns: US Fed. Gov’t ESL site

Friday, November 14th, 2008

http://www.usalearns.org/index/welcome.cfm?CFID=154337&CFTOKEN=14690078&jsessionid=2c30455a7d167d61440c464b6820c4a7a807TR

From the website: “A free site for adults to: Learn English, Improve basic reading, writing, speaking, and life skills.”

US government’s press release: http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2008/11/11072008.html

Evaluating Workplace Programs for Immigrants (CAELA FAQ 20)

Thursday, November 8th, 2007

http://www.cal.org/caela/esl_resources/faqs.html#twenty

From the website: “[This FAQ addresses] What are factors to consider when planning for, setting up, and evaluating a workplace program for immigrant workers?”

TheMint.org

Monday, August 13th, 2007

http://themint.org/

From the website: “The Northwestern Mutual Foundation, the charitable arm of Northwestern Mutual, partnered with the National Council on Economic Education (NCEE) in the development of themint.org….

“Launched in 1997, the site provides tools to help parents as well as educators teach children to manage money wisely and develop good financial habits: the building blocks for a secure future. Given the current rate of savings and debt in America, this is a lesson that desperately needs to be learned.”

Occupational Information Network (O*NET)

Monday, August 6th, 2007

http://online.onetcenter.org/

From the website: “The O*NET system serves as the nation’s primary source of occupational information, providing comprehensive information on key attributes and characteristics of workers and occupations. The O*NET database houses this data and O*NET OnLine provides easy access to that information.”

National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (England and Wales)

Monday, April 9th, 2007

http://www.niace.org.uk/

From the website: “[NIACE] is a non-governmental organisation working for more and different adult learners.”

Stanford Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Educational Support Site

Sunday, February 18th, 2007

http://edcorner.stanford.edu/index.html

The site itself is an excellent example of multimedia support file provision.

A wealth of video and audio on entrepreneurial issues.

Manual of Traffic Signs

Thursday, November 16th, 2006

www.trafficsign.us

This is a listing of the most commonly used traffic signs in the United States.
The signs are listed by type (regulatory, warning, marker, guide) and sub-type (R1, R2, etc.)


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