I was immediately interested in your title, "Contextual" Basic Skills program.  We are having a continuing discussion about the difference/likenesses of context and content when referring to curriculum and lesson planning.  Just to add more ingredients, could you send me a short explanation of how you came to use this title.  Thanks.  Bonnita

"Hawthorn, Jessie" <Jessie.Hawthorn at ccd.edu> wrote:      Hello, 
  A colleague and I are starting a Contextual Basic Skills program for TANF clients who are at Grade Equivalent 5.9 and lower.  Among 1,000 other things, we are trying to develop a "skills continuum." 
  I am seeking resources for this.  What I'm trying to demonstrate/ elicit is that there is a set of "survival" skills everyone should have and that these skills (and others) can be developed incrementally so that someone becomes an "expert". 
  For example: 
  Shopping and preparing food     
   A single person doing so for him/herself  
   A couple  
   A couple w/ a child/children  
   An informal meal with some immediate/extended family members or a few friends  
   A holiday dinner for a large group / a dinner party  
   Catering for individuals and families  
   Catering for parties/ events  
   A small diner/ café  
   A large restaurant or hotel conferences/ banquets

  I want to do this on a few different levels and to brainstorm/ elicit the higher level skills/ expertise involved at each step/ level of the continuum.
  Does anyone have something like this they're willing to share or can you direct me to a website or other resource for something like this?
  Thanks 
  Jessie Hawthorn 
Contextual Basic Skills, Instructor 
CCD, Workplace Learning Project 
1201 Fifth St., Ste. 260 
Denver, CO  80204 
jessie.hawthorn at ccd.edu 
PH (303) 352-6913  FAX (303) 352-6919 
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