A collaboration of the
Rochester Labor Council, Rochester Teachers
Association, and New York State United Teachers.
MISSION
The Rochester Education Alliance
of Labor (REAL) is the worker program established to
continuously improve the quality of education and
prepare youth for the world of work, thereby
enriching the community as a whole.
VISION
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All Rochester students
develop a sense of their potential as responsible,
active and informed participants in the
workplace and in the community and are prepared
to be productive citizens.
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All Rochester-area teachers
are aware of themselves as workers, are informed
about the jobs done by other workers in the
community, and are prepared to enable students
to think critically about the world of work.
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Members of affiliates of the
Rochester Labor Council are able to assist
teachers and students in teaching and learning
about work.
GOALS
Standards and Curriculum
To define what all students
should know about their rights and responsibilities
in the workplace; to inform students about labor
history and the progressive role of unions; to help
define what all students should know and be able to
do to perform their jobs; and to develop appropriate
curriculum.
School - to - Work
To assume a leadership role
in implementing a comprehensive pre kindergarten -
college School - to - Work transition process,
focusing on classroom and worksite learning experience,
curriculum content, and delivery and support
systems.
COLLABORATION
REAL is a collaboration of the
Rochester Labor Council, Rochester Teachers
Association, and New York State United
Teachers. It enables Rochester-area educators
and other workers to collaborate with respect to professional
development, curriculum development and
implementation, etc.
OUTCOMES
For Students
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More students
(pre-kindergarten - grade 14)( are involved in
school - to - work experience
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Students are more supportive
of one another in the workplace
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More students are served by
support systems, including mentors
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More students are able to
analyze and match their own skills and
compentencies to those needed in the workplace
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More students are aware of
the relationships among jobs and the
relationship of work to the economy
For Teachers
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Teachers are more informed
about workers, occupational roles and issues,
and the interdependence of various types of work
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More teachers use REAL
curricula at all levels
For Alliance Participants
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More Labor Council affiliates
participate in and support REAL
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More members of more Council
affiliates are able to work with teachers and
students in work based and school-based
activities
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Collaboration is increased
between educators and other alliance
participants in implementing apprenticeship and
mentoring experience
FOUNDING MEMBERS
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Rochester Labor Council
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Rochester Teachers
Association, NYSUT Local 616
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New York State United
Teachers, (NYSUT) Rochester Regional Office
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Service Employees
International Union, (SEIU) Local 1199
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United Auto Workers, (UAW
Local 1097
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Electrical Workers, (IBEW)
Local 86
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Union of Needletraders,
Industrial and Textial Employees, (UNITE)
Rochester Regional Joint Board
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Monroe County Federation of
Social Workers, IUE Local 381
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American Postal Workers
Union, (APWU) Local 215
REAL WORKBASED CURRICULUM
MATERIALS
In Print
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Imagining Work (Handbook
for Teachers)
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We Do The Work
(Teachers' Study Guides, Vol. 1)
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We Do The Work (Teachers'
Study Guides, Vol 2)
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Our Community of Workers (Coloring
Book)
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Our Community of Workers (Handbook
for Students Pre-K to Grade 8)
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Occupational Safety and
Health Curriculum (Module for High School
Students)
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A Community That Works (Photo
Exhibit Flyer)
Forthcoming
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REAL WorkGuide
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The Meaning and Value of
Work
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Teachers and the World of
Work (Workbook for Pre-service Teachers)
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Reading the World of Work (Bibliography)
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Social Studies WorkBased
Curriculum
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Visual Arts WorkBased
Curriculum
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English WorkBased
Curriculum
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Math, Science, Technology
WorkBased Curriculum
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Community College
WorkBased Curriculum
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A Community of Workers (Photo
and interview documentation)
For more information, contact:
Jon Garlock, REAL Coordinato
Rochester Education Alliance of Labor
Rochester Labor Council, AFL-CIO
30 North Union Street
Rochester, NY 14607
(585) 263-2650 |
