It's hard to believe I've been advising, developing curriculum and teaching at AB Tech for a year now. My time has been ripe with building lasting partnerships with industry leaders in the community, collaborating with teachers all over the city, learning massive amounts about the GED, TABE, and vocational courses. I've built curriculum for four different courses, two of which are ESL & GED blended classes, all of which serve students' needs in a vocational context. In "Jump Start to Hospitality and Tourism" we've traveled to Biltmore Farms and Aloft- Asheville to meet their hotel executives. We've met with Asheville's Independent Restaurant Group. We've learned English and soft skills for customer service interactions. And, we've had endless conversations about how to give the best service possible. Up next, knife skills & owning the front desk!