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Building an Education Academy Curriculum

Building an Education Academy Curriculum . Presented by Laura Hallberg Ygnacio Valley High School, Concord. Overview. 10 th grade: Education I The Learner 11 th grade: Education II The School 12 th grade: Education III The Teacher. Education I: The Learner. Major Themes:

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Building an Education Academy Curriculum

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  1. Building an Education Academy Curriculum Presented by Laura Hallberg Ygnacio Valley High School, Concord

  2. Overview • 10th grade: Education I • The Learner • 11th grade: Education II • The School • 12th grade: Education III • The Teacher

  3. Education I: The Learner • Major Themes: • Learning Styles • Values and culture • Career skills • Child development • Teaching as a profession

  4. Learning Styles • Left Brain/Right brain assessment • Right brain activities (word webs/mind maps) • Auditory, kinesthetic, visual assessment • Personality tests

  5. Values and Culture • Personal values vs. Cultural values • Values auction • Values collage

  6. Career Skills • Aptitude tests • Career project: • Research paper • Resumes • Interviews • Formal presentation

  7. Child Development • Areas of development • Child development theorists • Children’s books for various age groups • Playground designs • “Lifelines” • Adolescence: peer pressure, bullying • “Giving Birth to a High School Student”

  8. Teaching as a Profession • The “ideal” teacher • Codes of conduct • Letter to a teacher • Current events in education (NCLB, class size reduction, testing, etc.)

  9. Education II: The School • Major Themes: • The Exceptional Learner • The Media and Education • Roles of a school • History of Education • School Law: Teacher/Student rights • Teaching

  10. The Exceptional Learner • Special ed. presentation (special ed. teacher) • Laws governing special education • Special needs simulation

  11. The Media and Education • TV show analysis (“Leave It to Beaver” to “Boston Public”) • Movies featuring teachers (“To Sir, With Love” to “187”) • Comparisons with real life teachers

  12. Roles of a School • Governance of schools • Guest speakers: school board members, school administrators, etc. • Job shadow w/ a non-teaching staff member

  13. History of Education • Education in ancient Greece and Rome • Colonial education • Frontier schools/one room schoolhouses • 21st century schools – museum project • Timeline: history class collaborative

  14. School Law • Major cases affecting student/teacher rights: Tinker vs. Des Moines, New Jersey vs. T.L.O., Hazelwood vs. Kuhlmeier • Case outcome predictions • Mock trial

  15. Teaching • Weekly job shadow/mentor meeting • Classroom management methods • Lesson planning • Bulletin board design

  16. Education III: The Teacher • Major Themes: • Ethics in Education • Teacher professionalism • Internship • Teaching standards/intern standards • Lesson planning • Classroom management • Credential process

  17. For more information, copies, questions, etc. • Contact Laura Hallberg • hallbergl@mdusd.org • 925-685-8414 ext. 2508

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