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Integrating new ideas with your current curriculum

Integrating new ideas with your current curriculum. Cindy Ferek 2012 National Secondary Teacher of the Year. Driver Education and Mountain Bikes. Semester long class Hands on learning environment Thinking outside the box Physical activity integrated with required academic content.

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Integrating new ideas with your current curriculum

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  1. Integrating new ideas with your current curriculum Cindy Ferek 2012 National Secondary Teacher of the Year

  2. Driver Education and Mountain Bikes • Semester long class • Hands on learning environment • Thinking outside the box • Physical activity integrated with required academic content

  3. Relevance • Wearing a seatbelt • Pre-drive checks

  4. Relevance Overcorrecting or turning the steering wheel too sharp Teens do not learn this concept sitting in a desk!

  5. Rigor • Students are required to problem solve mentally while they are physically operating a simple machine with 2 wheels. • Skills- Lane reduction, merging and parallel parking

  6. Relationships Students Professional Collaboration • School resource officer • Administration • Department members

  7. Persistence Biking program took 10 years to obtain enough bikes for every student (grants) You will encounter roadblocks and you MUST persevere through them! Even through detours, you end up back on the main road to your destination.

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