Overview of the NAF Curriculum:

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Andrew RothsteinNational Academy Foundation

arothstein@naf.org

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Driving Question for Principles of Finance:

“How can we as Academy of Finance students educate our families and fellow students about issues critical to a person’s financial literacy?”

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What skills and types of knowledge would students need to produce a presentation like this?

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Who is in the room?

Turn to your neighbor and introduce yourself. Share how long you’ve been a career academy teacher and what Finance courses you’ve taught.

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Courses Offered

AOF AOHT AOITPrinciples of Finance Principles of Hospitality &

TourismPrinciples of Information

Technology**

Applied Finance Customer Service* Computer Networking*

Business Economics Geography for Tourism Computer Systems*

Business in a Global Economy

Hospitality Marketing Database Design

Entrepreneurship Sports, Entertainment, and Event Planning

Digital Video Production

Ethics in Business Sustainable Tourism Graphic Design

Financial Planning Introduction to Programming

Financial Services Web Design*

Insurance

Managerial Accounting

Principles of Accounting

Structure of a NAF course

1 semester (70 – 80 class periods) Class periods are 50 minutes long A NAF course is “one size fits most” Includes a lesson on industry-related

careers Includes a culminating project Advisory board is involved in every

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Structure of a NAF lesson

Each includes three main components: Lesson Plan, Student Resource, Teacher Resource; also includes PowerPoints, videos, and other file types

Each lesson includes an assessment product

Docs are in Word format to be edited as needed

Every lesson includes a literacy activity

Extensions and cross-curricular activities are provided at the end of each lesson

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A Look at Lesson Design

Read, Group, Share: Which elements of this lesson are familiar to

you? What seems new and interesting to you? How would you characterize the instructional

arc/flow/sequencing of this lesson?

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A Look at Instructional Practices Working with a partner, find these practices

in the lesson and complete the Instructional Practices Graphic Organizer

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Where are the courses?

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NAF updates

Student Assessment and Certification

Teacher Resources and revamp of Naf.org

Career academies in the news

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Enroll in free professional development

Gain greater familiarity with the curriculum and increase your skills by taking NAF eCollege online courses: Basics of the NAF Curriculum (short

module) Teaching the NAF Curriculum (immersion

course)

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Thank You!

Any Questions?

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