Building an Education Academy Curriculum

Presented by Laura Hallberg

Ygnacio Valley High School, Concord

Overview

10th grade: Education I The Learner

11th grade: Education II The School

12th grade: Education III The Teacher

Education I: The Learner

Major Themes: Learning Styles Values and culture Career skills Child development Teaching as a profession

Learning Styles

Left Brain/Right brain assessment Right brain activities (word

webs/mind maps) Auditory, kinesthetic, visual

assessment Personality tests

Values and Culture

Personal values vs. Cultural values Values auction Values collage

Career Skills

Aptitude tests Career project:

Research paper Resumes Interviews Formal presentation

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”

Teaching as a Profession

The “ideal” teacher Codes of conduct Letter to a teacher Current events in education (NCLB,

class size reduction, testing, etc.)

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

The Exceptional Learner

Special ed. presentation (special ed. teacher)

Laws governing special education Special needs simulation

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

Roles of a School

Governance of schools Guest speakers: school board

members, school administrators, etc. Job shadow w/ a non-teaching staff

member

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

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

Teaching

Weekly job shadow/mentor meeting Classroom management methods Lesson planning Bulletin board design

Education III: The Teacher

Major Themes: Ethics in Education Teacher professionalism Internship

Teaching standards/intern standards Lesson planning Classroom management

Credential process

For more information, copies, questions, etc.

Contact Laura Hallberg

hallbergl@mdusd.org 925-685-8414 ext. 2508