Putting the Curriculum Pieces Together:

“Integrating What is to What Ought to be

in a National Career Academy Model”

Marina Montesino, Assistant Principal North Miami Beach Senior

Anna Mirabal, AOF Lead Teacher North Miami Beach Senior High School

OVERVIEW

CURRICULUM

TEACHER CERTIFICATION

CORE TEACHERS

CROSS-CURRICULUM LESSONS

CURRICULUM

WEBSITES:http://ssr.dadeschools.net/career_acadrev.asp

http://naf.org/naf-curriculum

http://www.naf-curriculum.org/index.html

http://www.fldoe.org/default.asp

HOUSE ACADEMY STRAND COURSES

House of

Info Tech

&

Finance

Academyof

Finance

Business &

Finance

Finance & Business Technology

Business & Entrepreneurship

Business Management & Law

Business Supervision

COURSE OFFERINGS

HOUSES ACADEMIES STRANDS COURSES

House of

Info Tech

&

Finance

Academy

of

Info Tech

Web Design Strand

Intro. Info Tech,

Web Design I,

Web Design II,

Web Design III,

COURSE OFFERINGS

DECISION?

WHICH CORE CLASSES FOR EACH GRADE

LEVEL?

WHICH ELECTIVE CLASSES?

• 9TH GRADE

• Language arts

• Algebra I

• Earth Space

• World History

• Electives

• 10th GRADE

• Language Arts

• Geometry

• Personal Fitness

• Biology

• Elective

• 11th GRADE

• Language Arts

• Algebra II

• Chemistry/Physical Science

• American History

• Elective

• 12th

GRADE

• Language Arts

• American Govt & Economics

• Math Class

• Elective

AOF

9th Grade

Critical Thinking

World History

Earth Space

10th Grade

Geometry

Biology

Foreign Language

11th

Grade

Language Arts

American History

Physical Science Chemistry

COHORTING

Activity

Think of your Academy

Choose a grade level

Determine core classes to cohort

Determine elective classes to cohort

Include your Academy elective

Activity Using information from 1st activity design a 9 week

curriculum involving all your cohort teachers

Choose Theme (based on your academy)

Choose lesson plans and activities for each subject

area

Include a community based project that involves all

the cohort teachers with students

AOF/AOIT DESIGN TEAM Ms. Montesino, Assistant Principal

Ms. Vanessa Armand, SLC Coordinator (counselor)

Academy of Finance:Academy Leader: Ms. Anna Mirabal

Academy of Information Technology :Academy Leader: Ms. Sabrina

Cromartie

COHORT TEACHERS:

Mr. Ray Parris (Commercial Art)

Mr. Rei Luzardo (Digital Design)

Ms. Amber Block & Ms. Hutchinson (9th Grade Academy)

Miss Keisha Smith (VPA)

Mr. Tetu & Ms. Ramirez (Foreign Language)

Mr. Sardinas (accounting & Social Studies)

Mr. Dulanto (Marketing/Engineering)

Mr. Casals & Mr. Olawuyi (Mathematics)

Ms. Burdick & Ms. Clarke (Intensive Reading)

Ms. Martin (Special Education)

TRANSITION FAIR

PARENT/TEACHER NIGHT

PEER RECRUITMENT/TEACHER

PRESENTATIONS/GUEST SPEAKERS

PEER RECRUITMENT/TEACHER

PRESENTATIONS/GUEST SPEAKERS

For additional information contact:

Marina Montesino montesinom@dadeschools.net

305-949-8381 ext 2225

Anna Mirabal aamirabal@dadeschools.net

Sabrina Cromartie

sabrinacromartie@dadeschools.net

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