Leyden District 212

FACS Education

Jennifer MaldonadoDana Thomas

Sequence Overview- 5 classes total- 3 certifications- 12 dual credit hours- 100+ observation hours

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Human DevelopmentOpen to grades 9-12

Human Development

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Content Overview: Focus on development of school aged children. (Ages 5 through adolescence)

Experiences Career Skills Practiced

Field trip to Bright Horizons

Soft/Interpersonal Skills

Create, plan, and teach lessons in the preschool

Planning and preparing lessons to meet standards

PBL - Project Based Learning

Employability skills

Child DevelopmentOpen to grades 9-12

Dual Credit

ChildDevelopment

6Overview: Focus on development from conception through age 5.

Experiences Career Skills Practiced

Baby Think It Over Lesson Planning to meet objectives

CPR/AED + First Aid Training and Certification

Soft/Interpersonal Skills

Preschool Observation Day

Create a developmentally appropriate children’s book

Fieldtrip to a local Hospital (Labor & Delivery)

Early Childhood Employability skills

PreschoolOpen to Grades 10-12

Prerequisite: Human or Child Development

Dual Credit (2 sem.)

Preschool

8Overview: Maintaining + running successful preschool, all while practicing skills related to the career of an educator.

Experiences Career Skills Practiced

4 hours per week in Little Eagle Academy

Communication + transparency with parents

Up to 10 formal teaching experiences

Planning and preparing lessons to meet standards

Maintain ECE Level 1 Credential

Collaborating + working with “co-workers”

Taste of Teaching

Open to Grades 11-12

Prerequisite: Preschool

Dual Credit (2 sem.)

Taste of TeachingRuns 1 Period Per Day

2 teachers1 classroom

24 studentsAt 2 different campuses

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Taste of Teaching

11Overview: Prepare future educators for the workplace through real-life experiences

Experiences Career Skills Practiced

4 hours per week on-site in local schools (K-8)

Collaborating + working with mentor teachers

Teach 6 formal lessons + record and reflect

Planning and preparing lessons to meet standards and objectives

External clinical + observation experiences

OTR → reflect on teaching formally

Genius Hour Professionalism in the workplace

Taste of Teaching

Independent Study

Open to Grade 12

Prerequisite: Taste of Teaching

Taste of Teaching IndependentStudy

13Overview: Prepare future educators for the workplace through real-life experiences

Experiences Career Skills Practiced

4 hours per week on-site in local schools (K-8)

Collaborating + working with mentor teachers

Teach 6 formal lessons + record and reflect

Planning and preparing lessons to meet standards and objectives

External clinical + observation experiences

OTR → reflect on teaching formally

Create a Unit Plan + teach to the class

Professionalism in the workplace

Capstone Experience14

OTR Genius Hour Practicum ExperiencesMimics student teaching requirement in Illinois (edTPA)

1 hour per week dedicated to this year long project

On-site 4 days per week for the entire year

Students reflect on their teaching placement, record a lesson, and then reflect on their lesson.

Change school to enhance creativity and success among students.

Teach, grade, lead, plan, and collaborate with mentor teacher as well as students.

“Education is what remains after you have forgotten everything

that you learned in school

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Thanks!Any questions?

For more info please do not hesitate to reach out!

Jennifer Maldonado Dana Thomas

jmaldonado@leyden 212.org dthomas@leyden 212.org

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Resources17

Pathway Docs Genius Hour Resources

CulinaryEducationFashionWork Studies

TOT Genius Hour IntroI Just Sued the School SystemBrainstorming VideosGallery Walk OutlineProject Outline