NAFNext2014

Making a NAF Course Your Own

Peter WeinsteinPearson Foundation

Welcome

Who’s with us today?

Let’s do a “Think, Pair, Share”

1. Complete the Curriculum Needs Survey individually

2. Discuss your answers with a tablemate or two

3. Share key findings with the whole room

Each NAF course is provided as “one size fits most”

Challenges

• Not a perfect fit for any class/academy/state

• Fitting everything in one semester

• Finding time to make teacher/academy modifications

Benefits

• It’s free!

• Complete standalone package

• Customizable

• Can be used paper-based or electronic

• Updated every year

For success, focus on the Key Learning Objectives

• Of the 50 - 60 learning objectives covered in every course, 16 have been identified as “key”

• The SCAS EOC evaluates proficiency based on these 16 learning objectives. The CPAC also has its own small set of LOs.

• As you make course modifications, keep these in mind

Where Can You Find the 16 Key Learning Objectives and CPAC?

Appendix F of the Student Certification Assessment Guide for each course

Where are the NAF courses and associated SCAS Guides?

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Why Educators Modify the NAF Curriculum

To increase relevance for students

To target the needs, skill levels, and knowledge levels of students

To comply with local or regional mandates

To improve usability with available technology

To adjust it to their teaching style

Ways to Strengthen Relevance

Replace examples with ones that your students will relate to: a local business, a current event in the news

Bring in guest speakers help students see why it’s important in the real world

Use project advisors/supporters to help students build relationships and learn to network

Targeting Student Skill and Knowledge Levels

Edit student readings and notetaking sheets

Edit PPT presentations (and use the associated teacher resource to make your own lecture notes)

Add vocabulary activities. See the NAF Learning Handbook (download from the NAF Curriculum Library)

Targeting Student Skill and Knowledge Levels

Customize for English Language Learners using your preferred strategies

Use the Enrichment extensions provided in each lesson (some are advanced and some are remedial)

Targeting Student Skill and Knowledge Levels

Targeting Student Skill and Knowledge Levels

Use activities from other courses/academy themesExample: Principles of IT has lessons on word processing,

presentation, and spreadsheet applications

Example: Hospitality Marketing has lessons on marketing basics that apply across any product

Example: Ethics in Business has lessons that apply across themes

Complying withDistrict & State Needs

Consult with NAF’s Instructional managers:Laura Fidler: Northeast Region

Brooke Rice: Southeast Region

Kevin English: West Region

Andy Rothstein: All Regions

Crosswalk your course to your state career education framework or standards

Complying withDistrict & State Needs

Substitute activities preferred by your team or district to deliver content

For Linked-Learning cohorts: use the Cross-Curricular Integration section at end of each lesson plan

Technology can help improve usability

Going Paperless with Resources and Assignments

• Load resources on to your district’s LMS

• Distribute student resources and collect assignments on your school network

• Create a secure online space for your class using shared folders with Google Drive or DropBox

• Sign up for an online “LMS” using a service such as Edmodo, Moodle, Schoology, or Haiku Learning

Planning & Staying Organized Highlight the 16 essential learning objectives on your

Scope and Sequence

Use your Semester Planning Table to note where and how you modified lessons, whether it worked, and what you want to try next

How would you modify this lesson to make it more:• relevant for your students?• targeted to your students’ skill &

knowledge levels?• compliant with district or state

mandates?• synergistic with your teaching style?

Let’s Practice

Thank You!

What Questions Do You Have?