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2009 Institute for Staff Development

Students Today, Leaders Tomorrow

Getting Started with Getting Started with NAF’s Geography & NAF’s Geography & World Cultures Course:World Cultures Course:Teaching Geography Teaching Geography & World Cultures& World Cultures

2009 NAF Summer Institute July 7-11, 2009 Phoenix, AZ

2009 Institute for Staff DevelopmentStudents Today, Leaders Tomorrow

About Me• Griselda Vile—New Utrecht High School:

Brooklyn, New York

• Taught Spanish: 6 years

• Coordinating AOHT: 4 years, graduated 26 seniors

• 2007-2008 Curriculum Fellow

• 2008-2009 Curriculum Leader


NAF Curriculum: Introducing the Academy of Hospitality & Tourism

Courses Currently Offered (with pilot complete)

Courses to be added (and piloted) in 2009-2010

• Principles of Hospitality and Tourism

• Geography and World Cultures

• Customer Service• Hospitality Marketing

• Sustainable Tourism• Sports, Entertainment, and

Event Planning


NAF Curriculum Highlights

NAF Curriculum

Beliefs

NAF Curriculum

Beliefs

Standards-Based

Standards-Based

RigorRigor

RelevantRelevantProject-Based

LearningProject-Based

Learning

Literacy Integration

Literacy Integration

FlexibilityFlexibility

NAF Curriculum Highlights: PBL

Recognize students’ inherent drive to learn.

Recognize students’ inherent drive to learn.

Encourage collaboration and cooperation.

Encourage collaboration and cooperation.

Use performance-based assessments that require a range of skills and knowledge.

Use performance-based assessments that require a range of skills and knowledge.

Highlight questions that lead students to in-depth exploration of authentic and important topics.

Highlight questions that lead students to in-depth exploration of authentic and important topics.


Geography & World Cultures: Assumptions and Prerequisites

Students have completed

Principles of Hospitality and

Tourism

Students have completed

Principles of Hospitality and

Tourism

Students have a basic

understanding of how to apply

geography to tourism subjects

Students have a basic

understanding of how to apply

geography to tourism subjects

Students have some basic

computer skills (ability to type,

use word processing

programs, do simple Internet

research)

Students have some basic

computer skills (ability to type,

use word processing

programs, do simple Internet

research)


Geography & World Cultures: Course Topics

• What is Travel Geography?• Global Explorations• Geographic Features and Climate: What makes

a place a place?• History and Culture of a Place• A Traveler’s Perspective: Travel Motivations,

Criteria, and Barriers• Careers in Travel Geography


Course Introduction: Projects

Minor ProjectMinor Project

• Lesson 5 Students research different types of attractions.

• Students create a brochure promoting a U.S. theme tour.

• Lesson 10: Students research their own cultural history.

• Students present their findings for a cultural heritage tour

• Lesson 5 Students research different types of attractions.

• Students create a brochure promoting a U.S. theme tour.

• Lesson 10: Students research their own cultural history.

• Students present their findings for a cultural heritage tour

• Students create a portfolio of information about a specific country for a travel website.

• Portfolios include geographic and cultural research, as well as a storyboard for a commercial promoting that location.

• Students create a portfolio of information about a specific country for a travel website.

• Portfolios include geographic and cultural research, as well as a storyboard for a commercial promoting that location.

Culminating Project

Culminating Project


Experience the Curriculum• Words about Cultural Heritage

– Lesson 10 : Culture of a Place, Class period 3

– Unit 4: History

• The lesson begins analyzing what “culture” is and what role culture plays in students lives.

• Instructional/Literacy Strategy: List, Group, Label (pg 24 The NAF Learning Handbook)


Experience the Curriculum

• Discussion:

– How is this activity similar and different to what the you already do in the classroom?

– How is this concept traditionally discussed in your classroom?

– What type of scenarios/activities have you used?

– Do you have any best practices for teaching this?

– What are the benefits of this List, Group, Label


Student Learning Artifacts

Available July 2009:

• Short video(s) of student presentation(s)

• Geography and World Culture Digital Notebook

• Sample Essays

• Various Taxonomies for words in this course

• Brochures for various locations/themes

• PowerPoint Presentations


Support from Curriculum Leaders

Here to help – both with

content and pedagogy.

Here to help – both with

content and pedagogy.

Ready to hear your ideas about

how to revise and improve the

course.

Ready to hear your ideas about

how to revise and improve the

course.

Contact information is

always available on the Course

Overview page of the NAF

Curriculum Library.

Contact information is

always available on the Course

Overview page of the NAF

Curriculum Library.


Collaboration Network

• Andy Rothstein’s Blog

• Discussion Forums for all NAF courses

• Multimedia presentations

• Curriculum Spotlight Video


Thank you!

• For more information, contact me:– [email protected] or [email protected]

– Collaboration Network: griseldavile

• Blog: Curriculum Leader for Geography and World Cultures

• Course Forum: I contribute to many of the courses:

– Customer Service

– Principles of Hospitality & Tourism

– Geography and World Cultures

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