I also teach Advanced Government. I teach on the block system. I would love to se your Syllabus, course description, topics, goals, objectives, and a pacing guide. I would love to see how you cover (notes) world history in 90 days.
2006-08-05 06:58:25 · 4 answers · asked by Lee West tennis 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Teaching
Oh, me too, me too!!! I'm an English teacher moving to the alternative high school, so I have to teach World History for the first time ever! I don't even have a classroom set of textbooks and school starts in two weeks!! Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I think Miss Knowledge is being a bit stuffy. There's no shame in asking for help. One of the things I love most about teaching as a profession is our eagerness to collaborate. I'll tell you right now, Lee, send me your email address, and anything I find, I'll send to you immediately!!!!
2006-08-05 16:20:58 · answer #1 · answered by boxturtle_21 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋
We've all been new teachers once in our careers. Deal with it. You are responsible for making up your own curriculum and lessons. Your department head will have your state and school district requirements. The Department Head probably works year round, so give her/him a ring and see what she/he will give you now, so you can start planning. I am sure you are anxious. In my first year, I found I could only plan a week at a time until I got a good grip on pacing, then I could plan whole units with no problem.
While teachers are probably the best collaborators of any other profession, what you are asking is inappropriate.
2006-08-05 13:02:53 · answer #2 · answered by knowledge 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You need to go to your state's DOE site and download the state standards which you are required to teach. That is the #1 thing you have to get covered.
Once you have your state standards you can work on your curriculum. It must have lessons which will address the standards.
When you get your curriculum written, you search for a text book that best fits your curriculum.
In other words, other people's curriculum will help you find lessons to use, but you absolutely must align the curriculum with the state standards.
2006-08-05 11:44:22 · answer #3 · answered by physandchemteach 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know if this is what you want, but this is what we do in Florida.
2006-08-05 09:39:26 · answer #4 · answered by tampamar 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋