Overview of AOHT Curriculum

Overview of the NAF Curriculum:

AOHT

Laura FidlerNAF Curriculum Specialist

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“Teach your students to use what talents they have; the woods would

be silent if no bird sang except those that sing best”

Anonymous

Driving Question for Principles of Hospitality and Tourism:

“How can we best design an all-inclusive vacation package that is attractive to our peer demographic?”

What skills and types of knowledge would students need to produce a presentation like this?

Who is in the room?

Turn to your neighbor and introduce yourself. Share how long you’ve been an academy teacher and what HT courses you’ve taught.

Courses Offered

AOF AOHT AOITPrinciples of Finance Principles of Hospitality &

TourismPrinciples of Information

Technology**

Applied Finance Customer Service* Computer Networking*

Business Economics Geography for Tourism Computer Systems*

Business in a Global Economy

Hospitality Marketing Database Design

Entrepreneurship Sports, Entertainment, and Event Planning

Digital Video Production

Ethics in Business Sustainable Tourism Graphic Design

Financial Planning Introduction to Programming

Financial Services Web Design*

Insurance

Managerial Accounting

Principles of Accounting

Structure of a NAF course 1 semester (70 – 80 class periods) Class periods are 50 minutes long A NAF course is “one size fits most” Includes a lesson on industry-

related careers Includes a culminating project Advisory board is involved in every

course

Structure of a NAF lesson Each includes three main components:

Lesson Plan, Student Resource, Teacher Resource; also includes PowerPoints, videos, and other file types

Each lesson includes an assessment product Docs are in Word format to be edited as

needed Every lesson includes a literacy activity Extensions and cross-curricular activities are

provided at the end of each lesson

Look at a lesson

Read, Group, Share: Which elements of this lesson are familiar to

you? What seems new and interesting to you? How does this lesson address the following:

⚫ Engage students⚫ Assess student understanding⚫ Practice literacy⚫ Introduce career-related skills

Look at Instructional Practices Find and discuss these elements in the

lesson using the Instructional Practices Graphic Organizer

Work independently or with a partner

Where are the courses?

NAF updates Certification and Assessment “What’s New” section of Teacher Resources Revamping of NAF website Career academies in the news

Get free professional development!

Gain greater familiarity with the curriculum and increase your skills by taking NAF eCollege online courses: ⚫ Basics of the NAF Curriculum (short

module)⚫ Teaching the NAF Curriculum (immersion

course)

Thank You!