name_______________________

Video of Randy Pausch's Last Lecture

Read and follow the directions on the print version of the worksheet. When the worksheet
asks you to use an Internet link (e.g., when you want to go to the California State Board of Education), come back to this Web page -- it's a FAVORITE on your computer.

I. Content Standards

1. Go to California Department of Education
   
2. Click on Content Standards K-12

   For this exercise

   Choose a subject area, e.g., mathematics. The PDF version will take a while to load. There are Word versions, but I think the PDF version is easier to use.
   
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   Choose a grade level, e.g., grade five_____
   
   NOTES

• These are PDF files. Locate the table of contents by scrolling; it should be near the front of the document
  
  
• If the type is small, you can change it -- change the 46.2% to 100%
  
  
  
  
• Here's the table of contents for Mathematics in the PDF version:
  
  
  
  

List the major topics that are to be covered to meet that Standard:

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II. Curriculum Frameworks

Go back to California Department of Education

Using the sidebar,

click on one of the subject fields, e.g., History-Social Science, or Mathematics.

What subject field did you select?_____________________________

On the next screen, click on Curriculum Frameworks.

Each Framework is laid out somewhat differently, so explore around a bit. Some are pdf files. Some are large pdf files and will take a little time to load.

If you select History-Social Science Framework, note that there is a 2010 update.

	If it's a PDF file, you can change the scale of the document on your screen to 100%.

What did you learn?

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III. Go to Cesar E. Chavez. Click to look at the Model Curriculum (halfway down)

Tell us what you chose to look at:

Grade level_________________

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What Standard(s) does this curriculum unit meet? _____________

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1. Go to the Bulletin Board for this class.
2. Click on Post a New Message.
3. Type in your name
4. In two or three sentences, tell us about a curriculum theme you found interesting, the grade level for which it is appropriate, and the Standard(s) which it meets.
   

IV. Go to Campbell Union School District.

Use the menu option in the center to select Instructional Programs. Explore the information resources a bit and make notes here about what this Web site offers:

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V. Go to Pajaro Valley Unified School District's District Standards

Make notes about one of the standards

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Other Useful Web Resources for Education -- explore these so you can return to them when you need what they offer!

• Teach California Provides information you need about becoming a credentialed teacher in California. Find a Teaching Job.
• ERIC Education Resources Information Center This is the premier database for information about educational articles and reports. Good to use the Advanced Search mode. ERIC also offers a database of LESSON PLANS.
• Gateway to 21st Century Skills
• Edjoin.org: Jobs in education
• School Accountability Report

pre K - Elementary

• Starfall free phonics Web site
• Enchanted Learning Teacher resources

K-Adult

• Discovery Education
• Ed Source: current research on educational issues

To get to this page on the Internet

1. Go to the Cabrillo College Library homepage <http://libwww.cabrillo.edu>
2. Click on Internet Links
3. Click on Education
4. Under Course-Related Materials, click on EDUC 80, Education in a Changing World, R. Brogan.

tns last rev. 10/09