Go Directly to the HIV-AIDS Section on this page, Weeks 8-10, November 26-December 14
Overview || Assignments || Week 1 || Weeks 2-4 || Weeks 5-7 || Weeks 8-10
The course will run for ten weeks, Fall Term 2001. There will be one week for registration, followed by nine weeks of instruction. The nine weeks will be divided into three 3-week content areas:
- Weeks 2-4: Entrepreneurship
- Weeks 5-7: Civic Education
- Weeks 8-10: HIV-AIDS
Each content area will offer three lessons each week (a total of 27 lessons over the course of 9 weeks). Each week there will be materials to read and discuss, and suggested websites with content that can be adapted to individual teaching situations. Participants will receive templates and models for lesson plans that they can use when adapting the website content for their teaching.
Topics may be added or adjusted, according to students' interests and needs. Once again, please contact the instructor, Leslie Opp-Beckman leslieob@oregon.uoregon.edu, if you have any questions. Following are some general readings and information.
Optional Readings for "Content-Based Instruction"
Technology-related Topics
Participants will critically evaluate recommended websites and readings for adaptation and use in their own educational programs. In addition, they will receive credit toward completion of the course through active participation in:
Coursework should be completed within the scheduled term. To
receive a certificate of completion and 4 Continuing Education
Units (CEU's), participants must satisfactorily complete a minimum
of 70% of the above assignments.
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Week 1 (October 8-12)
Tasks
Weeks 2-4 (October 15 - November 2)
Abbreviations KeyContent
The content in the web sites in the table that follows are of roughly two kinds from a materials standpoint (some web sites offer both type):
C = Curriculum documents that others have already created.
A = Authentic materials ("raw" content: information, data or resources that you may be able to adapt to your teaching situation).Handouts
All class handouts download directly into your computer and can be printed. They are available in two file formats:
RTF = Works with word processing applications such as MS Word, Word Perfect and Appleworks. You can make changes within the document.
PDF = Works with Adobe Acrobat Reader. This is a read-only document (you can print it but you can not make changes within the document).
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Corresponding Websites |
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Week 2 Lesson 1 |
Small Business
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Entrepreneurship FAQ's: Table of Contents The Small Business Classroom is a digital strategy for reaching new markets and training small business clients in a changing, global environment. Online courses available for free or at low-cost. Library also available. |
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Week 2 Lesson 2 |
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This web page is for teachers, instructors, program developers and others who help students of all ages find their own entrepreneurial opportunities. In particular, see the section on Teaching Materials with freely available cases, classroom activities, and transparency masters. |
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Week 2 Lesson 3 |
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Resources for teachers, ready-to-use online quizzes, reports and speeches. Special Notice, Reminder on class policy for
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Week 3 Lesson 1 |
Center for Entrepreneurship Education, The Leading Edge II Handouts: |
Leading Edge II Resource Guide and Teacher's Manual has ideas for lessons and some case studies. Registration is required, but it's easy to do and well worth the effort. |
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Week 3 Lesson 2 |
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A Thinkquest site for young adults, available in eight languages. Choose "English" from the pull-down menu and click on "Go Now." |
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Week 3 Lesson 3 |
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A Kauffman Center resource with advice and information for entrepreneurs. You can find a glossary, a series of articles and reports, and (for people on high-speed connections) a daily webcast. |
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Week 4 Lesson 1 |
Yahoo Full News Coverage - Business Handout: |
Current news stories on business-related topics. |
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Week 4 Lesson 2 |
Handouts: |
A directory of articles, resources and websites for academic use. First, go to the section on "Business & Careers," Then, try a search with the keyword "entrepreneurship." |
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Week 4 Lesson 3 |
A large alphabetical listing of educational organizations, projects and resources for countries south of the Sahara in Africa. |
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EXTRA |
This handout contains English Language Teaching web-based
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Additional Entrepreneurship Resources
Websites:
Optional Text:
Economic Considerations, English through Content: Applied Economics (1994, 1996), published by the Materials Development and Review Branch of the English Language Programs Division, United States Information Agency, Washington, D.C. 20547.
If you would like a copy, please contact George Scholz, Regional English Language Officer
Public Affairs - US Embassy
PO Box 9536
Pretoria 0001, South Africa
Email: GScholz@pd.state.gov.
Additional State Department Publications:
Weeks 5-7 (November 5-23)
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Week 5 Lesson 1 |
Center for Civic Education, Curricular Materials Handouts: |
This site offers curricular materials, including standards for civic education, sample lessons, and curricular frameworks. Also has articles, papers, speeches and additional Internet resources. |
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Week 5 Lesson 2 |
Language & Civil Society, Civic Education, an English Teaching Forum online publication. Handouts: |
Activities for language teachers who are using content-based instruction to promote language learning in their classes. Through the exploration of topics related to civic education, language teachers can help their students master English and simultaneously become more knowledgeable citizens of the world. |
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Week 5 Lesson 3 |
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This site is devoted to helping elementary and secondary teachers bring democracy to life in their classrooms. This site is a supplement to the videos and teaching guide produced for the original PBS series. Also available through http://www.pbs.org/kqed/ap/home.html. |
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Week 6 Lesson 1 |
United Nations Refugee Agency: For Teachers - Civic Education Handouts: |
Unit plans and lesson plans for: |
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Week 6 Lesson 2 |
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See the sections on "Resources for teachers and students" which contains curricular materials with bibliographies, on-line civics textbooks, lesson plans, syllabi, curricula, and articles on teaching methodology/pedagogy. Also has research articles, papers, and Internet resources. |
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Week 6 Lesson 3 |
Street Law
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Street Law is practical, participatory education about law, democracy and human rights. Through its philosophy and programs, Street Law empowers people to transform democratic ideals into citizen action. "Street Law in the Classroom" has example courses and free law lessons, mock trials and model programs. |
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Week 7 Lesson 1 |
Democracy Watch, Center for Socio-Legal Studies (CSLS) Also see: |
The aim of Democracy Watch is to stimulate debate on current issues raised by the process of democratization in South African society, and to monitor the transformation along the road to a full democracy. Free articles from 1997 to present. |
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Week 7 Lesson 2 |
The American Political Science Association (ASPA)
maintains this online resource for Civic Education teachers
at all levels. Resources include: |
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Week 7 Lesson 3 |
In particular, see the sections on "Tools" (models, techniques, manuals, syllabi, and training centers) and on "Topics" (case studies and essays on civic innovation). |
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Additional Civic Education Resources
Websites:
Week 8-10 (November 26 - December 14)
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Week 8 Lesson 1 |
AIDS Education Curriculum for ESL Students Handouts: |
Five informational lessons along with supplementary activities and copy-ready handouts for English Language Teaching. |
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Week 8 Lesson 2 |
Handouts: [RTF][PDF] Sample HIV-AIDS Lesson Plan (Ramananjarasoa, Ravaoarinirina, & Razakamanantsoa, from Madagascar) |
HOT: An example of the Healthy Oakland Teens HIV/AIDS
curriculum for teens where the objectives were to: UNESCO Culture: Their goal is take fully into account people's cultures when developing programmes for HIV/AIDS prevention and care. This is indispensable if behavior patterns are to be changed on a long-term basis, a vital condition for slowing down or for stopping the expansion of the epidemic. Culture in this perspective is understood in its broadest (i.e. anthropological) sense, including traditions, beliefs, value systems, behaviour norms in family, community, gender, person-to-person relationships. |
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Week 8 Lesson 3 |
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Education World: A subject-based index with hundreds of examples of lesson plans in a wide range of subject areas for kindergarten through secondary level students. AVERT: Contains HIV and AIDS statistics, information for young people, personal stories, a history section, information on becoming infected, a young and gay section, and free resources. |
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Week 9 Lesson 1 |
Population Services International (PSI) Handouts: |
PSI: PSI has a variety of publications addressing the prevention of HIV/AIDS and other Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI'S). See: Sub-Saharan Africa -- The Use and Effectiveness of Treatment Kits (also available en français), and Product Information Sheets for HIV-AIDS prevention. UNAIDS: News, reports, statistics and global information. |
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Week 9 Lesson 2 |
AIDS Education Global Information System (AEGIS) Handouts: |
Discovery School: This is the text-only site map version of this very comprehensive resource with information on HIV/AIDS basics, fact sheets, publications, and news reports. AEGIS: HIV/AIDS information in over 250 topic areas. There are hundreds of easy-to-read articles on everything from AIDS Basics to specific countries and from Homeless People to Young People. |
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Week 9 Lesson 3 |
Cultural Interpretation Activities Handouts: |
The Body: An AIDS and HIV information resource with a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's) section, Visual Aids, and information in over 250 topic areas. Cultural Interpretation Activities: Cross-cultural activities for dealing with stereotypes, for building empathy, and for problem-solving. |
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Week 10 Lesson 1 |
International AIDS Awareness Day: Activities for TESOL Classes Handouts: |
Family Health International: Activities for TESOL Classes: An example of a "places to go and things to do" interactive activity. |
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Week 10 Lesson 2 |
HIV Curricula at-a-Glance, Research to Classroom University of Zambia Medical Library Handouts: |
Curricula: Which activities and curricula work for HIV-AIDS prevention (in the U.S.), and which don't? This is a very thorough analysis of teaching and learning theories for this content area and the results from classroom in which they were used. Zambia: African Medical Index, HIV-AIDS Resources, Glossaries and much more. |
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Week 10 Lesson 3 |
School HIV/AIDS Resources Pack by Diane Greenwood Handouts: |
Resource Guides for Grades 6 through 12: Model Classroom Activities for Integrating HIV, STD's, and Pregnancy Prevention Across Curricula. |
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EXTRA HANDOUTS These are additional lesson plans submitted by the dedicated participants in this course as part of the HIV-AIDS unit. [RTF] [PDF] Sample HIV-AIDS (Kajee, from South Africa) [RTF] [PDF] Sample HIV-AIDS (Monjane & Chaimite, from Mozambique) [RTF][PDF] Sample HIV-AIDS Lesson Plan (Makua & Calphonia, from South Africa) |
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Additional HIV-AIDS Resources
Websites:
Leslie Opp-Beckman, leslieob@uoregon.edu
http;//aei.uoregon.edu/safrica/index.htm
Last revised: 28 April 2004
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