New Visions Education

1. Mahopac Falls Elementary School Mrs. Ashley- New Visions Education Introduction to Schools and Teaching Child Psychology and Development Mr. Brunelli- Honors English Honors Economics Honors Participation in Government Mr. Lafaro Physical Education New Visions Education

2. New Visions Model • New Visions is a New York State approved curriculum • Purpose is to provide Seniors an opportunity to explore a specific career while doing college level work • Students learn knowledge related to their field in classroom setting • Students do Field Experience Rotations with people working in the field and gain real world experience • Field trips and speakers provide more knowledge about careers and opportunities

3. Job Prospects Promising in Some Educational Fields • Large group of teachers retiring (baby boomers) • High demand in some locations • High demand for science and math teachers • High demand for special education teachers

4. Careers in the Field • Teacher • School Counselor • Administrator • Speech Pathologist • School Social Worker • Special Education Teacher • College Professor • Educational Researcher • Curriculum Specialist • Adult Educator • Parent Educator • Educational Consultant • Occupational Therapist • Job Training Educator • Health Care Educator • Work for a large company in career development

5. Class Information • Meet from 8-12 Every Day • Mahopac Falls Elementary School Classroom • Field experience with Mentor teachers October through June (K-12, ELL, Special Education, Administration and Counseling) • Field trips and guest speakers, college visits • Student Research Project School Districts provide transportation to Mahopac Falls Elementary and Field Experience Rotations, must be arranged in advance by family.

6. Experience Working in the Field to Explore a Career in Education

7. Work Directly with Students and Professionals in the Classroom

8. Learn about teaching by doing hands on work in classrooms K-12

9. Credits • High School Credits • New Visions Education • Honors Child Psychology and Development • Honors Senior English • Honors Economics • Honors Participation in Government • Physical Education • College Credits • Introduction to Schools and Teaching from SUNY WCC (3 credits) • Comp and Lit I from SUNY WCC (3 credits) • Public Affairs from Syracuse University (SUPA- 3 credits) • Child Psychology from Mercy College

10. Advantages to taking the program • Learn if Education is the right field for you to study in college • Small class size-- teacher attention, study your interests in depth • Prepare you for college • Obtain 12 college credits • Learn how to do educational research • Do your own research • Work in the field with students and teachers

11. What We Do in the Program • We learn: • to teach • to manage a classroom • to develop curriculum • to meet individual • student’s needs • to assess learning • to deliver a lesson • to find out who we are as teachers

12. New Visions Education Curriculum • Becoming a Teacher (college level textbook) • Projects include such things as: • History of Education timeline • Observation of teachers • Design a great school • Overcoming oppression workshop • Reading Circle (present good books for each grade level) • Create an assessment • Teaching lessons for different grade levels • Develop your own philosophy

13. Child Psychology and Development • Textbook used is Child Development and Education (college level text) • Learn about physical, cognitive, emotional and social development of the child, birth through grade 12 • Apply knowledge gained to inform teaching

14. Work with Mr. Brunelli on Honors English and Honors Social Studies • Classes run similar to college seminar • Reading in Honors English related to the field of education • Honors Economics and Honors Participation in government is applied to educational issues

15. Field Trips and Guest Speakers • New Paltz Future Educators Conference • Guidance Expo • Pinesbridges School • Center for Visual Management • Teachers at various school for mini-workshops • College visits such as Marist College, Bank Street College, Lehman College • Director of Special Education • School Principal • Human Resources Director

16. Field Experience Rotations Rotations are Monday, Wednesdays and Fridays for 5 days at each rotation: • Kindergarten • First or Second Grade • Upper Elementary (3-5) • Middle School (6-8) • High School • English Language Learners • Special Education • School Administrators, School Counselors, Special Services • One Month Rotation of student’s choice

17. Senior Exit Project • Student Independent Research Project • Students learn to do research paper • Students conduct their own research in the field of education • Students present their study to students and faculty

18. Hands-on Learning

19. WE LEARN!

20. WE HAVE FUN!

21. How to Enroll • Students who have an 85% or better from home school • Log on to the PNWBOCES.org website, go to parents and do the on-line application (you will need the code from your school counselor) • 2 letters of recommendation • Interview by New Visions Panel (begin in February) • Writing sample

22. Students Who Succeed in the Program • Able to work independently • Interested in working with students • Desire to do something different senior year • Interested in hands-on learning

23. How to Contact Us • You can arrange a visit to our class this year by talking to your home school counselor • Teacher emails: • Mrs. Ashley: dashley@pnwboces.org • Mr. Brunelli: cbrunelli@pnwboces.org • Mrs. Ashley’s phone number: 914.621.8337 • Mrs. Ashley’s Teacher Webpage: • http://pnwboces.schoolwires.net/18211082716552420/site/default.asp • Online Application website: • http://pnwboces.org/techcenter/tech/index.htm

24. Do Something Different Senior Year Follow Your Dreams