Curriculum Development Paper

Teen pregnancy has been a problem in the United States for years. Although rates have dropped since the 1990’s, teen pregnancy rates in the United States are still higher than other western societies. Teenage pregnancy is accompanied with many negative consequences such as shortened educational experience, diminished employment, larger family size, increased risk of single- parent and poverty. Teen mothers struggle on a daily basis, if you are one of them you should visit a psychoeducational group. Teen mothers should attend psychoeducational groups because they can teach teen moms parenting skills, social skills, and provide them with the support they

Teen pregnancy continues to be a problem in America even though the CDC documents a decrease from 2007-2009 in all racial groups. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, n.d.). Reducing the number of pregnancies in teens 15-17 is a core indicator identified by Healthy People 2020 to assess the status of adolescent health. Children born to teens are at risk for health concerns from being of low birth weight and having poor prenatal care such as delayed development. (Magness, 2012). Repeat pregnancy, dependence on welfare, and poverty are some of the results of adolescent pregnancy. Teen mothers tend to have health problems such as hypertension, and anemia and are at high risk for early delivery. Magness looks at the issue from the teen’s viewpoint and discusses the idea that some teens become pregnant to provide stability in an otherwise chaotic life and can gain maturity from the experience. Emphasis on continuing their education after delivery can prevent repeat pregnancies. Lack of productive or positive social activities or guidance can leave room for a teen to indulge in risky behavior to occupy their time. Peer pressure and influence from present day norms can cause teenagers to give in to early onset of sexual activity (Kirven, 2014). Finding after school or extracurricular activities can promote a healthier self

The purpose of the Comprehensive Curriculum Project (CCP) is to analyze the myriad of issues that have arisen over the last few years revolving around curricula and its use in the classroom, school, and district. With the 2010 state adoption of the Common Core, educators experienced many different transitional issues and developmental issues revolving around the curricula. In order to develop a deeper understanding of these issues it is important to conduct interviews, look at the Teacher Working Conditions survey, and to analyze local organizational models that might affect the transition to the new standards.

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I teach in an eighth grade classroom that is set in a Jr-Sr. High school. It is located in the Jr. High hallway, near the rear of our high school. I have thirty-two student desks situated in rows and two small tables at the front of my room used for paper pick up. I painted my room a turquoise beach blue and it is decorated with various beach themed paraphernalia. I also have many inspirational quote posters up around my room, hoping to engage my students into deeper thinking. The students all have their own Chromebooks and I have a desktop computer as well as a Samsung Tablet. Many computer applications suited for 1:1 schools are used in our building. We begin our day at 7:40am with a zero period for professional development and meetings. The students have seven, forty-five minute periods beginning at 8:20am and continuing until 3:15pm. My classes include four “regular” English classes, one “Honors” class, an Essential Skills class that rotates every week with two other teachers, and a prep period. My duties throughout the year consist of sponsoring the Jr. High Student Council as well as parking lot duty for two weeks during second semester. We adhere closely to the Indiana State Standards and use the ISTEP and NWEA mandated assessments. We, as teachers, are given free rein to teach how we see fit; however, we were asked to submit curriculum mapping outlining the content/topics, key terms, sources/resources, assessments

    A new challenge has overcame this generation of society. Keeping teen-moms in school and graduating with a degree, is a circumstance the community should risk fighting for. This generation of humans, the thought of sexual activity is more common and there are higher risks of producing a baby. The importance of keeping pregnant teenagers in high school, is so influential for their education and their future career. Becoming a new mom would lead to new stressful situations, which may cost them to quit high school and get a job to care for their newborn. Having new ideas and ways to prevent dropout rates from increasing, could just save their education. There are some strategies that are more common in high schools today,

Birth rates in African American and Hispanic teens are substantially higher than whites, a trend that has persisted for decades. Even though pregnancy rates among teens are at an all time low. It is still a major issue but mostly affecting the urban communities. In this research paper I will be comparing and demonstrating the relationships between teenage pregnancy, social issues, and education.

The Reproductive Life Plan educational material addresses the missing pieces in the health education curriculum currently provided by the high schools, which includes personal goals, violence prevention, self-image, parenting, eOur project will be based on the Reproductive Life Plan Education that will be proved twice per month at the high schools. The education consists on goals that students will set for their own futures, such as school, career, travel, etc., and think about how having children would fit with these goals. If students share that they would like to have children someday, our staff will help them to think ahead when and under what circumstances they want to plan a family. This would ensure that the students and their partners are physically and mentally ready to become parents. If the students do not want to have children now or ever, they will find out through the activities that we will be conducting how to prevent a pregnancy. The activities include identifying resources in the area by using the internet. For example, students will be assigned a contraceptive or reproductive health topic to research and then identify three types of information resources: community-based organizations, toll free numbers, and websites. A list of suggested topics will be provided and can be easily adapted how to prevent a pregnancy and what steps they need to

Society in general is currently addressing the social problem of teen pregnancy in several ways. One of the most important is an increase in parent’s willingness to not only bring the issue up and discuss it with their children, but also allowing educators to address the issue in schools.

The goals of the program are to provide sufficient support for pregnant teens and parenting teen moms and dads in the Southwest Public Library community with disproportionally high teen birth rates so that: they will be given adequate help with education and life skills to help them succeed. Provide them with the necessary training and skills so that their infants and children will attain appropriate social and emotional developmental outcomes and give them support to ensure they are on the correct path for optimal development. Keep them motivated and engaged to become a valued product of society. EHMTP will develop a team approach will build on expertise of the organizational partnerships who have extensive knowledge on culturally appropriate

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In addition, birth rate among the adolescent White females ages 15-19 are 17.3 per 1, 000 adolescent females. Moreover, the types of group I would build with this population includes the network of support services that will identify the needs and resources needed and set goals, education, and child development information for teen mothers for them to receive appropriate case management services expected for pregnancy and parenting teens and to ensure that these young mothers and their babies are able to access health, developmental education, counseling, assessment, and social services. The evidence-based services will include parenting education on avoiding conflict with family members, education on child breastfeeding, formula feeding, and support groups. Furthermore, the support group generally will engage pregnant and parenting teenagers with the resources to develop self-sufficiency skill to meet and achieve financial goal for themselves and for their children. Also, the goal to increase family income will involve job training skills that will enable gaining employment. In general, a goal-setting strategy is a socio-cognitive developmental exercise that improves pregnant and parenting adolescent function across social learning, social exchange, and self-regulations.

There are many different key ideas that we as a class have learned over the past 3 weeks. One key idea

In addition, another thing students need to be educated on is a teenage pregnancy. There are so many young mothers and fathers who have no idea what they have gotten themselves into. When kids become sexually active they don’t think about the negative results of their actions, they just live in the moment. If students are educated about the burden of carrying and taking care of a child they may think twice about having sex. One way to show children how hard it is to raise a child as a teenager, is to bring teenage parents in to attest to the fact that parenting a child as a teen is not easy. They can tell them about the excruciating pain they went through and how difficult and sacrificial having a child is. Many teenage parents have no social life and are forced to grow up quickly because they have to bear the responsibility of taking care of a child. If students have knowledge about these things they are less likely to repeat other people’s mistakes.

Ste. Genevieve R-II school district is located in Southeast Missouri. The district’s mission statement is Working Together to Create Success at Ste. Genevieve and Beyond. One of the most successful ways that the Ste. Genevieve faculty collaborates together concerns their method of curriculum development, alignment, and revision. This reflection assignment will examine the curriculum process of Ste. Genevieve R-II. The following items will be addressed within this analysis: the definition of curriculum, the district’s formal/informal/hidden curriculum, the district’s curriculum leadership, the impact of Missouri Standards on the district, the district’s current plan for curriculum revision, and a