California Users Group

UC Santa Cruz Educational Partner Center

 

Curriculum needs in CA

Courses or materials to develop:
    •    professional development - high quality course for the transition from classroom to online
    •    bilingual education
    •    teaching core curriculum through a vocational lens: "Spanish for Healthcare Workers", "Algebra for Construction Workers", "Physics for auto mechanics"
    •    high schools with vocational pathways - preparing students for careers right out of high school

Other things to consider:
    •    second language learners - helping both the students and the teachers
    •    state living costs create teacher shortage, esp. specialties like mathematics; comparable to Hawaii

         ?    may have to move to an online setting so that somebody from a distance can do it; another benefit of online learning: teachers on maternity leave can instruct from afar
         ?    may be left with just Americorps teachers

    •    issue with career tech courses: demanded professions represented and finding a teacher