| As directors and teachers in a career academy, | | | | and the academy theme. |
| let's start teaching in the year, 2010, by resolving | | | | Resolution #5. Resolve to integrate your |
| to improve the teaching and learning in the career | | | | curriculum in a small way. Find a particular concept |
| academy setting. Below are listed seven new | | | | important to your subject matter, but make sure |
| year resolutions that will put your career | | | | the application of that concept integrates with |
| academy on the right track for the rest of the | | | | another subject. Example: if you are an English |
| school year. | | | | teacher, have your students write a resume in |
| Resolution #1. Resolve to get the word out about | | | | your class instead of the business class; or if you |
| your career academy to the local community. | | | | are a biology teacher, team up with the art |
| Start tweeting or blogging. Write an editorial for | | | | teacher to have students create a sample cell |
| your local newspaper or have your students write | | | | with art materials; if you are a history teacher, |
| articles and submit them on a regular basis. | | | | have students team up with drama students to |
| Create a public service ad. | | | | "act out" an event in history. A foreign language |
| Resolution #2. Resolve to communicate more to | | | | teacher could team up with the English teacher in |
| your school and district administration. Remind | | | | a Medical Career Academy to teach the 20 most |
| them on a regular basis what your career | | | | common medical terms in Spanish, French, etc. |
| academy is doing and especially your successes. | | | | Resolution #6. Resolve to invite a guest speaker |
| Resolution #3. Resolve to energize yourself by | | | | to your classroom. Be sure and prep the speaker |
| learning more about the subject matter of your | | | | so they know what to expect when speaking to |
| career academy theme. Go on a teacher | | | | high school students. |
| externship for a day and connect with a new | | | | Resolution #7. Resolve to be more thankful. Write |
| business or community partner. | | | | three people (another teacher in your academy, a |
| Resolution #4. Resolve to energize your | | | | student, and a community partner or parent) for |
| classroom by adding a sticky learning curriculum | | | | a specific act of kindness to you or the academy. |
| activity. Do this by adding a discovery learning | | | | This could be just a short note with 2 or 3 |
| activity to your curriculum. Make sure it is up to | | | | sentences. |
| date and is relevant to both your subject area | | | | |