Course: GRADS - Graduation, Reality And Dual-role Skills Program

Topic outline

General
GRADS is a Career and Technical Education (CTE) program for pregnant and parenting male and female students. Family and Consumer Science educators teach the program in 24 school districts across the state.
Topic 1
Curriculum Framework & Example Lesson Plans
- GRADS Curriculum Framework with example lessons File
- Example lessons by subject Folder
GRADS Curriculum Framework with Example Lessons
- 1. Dual-roles
- a. Roles and Responsibilities of Parenting
- b. Fatherhood
- Importance of Fathers Activity File
- c. Environment and Family Resources
- Family Traditions Project File
- d. Health, Safety, and Nutrition
- 1st Aid Kit Plan File
- e. Career Exploration
- Choosing a Career - Part 1 File
- Choosing a Career - Part 2 File
- Presentation - Soft Skills File
- Soft Skills File
- Handshake - Soft Skills File
- Interview Do's and Don'ts - Soft Skills File
- Introduction and Interviewing Tips - Soft Skills File
- f. Economic Independence
- Buying a Car File
- Dress for Success File
- Hands on Banking File
- Budgeting project File
- My Life Line File
- g. Child Care Learning Laboratory
- 2. Consumer & Family Resources & Economic Independence
- a. Resource management
- Baby Nursery File
- Life Planning File
- Welcome to your Life File
- Resource Mgt. File
- Monthly Grocery Shopping File
- b. Environment and Family Resources
- Travel Vacation File
- c. Consumer Rights and Responsibilities
- d. Technology and Family Resources
- Monthly Expense Record File
- e. Economic Systems and Consumer Actions
- f. Financial Fitness
- Financial Fitness Unit File
- Budgeting Personal Independence File
- g. Life Planning
- Unit 1 Family Life Goals File
- The Bean Game File
- Financial Future File
- 3. Interpersonal Relationships
- a. Types of Relationships
- Parenting-Illustrated Talk File
- b. Personal Needs and Characteristics
- c. Influences on Human Growth
- d. Strategies That Promote Growth and Development
- e. Conflict Prevention and Management
- Problem Solving Power Point File
- Problem Solving Scenarios File
- f. Domestic and Dating Violence Awareness
- Are you in an Abusive Relationship File
- Abusive Behaviors File
- Healthy vs. Abusive Relationships File
- Relationship Assessment File
- What is an Unhealthy Relationship File
- Should I Stay or Should I Go File
- g. Human Growth
- 4. Child Development and Parenting
- a. The Parenting Process
- Egg Drop Group Instructions File
- Egg Drop File
- My Pregnancy Journal File
- My Pregnancy Research File
- b. Child Care Practicum
- Exploring Required Trainings for Childcare Staff File
- c. Child Growth and Development
- Fizzy Water File
- Developmental Snapshot Poster File
- Multicultural Faces File
- d. Pregnancy pre-natal and Postnatal care and Development
- 5. Early Childhood Education and Services
- a. Health and safety
- Early Learning and Development ppt File
- Licensing Regulations and Center Policies File
- Safe and Healthy Environment File
- b. Practicum and Management
- Pre Certifications for Working in a Childcare File
- c. Child Development theory and application
- Balloon Tower File
- Theorists and Discussion Questions File
- d. Work Requirements
- Work Requirements File
- e. Planning and Observation
- Ages and Stages ppt File
- Ages and Stages Poster Project File
- Age Appropriate Assessment File
- Diversity Poster Project File
- Identifying Typical Dev. of Children File
- Resisting Bias ppt File
- Toy Dice Game File
- Understanding Diversity ppt File
- Planning and Observation 3 and 4 year olds File
- 6. Establishing Healthy Families
- a. Skills For Building Healthy Families
- b. Sexual Health
- Sex in a Cup File
- c. Substance Abuse
- d. Community Support/Services For Parenting
- e. Health Management
Topic 3

Your Forum for GRADS News

A space for GRADS teachers to read about and respond to news, issues, and ideas.
- GRADS Forum
Topic 4
GRADS Calendar

Upcoming events, such as GRADS Workshops and Trainings

Go to calendar...
Topic 5
Chat

Chat with other teachers currently logged in
- Free form chat
Topic 6
GRADS Newsletter Archive
- GRADS Newsletters Folder

Topic outline

General

Topic 1

Curriculum Framework & Example Lesson Plans

GRADS Curriculum Framework with Example Lessons

1. Dual-roles

a. Roles and Responsibilities of Parenting

b. Fatherhood

c. Environment and Family Resources

d. Health, Safety, and Nutrition

e. Career Exploration

f. Economic Independence

g. Child Care Learning Laboratory

2. Consumer & Family Resources & Economic Independence

a. Resource management

b. Environment and Family Resources

c. Consumer Rights and Responsibilities

d. Technology and Family Resources

e. Economic Systems and Consumer Actions

f. Financial Fitness

g. Life Planning

3. Interpersonal Relationships

a. Types of Relationships

b. Personal Needs and Characteristics

c. Influences on Human Growth

d. Strategies That Promote Growth and Development

e. Conflict Prevention and Management

f. Domestic and Dating Violence Awareness

g. Human Growth

4. Child Development and Parenting

a. The Parenting Process

b. Child Care Practicum

c. Child Growth and Development

d. Pregnancy pre-natal and Postnatal care and Development

5. Early Childhood Education and Services

a. Health and safety

b. Practicum and Management

c. Child Development theory and application

d. Work Requirements

e. Planning and Observation

6. Establishing Healthy Families

a. Skills For Building Healthy Families

b. Sexual Health

c. Substance Abuse

d. Community Support/Services For Parenting

e. Health Management

Topic 3

Your Forum for GRADS News

Topic 4

GRADS Calendar

Topic 5

Chat

Topic 6

GRADS Newsletter Archive