Best Practices in Law and Public Safety
Dr. Thomas Washburn
The Process
The Process
LEARN
DECIDE
PRIORITIZE
TIMELINE
IMPLEMENT
Begin Again
Rigor
Relationships
Relevance
Backwards Design
1998 Course Planning
Text Chapters
Text Materials
Made Lessons Plans for Unit
Text Test
Matched QCCs to Unit
Backwards Design
So my friend got pulled over and they didn’t read him his rights and he’s getting out of the ticket – right?!?!
Backwards Design
10 Years?
How can I know they know?
How can I get them to know?
Plan
Execute
Assess
Re-Teach?
Reflect
What do we want them to know?
How can we measure student understanding?
Plan for students to master this material.
INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES: LEGO BLOCKS
90 Minute Class
55 Minute Class
110 Minute Class
INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES: LEGO BLOCKS
Assessment
Main
Opening
Transition
Imprinting
What is this?
Imprinting
What is this?
Imprinting
What is this?
Imprinting
What is this?
GRADUAL RELEASE
I Do
U Do
We Do
Direct Instruction
Guided Practice
Independent Practice
Story Telling
Let me tell you a little story about a man named Jed…
Precedent
First Amendment
Mnemonic Devices
Greek “of Memory”
1st Amendment RAPPS
First Amendment
First Amendment
A bear has 2 arms = 2nd amendment right to bear arms
3 quarters to buy a coke for a soldier - quartering soldiers act
Fourth Amendment:
26
Contextualization
Personalization
28
Hands On/Doing
1:5
CSI
Mock
PBL
Cuffs
CPR
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Standards
Supporting
Priority
20 years from now…
Vocabulary
Word Search
Crossword
Flash Cards
Other Methods
Quiz
Use
Instruction
Assessment
Plan
Teach
Evaluate
Consider
Improve
ALWAYS
Best Practices in Law and Public Safety
Dr. Thomas Washburn
Bait & Switch: Teaching Literacy in Law & Public Safety Courses
Thomas Washburn, PhD
As many as 1 in 5 high school graduates are functionally illiterate
Why CTE?
We can get their interest
We can get their attention
Every single career in CTE requires literacy
Who Teaches Them?
95% Home
90% School
90% None
Stages of Reading Development
Prereading
01
Initial Reading
02
Confirmation & Fluency
03
Stages of Reading Development
Reading for Learning
1
Multiple Viewpoints
2
Construction & Reconstruction
3
4
5
6
Vocab – the anchor
No – they don’t know
Word Search
Cross Word
Flash Cards
Quiz
Quiz Retake
Point out use in class
Writing – Industry over a course
Quick & Limited
Easy Police Narratives
Narratives after Training Exercises
Police Reports
Individual Rewrite
Provide Exemplars
Small Group Rewrite
Small Group Review
Individual Attempt
Field Interview
Notes
Who, When, Where, What
Writing – over a course
Short Answer
Longer Answers
Research Project
Other Writing
Mock Trial
Socratic Seminar
Debate
Creative Reply
Reading Culture
Collaborate on Rules
Share brain is a muscle – everyone gets stronger
Talk about reading strategies
Consider allowing earbuds
Adjust lighting
Allow getting comfortable
Talk about ENJOYING reading
Reading
Start small
Review for vocab
Vocab cheat sheets
Build over time
Books for interest
Books w independent chapters
Assignments
Always have a reading assignment
Journals are fine – write Sparks Notes
Key – think about what they have read
Better readers will be frustrated
Stop – Who? What? Where? Etc.
When?
START OF CLASS
GAPS IN CLASS
BREAKS BETWEEN ACTIVITIES
END OF CLASS
AFTER A TEST
Places to Add Literacy
Intro
Wiki/Blog
What will we learn?
Vocab
Presentation
Articles
Text
Top 5
Jigsaw
Practice
Use manual
Review guidebooks
Narrative
Plan of action
Review
Articles
Wiki/Blog review
Test
Open response
Use guides/manuals
LAPSEN Literacy Project
LASPEN.ORG
ADDING ALL YEAR
SUBMIT IDEAS
GOOGLE HELPS!
Bait & Switch: Teaching Literacy in Law & Public Safety Courses
Thomas Washburn, PhD
GROWING YOUR PROGRAM: ADVISORY COMMITTEES AND INDUSTRY
MY ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Fulton County District Attorney
Fulton County Superior Court
Atlanta Federal Bureau of Investigation
Georgia Bureau of Investigation
Fulton County Bar Association
Mitnick Law Firm
Fulton County Sheriffs Office
Siemens Corporation
MY ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Roswell Police Department
Alpharetta Fire & Emergency Services
Milton Police Department
Milton Police Department
City of Milton
City of Milton
Milton Fire Department
Immucorp, Inc.
MY ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Cambridge HS CTAE Department Chair
Fulton County Schools CTAE
Cambridge HS Student
Georgia SkillsUSA
TEFGA
Gwinnett Technical College
Cambridge HS SpEd
Cambridge HS Counseling Department
Does my Committee need to be that huge!?
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES
ADVISORY COMMITTEE PURPOSE
Making career and technical education more responsive to, and reflective of, both the labor market and business/industry.
Promoting quality career and technical education.
Preparing individuals for post-secondary education and employment.
ADVISORY COMMITTEE: ONE SIZE?
Rural
Comprehensive HS
School/Department
Countywide
ADVISORY COMMITTEE: FACE TO FACE?
Formal
Emails
Virtual
UNIVERSAL
Curriculum Review & Revision
Staff Development
Career Development & WBL
Marketing & Advocacy
Recruitment, Mentoring & Placement
Resources
MY FAVORITES
Job shadowing
Field trips
Equipment
Guest Speakers
Evaluating/ Judging
Favors
Fundraising?
ADVICE!
Professional development
They bring LEGITMACY
ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS
An active advisory committee is composed of:
FORMING ONE
Made a brochure
Very detailed invitations
Asked the top
Sought diversity
Made a wish list
INVITATION
IMPRESS!
CONFIRMATION
DON’T LET THEM OFF THE HOOK!
NAME TENT
NO NAME AWKWARDNESS
Only 1 shot at 1st impression
Students
Food & Fellowship
Let them decide something
1st Meeting
Meetings
Email Invitation
Pre-Agenda
Agenda
Minutes
INDUSTRY TIPS
Elevator speech
Keep Cards
Best face always
Use your kids
Return the favor
Thank you letters
Recognition
Don’t waste their time
ACTION
Who to add?
Who to start with?
ALL THE DETAILS FROM N.C.
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