4. Curriculum & Course Development

LESSONS PLANS, EDUCATIONAL GUIDES & MANUALS

Community Change, Inc. supports schools, school districts, government agencies, not-for-profits, and institutions of higher education the development of academic curricula and college courses based on the CareerVisions, Community Change, Legacy, Money Move$ and/or Peace Models. Below are resources based on these models.

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The Community Change Model

An educator’s guide to engage youth in analyzing and addressing social issues in their community.

This guide thoroughly explains the Community Change Model and strategies to integrate this approach into any classroom. Sample lesson plans and templates are included. Please contact us at kf@communitychangeinc.com to order copies.

The College, Careers & Financial Freedom Guide

The College, Careers & Financial Freedom Guide was developed by CareerVisions, Ltd. for the New York City Department of Education – Students in Temporary Housing Unit. The purpose of this guide is to support school and shelter staff in designing lessons that advance the providing young adults with information, skills, and resources on career pathways, financial literacy and the system of continuing/higher education and scholarships. The end goal is to support youth ages 18 + in shelters with knowing all their options to pick the best possible path forward.

The Self & Community Explorations Guide

Developed for the New York City Department of Education – District 8’s My Sister’s Keeper Program, this guide provides 15 social-emotional development lessons for middle and high school girls. Feel free to contact us at kf@communitychangeinc.com to order copies.

Student Leadership & Empowerment Guide

Developed for the New York City Department of Education, this guide provides 12 lessons that build students’ community organizing skills, such as public speaking and planning meetings while engaging them in analyzing their community concerns. Focusing on gun violence, this guide includes references to support alternative lessons on littering, negative body image, negative peer pressure, pollution, poor air quality, and poverty. Feel free to contact us at kf@communitychangeinc.com for hard copies.

The Black Experience

This is a student driven exploration of the lives of Black people. Using a matrix of ten topics, each with six subtopics, this curriculum is designed to promote critical thinking, research and community action through the dynamic integration of questions, references and team building exercises.

Civil Service Test Prep Program Guide

The New York City Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) Civil Service Test Prep Program Guide. Developed for ACS, this guide provides engaging, hands-on activities to help educators give youth practice in the skill areas used in the New York City civil service employment exams.

The Community Change Model

An educator’s guide to engage youth in analyzing and addressing social issues in their community.

This guide thoroughly explains the Community Change Model and strategies to integrate this approach into any classroom. Sample lesson plans and templates are included. Please contact us at kf@communitychangeinc.com to order copies.

The College, Careers & Financial Freedom Guide

The College, Careers & Financial Freedom Guide was developed by CareerVisions, Ltd. for the New York City Department of Education – Students in Temporary Housing Unit. The purpose of this guide is to support school and shelter staff in designing lessons that advance the providing young adults with information, skills, and resources on career pathways, financial literacy and the system of continuing/higher education and scholarships. The end goal is to support youth ages 18 + in shelters with knowing all their options to pick the best possible path forward.

The Self & Community Explorations Guide

Developed for the New York City Department of Education – District 8’s My Sister’s Keeper Program, this guide provides 15 social-emotional development lessons for middle and high school girls. Feel free to contact us at kf@communitychangeinc.com to order copies.

Student Leadership & Empowerment Guide

Developed for the New York City Department of Education, this guide provides 12 lessons that build students’ community organizing skills, such as public speaking and planning meetings while engaging them in analyzing their community concerns. Focusing on gun violence, this guide includes references to support alternative lessons on littering, negative body image, negative peer pressure, pollution, poor air quality, and poverty. Feel free to contact us at kf@communitychangeinc.com for hard copies.

The Black Experience

This is a student driven exploration of the lives of Black people. Using a matrix of ten topics, each with six subtopics, this curriculum is designed to promote critical thinking, research and community action through the dynamic integration of questions, references and team building exercises.

Civil Service Test Prep Program Guide

The New York City Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) Civil Service Test Prep Program Guide. Developed for ACS, this guide provides engaging, hands-on activities to help educators give youth practice in the skill areas used in the New York City civil service employment exams.

Course Syllabus

Additionally, the Community Change, CareerVisions, Legacy, and Peace Models have been offered as stand-alone and integrated courses through Lehman College’s School of Education – Middle and High School Education Department since 2006. The courses examine the design and application of the models in the classroom. This is done by engaging college students in examining critical questions through dynamic and purposeful activities that integrate their findings from research. The courses are interdisciplinary (Public Health, Black Studies, Latin Studies, American Studies, Middle/High School Education, and Early Childhood Education) and require students to do a minimum of 3 hours of fieldwork to earn up to 4 credits toward their degree.

CareerVisions Course Syllabus

This practicum course examines students’ career ambitions using the CareerVisions Model as a means of engaging people in an in-depth, dynamic exploration of their professional field of interest.

CareerVisions Course Syllabus

Community Change Course Syllabus

This practicum course examines the design and implementation of the Community Change Model as a means of engaging people in analyzing and addressing their community concerns.

Community Change Course Syllabus

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