Getting Started:
Principles of Hospitality Tourism
& Geography and World Cultures
2010 NAF Summer Institute
Melody Cockrell
• Ben Barber Career Tech.
Academy in Mansfield,
Texas
• 30 years of Teaching; 3
years with course
• Principles of Hospitality and
Tourism
Griselda Vile
• New Utrecht H.S. in
Brooklyn, NY
• 5 yrs with NAF; 3 yrs with
course
• Geography and World
Cultures
What is it that we want to teach
our students?
How can we make a difference?
Springboard:
Words Change the World!
Lesson 7
Lesson Plan
Student Resources
Teacher Resources
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Teams
• Working in teams is a reality in today’s
workforce.
• Using the strength of each team member
builds strong effective teams.
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How Do You Form Groups
In Your Classroom?
• Think or write
• Pair
• Share
Win As Much As You Can!
Wilderness Survival
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Experience the Curriculum
• Instructor’s Dilemma…How do I get students
to experience that ‘dream-teen-trip’ without
actually going on the trip?
• What elements of the curriculum can they
experience?
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Units and Lessons
• UNIT ONE: 1,2,3 –Intro/Development/Needs
• UNIT TWO: 4,5- Effects on Environment and
Economy
• UNIT THREE: 6,7,8 -Fundamentals
• UNIT FOUR: 9,10,11 -Transportation
• UNIT FIVE: 12,13 -Selling
• UNIT SIX: 14,15,16 -Careers
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Culminating Project: Senior Trip
• Where would you go?
• How would you get there?
• Where would you eat?
• Where would you stay?
• What would you do while you are there?
• What would you need to do to present an
effective presentation to the senior class or other
group of teens?
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Culminating Project
Congratulations!!! You have just been given
$1500 to spend on your Senior Trip, BUT…
In order for you to go, you must convince 10
other teens to join your group!
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Seeing is Believing!
• You will be the ‘front team’ for a group of
teens traveling to your destination.
• Your mission is to present them with a
presentation to show them what they could
experience in your area.
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Principles of Hospitality Tourism :
Student Learning Artifacts
• Senior Trip
• Drip to Dallas
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Geography and World Cultures
2010 NAF Summer Institute
Elements of the Curriculum:
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Lesson 3- What teens would enjoy seeing and doing.
Lesson 7-Food and Beverage
Lesson 8-Entertainment
Lesson 11 Ground Transportation
Lesson 12 –Customer Service
Lesson 13-Marketing
Lesson 16-Presentation
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Example of the Curriculum File
• Insert Lesson 7
• Last year, most of the audience did not have a clue
what the curriculum looked like or how it was
formatted. We said last year we needed to bring it to
them. Since we will not have internet, we need to
put it on slides. I am working on getting poster size
for displaying in presentation room, put not sure it
will happen.)Sending lesson 7 as separate file.
Geography and World Cultures
Geography: Assumptions &
Prerequisites
At least the first
course,
Principles of
Hospitality and
Tourism it is
very flexible
Students have
some basic
computer skills
(ability to type,
use word
processing
programs, do
simple Internet
research).
Students have
understanding of
key terms / areas
of knowledge
that deal with
the importance
of geography and
world cultures in
the international
arena.
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Course Topics
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Unit 1- Getting Started
Unit 2- The Concept of Place
Unit 3- Global Geography
Unit 4- History, Culture, Attraction
Unit 5- A Traveler’s Perspective
Unit 6- Career Development in Travel
Geography
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Geography and World Cultures:
Culminating Project
• In this project, students are asked to imagine that they work for
a travel website. They need to create a portfolio of information
on a specific country or world destination- to expand the
website’s offerings. They will research the country and present
all this information to the class.
• Driving Question “What information can we present to attract
tourists to our destination?”
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Geography and World Cultures:
Culminating Project
Main skill & content objectives:
• A one- to two-page introduction and description of its
geography
• A climate profile
• A timeline of key events in the country’s history
• A summary of the cultural heritage of the country
• Two tour itineraries that are thematically different and
that appeal to specific target audiences
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Geography and World Cultures:
Culminating Project (cont.)
Main skill & content objectives:
• A storyboard for a webmercial that promotes the
country
• A list of travel tips and warnings (what to bring, safety
tips, etc)
• Final product Powerpoint or display board. Oral
Presentation.
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Geography and World Cultures:
Student Learning Artifacts
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Geography and World Cultures:
Student Learning Artifacts
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Geography and World Cultures:
Experience the Curriculum
• Sticky Note Review: Traveler Motivation
– Unit #5 A Traveler’s Perspectives
– Lesson #5: Travelers and Tours
• Skill or concept objective
– Make use of the research they have compiled
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Experience the Curriculum (Cont.)
• Students will be able to…
– Design tour itineraries
– Review theories of traveler motivation
– Apply theories to assess tourists’ motivations
Support from Curriculum Leaders
Here to help –
both with
content and
pedagogy.
Contact
information is
always available
on the Course
Overview page of
the NAF
Curriculum
Library.
Ready to hear
your ideas about
how to revise
and improve the
course.
The Collaboration Network
• Andy Rothstein’s Blog
• Discussion Forums for
all NAF courses
• Multimedia
presentations
• Getting Started
Guides