Medal of Honor Curriculum Design and Development

Jay BadamsJonelle M. BakerDennis CarnerJill CrableJohn Galle-BoykoRobert Hart

Heather I. KensillMary Jane P. KoenigBill KuharDavid Brian LasherDave MontgomeryJim Piekanski

Nancy J. SadalyChris WardJeffrey Weiss

Curriculum Team

ORIGINS

We are highlighting the core values of the Congressional Medal of Honor

Foundation, not glorifying war

THE FUTURE, OUR CHILDRENCourageCommitmentCitizenshipSacrificeIntegrityPatriotism

The Team Unfolds•Teachers and Administrators•Teacher Veterans

InspirationVignettes of RecipientsColonel Jack Jacobs

CREATION

Curriculum

Instruction

Assessment

CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT PROJECT OUTLINE

• INTRODUCTIONThe History of the Congressional Medal of Honor

• SECTION I The Individual: Courage and Integrity

• SECTION IIHumanity: Sacrifice and Commitment

• SECTION IIIThe Nation: Citizenship and Patriotism

• SECTION IVPresent/Future Relevance

• SECTION VOral History Through Discovery Learning

• Planning and teaching the lessons• Video-conferences and personal

visits• Determining grade level focus• Working with the Medal of Honor

Foundation• Team meetings

How the Kit Works

When to Use It:•Reinforce existing curriculum•Create elective course (high school or college)• Specific holidays•Cross-discipline

Structure of Lesson Plan:•Application and level•Standards & objectives•Recipient focus•Engagement model•Sample Sammy Davis lesson

Steps to Publication• Editing and revision process• Building a relationship with

Printing Concepts, Inc.

STUDENT IMPACT

Technology- Video Conferencing- Web Quests- Online Letters to Soldiers- Promethean Board- ActiVote- Blogs- Pod Casts- Comic Life - PowerPoint

Transcending the Classroom

Learning is not limited to four wallsstudent to student

classroom to classroomclassroom to homebuilding to buildingdistrict to district

Curriculum Comes Alive

Recipients tell their stories…….

A Personal Connection• Personalize statistics• Open intergenerational

dialogue• Identify personal family

history• Honor family and friends in

the military • One person can make a

difference

NEXT STEPS

• The Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation Student's Survey

• The Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation Teacher's Survey

Contact Information

• Jay Badams- jbadams@eriesd.org• Terry Yeager- tyeager@eriesd.org

Office Phone: 814-874-6015• Jonelle Baker- jnbaker@eriesd.org• Bill Kuhar- wkuhar@eriesd.org