1. YOUTH AWARE A Decision-Making Curriculum for Teens on Awareness, Empowerment, and Improvement Developed by: Amy Stone Ellen Lenihan

2. Youth Aware March 13, 2003 Ellen Lenihan Amy Stone Youth Aware?  What is it? –A five-week curriculum on decision-making skills and strategies  Who is it for? –High school students – can be tailored to 7 th - 8 th grades  Who did we work with? –Mills High School Peer Helping class –We’d like to thank the teacher, Roberta Lighty

3. Youth Aware March 13, 2003 Ellen Lenihan Amy Stone Curriculum Goals  Students will learn: - About and practice effective decision-making strategies around their self-identified area. - To recognize moments of conflict within themselves. - To name and identify their problem. - To identify their options and create potential alternatives. - To identify the consequences of their decisions. - To work in groups to create an effective message to their peers during a school-wide event.

4. Youth Aware March 13, 2003 Ellen Lenihan Amy Stone Key Features  Decision-Making Model  Awareness Week Presentations  Group Work  Web Credibility Research  Group Portfolios  Journals  Assessments: Ongoing, performance based, peer

5. Youth Aware March 13, 2003 Ellen Lenihan Amy Stone Rationales  Personal  Theoretical  Research & Real World

6. Youth Aware March 13, 2003 Ellen Lenihan Amy Stone The Curriculum: An Overview

7. Youth Aware March 13, 2003 Ellen Lenihan Amy Stone Introduction for Each Week

8. Youth Aware March 13, 2003 Ellen Lenihan Amy Stone A Sample Lesson Plan

9. Youth Aware March 13, 2003 Ellen Lenihan Amy Stone Notes to Facilitator & Teaching Tips Appendices will offer a curriculum calendar and evaluation rubrics.

10. Youth Aware March 13, 2003 Ellen Lenihan Amy Stone Transitions & Closing

11. Youth Aware Thank you.