Students are prepared for careers in the education profession including middle school teacher, high school teacher, school counselor, school administrator, and school district supervisor. The program consists of four high school credits that focus on teaching as a profession, human growth and development, learning theory, and curriculum and instruction. In the senior year, students demonstrating proficiency have the opportunity to earn internships in elementary, middle, or high school settings. Upon completion of the program and passing of the Praxis I test, high school graduates are ready to be admitted to a teacher education program at the college level.
Child and Adolescent Development
- Stages of physical, cognitive, and psychosocial development of children from pre-birth to adolescence
- Theories of child and adolescent development
- Relationships between the child and family and/or caregivers on the child’s growth and development through adolescence
- Role of the environment
- Needs of children with physical, intellectual, social, and emotional differences<
- Impact of technology on human growth and development
Teaching as a Profession
Foundations of Curriculum & Instruction
- Major approaches to theories of human learning
- Valid sources of educational information
- Role of secondary school teachers including middle school teachers
- Schools as organizations
- Fundamentals of school law
- Basic theories of motivation
- Methods of teaching
- Instructional practices that enhance, or impede, critical thinking, problem solving, and performance skills
- Definition of curriculum
- Social, cultural, historical, political, and philosophical influences
Education Academy Internship
- Observe and critique classroom teachers
- Collaborate with mentor teacher to develop lessons, etc.
- Teacher Planning
- Implement lessons that address diverse student needs
- Create and maintain an effective learning environment
