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    Educational Careers Pathway

    Sophomore:

     

    Developmental Psychology of Children

     
    This course is a study of the developmental stages of children from conception through middle childhood, emphasizing the principle theories of development. Parental notification is required for participation in strands dealing with sensitive issues.
     
     
     

    Junior:

    Educational Career Core

     
    Education Careers Core is designed for students interested in pursuing careers in the field of education through the integration of elective academic content and work-based job-shadowing experience. Students will learn the professional norms, skills and competencies related to careers in education.
     



    Senior:

     
     

    Educational Careers Internship

     
    This course provides CTE Education Careers pathway students in 12th grade with an opportunity to understand learning and teaching in its practical application. Students will explore growth and development, major learning theories, principles of learning and teaching, classroom management techniques, and strategies for lesson planning and development. They will complete extensive observations and evaluations of mentor teachers to better understand teaching practice and the application of learned theories and strategies. In addition, they will complete a minimum of 75 hours of fieldwork in a classroom under the guidance of a mentor teacher. This fieldwork will consist of implementing their own lesson plans and activities designed for content area courses. This course reinforces standards in reading, writing, speaking, listening, mathematics, social studies, and science and requires their application in educational settings. Students will be required to practice communication, ethics, interpersonal/team skills, critical thinking and problem solving, self-management, professionalism, and classroom safety. The students in this course will be key participants in building an academic culture.