• EDUCATION & TRAINING CLUSTER

     

     

    Principles of Education and Training

    Course #: 7412       Grade: 9-10            Credit: 1.0

    Prerequisites: None

    Description: Principles of Education and Training is designed to introduce learners to the various careers available within the Education and Training Career Cluster. Students use self-knowledge as well as educational and career information to analyze various careers within the Education and Training Career Cluster. Students will develop a graduation plan that leads to a specific career choice in the student's area of interests.

     

    Human Growth and Development

    Course #: 7413       Grade: 10-12          Credit: 1.0

    Prerequisites: Principles of Education and Training

    Description: Human Growth and Development is an examination of human development across the lifespan with emphasis on research, theoretical perspectives, and common physical, cognitive, emotional, and social developmental milestones. The course covers material that is generally taught in a postsecondary, one semester introductory course in developmental psychology or human development.

     

    Instructional Practices

    Course #: 7414       Grade: 11-12          Credit: 2.0

    Prerequisites: Principles of Education and Training and Human Growth and Development

    Description: Instructional Practices is a field based (practicum) internship that provides students with background knowledge of child and adolescent development as well as principles of effective teaching and training practices. Students work under the joint direction and supervision of both a teacher with knowledge of early childhood, middle childhood, and adolescence education and exemplary educators or trainers in direct instructional roles with elementary, middle school, and high school aged students. Students learn to plan and direct individualized instruction and group activities, prepare instructional materials, develop materials for educational environments, assist with record keeping, and complete other responsibilities of teachers, trainers, paraprofessionals, or other educational personnel.

     

    Practicum in Education and Training First Time Taken

    Course #: 7415       Grade: 11-12          Credit: 2.0                                                  

    Prerequisites: Principles of Education and Training and Human Growth and Development

    Description: Practicum in Education and Training is a field-based internship that provides students background knowledge of child and adolescent development principles as well as principles of effective teaching and training practices. Students in the course work under the joint direction and supervision of both a teacher with knowledge of early childhood, middle childhood, and adolescence education and exemplary educators in direct instructional roles with elementary, middle school, and high school aged students. Students learn to plan and direct individualized instruction and group activities, prepare instructional materials, assist with record keeping, make physical arrangements, and complete other responsibilities of classroom teachers, trainers, paraprofessionals, or other educational personnel.