Education and Training
Teacher Academy is a pathway for
students in the Education and Training Career Cluster. Teacher
Academy is a high school program with courses designed to attract
students to the field of education, provide information and field
experiences relevant to pursuing a degree in education, and prepare
students for the rigors of a career in education so they will
remain long-term educators. The Teacher Academy pathway includes
classroom and hands-on experiences that will prepare students for
employment or continuing education in the education
field.
Webster County Career &
Technology Center course offerings in this pathway
include:
Teacher Academy I
is an entry-level course. Students gain foundational competencies
related to students as learners, planning and assessing teaching,
teaching strategies, and communication skills. Students receive
hands-on field experiences. Teacher Academy I provides
students with the opportunity to gain foundational skills needed to
enhance them as learners, future educators, and communicators.
Students receive history, theory, and professionalism needed to
understand the educational system. Students should have the
opportunity to observe skills learned in class at various
educational settings (two
Carnegie units).
Teacher Academy II
provides students with the opportunity to gain advanced skills
needed to enhance them as learners, teachers, and communicators.
Students receive advanced hands-on field experiences. Teacher
Academy provides students with the opportunity to gain knowledge
and understand progressive practices that must be instilled in
educators. Students receive information pertaining to advanced
planning instruction, teaching strategies, assessment, and
professional learning needed to work in the educational system.
Students should have the opportunity to observe and/or practice
skills learned in class at various educational settings (two
Carnegie units).