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).