Academic Courses

KPBSD offers 4 high school academic courses delivered through the KPBSD Distance Education Department.

These courses have an articulation with UAS offering dual credit with KPBSD and UAS. For more information about this option contact epokryfki@kpbsd.org.

Course #1. Introduction to Education

This is the first course in preparing students to become educators. Students will develop skills to become reflective, self-aware learners while building capacity as school and community leaders. Focused on the skills and dispositions required to lead, students will explore equity in education and how personal bias influence how they teach and learn. Students will explore their personal values identifying passions, strengths, and challenges to build a career and learning plan.

Course #2. Education Development and Psychology

This course explores the development of students across the learning continuum and the importance of understanding students as learners. Students will learn about the diversity of learners in an education system and how educators prepare to meet the needs of all students. In preparation for teaching in a culturally diverse system, students will explore the role of the educator in developing a classroom of respect that embraces diversity and empowers students.

Course #3. Learning Culture

This course focuses on the learning environments that facilitate student growth. Students will explore how educators create an engaging learning environment that provides culturally relevant learning opportunities and the instructional strategies that support students’ self-efficacy. Students will develop lesson plans and facilitate instruction in classrooms within their school or community.

Course #4. Developing Professionalism

In the Developing Professional course, a focus is placed on student clinical experiences and the continued development of the education professional. Using reflective practices, students develop and deliver lesson plans that pull together all the elements learned in previous courses. Students will spend time building their professional portfolio and network while developing a learning and career plan.