Education and Training

Teaching and Learning

This pathway focuses on the general theory and practice of learning and teaching, the basic principles of educational psychology, the art of teaching, the planning and administration of educational activities, school safety and health issues, and the social foundations of education.

Teaching and Learning

Pathway Courses

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Year 1

  • Education Basics

Year 2

  • Students Today

Year 3

  • The Art of Teaching

Year 4

  • Collaborative Clinical Experience

Related Electives

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  • EDU 104 Orientation to Education

  • EDU 294 Special Topics in Education

  • EDU 300 Human Growth and Development

  • EDU 305 Introduction to Education

  • EDU 316 Racism and Sexism in Education

Campus Offered

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  • Ignite

Diploma + Certification

  • Kentucky Paraeducator Assessment - Median salary $20,000

  • Educator’s Rising Micro credentials - Builds scholar resume to obtain entry-level education positions. Median salary $20,000

  • PRAXIS Core - Entrance into College of Education


Associate’s in Arts Degree

  • Industry Certification jobs same as above.

  • Gateway has programs/pathways established to transfer to 10 local colleges.

    • Scholars can choose the degree they want to pursue post-Associates'.

    • Scholars can transfer courses to more than just those 10 colleges.

  • Scholars with Associate’s in Arts can pursue a bachelor’s degree and beyond in their choice of major at a university.


College Majors/Career Opportunities

  • Paraeducator, Teacher, Counselor, Principal, Superintendent, Curriculum Developer, Instructional Coach, Human Resources, Coach


Career Area College Courses

EDU 104 – Education Profession Orientation. Designed to explore the education profession and programs of the Teacher Education Department; Teacher Education Handbook; KY New Teacher Standards; various teacher areas; and includes a field experience component.

EDU 305 –Introduction to Education. Examination of teaching as a profession and of schooling as it currently functions in the U.S.; inquiry into contemporary educational theory and practice to assist scholars in making realistic career decisions.

EDU 300 – Human Growth & Development. Life-span human development; physical, cognitive, social, and personal development especially as these relate to children in school and to the adults who influence them; individual study focusing on scholar development at specific levels of instruction.

EDU 316 – Racism & Sexism in Educational Institutions. Introduction to the role of educational institutions in perpetuating racism and sexism in the U.S.; theories of prejudice, assimilation, feminism, and cultural reproduction explain patterns of social, cultural, political, psychological, and economic exclusion.