The program fosters respect for teachers and the teaching profession and provides high school role models for younger students.
Additional benefits for Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow candidates include:
An introduction to teaching and the teaching profession;
Opportunities to satisfy beginning teacher assessment requirements;
Potential dual enrollment credit;
Scholarship information;
Field trips;
Classroom observations;
Educational leadership opportunities;
Teaching experience before college;
Opportunities to make a difference in a student's life; and
Meaningful, creative, hands-on learning activities.
The high school students will experience learning as individuals and as productive citizens as they explore new concepts and ideas. The students will experience the profession as they are guided through the history of education and the functions of schools and school divisions.
We will be using this for virtual instruction. So, students should join using the above link. Then they will need to check it for announcements, assignments, and other content throughout the school week. The class code is listed on the syllabus.
Traditional letter or numerical grades do not provide adequate documentation of student achievement in competency-based education; therefore, the Virginia Standards require that a student competency record be kept to track their progress. Ratings are assigned by the teacher for each competency as it is evaluated. Students must achieve a satisfactory rating on at least 80% of the competencies in a CTE course. Click on the title above to view the list of competencies for this course.
Please click on the above title in order to access the syllabus for this course. You will learn more about my expectations as a teacher and the requirements of this class. Your student should have received a hard copy of this when they picked up their learning materials from the school.
If you would like to receive announcements regarding this class, please signup for Remind.
The Join Code for this class is: @ 47477b486g
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