Teacher Academy

Pathway Description

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.

Industry Certification

Industry standards in the Teacher Academy Curriculum Framework and Supporting Materials are based on the following:

National Board Professional Teaching Standards and PRAXIS Standards

These standards advance the quality of teaching and learning by:

• Maintaining high and rigorous standards for what accomplished teachers should know and be able to do;

• Providing a national voluntary system certifying teachers who meet these standards; and

• Advocating related education reform to integrate National Board Certification in American education and to capitalize on the expertise of National Board Certified Teachers.

These standards are based on five proposition areas: teachers are committed to students and learning, teachers know the subjects they teach and how to teach those subjects to students, teachers are responsible for managing and monitoring student learning, teachers think systematically about their practice and learn from experience, and teachers are members of learning communities.