This unique program offers students skill proficiency in academic knowledge, higher-order reasoning and problem-solving skills, work attitudes, general employability skills, technical skills, and occupation-specific skills.

The Teaching Academy program is broken up into the following four courses:

• Introduction to the Teaching Profession

• Human Growth and Development

• Foundations of Curriculum and Instruction

• Principles of Teaching Internship

Students in this program are required to create a portfolio, which should be developed on a continuous basis throughout all courses in this program and submitted to the instructor during the final semester of the program. The portfolio should include the following:

• Survey of professional educators and summary of findings

• Current event article summaries pertaining to education

• Research and evaluation of teaching strategies observed during field experiences

• Picture display of involvement during activities at field experiences/ internship (this should include research on legal ramifications of use of student pictures in displays, websites, etc.)

• Journal entries reflecting on field experiences/internship

• Personal accomplishments (awards, transcripts, talents, club memberships and office(s) held, letters of recommendation, community service involvement, etc.)

• Documentation of required hours of observation/field experience and internship

• At least three (3) lesson plans addressing three (3) different content areas or concepts (FLDOE)