Education & Training

Grade 10th, 11th, 12th

Length Semester

Credit CTE

Fees None

Description

Here is your chance to use your own experiences to evaluate characteristics of an effective educator and mentor for others. Explore the critical role one plays in motivating, instructing and creating a positive learning environment for others. Observe and participate with teachers and students in the classrooms. Learn about current teaching methods and instructional strategies. Explore assessments and when to use them. Discover how students learn and how to differentiate for special populations. Recognize ways to use educational technology in the classroom. A course designed to create the next generation of effective educators in Utah.

Comments

K-12 Teaching as a profession

Grade 11th, 12th

Length Semester (2-hr block)

Credit CTE WSU EDUC 1010 3 credits

Fees None

Description

So you want to be a Counselor, Teacher, Coach, Mentor or Corporate Trainer? Learn about a career in education and training and answer the call to be a positive influence in students' lives. Experience topics like: the art and science of teaching, instructional lesson plan and design, student motivation, learning styles and multiple intelligences, philosophies of education, teacher qualifications, various education positions, expectations for new teachers and the importance of making connections and how all these skills translate to different training fields. After completion, students will have a clearer understanding of what educational and training professions require, challenges and rewards, and the necessary steps involved to get started. 

Comments

Students will spend almost 50% of their time in a Jr. High  or Elementary classroom being an assistant teacher with daily responsibilities.

This course is Concurrent Enrollment with WSU.