Career Pathways to the Teaching Professions

Opportunity knocks……..

will you answer?

Do you want…..

• To have a huge impact on another person’s life?

• To inspire others to become all that they can be?

• To help others by giving them the tools they need to be successful in life?

• Have a good salary, benefits, and wonderful vacation plan in your job?

Teaching is the answer!

• Take a moment and think of a teacher that has had a positive impact on you.

• Why did they touch your life?

• How did they inspire you?

• Why not be like them?

A program has been designed for you!

• You can learn about and experience teaching.

• You can gain advanced credit in university schools of education.

• You can make an educated decision about teaching before entering college.

• You can gain credit toward graduating from High School

Classes We Offer• Foundations in

Education• Teaching Professions I

– 129 Classroom and observation hours

• Teaching Professions II & III– 258 Classroom and

observation hours

Foundations in Education

• Explore Education as a career– Professionalism

– Qualifications

– Licensure process

• Learning Environment• Technology• Behavior Management

Foundations• Lesson Planning

– Goals

– Objectives

– Prerequisites

– Procedure

– Assessment

– Follow up activities

• History of Education

• Professional Development

• Communication Skills

• School/Society Relationships

Foundations

• Introduction to Child Psychology– Bloom’s Taxonomy

– Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development

– Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences

Teaching Professions I, II, III

– First Hands on Experience

– Mentor Teachers

– Weekly coaching and observation

– Weekly journal and observations based on Praxis III

Classes

– Capstone Project: Professional Portfolios

– Teacher Responsibilities

– Time Management

– Student Demographics

– Numerous Classroom Assignments

How do I enter the program?

• 3 possible ways you can enter the program– Take your academic courses during your junior

and senior years at your home school and travel to Shelby High School or Ontario for the program- Half day.

– Take your academic courses at SHS or OHS and participate in the program

– Take your academic courses at Pioneer and go to SHS for the program

What do I need to do?

• Sign up to show interest in the program

• Share this information with your guidance counselor and fill out a Pioneer online or paper application

• Share this information with your parents

• Have your parents or guidance counselor contact me