• Teaching as a Profession Pathway

  • The Education Pathway is designed for students to explore future careers in education.  Students will learn teaching strategies, contemporary issues in education, and explore the teaching profession with a focus on early childhood education.

  • Pathway Progression

    To complete this pathway, students will take the following year-long courses:

    Examining the Teaching Profession

    Course 1

    Course Description

    The Examining the Teaching Profession is the foundational course under the Teaching as a Profession pathway and prepares students for future positions in the field of education. Teaching as a Profession students study, apply, and practice the use of current technologies, effective teaching and learning strategies, the creation of an effective learning environment, the creation of instructional opportunities for diverse learners and students with special needs, and plan instruction based on knowledge of subject matter, students, community, and curriculum performance standards.

    Contemporary Issues in Education

    Course 2

    Course Description


    This course engages the candidate in observations, interactions, and analyses of critical and contemporary educational issues. The candidate will investigate issues influencing the social and political contexts of educational settings in Georgia and the United States and actively examines the teaching profession from multiple vantage points both within and outside of the school. Against this backdrop, the candidate will reflect on and interpret the meaning of education and schooling in a diverse culture and examine the moral and ethical responsibilities of teaching in a democracy.
    Mastery of standards through project based learning, technical skills practice, and leadership development activities of the career and technical student organization Future Georgia Educators (FGE) will provide students with a competitive edge for either entry into the education global marketplace and/or the post-secondary institution of their choice to continue their education and training.

    Teaching as a Profession Internship

    The practicum offers a candidate in the Teaching as a Profession career pathway a field experience under the direct supervision of a certified teacher (mentor teacher). The practicum stresses observing, analyzing and classifying activities of the mentor teacher and comparing personal traits with those of successful teachers. The candidate intern will develop a portfolio of their skills, plan and teach a lesson or lessons, understand and practice confidentiality as it pertains to the teaching profession, meet the needs of students with special needs, maintain the safety of the students, practice professionalism, and demonstrate ethical behavior. Mastery of standards through project based learning, technical skills practice, and leadership development activities of the career and technical student organization Future Georgia Educators (FEG) or Family, Career & Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) will provide students with a competitive edge for either entry into the education global marketplace and/or the post- secondary institution of their choice to continue their education and training.

     

    Student Plan of Study Teaching as a Profession
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