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EDUCATION PROFESSIONS
Advanced Child Development
This course examines basic principles of child development.
•Recommended Grade(s): 9, 10
•Required Prerequisites: none
•Credits: 2 semester course, 2 semesters required, 1 credit per semester, 2 credits maximum
•Counts as a directed elective or elective for all diplomas
Principles of Teaching
This course introduces the field of teaching. Students will explore educational careers, teaching preparation, and professional expectations as well as requirements for teacher certification.
•Recommended Grade(s): 11, 12
•Required Prerequisites: none
•Recommended Prerequisites: Adv. Child Development
•Credits: 2-semester course, 2 semesters required, 1 credit per semester, 2 credits maximum
•Counts as a directed elective or elective for all diplomas
Child and Adolescent Development
Child and Adolescent Development examines the physical, social, emotional, cognitive, and moral development of the child from birth through adolescence with a focus on the middle years through adolescence.
•Recommended Grade(s): 11, 12
•Required Prerequisites: none
•Recommended Prerequisites: Adv. Child Development
•Credits: 2-semester course, 2 semesters required, 1 credit per semester, 2 credits maximum
•Counts as a directed elective or elective for all diplomas
Teaching and Learning
Teaching and Learning provides students the opportunity to apply many of the concepts that they have learned throughout the Education Professions pathway.
•Recommended Grade(s): 11, 12
•Required Prerequisites: none
•Recommended Prerequisites: Adv. Child Development
•Credits: 2-semester course, 2 semesters required, 1 credit per semester, 2 credits maximum
•Counts as a directed elective or elective for all diplomas
Education Professions Capstone
The Education Professions Capstone provides an extended opportunity for field experience to further apply concepts that have been presented throughout the pathway. This class requires an instructor recommendation.
Recommended Grade(s): 12
Required Prerequisites: Principles of Teaching, Child and Adolescent Development, Teaching and Learning
Recommended Prerequisites: none
•Credits: 2 semester course, 2 semesters required, 3 credits per semester, 6 credits maximum
•Counts as a directed elective or elective for all diplomas