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Teaching & Training Careers

This course introduces students to the art and science of teaching. It provides a thorough exploration of pedagogy, curriculum, standards and practices, and the psychological factors shown by research to affect learners. In five units of study, lessons, and projects, students engage with the material through in-depth exploration and hands-on learning, to prepare them for teaching and training careers. Students are given many opportunities to be the teacher or trainer, and to explore the tasks, requirements, teaching strategies, and research-based methods that are effective and high-quality.

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Teaching & Training Careers

UNIT 1 – FOUNDATIONS OF PEDAGOGY

  1. Course Overview
  2. Educational Knowledge Areas
  3. Project: Your Pet Theory
  4. Learning Theories and Student Experiences
  5. The Difference Between Teaching and Training
  6. Project: Training Day
  7. Quiz 1: History, Learning Theories and Theorists
  8. Defining Instructional Standards
  9. Project: Pick a Subject and Plan a Class to Standards
  10. Assessing Instructional Standards
  11. Individual Learning in Standardized Classrooms
  12. Project: Classroom Anecdotes as Research
  13. Quiz 2: Standards and Standardized Learning
  14. Test
  15. Glossary and Credits

UNIT 2 – PLANNING AND PREPARING A LESSON

  1. Creating the Lesson Plan
  2. Project: Build Your Lesson Plan
  3. Revising Lesson Plans for Effectiveness
  4. Project: Revise Your Lesson Plan
  5. Using Bloom’s Taxonomy
  6. Quiz 1: The Lesson Plan
  7. Choosing and Using Resources: Textbooks
  8. Project: Find a Great Textbook for Your Class
  9. Resources: Teacher-Created Materials
  10. Project: Explore Teacher-Created Materials
  11. Resources: Evaluating the Source
  12. Quiz 2: Curriculum Resources
  13. Test
  14. Glossary and Credits

UNIT 3 – DELIVERING AND ASSESSING

  1. Teaching Skills for Effective Lessons
  2. Project: Think Fast!
  3. Lesson Components for Success
  4. Project: Rethink Your Lesson Plan for Successes
  5. Active Learning Strategies
  6. Quiz 1: Teaching Styles
  7. Focus on Assessments
  8. Project: Research Assessment Requirements in Your State
  9. Types of Assessments
  10. Creating Assessment Activities
  11. Project: Create an Awesome Assessment
  12. Quiz 2: Assessments
  13. Test
  14. Glossary and Credits

UNIT 4 – MANAGING THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

  1. Schools in the Community
  2. Project: A Moment in School History
  3. Developmentally Appropriate Materials
  4. Creating Positive School Environments
  5. Project: Create a Positive Environment
  6. Quiz 1: School Environments in the Community
  7. The Inclusive Classroom
  8. Improving Learning Environments
  9. Inclusion of Multiple Intelligences
  10. Project: Multiple Intelligences in Action
  11. Quiz 2: Inclusive Classroom Strategies
  12. Test
  13. Glossary and Credits

UNIT 5 – DATA AND USE IN SCHOOL RELATIONS

  1. Keeping Track of Performance
  2. Project: School Report Cards and Rankings Check
  3. Data Collection Systems
  4. Project: Data Collection Systems Hunt
  5. How Data Affects Policy in Education
  6. Quiz 1: Data Collection in Schools
  7. Education Advocacy
  8. Project: You’re the Advocate
  9. Teacher-Parent Communication
  10. Accountability in Education
  11. Project: Accountability Project
  12. Quiz 2: Education Outreach
  13. Test
  14. Glossary and Credits

    UNIT 6 – REVIEW, AND EXAM

    1. Review
    2. Exam