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Teacher Education and Training

The Teacher Education and Training CTE program prepares students who are interested in working in academic or nonacademic schools, childcare, or other educational settings. The program will prepare students who wish to become teachers, counselors, or association administrator and program managers.  Educators needs a foundation for understanding of human development theories, educational and instructional practices, and cross-cultural understanding and knowledge. The Education CTE program addresses the nations need to have more individuals in education settings who can respond to our ever growing diverse population.

Course Sequence:

Level I: Principles of Education and Training

Principles of Education and Training is designed to introduce learners to the various careers available within the Education and Training Career Cluster. Students use self-knowledge and educational and career information to analyze different careers within the Education and Training Career Cluster. Students will develop a graduation plan that leads to a specific career choice in the student’s interest area.

Level II: Human Growth and Development

Human Growth and Development is an examination of human development across the lifespan, emphasizing research, theoretical perspectives, and common physical, cognitive, emotional, and social developmental milestones. The course covers material that is generally taught in a postsecondary, one-semester introductory course in developmental psychology or human development.

Level III: Instructional Practices

Instructional Practices is a theory and field-based course that provides students with background knowledge of child and adolescent development as well as principles of effective teaching and training practices.

Level IV: Practicum in Education and Training

Practicum in Education and Training is a field-based internship that provides students background knowledge of child and adolescent development principles as well as principles of effective teaching and training practices

Schools offering Teacher Education and Training

Columbia Heights Education Campus

Associated Industry Jobs/Careers:

  • Educational, Vocational, and School Counselors
  • Elementary, Middle, and High School Teachers
  • Interpreters
  • Special Education Teachers
  • Trainers
  • Translators

Associated College Majors:

  • Early Childhood Education
  • Education Administration
  • Foreign Language Teacher Education
  • Language Arts Teacher Education
  • Education Technology & Design
  • Teaching English as a Second Language (ESL)

Related programs of study

Early Childhood Education