Teaching Professions - Columbia Area Career Center

Teaching Professions – 9215

This course will introduce students to the teaching profession. Explore educational history, teaching practices, various contexts of teaching and contemporary issues related to teacher education. Students will be encouraged to think more deeply, broadly and systematically about what teaching is, what teachers do and whether teaching is an appropriate career choice.

Grades and Credits

Grades: 10, 11, 12 — Credits: 1 Type: Practical Art

Related Courses

Psychology, Sociology, Child Development

Prerequisites

None

Syllabus 4-Year Plan College Credit

Columbia Area Career Center – Columbia Public Schools • 4203 S. Providence Rd., Columbia, MO 65203, 573-214-3800

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