Strand 0: Introduction to Teaching as a Profession and Exploring Pedagogy.
Strand 1: Students will explore a variety of educational careers, compare school types, and identify employability skills needed to gain and maintain employment in education.
Strand 2: Students will evaluate the theories of Bloom, Piaget, Maslow, and Erikson and explain how they relate to student learning outcomes and child development.
Strand 3: Students will develop and present a lesson plan connecting learning intentions and success criteria by using instructional strategies for student engagement.
Strand 4: Students will apply DuFour's four critical questions when giving summative and formative feedback.
Strand 5: Students will review and evaluate legislation related to accommodations in the classroom and the professional roles and responsibilities of educators in the local school environment.
Strand 6: Students will compare the roles and job responsibilities of a paraprofessional and paraeducator and explore the job role of a paraprofessional and the employability skills needed for gaining and maintaining employment in education.
Strand 7: Students will use a variety of instructional methods to effectively transfer knowledge and information to learners.
Strand 8: (Reading) Students will understand, interpret, and analyze a range of text including reading passages, graphs, charts, and tables from a variety of subject areas and real-life situations using foundations and tools of reading.
Strand 9: (Mathematics) Students will demonstrate mathematical concepts and ability to apply to abstract and real- life situations and apply the three categories of math skills in a classroom setting.
Strand 10: (Writing) Students will plan, compose, revise, or edit documents written for a variety of activities in the writing process.
Strand 11: Students will investigate essential professional responsibilities, including classroom management techniques, ethical and legal practices, and effective parent/guardian communication.
Strand 12: Students will investigate the pathways to obtaining and maintaining professional educator licensure in Utah and explore critical career information, including compensation and benefits.
Strand 13: Students will explore global competence and cultural responsiveness to support diverse student populations.