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Practicum in Workforce Education I


Course Description

Initial supervised field experience related to teaching individuals in programs of workforce education.


Athena Title

PRAC WORKFRC ED I


Equivalent Courses

Not open to students with credit in EOCS 2450


Non-Traditional Format

Supervised experience in school or workforce setting.


Semester Course Offered

Offered fall and spring


Grading System

S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)


Course Objectives

1. Describe the characteristics of the career and technical education classroom environment and atmosphere that promotes student learning. 2. Identify teaching strategies used in career and technical education to actively involve students in their own learning. 3. Evaluate the use of questions to engage learners in higher-order thinking in career and technical education. 4. Describe various ways in which students and learners interact in the career and technical education classroom. 5. Identify methods and procedures used to motivate career and technical education students. 6. Describe various assessment techniques used in the career and technical education classroom. 7. Describe strategies for individualizing learning in career and technical education. 8. Describe how the teacher uses real-world situations to provide a context for student learning. 9. Explain the role of student organizations in the career and technical education program. 10. Reflect on your own strengths and abilities as a career and technical education teacher.


Topical Outline

The course syllabus is a general plan for the course; deviations announced to the class by the instructor may be necessary. Classroom environments and atmosphere conducive to learning Utilizing a variety of teaching strategies Questioning techniques Classroom interaction Motivating students Assessment techniques Individualizing learning Contextual teaching and learning Student organizations Reflecting on teaching practice