Education Careers

RESOURCE MATERIALS FOR INNOVATIVE COURSES
The teacher preparation initiative is an exciting area of growth within Family and Consumer Sciences Education. In addition to opportunities for education career exploration and preparation experiences within several existing family and consumer sciences courses, several innovative courses specifically address teacher preparation.

EDUCATION CAREERS TEACHER RESOURCE GUIDE

Addresses essential knowledge and skills for the following three courses:

Elementary School Teacher Assistant
Elementary School Teaching Internship
Exploring Education Careers

Contains course information, block plan examples, teaching and learning strategies, teaching aids, and suggestions for blended activities, supervised career-connections experiences, integration of FCCLA, and creative teaching ideas. Covers school district and campus management procedures; influences on child/adolescent growth and development, including considerations of special needs; classroom effectiveness; parent and community involvement; and career preparation and employability skills in the field of education. (2002)
No. 1701.................................$30.00

READY, SET, TEACH! I & II CURRICULUM GUIDE
Covers essential knowledge and skills for the Ready, Set, Teach! I&II course. Contains course information, sample course outlines, teaching and learning strategies, teaching aids, and suggestions for resources, blended activities, integration of FCCLA, and creative teaching ideas. (2003)
No. 1702.................................$34.00

Teaching Aids

CD containing PowerPoint slides of teaching aids with added color and animation.
154 TAs, 750 slides (2006)
No. 1702PTA...........................$49.00

REACHING TO TEACH

Student textbook designed to serve as a primary reference for “grow your own teacher” classes in secondary schools. While compiled to address essential knowledge and skills for Texas courses, consideration was also given to expressed needs of several other states. Custom edition pulls together selected chapters from existing reference books; chapters correlate to the content of a number of courses, especially Elementary School Teacher Assistant, Elementary School Teaching Internship, Exploring Education Careers, and Ready, Set, Teach! Following is an outline of chapters for the custom publication: (2005, Edition)

Teaching: Your Chosen Profession
Learning to Teach
Creating a Community of Learners
Developing/Implementing the Curriculum
Teaching with Technology
Teachers as Educational Leaders
Your First Teaching Position
Organizing Subject Matter & Planning Lessons
Classroom Organization and Management
Positive Discipline in the Classroom
Diversity and Authentic Assessment
Working with Parents
The First Day
Parallel Development Charts
Addressing Learners’ Individual Needs

No. 1705.................................$38.00

REACHING TO TEACH TESTS
CD containing tests for each of the chapters in Reaching to Teach. CD must be used with ExamView® Assessment Suite. (2007)
No. 1705.................................$24.00
No. 1705TP(tests printout)...$15.00

TEACHER PREP TEXAS COORDINATOR GUIDE
A guide to incorporating teacher preparation initiatives in Family and Consumer Sciences Education. Explores the range of opportunities for teacher preparation programs, including resources and support materials. Contents include program models; program development, management, and evaluation; program promotion; student organization experiences; and sample tools suggested by teachers of various teacher preparation programs. (2002)
No. 1700.................................$12.50