WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF A CAREER PATHWAY?

	College Credit

	Summer Internships

	Scholarship Potential

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE EDUCATION PATHWAY
PLEASE CONTACT:

CTE COUNSELORS

Mandie Engelbert
(559) 327-3000

Education Pathway For High School Students

Clovis Unified School District

	Paid Educational Employment While

in College

Buchanan

Joe Flint	www.teacherpathway.com (559) 327-4140
Clovis East High

COLLEGE CREDIT

Courses are 3 units each:

	CD 1 - Principle and Practice of Teaching Young Children

	ED 10 - Introduction to Teaching

Todd Deck (559) 327-1000 Clovis High

Jay Center, Ed.D. (559) 327-5000 Clovis North High

Kendall East (559) 327-2120
Clovis West

2021-2022

CTE Director Chuck Sandoval (559) 327-0664

HOW TO APPLY Complete an application online at: http://apply.teacherpathway.com

Outreach Specialist Kasey Vang (559) 278-0293

Please visit the website at:

www.teacherpathway.com

Pathway Courses

Grade 10–Exploration of Child & Adolescent Literature (HP)
This English Language Arts college preparatory course is integrated with the Education Pathway standards. This course allows students to utilize Language Arts skills to investigate and evaluate the value and purpose of world literature for children and adolescents. Students	synthesize	their	knowledge	of	the developmental stages of physical, intellectual, social, and emotional development with their understanding of appropriate teaching materials and readings for each of the stages.

Grade 11-Contemporary Issues in Education (HP) This course is a college preparatory eleventh grade English course integrated with the Education pathway

standards of the Education, Child Development, and Family Servi ces sector, which allows students to see where the skills of English intersect with the elements
of education. Students conduct research, closely read

	Pathway Opportunities

Educators Rising California (Grades 9-12)
This is a Career Technical Student Organization (CTSO) for students who are interested in teaching and/or careers in education. Interested students can register at club sign-ups in the fall.

Career Opportunities

and analyze complex texts, evaluate instructional methodology and philosophy, and create a portfolio of reflections, activities, and compositions that, when synthesized, serve as the foundation for three capstone projects. Students will present a standards-based lesson plan, research a contemporary issue in education, and participate in a mock job interview.

Grade 11–ROP Careers in Child Development (P) Dual Enrollment with Child Development 1 (3 units) This course is designed to prepare students to work in

fields dealing with children from birth to age 12. Students learn the organization and procedures involved with a preschool or day care center, as well as techniques for instructing, guiding, and caring for children in a childcare program. Through off-campus internships, field trips, and classroom speakers, students will learn firsthand about career opportunities that deal with children. Students prepare for and take
the Paraprofessional exam.

Summer Internship
These positions are available to juniors and seniors through the California Teaching Fellows Foundation. Interns will participate in early field placement working with school age students in grades K-8, while experiencing employment in summer programs.

Dive Into Space
This is a six-day summer camp that combines scuba, underwater robotics, and leadership skills to provide an unforgettable STEM experience. Hands-on team activities level the playing field for all, as participants gain confidence through personal achievement. This event, inspired by NASA astronaut training, will distinguish college applications.

	Paraprofessional

	Teacher

	Special Education

	School Administrator

	Counselor

	School Psychologist

	Principal

	Superintendent

	College Professor

Grade 12–ROP Careers in Education (P) Dual Enrollment with Education 10 (3 units)
Students in this class study the nature and scope of the school system, the duties and opportunities of the professional teacher, factors relative to success in teaching, and credentialing requirements. Students prepare for and take the California Basic Educational Skills Test (CBEST) and have an opportunity to observe

Please note: The marked X in each row indicates when a participant may enroll for the pathway opportunity.

	9th Grade
	
Summer
	10th Grade
	
Summer
	11th Grade
	
Summer
	12th Grade
	
Summer

Educators Rising
	X
		X
		X
		X

Summer Internship
					
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X

Dive Into Space
		
X
		
X
		
X
		
X

and work in CUSD elementary and intermediate schools.