Practicum in Education and Training
Practicum in Education and Training is a field-based internship that provides students background knowledge of child and adolescent development principles as well as principles of effective teaching and training practices. Students in the course work under the joint direction and supervision of both a teacher with knowledge of early childhood, middle childhood, and adolescence education and exemplary educators in direct instructional roles with elementary-, middle school-, and high school-aged students.
This binder does not contain all lesson plans for this course. This content can be used with any textbook or instructional materials. If locally adapted, make sure all TEKS are covered.
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Scope and Sequence
Scope and Sequence: Practicum in Education and Training
CTE TEKS - Implemented 2017-2018, adopted in 2015
Practicum in Education and Training course scope and sequence within the Education and Training Career Cluster® summarizes the content to be taught, and one possible order for teaching the units of instruction. A brief description of each unit and the corresponding TEKS are included. This scope and sequence may be adapted or adopted by the local education agency.
View ResourceProgram of Study
Programs of Study: Education and Training
Based on the House Bill 5 Foundation High School Program, the Program of Studies within the Education and Training Career Cluster provide helpful information, including the core courses and career-related electives in high school that will help prepare students for their career goals. These documents are designed for students, but can also be used by administrators, counselors, teachers, business and industry representatives, and parents.
Section 1: Exploring Careers in Education and Training
Lesson Plan: Communicating With Parents
In this lesson, the students will demonstrate effective verbal and non-verbal communication. Students will understand how to communicate effectively with parents during parent conferences when discussing both positive and negative information.
View ResourceSection 1: Exploring Careers in Education and Training
Lesson Plan: Empowering Your Job Skills Education and Training
In this lesson, students will practice and demonstrate appropriate interviewing skills, identify appropriate responses to interview questions, and rehearse and role-play the interview process.
View ResourceSection 1: Exploring Careers in Education and Training
Lesson Plan: Philosophy of Education
In this lesson, students will compose their own philosophy of education, after understanding the influences their educational philosophy will have on their teaching.
Section 1: Exploring Careers in Education and Training
Lesson Plan: What a Wonderful Teacher You Will Be!
In this lesson, students will determine characteristics of effective teachers, develop goals to achieve high-level teaching, and create specific plans to reach stated goals.
Section 1: Exploring Careers in Education and Training
Lesson Plan: Accepted! College Selection and Admission
In this lesson, students will explore the teaching and training profession and update an assessment of their personal characteristics needed to work in the education profession. Students will create/refine their career plan in preparation for a career in the field of education and/or training.
View ResourceSection 1: Exploring Careers in Education and Training
Review the scope and sequence document. One or more lesson plans are currently not available.
One or more lesson plans are currently not available. Review the scope and sequence document, TEKS, and available lesson plans, to determine which additional lesson plans to locally develop.
You can download the optional blank lesson plan template provided here, to locally develop a new lesson plan, consistent with the others provided in the Texas CTE Resource Center.
If after developing a new lesson plan, you would like the TEA to consider adding it to the resource library for colleague teachers to also use in the future, attach the lesson plan and any supplemental instructional materials through the form here, for consideration. If published, we will attribute the materials to you.
View ResourceSection 2: The Learning Process
Lesson Plan: Introductory Lesson Practicum in Education and Training
In this lesson, students will develop instructional materials by applying principles and theories about the learning process to specific teaching or training situations.
View ResourceSection 2: The Learning Process
Lesson Plan: Teaching to All Learners
In this lesson, students will recommend technologies to specific student populations construct and execute content-specific lesson plans by integrating technology and adhering to student outcomes as defined by developmental theories.
View ResourceSection 2: The Learning Process
Review the scope and sequence document. One or more lesson plans are currently not available.
One or more lesson plans are currently not available. Review the scope and sequence document, TEKS, and available lesson plans, to determine which additional lesson plans to locally develop.
You can download the optional blank lesson plan template provided here, to locally develop a new lesson plan, consistent with the others provided in the Texas CTE Resource Center.
If after developing a new lesson plan, you would like the TEA to consider adding it to the resource library for colleague teachers to also use in the future, attach the lesson plan and any supplemental instructional materials through the form here, for consideration. If published, we will attribute the materials to you.
View ResourceSection 3: Developing Effective Instruction
Lesson Plan: End of Course Project Options - Practicum in Education and Training
In this lesson, students will review all TEKS for Education and Training, then research and develop a project proposal and presentation. Student projects and presentations will be based on selected course TEKS.
View ResourceSection 3: Developing Effective Instruction
Lesson Plan: Integrating Technology in the Classroom
In this lesson, students will analyze and describe technology applications teachers use in the classroom.
View ResourceSection 3: Developing Effective Instruction
Lesson Plan: Introductory Lesson Practicum in Education and Training
In this lesson, students will develop instructional materials by applying principles and theories about the learning process to specific teaching or training situations.
View ResourceSection 3: Developing Effective Instruction
Lesson Plan: Implement Effective Instructional Strategies
In this lesson, students apply instructional principles and theories previously learned, to create effective instructional strategies that include high-level questioning and critical thinking.
Section 4: Creating Effective Learning Environments
Lesson Plan: Creating an Effective Learning Environment
In this lesson, students will learn to create and maintain an effective learning environment while practicing conflict management and mediation techniques.
Section 4: Creating Effective Learning Environments
Review the scope and sequence document. One or more lesson plans are currently not available.
One or more lesson plans are currently not available. Review the scope and sequence document, TEKS, and available lesson plans, to determine which additional lesson plans to locally develop.
You can download the optional blank lesson plan template provided here, to locally develop a new lesson plan, consistent with the others provided in the Texas CTE Resource Center.
If after developing a new lesson plan, you would like the TEA to consider adding it to the resource library for colleague teachers to also use in the future, attach the lesson plan and any supplemental instructional materials through the form here, for consideration. If published, we will attribute the materials to you.
View ResourceSection 5: Assessing Result
Lesson Plan: Using Student Assessment Data
In this lesson, students will develop assessment strategies and apply those assessments to promote student growth and teacher improvement.
View ResourceSection 5: Assessing Result
Lesson Plan: Implement Effective Instructional Strategies
In this lesson, students apply instructional principles and theories previously learned, to create effective instructional strategies that include high-level questioning and critical thinking.
Section 6: Employability Skills
Lesson Plan: Communicating With Parents
In this lesson, the students will demonstrate effective verbal and non-verbal communication. Students will understand how to communicate effectively with parents during parent conferences when discussing both positive and negative information.
View ResourceSection 6: Employability Skills
Lesson Plan: Empowering Your Job Skills Education and Training
In this lesson, students will practice and demonstrate appropriate interviewing skills, identify appropriate responses to interview questions, and rehearse and role-play the interview process.
View ResourceSection 6: Employability Skills
Review the scope and sequence document. One or more lesson plans are currently not available.
One or more lesson plans are currently not available. Review the scope and sequence document, TEKS, and available lesson plans, to determine which additional lesson plans to locally develop.
You can download the optional blank lesson plan template provided here, to locally develop a new lesson plan, consistent with the others provided in the Texas CTE Resource Center.
If after developing a new lesson plan, you would like the TEA to consider adding it to the resource library for colleague teachers to also use in the future, attach the lesson plan and any supplemental instructional materials through the form here, for consideration. If published, we will attribute the materials to you.
View ResourceSection 7: Hands-on Experience
Lesson plans are currently not available. Review the scope and sequence document and TEKS.
Lesson plans are currently not available. Review the scope and sequence document, TEKS, and available lesson plans, to determine which additional lesson plans to locally develop.
You can download the optional blank lesson plan template provided here, to locally develop a new lesson plan, consistent with the others provided in the Texas CTE Resource Center.
If after developing a new lesson plan, you would like the TEA to consider adding it to the resource library for colleague teachers to also use in the future, attach the lesson plan and any supplemental instructional materials through the form here, for consideration. If published, we will attribute the materials to you.
View ResourceSection 8: Employability Skills Continued
Lesson Plan: End of Course Project Options - Practicum in Education and Training
In this lesson, students will review all TEKS for Education and Training, then research and develop a project proposal and presentation. Student projects and presentations will be based on selected course TEKS.
View ResourceSection 8: Employability Skills Continued
Review the scope and sequence document. One or more lesson plans are currently not available.
One or more lesson plans are currently not available. Review the scope and sequence document, TEKS, and available lesson plans, to determine which additional lesson plans to locally develop.
You can download the optional blank lesson plan template provided here, to locally develop a new lesson plan, consistent with the others provided in the Texas CTE Resource Center.
If after developing a new lesson plan, you would like the TEA to consider adding it to the resource library for colleague teachers to also use in the future, attach the lesson plan and any supplemental instructional materials through the form here, for consideration. If published, we will attribute the materials to you.
View ResourceSection 9: School and Society
Lesson plans are currently not available. Review the scope and sequence document and TEKS.
Lesson plans are currently not available. Review the scope and sequence document, TEKS, and available lesson plans, to determine which additional lesson plans to locally develop.
You can download the optional blank lesson plan template provided here, to locally develop a new lesson plan, consistent with the others provided in the Texas CTE Resource Center.
If after developing a new lesson plan, you would like the TEA to consider adding it to the resource library for colleague teachers to also use in the future, attach the lesson plan and any supplemental instructional materials through the form here, for consideration. If published, we will attribute the materials to you.
View ResourceSection 10: Technology Skills Needed for Teaching
Lesson Plan: Integrating Technology in the Classroom
In this lesson, students will analyze and describe technology applications teachers use in the classroom.
View ResourceSection 10: Technology Skills Needed for Teaching
Lesson Plan: Teaching to All Learners
In this lesson, students will recommend technologies to specific student populations construct and execute content-specific lesson plans by integrating technology and adhering to student outcomes as defined by developmental theories.
View ResourceSection 10: Technology Skills Needed for Teaching
Lesson Plan: Show Yourself Off - Write a Resume
In this lesson, students will create personal resumes to use when searching for a job.
View ResourceSection 11: Ethics and Responsibilities in Teaching
Lesson plans are currently not available. Review the scope and sequence document and TEKS.
Lesson plans are currently not available. Review the scope and sequence document, TEKS, and available lesson plans, to determine which additional lesson plans to locally develop.
You can download the optional blank lesson plan template provided here, to locally develop a new lesson plan, consistent with the others provided in the Texas CTE Resource Center.
If after developing a new lesson plan, you would like the TEA to consider adding it to the resource library for colleague teachers to also use in the future, attach the lesson plan and any supplemental instructional materials through the form here, for consideration. If published, we will attribute the materials to you.
View ResourceSection 12: Field-Based Experience
Lesson plans are currently not available. Review the scope and sequence document and TEKS.
Lesson plans are currently not available. Review the scope and sequence document, TEKS, and available lesson plans, to determine which additional lesson plans to locally develop.
You can download the optional blank lesson plan template provided here, to locally develop a new lesson plan, consistent with the others provided in the Texas CTE Resource Center.
If after developing a new lesson plan, you would like the TEA to consider adding it to the resource library for colleague teachers to also use in the future, attach the lesson plan and any supplemental instructional materials through the form here, for consideration. If published, we will attribute the materials to you.
View ResourceSection 13: Planning for a Career in Education and Training II
Lesson plans are currently not available. Review the scope and sequence document and TEKS.
Lesson plans are currently not available. Review the scope and sequence document, TEKS, and available lesson plans, to determine which additional lesson plans to locally develop.
You can download the optional blank lesson plan template provided here, to locally develop a new lesson plan, consistent with the others provided in the Texas CTE Resource Center.
If after developing a new lesson plan, you would like the TEA to consider adding it to the resource library for colleague teachers to also use in the future, attach the lesson plan and any supplemental instructional materials through the form here, for consideration. If published, we will attribute the materials to you.
View ResourceSection 14: Extended Learning Experience
Lesson plans are currently not available. Review the scope and sequence document and TEKS.
Lesson plans are currently not available. Review the scope and sequence document, TEKS, and available lesson plans, to determine which additional lesson plans to locally develop.
You can download the optional blank lesson plan template provided here, to locally develop a new lesson plan, consistent with the others provided in the Texas CTE Resource Center.
If after developing a new lesson plan, you would like the TEA to consider adding it to the resource library for colleague teachers to also use in the future, attach the lesson plan and any supplemental instructional materials through the form here, for consideration. If published, we will attribute the materials to you.
View ResourceSection 15: The Value of Ongoing Professional Development
Lesson plans are currently not available. Review the scope and sequence document and TEKS.
Lesson plans are currently not available. Review the scope and sequence document, TEKS, and available lesson plans, to determine which additional lesson plans to locally develop.
You can download the optional blank lesson plan template provided here, to locally develop a new lesson plan, consistent with the others provided in the Texas CTE Resource Center.
If after developing a new lesson plan, you would like the TEA to consider adding it to the resource library for colleague teachers to also use in the future, attach the lesson plan and any supplemental instructional materials through the form here, for consideration. If published, we will attribute the materials to you.
View ResourceCourse Learning Plan
Practicum Course Learning Plan
The Practicum in Education and Training Course Learning Plan documents the relationship between the components of the course curriculum. The CLP helps educators to identify opportunities for integration among disciplines, provides a review of the assessments, and identifies the daily student learning objectives and outcomes. The CLP is mapped to the unit plans created for this course and any lesson plans aligned with those unit plans.