The certificate serves as a career ladder approach to a credential or permit or as a stand-alone entity to document that a student has taken coursework related to subject matter proficiency and has acquired skills for successful employment as a teacher's aide, after-school program assistant, tutoring or other paraprofessional level classroom career.
More specifically the certificate is designed to meet the needs of students following various pathways to classroom teaching or an education-related field:
In order to provide an additional pathway to an education-related career, this certificate is specially designed to meet the needs of students interested in an education/ teaching-related career who prefer online classes and/or cannot always attend traditional face-to-face classes due to employment, marital status, family responsibilities, distance, and expenses incurred with traditional education schedules. All certificate classes are online.
Following completion of the certificate, it is expected that students will be able to:
Possible employment/ illustrative examples: Teacher assistant transitional kindergarten (TK) and/ or K-8; teacher assistant 8-12 remedial math; position requiring practical skills and knowledge to work with children in an after-school care, tutoring, or mentoring program/ (focusing on math providing support in math); paraprofessional providing tutoring/homework assistance and/or assisting in academic enrichment programs; test preparation assistant or content assistant, test prep: CSET, CBEST, SAT; nanny; Lego theme park worker for mathematics oriented exhibits.
initially 10-20 a year
The certificate serves as a career ladder approach to a credential or permit or as a stand-alone entity to document that a student has taken coursework related to subject matter proficiency and has acquired skills for successful employment as a teacher's aide, after-school program assistant, tutoring or other paraprofessional level classroom career.
OUTCOME 1: Work effectively with students, teachers, parents, colleagues, and administrators in a school and classroom setting.
OUTCOME 2: Apply knowledge, skills, and experience to make an informed choice to be employed or to continue study in the field of education.
OUTCOME 3: Apply the certificate towards entry into a teaching credential or child development permit program, and/or the certificate may serve to document the acquisition of knowledge and skills relevant for employment as a teacher assistant or support staff in a classroom, school, or related environment.
In order to provide an additional pathway to an education-related career, this certificate is designed for students interested in an education/ teaching-related career who prefer online classes and/or cannot always attend traditional face-to-face classes due to employment, marital status, family responsibilities, distance, and expenses incurred with traditional education schedules. All certificate classes are online and include 14 units of specific required courses and 2-3 units for an elective.
Similar courses are available in the LA/Orange County Region but none are defined together as a teacher preparation STEM certificate with a Math concentration that is offered and available in an asynchronous format and completely online; across the State similar related online education certificates, according to the OEI/CVC, may be available at Cerro Coso and Modesto Community Colleges, but not necessarily with a teacher preparation STEM concentration in Math.
This certificate is especially appropriate for students following various pathways to classroom teaching or an education-related career:
Possible employment/ illustrative examples:
Possible employment/career possibilities include: Teacher assistant transitional kindergarten (TK) and/ or K-8; teacher assistant 8-12 remedial math; position requiring practical skills and knowledge to work with children in an after-school care, tutoring, or mentoring program/ (focusing on math providing support in math); paraprofessional providing tutoring/homework assistance and/or assisting in academic enrichment programs; test preparation assistant or content assistant, test prep: CSET, CBEST, SAT; nanny; Lego theme park worker for mathematics oriented exhibits.
TOP CODE: 080200 Teacher Assistant
CIP code 13.1599 Teaching Assistants/Aides, Other
Courses do not have to be taken in any fixed order or semester.
Required Courses:
Course Number | Course Name | Units |
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REQUIRED COURSES: | ||
EDUC C101 | Tutor Training | 1 |
MATH C104 | Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers | 3 |
MATH C106 | Geometry for Elementary School Teachers | 3 |
MATH C160 | Introduction to Statistics | 4 |
EDUC C180 | School, Family, Community Partnerships | 3 |
ELECTIVES Select 2-3 units from the following courses | ||
EDUC C103 | Introduction to Computers in Education: Technology Proficiencies for Teachers I | 2 |
EDUC C211 | Media Literacy Toolkit for Teachers | 3 |
EDUC C210 | Introduction to Special Education | 3 |
Total Units: minimum 16
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