The Educator Certification Program aligned the Pedagogy and Professionalism curriculum to coincide with state and national standards. This ensures that teachers are prepared with information which is relevant to them and to the teaching profession. The courses into which the curriculum was developed are:

Instructional Design
In addition to covering all aspects of instructional planning, this course covers identifying key knowledge and skills, designing activities that promote learning and selecting appropriate methods to assess learning.

Professionalism
Professional educators know teaching is a responsibility, not just a job. The professionalism course covers the areas outside of the classroom - from reflection and professional growth to contributions to the school and profession as a whole.

Classroom environment
This comprehensive course develops a novice teacher’s ability to create a community of learners based on rapport and mutual respect.

Instructional Delivery
While emphasizing the “heart of teaching,” the instructional delivery course focuses on the ability to deliver focused, rigorous, and engaging instruction.

ECP Curriculum Alignment to State Standards

Each Course Includes 

• Utilization of interactive teaching strategies
• Authentic performance tasks and projects
• Participant self evaluations
• Formative and summative assessments
• Pre-service and in-service units of study
• Praxis-style questions