Career Education in Elementary Teacher Education.

Overview & Synopsis

One of seven similar project reports dealing with program development in career education for teacher, counselor, and administrator preparation, this report presents, in two sections, information on infusing career education content into elementary teacher education programs. The first section describes the results of the work done by the Elementary Teacher Education Task Force. This information is grouped under the headings: Desired Student Outcomes, Teaching/Learning Activities, Teacher Competencies, Career Education Information for Use in Teacher Training Programs, and Recommendations. The second section provides two examples of elementary teacher education course syllabi which have been infused with career education elements. For each course additional discussion centers around how career education was related to specific course objectives, and the effectiveness of course infusion. Appendixes include the form used by the different task forces in identifying, describing, and classifying career education elements; sample activities for grades K-6; a diagram showing the relationship of career education to the total school curriculum; and other classroom instructional materials for developing student career awareness. For more information on the total project, see CE 009 305. (TA)