Ready, Set, Teach! is a field-based internship which provides students a background knowledge of child and adolescent
development principles as well as principles of effective teaching practices. Students in
Ready, Set, Teach!, which can be taken for one or two years, work under the joint direction and supervisionof both a family and consumer sciences teacher and exemplary educators in direct instructional roles with
elementary, middle, and/or high school-aged students. Students from the class plan and direct
individualized instruction and group activities, prepare instructional materials, assist with record keeping,
make physical arrangements, and complete other responsibilities of classroom teachers. The students are involved in observations as well as direct student instruction; placement rotations are utilized to allow
students to have experiences in a full range of education career roles, grade levels, subject areas, and ability
groups. During the course of each week, students enrolled in Ready, Set, Teach! are involved in instruction from the family and consumer sciences teacher as well as involved in supervised field-based observations and applications of principles/practices studied in the class.

Recommended prerequisites: Preparation for Parenting; Child Development

Grade Level: 11-12