Saddleback Center for Teaching Pathways

Do You Want to be a Teacher?

The Center for Teaching Pathways provides support services for students pursuing a career in teaching. These support services include workshops, campus tours, teacher examination information, job announcements for future teachers, scholarships, volunteer opportunities, and classroom fieldwork courses.

Additional Services:

No Cost Student Printing: Have a paper that you need to print? Log onto one of our laptops and print your paper in our office. No charges for paper or ink!
Student Supplies: Set your semester up for success! Come pick up pencils, pens, or Scranton for your upcoming tests.
CBEST Preparation Books: Planning on taking the CBEST? CBEST Preparation books are available for a student loan. Take practice quizzes and read up on tips to pass the CBEST.
Child Development and Education Textbook Loan Program: Need a textbook for one of your CDE courses? Textbooks are available for a semester loan. Students who are working in the education field are given priority.

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Center for Teaching Pathways Contact Information

Location: BGS 314
Phone: (949) 582-4734
SCTeachingPathways@saddleback.edu

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The Saddleback Center for Teaching Pathways-TPP is a grant-funded program from the
California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office.

Student Interns at the Capistrano Unified School District receiving AVID Tutor Training

CCDE courses with a focus on K-12

CDE 18 - Exceptional Children
Transfers: CSU and UC
An introduction to special education for K-12 students. Offers a survey and study of various characteristics of exceptional children. The primary focus will be on the categories of children with disabilities but will include children at risk, and children from culturally diverse backgrounds.

CDE 31 - Educational Psychology
Transfers: CSU and UC
Provides an introductory examination of central theories of human development and learning in their application to contemporary educational settings including abilities, intelligence, social and emotional factors, and principles of learning. This course is intended for students preparing to teach elementary, middle or high school

CDE 90 - Intro to Elementary Education
Transfers: CSU and UC
Introduces concepts and issues related to teaching diverse learners in today’s contemporary schools, Kindergarten through grade 12 (K-12). In addition to class time, the course requires a minimum of 45 hours of structured fieldwork in an approved California public school elementary general education classrooms.