FUTURE TEACHERS THE ADVANTAGE FUTURE TEACHER CAREER PATHWAY IN MUSD
Mentor teacher Yvette Fisher with future teacher Fatima Mejia during the workshop.
Recently, six future teachers paired up with mentor educators for a live virtual teaching workshop conference hosted by the San Francisco Exploratorium. The Future Teacher program and career pathway offered at Manteca High is geared for students who are interested in becoming an educator. Students are paired with mentor teachers and are provided with work experience, dual enrollment offerings, partnership opportunities with University of Pacific and Teachers College of San
Joaquin, and after they graduate, the connections they need to be successful. “We normally do the annual Exploratorium conference in person,” explained Stacia Lagomarsino, Advantage Future Teacher Coordinator. “The conference was made virtual this year, and taught future-teacher students how to teach virtually!” Ms. Lagomarsino explained that with many teaching jobs being solely online, it was a timely opportunity for students to learn
