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** Clear **** Brook High School, Clear Creek High School, Clear Lake High School, and Clear Springs High School ** Hailey Stephens teaches 2nd grade through Ready, Set, Teach! II at Gilmore Elementary. Her mentoring teacher is Mrs. Aduddell. Hailey is going to attend Texas A&M University and graduate with a degree in education so she can be an elementary school teacher. She has ALWAYS wanted to be a teacher and this program has "sealed the deal" for her. By visiting the education department at the university where she will attend, she has been able to meet her future professors and also sit in on freshman education courses. Students enrolled in Ready, Set, Teach! get a “jump start” into the career of education by doing internships with mentoring teachers and professionals at elementary, intermediate and high schools in the Clear Creek Independent School District. The course is designed to give both juniors and seniors real-world experience to decide if a career in education is right for them. Ready, Set, Teach I students receive classroom instruction based on the current trends in education. Students explore the field of teaching through observation and internships. Ready, Set, Teach! interns create lessons based on the curriculum and teach under the careful guidance of the mentoring teacher and the Ready, Set, Teach! coordinator. The latest technology is utilized for research and instruction. Ready, Set, Teach II students not only gain more real-world experience by completing internships in the classroom, they explore other careers related to education. Students will interview and job shadow counselors and administrative personnel to gain insight into more job opportunities. Ready, Set, Teach! students create a professional portfolio which includes a resume for college admission and their own personal “Philosophy of Education.” Clear Creek Independent School District offers “Letters of Assurance” to students who would like to teach in the district once they are certified and meet specific hiring criteria. Several students have taken advantage of the program and are currently teaching in CCISD. In the summer of 2008, sixteen Letters of Assurance were given to graduates. “This class made me realize how much I would love being a teacher. I think it is a job where you make more of a difference than you will ever know and that is very important to me. I will always remember this course and hope to, one day, have a Ready, Set, Teach! student of my own!” Jackie Abatecola - 2006 Creek Graduate and RST I student.
 * READY, SET, TEACH! **