Elementary Education (1-6) Initial Teacher Licensure

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ELEMENTARY EDUCATION (1-6) INITIAL TEACHER LICENSURE

Students within the Elementary Education concentration may pursue initial teacher licensure (grades 1-6) by completing an Elementary Education major and a second major in Interdisciplinary Studies (IDIS). In this concentration students will learn the theory, research, and pedagogy necessary to teach elementary school students through the Elementary Education major and will develop Interdisciplinary Studies content knowledge through the IDIS major.

Throughout the program of study, students will complete several field-based experiences in elementary school settings, which will be supervised by University mentor teachers and/or University faculty supervisors. These field-based experiences will provide students with opportunities to observe and participate in elementary school instruction that incorporates what students are learning in their educational pedagogy classes as well as what they are learning in their IDIS content courses. Students will complete a formal practicum for their Elementary Education major as required for initial teacher licensure. This program meets the standards of the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education.

Students in this concentration will fulfill the requirements of the Elementary Education major for students pursuing initial teacher licensure and the core requirements of the IDIS major that is specific for education majors. The requirements for this program are as follows:

Courses for Elementary Education Major:

SPED 2210     Understanding Diversity and Disabilities

EDUC 2300    Foundations of Inclusive Education

EDUC 3440    Science in Education

EDUC 2630    Literacy in the PreK-8 Classroom

EDUC 2640    Language Arts: Theory to Practice PreK-8

SPED 2800     Strategies in Reading Instruction and the Assessment of Reading

EDUC 2870    The Art of Teaching Social Studies and Writing

EDUC 2910    The Arts I: Inspiration

EDUC 2920    The Arts II: Imagination.

EDUC 2930    The Arts III: Integration

SPED 3720     Classroom Management and Behavior Support

EDUC 2970    Assessment for Instruction

EDUC 3480    Teaching Math Effectively

EDUC 3740    On-site Immersion Field Experience

EDUC 4882    Practicum I in Elementary Education

EDUC 4883    Practicum II in Elementary Education

EDUC 4550    Collaboration: Co-Teaching Building Communities and Working with
                    Families

Core Courses for Interdisciplinary Studies Concentration:

IDIS 1800          Global Issues

MUSC 2000       Commonwealth of the Arts

        or

MUSC 2100       Commonwealth of the Ancient Arts

PHIL 1100         Logic

        or   

PHIL 2600         Philosophy of Human Nature

IDIS 4000          Capstone Seminar: Education

In addition to the core courses, students are required to complete one minor and two clusters. The minor consists of at least 18 credits in either English: Literature, English: Professional Writing, Geography/Earth Science, History, Mathematics, Political Science, Social Science, or Spanish. One of the clusters must be Mathematics (MATH 1500, 1600, and 2000), and one cluster may be from three curriculum areas (English, History, or Science) that is not part of the minor.                              

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