The Integrated Bachelor's/Master's Teacher Education Program

Program Tenets - Senior Year:
Subject and Grade-Level Specific Pedagogical Knowledge

During the Senior Year, termed "Student as Teacher", students begin to specialize their studies and their clinic experiences in their certification area. Core courses are centered on methods of teaching specific content and specific grade levels.

During the fall semester, students spend at least six hours per week in a PDC school, in a classroom that corresponds with their certification area. In the spring semester students are involved in a full semester student teaching experience, working closely with a cooperating teacher and a university supervisor. During the senior year, seminar courses are centered on aspects of teaching and the student teaching experience.