Teacher Certification Pathways

The course has been designed to facilitate a practical application of the pre-service student’s ability to: recognize type, identification and characteristics of various disabilities, as well as effective, evidence-based instructional practices and adaptations for students with special needs; understand legal rights and responsibilities of the teacher related to special education referral and evaluation and the rights and procedural safeguards that students are guaranteed; identify the possible causes and implications of overrepresentation of minorities in special education to avoid misinte

A clinical experience in a local school during the student’s junior year (150 hours). Requires observing, aiding, tutoring, teaching and maintaining a portfolio. Preparation for the senior year student teaching practicum. Supervised by college faculty. Prerequisites: EDU 204, 215 and official admission to the education program. Or student may opt to complete a Field Experience Portfolio.

Course prepares the certification candidate with the working knowledge required to become an effective teacher in the designated discipline. Examines the scope and sequence of the curricula. Provides developmentally appropriate instructional strategies, techniques for individualizing instruction and assessing achievement, classroom management skills and using media. Develops competencies in lesson and unit planning and instructional delivery. Informs about professional development opportunities relative to the various disciplines.

Each course prepares the certification candidate with the working knowledge required to become an effective teacher in the designated discipline. Examines the scope and sequence of the curricula. Provides developmentally appropriate instructional strategies, techniques for individualizing instruction and assessing achievement, classroom management skills and using media. Develops competencies in lesson and unit planning and instructional delivery. Informs about professional development opportunities relative to the various disciplines.

Course prepares the certification candidate with the working knowledge required to become an effective teacher in the designated discipline. Examines the scope and sequence of the curricula. Provides developmentally appropriate instructional strategies, techniques for individualizing instruction and assessing achievement, classroom management skills and using media. Develops competencies in lesson and unit planning and instructional delivery. Informs about professional development opportunities relative to the various disciplines.

Course prepares the certification candidate with the working knowledge required to become an effective teacher in the designated discipline. Examines the scope and sequence of the curricula. Provides developmentally appropriate instructional strategies, techniques for individualizing instruction and assessing achievement, classroom management skills and using media. Develops competencies in lesson and unit planning and instructional delivery. Informs about professional development opportunities relative to the various disciplines.

This course will provide pre-service educators with theory and practice of commonly used assessment tools including but not limited to formal, informal, authentic and benchmark assessments. Content will focus on how to effectively interpret data and how to translate data into academic achievement. Prerequisite: EDU 206 

Addresses the organizational skills and alternative strategies needed to manage effectively the diversity within America’s classrooms. Analyzes teacher behaviors and their implications for classroom management. Examines the characteristics of unique individuals and their relationship to learning situations. Identifies principles of educational programming for students with exceptional needs, including collaborative models for use of support staff. Requires classroom observations in local schools. Prerequisite: EDU 206

This course will address methods and materials to prepare English language learners to enter and succeed in elementary and secondary mainstream classrooms. Prerequisite: EDU 206

For Pre-K through 4 education majors. This course focuses on the social, emotional, physical and cognitive development of children from the pre-natal stages through the elementary school years. Requires observations in local schools and child care facilities, including facilities with special needs and English Language Learners (ELL) populations. Prerequisite: PSY 110