Program Qualities:

• Cohort based/team approach
• Supportive and knowledgeable faculty
• Teaching methods for all content areas; literacy, math, science, and social studies
• Research-based methodologies
• Partnerships with area schools
• Collaborating with practicing teachers
• Extensive internship experiences during and beyond traditional school hours
• School-based practice of classroom management
• Incorporation of technology and 21st Century Skills
• Leadership opportunities
• Professional Development Opportunities
• Research Opportunities

Designed For

This program is designed for people who have a Bachelor’s Degree in another discipline other than education.

Our teaching candidates come from a wide variety of educational backgrounds including communication, business, psychology, political science, etc., as well as a wide variety of careers in retail, engineering, social work, homemakers, etc. The common denominator is a strong interest to teach young students and have a direct impact on the lives of others.

Career Opportunities

Candidates spend ten hours a week in elementary classrooms; both the spring and fall semesters of their first year, collaborating with teachers as well as tutoring students and working with parents in a local literacy project. During their final semester, candidates student teach every day in an elementary classroom. Our graduates are highly recruited due to their extensive knowledge and skill developed in the program.

Research Interests

“Engineering is Elementary” is a current project being developed and researched in our partnership schools. Our candidates and the cooperating teachers in their partner schools are implementing engineering practices that disrupt students’ notion of “smartness”, build on students’ interest in engineering and science as well as encourage collaboration, creativity and perseverance.