Our Highly Respected Program Gives You an Edge
Choosing a career in education is
the equivalent of watering a garden. Knowledge is sustenance. Without it the
mind, body, and soul won’t grow. By giving to others, you enrich your own life
and shepherd society toward new vistas and discoveries. Our programs in teacher preparation have earned a reputation for excellence. You’ll graduate well prepared to lead a classroom successfully.
- Become a highly qualified,
competent, and effective teacher for all students.
- Master the best teaching
practices. You’ll earn the academic requirements for Pennsylvania certification
in both pre-K to grade 4, as well as special education pre-K to grade 8.
- Enrich your knowledge by
combining your coursework in early childhood education and special education
with extensive field experiences in a variety of settings.
- Become qualified to use the appropriate
techniques and strategies to expand your students’ cognitive, social,
emotional, and physical development.
- Specialize so that your teaching
skills are effective in urban school districts, especially low-income
communities with high minority enrollments.
- Champion the historical,
economic, political, and socio-cultural contexts of urban schools by completing
coursework mixed with field experiences.
- Develop the skills, knowledge, and
cultural sensitivities that are critical for working with students whose
backgrounds and life experiences are often vastly different from your own.
The
Middle Level certification requires a specialization in math, English/language
arts, social studies, or science.
- Master your topic. As a math,
English/language arts, social studies, or science instructor, you’ll teach all
general subjects in grades 4–6 and be the teacher of record for your specialty in
grades 7 and 8.