Candidates will be able to:
- Demonstrate thorough knowledge of content and pedagogical skills in planning and preparation.
- Establish and maintain a purposeful and equitable environment for learning.
- Recognize research trends, preferred teaching styles, and desired learning outcomes
- Use a variety of instructional strategies to engage K-12 students
- Address instructional needs of ESL and special needs students within the regular classroom setting
- Show evidence of effective classroom management skills
- Employ effective instructional technologies
- Exhibit professionalism in all aspects that occur both in and beyond the classroom
- Abide by the Pennsylvania Code of Professional Practice and Conduct for Educators
Requirement for K-12 Certification
In addition to the courses listed below, candidates must satisfy the requirements for a major in an academic degree program related to their area of certification and have a minimum of six (6) credits in English [one (1) composition, one (1) literature] and six (6) credits in college mathematics (100-level or above).
Courses in psychology (12 credits)
PY 115 Educational Psychology* - 3 credits
PY 214 Adolescent Psychology* - 3 credits
PY 290 Psychology/Education of the Exceptional Student - 3 credits
PY 381 Educational Testing - 3 credits
Courses in basic pedagogy (16 credits)
ED 100 Foundations of Education* - 3 credits
ED 205 Strategies and Techniques of Instruction - 2 credits
ED 208 Classroom Partnerships and Inclusion - 3 credits
ED 220 Academic Intervention and Differentiation in the Content Areas - 2 credits
ED 300-306 Teaching in the Content Area (discipline area) - 3 credits
ED 390 Teaching Nonnative and Culturally Diverse Students - 3 credits
Field experiences (17 credits)
ED 103 Field Experience I: K-12 and Secondary** - 1 credit
ED 206 Field Experience II: Strategies and Techniques of Instruction - 1 credit
ED 322 Field Experience III: K-12 and Secondary Instruction and Theory - 1 credit
ED 400 Field Experience IV: Pre-Student Teaching Practicum - 2 credits
ED 410 Field Experience V: Student Teaching Internship - 8 credits
ED 411 Professional Seminar - 3 credits
Education courses required specifically for secondary Social Studies
ED 109 Physical and Cultural Geography* - 3 credits
*Also fulfills Core Curriculum requirements.
**ED 207 (Practicum in Education I) may be substituted for ED 103
K-12 Certification Content Majors:
Chinese Language and Culture Minor with History Major
Art
Spanish
French
Environmental Education
Business, Computer and Tech