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983 SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
Personnel in the Office of Education Student Services
advise candidates concerning the subject area
concentrations most in demand by employers and serve
as contact persons for employers, candidates, and alumni
seeking positions in education. There is no charge for
compiling, registering, or updating credentials.
Interviews with employers are arranged at IU South Bend
each spring. Local school corporations within a 60-mile
radius are invited to interview with graduating seniors
and certification students. IU South Bend candidates may
also participate in interviews at the Bloomington campus
with school corporations from all over the country.
The Office of Education Student Services posts listings of job
vacancies on the job board. Candidates are also eligible to receive
a weekly national listing compiled by the Bloomington campus.
Candidates may be contracted by the office about vacancies.
Education candidates are encouraged to seek placement
information and service from the IU South Bend Office of
Career Services, located in the Administration Building.
Office of Field experience and Clinical
Practice
Candidates complete a variety of field and clinical
experiences as part of their required courses. These
experiences require candidates to spend time in a variety
of settings that serve diverse students and students with
exceptionalities. All placements are made by the director
of field and clinical practice in consultation with area
schools. The director’s first priority is to obtain the best
placements with master teachers. For some placements,
candidates are given the opportunity to state preferences
for placements although preferred locations cannot be
guaranteed. Appointments can be made to meet with the
director by visiting Greenlawn Hall 101.
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION
ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
All degree programs in the School of Education are under
revision. Students must meet with an academic advisor
to determine current requirements.
Program Requirements
The degree program has several distinct elements:
• A recommended sequence of general-education courses
• A professional education component
• Student teaching or other supervised practicum
experience
• Students who will complete their student teaching
in spring 2013 will also be required to have either a
minor, concentration, or attain dual licensure
General Education
General education refers to courses and other
experiences that lay the foundation for IU South Bend’s
Teacher Education Program. There is a focus on building
skills in written and oral communication, information
technology, inquiry, science, literature, quantitative
reasoning, and both global and democratic perspectives.
The general-education requirements for elementary
education and early childhood education define the
strong generalist preparation that is imperative for
elementary teachers at the primary and middle childhood
levels.
Candidates are encouraged to complete a program of
general education by enrolling in courses designated
for education majors whenever they are available. In
particular, candidates are urged to follow the generaleducation
template for the first 30 credit hours of their
degree program. The sequence has been planned to
provide the strongest foundation in learning and to build
the most powerful connections between the content of
the individual courses.
Professional Education
The professional education component of the Teacher
Education Program develops the knowledge, dispositions,
and skills required for entry to the teaching profession.
Some courses focus on knowledge, dispositions, and
skills that underlie all teacher education regardless
of the developmental focus. Other courses and field
experiences focus on what it takes to promote effective
teaching and learning at a particular developmental level
or in a particular school setting. At IU South Bend, the
professional education component (72 credit hours) is
not a collection of isolated courses, but rather a carefully
articulated program of study. Courses are taken in a
prescribed order. Some must be taken in blocks, which is
a sequence of course work.
Student Teaching
The 12 credit hours of student teaching and the
accompanying integrated seminar represent the
culminating experience in the Teacher Education
Program. By assuming full responsibility for a class of
students, candidates demonstrate their achievement of
standards, and reflect both on student learning and on
their own effectiveness as teachers.
At IU South Bend, most candidates are prepared to teach
at two developmental levels and can expect to complete
two separate student teaching assignments. Student
teaching takes one full semester.