Courses of Study - William Jewell College

Education
Associate Professor D. Gardner, chair;
Frances S. Evans Professor M.E. Bleakley;
Professors R. Garrison, C. Green; Assistant
Professor S. Harris.
Teacher education is a professional program of
study that leads to teacher certification and acquisition
of the skills and knowledge required for intentional,
effective teaching. The mission of the William
Jewell College Department of Education is to produce
teachers who actively value human diversity;
possess an ethical view of teaching as moral activity;
use technology proficiently; research, analyze, evaluate
and synthesize new information/perspective/practices;
and acquire new skills to teach effectively.
Teachers prepared in our teacher education programs
engage in reasoned teaching practice by
reflecting on and improving their own practice and
the schooling system for the benefit of K-12 students.
To produce effective, intentional teachers, the
Department of Education collaborates with other
academic departments in the college to provide an
integrated sequence of high quality courses and
developmental experiences, including field work in
K-12 schools. William Jewell teacher education programs
have been approved by the Missouri State
Board of Education in the following fields:
Art K-12
Biology 9-12
Chemistry 9-12
Elementary 1-6
English **5-9, 9-12
French K-12
Spanish K-12
*Instrumental Music K-12
*Vocal Music K-12
Mathematics **5-9, 9-12
Physics (pending) 9-12
Physical Education (pending) K-12
Social Studies **5-9, 9-12
Speech and Theatre 9-12
Science **5-9
*Certification in both areas, instrumental and
vocal, is possible, but would be difficult to
complete in 4 years.
Courses of Study – Education
**See the section below on middle school certification
for important information about the limited
availability of this certification.
Successful completion of any of these programs of
study leads to Missouri teacher certification in that
field/grade level and either a Bachelor of Arts or
Bachelor of Science degree for undergraduates.
Elementary teacher education requires completion of
the elementary education major plus a twenty hour
area of concentration or minor in a subject area
applicable to the elementary school curriculum.
Secondary and K-12 teacher education majors must
double major in secondary education and the content
field which they intend to teach. Middle school
teacher education is only available by adding course
work to one of the full teacher education programs
of study. Students who wish to pursue more than
one field or grade level of teacher certification must
consult an Education advisor early in their program
and should understand this will increase the length
of their program of study.
Because teacher education is a professional program
of study there are many policies and procedures
with which students must comply. The Student
Handbook for Teacher Education contains those
policies and procedures and should be obtained by
the student as early as possible. Since state teacher
certification requirements change frequently, the
Student Handbook (available in the bookstore)
contains the most current, accurate information
about requirements. Due to the frequent changes
in the profession all education courses must be
taken within seven years of applying for teacher
certification. Specific “Requirements for Initial
Undergraduate Certification” check sheets are
available in the Education Department.
Major in Elementary Education
Requirements: B.A./B.S.: 53 credit hours: PSY
305, GEN 284, EDU 201, 202, 203, 205, 211,
212, 215, 234, 250, 301, 303, 309, 312, 313,
314, 315, 401, 410 plus specific course requirements
from other disciplines including "General
Requirements for Elementary Education Programs"
and “Area of Concentration” (see Handbook).
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