Bulletin 2007-2008 - Austin College

TEACHER EDUCATIONLiberal Arts CoursesRequired for CertificationThe courses listed below are requiredof all students seeking teaching certification.As well as meeting certificationrequirements, these courses fulfill requirementsfor at least three categoriesof the breadth requirement.History 162 or 163 (American History);Psychology 345 and one of thefollowing courses: Psychology 220,230, or 355 (Psychology 101 is aprerequisite);Foreign language competencyas required by Austin College(three-semester equivalent);Writing competency as requiredby Austin College, and C/I or anEnglish course;Quantitative competency as requiredby Austin College or appropriateTHEA score.Graduate ProgramIn the graduate program, students engagein academic and professional studies focusedon teaching. The graduate programrequires nine course credits includinga common core of two courses and sixadditional EC-4, 4-8, 6-12, 8-12, or alllevelcourses (with the Graduate TeachingExperience counting as two credits)for a total of nine course credit credits.Course Requirementsfor the MAT DegreeThe core courses provide common experiencesfor all students in the AustinTeacher Program. The core includestwo course credits:Education 520 EducationalFoundationsEducation 598 Research andAssessmentfor TeachersEarly Childhood through Grade 4 Generalist:The EC-4 generalist program includessix courses (seven course creditunits) in addition to two core courses.These include four courses coveringthe major curricular areas of reading,writing, mathematics, science, andsocial studies; and a graduate teachingexperience with a concurrent seminar.The courses are identified as follows:Education 530 Foundations of Literacy(1 course credit unit)Education 531 Development of LiteracyProcesses and Competencies(1 course credit unit)Education 532 Mathematics in the ElementarySchool (1 course credit unit)Education 533 Science and SocialStudies in the Elementary School(1 course credit unit)Education 576 Graduate TeachingExperience, Elementary (2 coursecredit units)Education 577 Instructional Strategiesand Literacy in the Content Areas,Elementary School (concurrentwith ED 576, 1 course credit unit)Grades 4 through 8 (Social Studies,English Language Arts and Reading,Mathematics, Science, or English LanguageArts and Reading/Social Studies):The middle grade programs includesix courses (seven course credit units)in addition to two core courses. Theseinclude one or more courses focusingon pedagogical content knowledge inthe student’s teaching field(s), a courseon literacy development, a course onthe major issues in American secondaryschools, and a graduate teaching experiencewith a concurrent seminar. Themiddle grade courses are as follows:4 through 8 English Language Artsand Reading:Education 530 Foundations of Literacy(1 course credit unit)COURSES OF INSTRUCTION| 155