The Education Concentration is designed to offer students, who are interested in teaching, opportunities to gain foundational knowledge, methodology, and practical experience in the field of education. Students in the concentration can focus on either elementary or secondary education.
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Make an Impact on the Next Generation
Students engaged in the Education Concentration can expect to gain:
- a broad understanding of the K - 12 student
- an introduction to research-based strategies for teaching critical content areas
- proficiency in planning effective instruction and competently assessing student performance
- opportunities to transform theory into practice with teaching experiences in actual classrooms under the supervision of university faculty and accomplished classroom teachers.
The concentration can lead to state certification with the addition of student teaching for grades 7-12 in Life Science (Biology), English Language Arts and Reading, History, Mathematics, Social Studies (History, Politics, Economics and Geography), Physics/Mathematics and Science (Biology, Chemistry, Geology and Physics); for grades 6-12 in Physical Science (Physics and Chemistry); and for grades EC-12 in Art, Theatre Arts (Drama) and Languages Other than English (LOTE) in French, German, Latin and Spanish.
Concentration Requirements
All students seeking the Education Concentration are required to take the following 6 credit hours:
- EDU/PSY 3327: Child Growth and Development
- EDU 4352/5352: Educational Evaluation
Required additional courses:
- EDU 3147/3148: Reflective Teaching
- EDU 3323 Developmental Reading AND EDU 3102: Reading Field Based Experience (concurrent enrollment required)
- EDU 4343: Principles of Elementary Education
Pick one of the following sets of courses:
- EDU 3325: Elementary Math Concepts AND EDU 3101: Math Field Based Experience (concurrent enrollment required)
- EDU 3326: Elementary Science Concepts AND EDU 3102: Science Field Based Experience (concurrent enrollment required)
Total: 20 hours
Required additional courses:
- EDU 4346: Principles of Secondary Education
- EDU 3111: Middle School Field Based Experience
- EDU 3112: High School Field Based Experience
(concurrent enrollment in EDU 4346, 3111 and 3112 is required) - EDU 5323: Reading in the Secondary Schools
- EDU 3357*: Instructional Practice
- EDU 4148 Seminar in Secondary School Clinical Teaching
Total: 18 hours
*Instructional Practice requires a minimum of a half day of practical classroom experience for 14 weeks under the supervision of a cooperating teacher and a university field supervisor.
Students who have earned the elementary concentration who (then) wish to pursue Texas teacher certification after graduation need to talk to an advisor in the Education department about Alternative Certification and 4+1.
Related Programs
Alternative Teacher Certification
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