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. Student engaged in the Education Concentration can expect to gain:
1) a broad understanding of the K - 12 student
2) an introduction to research-based strategies for teaching critical content areas
3) proficiency in planning effective instruction and competently assessing student
performance
4) opportunities to transform theory into practice with teaching experiences in actual
classrooms under the supervision of university faculty and accomplished classroom
teachers.
All students seeking the Education Concentration are required to take the following 6 credit hours:
Students may pursue one of two concentrations:
Required additional courses:
Pick one of the following sets of courses:
Total: 18 hours
Required additional courses:
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.
N.B.: Earning this concentration will not also earn a student Texas State Teaching Certification. If a student has completed all requirements for Certification, however, then that student has also earned this concentration--with one exception: Interdisciplinary Studies Majors are ineligible for this concentration.
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