Middle Grades Education - Gardner - Webb University

Middle Grades Education from Gardner - Webb University is a Campus Bachelor Junior High Intermediate Middle School Education and Teaching degree that prepares you for a Education career. The Middle Grades Program is designed for the student: (1) to have the knowledge and understanding necessary to become experts on the Teacher Education Program's knowledge base and reflect the expectations of professional practices; (2) to have a broad general education with a solid core of knowledge in two subject areas (language arts, social studies, science, mathematics) enough to competently teach and extend the North Carolina Standard Course of Study in the two specific subject areas; (3) to understand the unique nature of the middle school and how it is different from the elementary and high school; (4) to understand the unique nature of the young adolescent learner and how that influences curriculum and instruction in the middle school; (5) to have a clear, working knowledge of the concept of developmentally responsive models of middle level schooling; (6) to demonstrate awareness of and sensitivity to people of diverse backgrounds (race, gender, socio-economic status, cultural heritage, handicapping conditions, special needs); (7) to participate in a series of increasingly complex field experiences designed to develop and refine skills in managing all aspects of the middle grades teacher's role and to provide the conditions for cognitive-developmental growth; (8) to develop the habit of reflecting on experience as a basis for decision-making and as a component of professional growth; and (9) to understand the unique developmental needs of young adolescents. View more details on Gardner - Webb University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Junior High Intermediate Middle School Education and Teaching courses.