Elementary Teacher - Mount St. Mary's College

Elementary Teacher from Mount St. Mary's College is a Campus Bachelor Elementary Education degree that prepares you for a Education career. Elementary Teacher Preparation Program and a B.A. Degree in Liberal Studies The undergraduate student interested in becoming an elementary school teacher completes a Liberal Studies major and the Elementary Teacher Preparation Program. Units taken in the teacher preparation program may count toward the bachelors degree, but are not required for the Liberal Studies major or for graduation. Committed to social justice, inclusiveness, and leadership, the Elementary Teacher Preparation Program offers in-depth coursework that leads to a Multiple Subject teaching credential. It is accredited by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing under SB 2042 standards. Coursework, grounded in the California Standards for the Teaching Profession, emphasizes a cycle of planning, teaching , and reflecting that provides credential candidates with an ever-deepening understanding of how to provide all students with rigorous academic learning. The program prepares teachers who are committed to working with diverse student populations in urban settings and empowers them to make the best possible choices for their students. Theory and practice are infused throughout the courses, with discussions and readings augmenting early fieldwork in urban schools. Courses are carefully constructed to build one upon the other and all professional preparation courses include early fieldwork in exemplary teachers? classrooms in Mount St. Mary?s College associated schools. During early fieldwork experiences and supervised teaching, candidates work with diverse student populations to develop effective teaching skills and strategies, including techniques for teaching English learners. All candidates learn how to provide equal learning opportunities for children learning English and for children with special learning needs. The following coursework has been carefully planned to provide multiple opportunities to meet the state requirements for the SB 2042 Multiple Subject preliminary credential and to prepare students for successfully completing the Teacher Performance Assessment, a State assessment embedded in supervised teaching . View more details on Mount St. Mary's College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Elementary Education courses.