Secondary Education and K-12 Education - Peru State College

Secondary Education and K-12 Education from Peru State College is a Campus Bachelor Secondary Education degree that prepares you for a Education career. The Peru State College School of Education offers teacher preparation programs in the following fields and subjects for secondary and K-12 education. Secondary and K-12 education majors must complete 2 practicum experiences. The first required practicum is embedded in EDUC 208 Teacher Education: Principles & Practices, which provides students with an introduction to teacher education and an opportunity to spend 20-30 clock hours in an actual classroom. Students then complete a second practicum that requires 80 clock hours in an actual classroom of their specific content area. Art (K-12) and Vocal/ Instrumental Music (K-12) majors will split their second practicum in half to include experiences with both elementary and secondary students. Student teaching is the culminating experience where the student demonstrates his/her knowledge and skills as a pre-service teacher. This supervised 16-week experience provides an opportunity to practice teaching in a supportive and developmental setting. Similar to the second practicum, Art (K-12) and Vocal/Instrumental Music (K-12) majors will split their student teaching placement in half to include experience with both elementary and secondary students. Outcomes With a professional degree in secondary or K-12 education , careers are possible in Public and Private Schools. Also, many secondary and K-12 education majors add a coaching endorsement with only 15 additional credits. Coaching endorsement information is available online Many secondary education students eventually end up in training and development roles in the private sector. View more details on Peru State College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Secondary Education courses.