Educational Studies Secondary Education

Course planning

Freshman Year (spring) Educ 225 Education and Social Justice (SI) (may be delayed until sophomore year)

sophomore Year Educ 255 Educ 257 Child Study and Assessment (WI) The Exceptional Child (U) (or fall of junior year)

Junior Year FALL Educ 257 SPRING Educ 360, 361, 362, OR 363 May Term The Exceptional Child (U) (may be taken concurrently with Educ 260) Curriculum and Pedagogy in English and Foreign Language, OR Social Science, OR grades 6-12 Mathematics, OR the Natural Sciences Reading, Writing, and Communication in the Content Areas

Senior Year Educ 490 Educ 491, 492, 493, 494, 495 Educ 498 Student Teaching Seminar (1 unit) Student Teaching (3 units) Educational Inquiry (WI) (Spring semester)

If planning to travel abroad, do so prior to spring term of the junior year, and plan enrollment in Educ 225, 255, and 257 accordingly. Ninth semester graduates delay required 300 level professional education coursework to the senior year, and take Educ 498 prior to student teaching spring semester senior year. Scheduling Notes

Secondary Licensure Areas Social Science History Foreign Language French Spanish (Hispanic Studies) English Language Arts English Natural Science Biology Chemistry Physics Mathematics Secondary Licensure Areas

Select a minimum of four general education courses and/or elective courses which emphasize social justice. The Teacher Education Program handbook contains a list of recommended general education courses which meet this standard (pp. 23-25). General Education

Middle school endorsement Educ 260 Middle School Philosophy Educ 351 Middle School Math (Mathematics majors only, plus 5 courses in 4 areas from Mathematics department offerings) Middle school endorsement

Non-Certification major or minor Child and Family Studies Education and Public Policy Education, Ethnicity, and Social Class Education and International Studies Education and Gender Studies Non-Certification major or minor

Testing

TAP (Test of Academic Proficiency) OR ACT/SAT Students who score a 22 or higher on ACT Plus Writing or have an SAT composite score of 1030 don’t have to take the Test of Academic Proficiency

TeAcher Performance Assessment Taken spring term of junior year; required for student teaching Content Test TeAcher Performance Assessment Concurrent with Student Teaching and Student Teaching Seminar Assessment Of Professional Teaching After Student Teaching

Teacher Education program Phases and requirement

Teacher Education Program Admission Licensure Post-Junior year student teaching review Sophomore year application to the program After student teaching and senior research seminar 3.0 gpas ISBE APT exam Teacher Performance Assessment Cumulative and professional education gpas: 3.0 ISBE content area exam Cumulative and professional education gpa: 2.85 TAP or ACT Application essay and interview After 300 level curriculum courses After 200 level foundation courses

IWU Teacher education Program: phases and requirements Indication of intent to pursue licensure Enrollment in Professional Education Courses Criminal History Record Information Checks Declaration of Major Application to Student Teaching and Upper Level Field Placement Application and Admission to the Teacher Education Program Student Teaching Recommendation for Teacher Licensure IWU Teacher education Program: phases and requirements