In addition, the teacher education program is intended to help the teacher candidate acquire the knowledge, skills, and dispositions required of a professional educator. Our program supports candidate learning of the 10 InTASC standards within 4 domains of professional competence:
Domain 1: The Learner and Learning
- Standard 1: Learner Development
- Standard 2: Learning Differences
- Standard 3: Learning Environments
Domain 2: Content Knowledge
- Standard 4: Content Knowledge
- Standard 5: Application of Content
Domain 3: Instructional Practice
- Standard 6: Assessment
- Standard 7: Planning for Instruction
- Standard 8: Instructional Strategies
Domain 4: Professional Responsibility
- Standard 9: Professional Learning and Ethical Practice
- Standard 10: Leadership and Collaboration
To accomplish these goals, the teacher education program will provide opportunities for you to acquire competencies in several key areas:
- An understanding of the foundations of elementary education,
- Methods for teaching various subject areas in elementary school classrooms,
- Knowledge of educational psychology and human development,
- Skill in structuring effective educational experiences for culturally diverse and special needs populations, and
- An ability to apply your knowledge of teaching in elementary school classrooms.