Boca Raton, USA
DEGREE TYPE
BSc
DURATION
4 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
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Introduction
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Earn your bachelor's degree in elementary education and begin a successful career as an elementary school teacher, childcare provider, or mentor for children in kindergarten through the sixth grade. In this program, you'll learn how to meet educational needs for children, explore practical applications, and learn how to design your own attention-grabbing lessons. This elementary education degree program will help you develop your teaching style for your future as an elementary school teacher.
In this elementary education degree program, you'll combine learning theory with practical applications, and also learn iPad applications for instructional strategies. As a student, you'll learn how to recognize and appreciate learning diversity to meet educational needs in a multicultural society. This state-approved program is designed to meet the requirements for certification in Florida.
You may also choose to complete five specialization courses in place of your free electives to learn how to teach children ages three through the third grade.
Elementary education information
As a student in the elementary education program, you'll learn how to create lesson plans, and apply understandings of learning standards, culturally responsive, and integrative curriculums to various learning environments. You'll learn how to teach students ages kindergarten through the sixth grade from faculty who are experts in the field. here's a closer look at what you'll study in the elementary education program:
- Introduction to education and child development
- Manage a classroom of students and make evidence-based instructional decisions
- Practice effective teaching strategies and enhance authority skills
Admissions
Curriculum
4-year plan
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Year 3
Fall
- Literacy in the Primary Grades
- Science in the Elementary School I
- Math in the Elementary School I
- Belief and Reason 300
- Dialogue of Justice and Civic Life 300
- Satisfy Portfolio
Spring
- Language and Culture
- Literacy in the Intermediate Grades
- Managing the Classroom
- Math in the Elementary School II
- Science in the Elementary School II
- Assessment for Instruction
- Satisfy Portfolio
Year 4
Fall
- Practicum
- Elective
Spring
- Clinical Internship
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
Earn your bachelor's degree in elementary education and prepare for a successful. See where your degree can take you.
Many graduates of this bachelor’s program have gone on to have successful careers, such as:
- Academic coach
- Academic coordinator
- Elementary school teacher
- ESL teacher (English as a Second Language)
- Literacy specialist clinical education mentor (after three years of teaching)
- Resource teacher
You may also choose to continue your education with the M.Ed. in educational leadership or M.Ed. in Exceptional Student Education program.