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Antioch's Graduate Teacher Preparation program with a master's degree option prepares you to become an elementary educator. Courses are offered during the evening. You should plan for some daytime field placements and Saturday classes. New students attend orientation prior to the first week of class.
Courses
You complete 64 credits in five full-time quarters for elementary (K-8) certification preparation or 52 credits in four full-time quarters for secondary (5-12) math or science. Those who opt to earn a master's degree complete an additional 8 credits / one quarter.
Core Courses (20 credits)
These courses are required for all students:
- Education and Society - Foundations of a Diverse America (4)
- Strategies of Instruction and Assessment (4)
- Student Teaching (11)
- Supporting Seminar (1)
Courses for Elementary (K-8) Certification
Coursework to complete the elementary certification is 72 credits as follows:
- Core Courses (20 credits see above)
- Child Development & Learning Theory (4)
- Instructional Methods: Integrating the Arts (4)
- Instructional Methods for Social Studies (4)
- Instructional Methods: Mathematics (4)
- Instructional Methods: Science (4)
- Instructional Methods: Health, Fitness and Safety - Content and Methods (4)
- Literacy Issues and Methods I: Writing and Learning to Write (4)
- Literacy Issues and Methods II: Reading and Learning to Read (4)
- English Language Learners (4)
- Special Education (4)
- Choice of one elective or Middle School Endorsement course:
- One 4-credit elective
- Middle School Mathematics Endorsement: Instructional Methods: Mathematics II (4)
- Middle School Science Endorsement: Instructional Methods: Science II (4)
- Middle School Humanities Endorsement: Social Studies II (4)
Courses for Secondary (5-12) Math or Science Certification
Coursework to complete the secondary math or science certification is 60 credits as follows:
- Core courses (20 credits see above)
- Adolescent Development (4)
- Secondary Literacy Issues and Methods I: Writing (4)
- Secondary Literacy Issues and Methods II: Reading (4)
- Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment in Secondary Mathematics I (Math only, 4)
- Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment in Secondary Science I (Science only, 4)
- Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment in Secondary Mathematics II (Math only, 4)
- Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment in Secondary Science II (Science only, 4)
- Literacy for Secondary English Language Learners (4)
- Secondary Students with Special Needs (4)
- One elective course (4)
To complete your master's degree, there are three additional courses and one inquiry project totaling 8 credits.
Field Experience
Before student teaching, you participate in field experiences in a school classroom during the day, which are organized by the field placement coordinator in conjunction with faculty. This provides an essential opportunity for you to observe a real classroom and integrate that experience with your program learning. You will be placed in a field experience for one week each quarter for the first three quarters of your program. In addition, you will have two weeks of field experience in the classroom where you will student teach, for a total of five weeks of field experience. You have an opportunity to direct your placement based on your location and interests.
Student Teaching
You complete a student teaching internship in the fifth or sixth quarter. The director of field experiences arranges these placements based on your interests and teaching goals. Student teaching generally takes 10 weeks to complete and is immediately preceded by a two-week field experience in the same classroom (see above). Read more about student teaching.
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