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| Teaching…The
Reward is Impacting Lives!
“To be a teacher is to be a part of an elite group.”
Jennie McCombs, 2005 A career as a teacher offers exciting and challenging opportunities to impact the lives of many children. The rewards of working with elementary, middle school, or high school students are great and considerable. Upon completion of one of Tri-State University’s Franks School of Education teacher preparation programs, you will be eligible for an Indiana license to teach the subject(s) and the grade level(s) of your choice. TSU’s teacher preparation programs are accredited by the Indiana Department of Education/ Division of Professional Standards and by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). We are proud that we have earned endorsements from both of these accrediting bodies. We are also proud that our students are successful on examinations required for licensure in Indiana. Our current passing rate is 100%. Each teacher education major begins observing and/or working with children as early as his/her first year. In the freshman practicum, observations are made in lower elementary, upper elementary, middle school, high school, and alternative school classrooms. In the sophomore practicum, observing and assisting are for four weeks in a kindergarten, elementary, or middle school classroom. The third-year practicum involves four weeks of observing and teaching in a lower, upper, or high school classroom. During the methods block practicum in the fourth year, the setting for observing and teaching is a school where the students and faculty reflect diversity. Finally, student teaching at the end of the fourth year, involves full-time participation in a classroom at the grade level and/or subject of your choice. Our current students and graduates continue to support the value of these field experiences, and feel they contribute greatly to their success as successful beginning teachers. Class sizes range from about 20 for those that include all EDU majors, to about 10-15 for those specifically for elementary majors only or secondary majors only. Interaction and collaboration are important components of teaching and learning. Faculty members are readily available for guidance and assistance both on campus and at all field experience sites. Graduates of teacher preparation programs find employment in many school districts throughout northeastern Indiana, northwestern Ohio, and southern Michigan. Some pursue opportunities in other states such as Illinois, North Carolina, Florida, Colorado, Texas, California. Still, others pursue graduate studies.
Elementary Education (K-6)
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