Elementary Education BA/BS
Students enrolled in the Elementary Teacher Education program (grades K-8) will complete 72 credits of professional education courses, including a yearlong internship under the guidance of a faculty member and an on-site teacher educator in a local elementary or middle school. In accordance with state certification requirements, students will complete coursework for an "All Subjects K-8," commonly called an elementary education endorsement, as well as a minor endorsement in a second teaching area. It is the student’s responsibility to work closely with their advisor to ensure compliance with certification requirements.
Elementary Education students will have opportunities to learn about, evaluate, practice and refine a variety of teaching strategies based on best teaching practices as identified by professional organizations. It is our goal that students in Elementary Education will provide evidence through performance that they have met Idaho's requirements for certification and have become dedicated and knowledgeable professionals, content specialists, competent educational designers, capable educational facilitators, insightful educational evaluators, reflective professionals, and culturally responsive professionals before being recommended for elementary teacher certification.
Program Outcomes
All Educators will...
1. Understand Program Outcomes1. The program completer understands how learners grow and develop, recognize recognizing that patterns of learning and development vary individually within and across the cognitive, linguistic, social, emotional, and physical areas, and be able to design designs and implement implements developmentally appropriate and challenging learning experiences.
2. Use their 2. The program completer uses understanding of individual differences and diverse cultures and communities to ensure inclusive learning environments that enable each learner to meet high standards.
3. Work 3. The program completer works with others to create environments that support individual and collaborative learning learning, and that encourage positive social interaction, active engagement in learning, and self-motivation. self motivation.
4. Understand 4. The program completer understands the central concepts, tools of inquiry, and structures of the discipline(s) they teach he or she teaches and will know how to create creates learning experiences that make the discipline accessible and meaningful for learners to to assure mastery of the content.
5. Understand 5. The program completer understands how to connect concepts and use differing perspectives to engage learners in critical thinking, creativity, and collaborative problem solving related to authentic local and global issues.
6. Understand 6. The program completer understands and use uses multiple methods of assessment to engage learners in their own growth, to monitor learner progress, and to guide the teacher’s and learner’s decision making of both teacher and learner. making.
7. Know how to plan 7. The program completer plans instruction that supports every student in meeting rigorous learning goals by drawing upon knowledge of content areas, curriculum, cross-disciplinary skills, and pedagogy, as well as knowledge of learners and the community context.
8. Understand 8. The program completer understands and use uses a variety of instructional strategies to encourage learners to develop deep understanding of content areas and their connections, as well as and to build skills to apply knowledge in meaningful ways.
9. Know how to engage 9. The program completer engages in ongoing professional learning and use uses evidence to to continually evaluate your his/her practice, particularly the effects of your his/her choices and actions on others (learners, families, other professionals, and the community) community), and adapt adapts practice to to meet the needs of each learner.
10. Develop a desire 10. The program completer seeks appropriate leadership roles and opportunities to seek appropriate leadership roles and opportunities take responsibility for student learning, to take responsibility for student learning, to collaborate with learners, families, colleagues, other school professionals, and community members to to ensure learner growth, and to to advance the profession.
11. Be The program completer should be able to distinguish between each of the federally recognized tribes with respect to the retention of their ancestral lands in Idaho: Coeur d’Alene d'Alene Tribe, Kootenai Tribe of Idaho, Nez New Perce Tribe, Shoshone-Bannock Tribes, and the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes. They will Program completes build capacity in learners to utilize the assets that each learner brings to the learning community based on their backgrounds and experiences. experiences.
12. Understand The program completer understands the Code of Ethics for Idaho Professional Educators and its place in supporting the integrity of the profession. profession.
13. Know The program completer knows how to use digital technology to create lessons and facilitate instruction and assessment in face-to-face, blended, and online learning environments to engage students and enhance learning.
Literacy Program Outcomes
14. Understand the importance of automatic word recognition, reading fluency, reading comprehension, and motivation to read; the impact of vocabulary knowledge in oral and written language comprehension; and factors that contribute to deep listening and reading comprehension.
15. Understand the benefit of incorporating writing in the content areas. They will know how to incorporate ethical and credible research practices into instruction.
16. Understand how reading and writing difficulties vary in presentation and degree. You will understand the characteristics of struggling readers and writers, know how to identify appropriate accommodations, and adapt instruction to meet student needs.
17. Gain knowledge of the foundational concepts of literacy instruction and their typical developmental progression. You will understand that learners with reading difficulties require code-based explicit, systematic, sequential, and diagnostic instruction with many repetitions.
18. Understand formative literacy assessment concepts, strategies, and measures. You will know how to use assessment data to inform and design differentiated literacy instruction.
General Education Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Written Communication | ||
| Select one of the following: | 6.00 | |
| WRITING AND RHETORIC I and WRITING AND RHETORIC II | ||
| COLLEGE WRITING AND RESEARCH | ||
| Oral Communication | ||
| COMM-204 | PUBLIC SPEAKING | 3.00 |
| Mathematical Ways of Knowing | ||
| MATH-257 | MATHEMATICS FOR ELEMENTARY TEACHERS II | 4.00 |
| Humanistic & Artistic Ways of Knowing | ||
| Select one courses from each category: | 6.00 | |
Literature | ||
| LITERATURE AND IDEAS | ||
| WORLD CLASSICS | ||
| INTERNATIONAL LITERATURE | ||
Arts | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO ART | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO THE ARTS | ||
| SURVEY OF THE THEATER | ||
| Scientific Ways of Knowing | ||
| NS-174 | NATURAL SCIENCE FOR ELEMENTARY EDUCATOR | 4.00 |
| PHYS-171 | PHYS SCIENCES FOR ELEMENTARY EDUCATORS | 4.00 |
| Social & Behavioral Ways of Knowing | ||
| PSYC-205 | LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY | 3.00 |
| Select one of the following: | 3.00 | |
| UNITED STATES HISTORY I | ||
| UNITED STATES HISTORY II | ||
| AMERICAN NATIONAL GOVERNMENT | ||
| Global Perspectives | ||
| GEOG-102 | INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHY | 3.00 |
| Integrative Seminar: Ethics & Values | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3.00 | |
ID 300A - 300U (see course descriptions for options) | ||
| HELLS CANYON INSTITUTE | ||
| Foreign/Heritage Language | ||
| Take 16 credits of language classes if a Bachelor of Arts degree is desired, else optional. | 16.00 | |
| Total Credits | 39.00 | |
Elementary Education Major
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Program Requirements | ||
| Professional Foundations | ||
| ED-214 | PRINCIPLES OF EDUCATION | 3.00 |
| ED-216 | PHYSICAL EDUCATION FOR THE ELEMENTARY TEACHER | 2.00 |
| ED-225 | TECHNOLOGIES FOR TEACHING, K-12 | 3.00 |
| HLTH-215 | ELEMENTARY HEALTH SCIENCE/METHODS | 3.00 |
| MATH-157 | MATHEMATICS FOR ELEMENTARY TEACHERS I | 4.00 |
| RE-217 | CHILDREN'S LITERATURE AND STORYTELLING | 3.00 |
| Phase II: Professional Studies 1, 2 | ||
| Theoretical Foundations Semester (taken as a block) | ||
| ED-318 | ASSESSMENT OF LEARNING | 3.00 |
| ED-321 | EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY | 3.00 |
| ED-328 | MATH METHODS K-8 | 3.00 |
| SE-322 | INCLUSION STRATEGIES K-12 | 3.00 |
| RE-340 | FOUNDATIONAL LITERACY | 4.00 |
| or SE-340 | FOUNDATIONAL LITERACY | |
| RE-342 | INTERMEDIATE LITERACY | 4.00 |
| or SE-342 | INTERMEDIATE LITERACY | |
| ED-425 | INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS AND CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT, K-8 | 2.00 |
| Phase III: Professional Internship 3 | ||
| Int in Instructional Design/Facilitation/Eval I (taken as a block) | ||
| ED-426 | PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIP IN EDUCATION K-8, I | 14.00 |
| ED-427 | PROF SEMINAR: ISSUES IN EDUCATION I | 1.00 |
| SE-428 | ADAPTIVE TEACHING I, K-8 | 1.00 |
| Phase IV: Professional Internship II | ||
| Int in Instructional Design/Facilitation/Eval II (taken as a block) | ||
| ED-429 | PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIP IN EDUCATION K-8, II | 14.00 |
| ED-430 | PROF SEMINAR:ISSUES IN EDUCATION II | 1.00 |
| SE-431 | ADAPTIVE TEACHING II, K-8 | 1.00 |
| Electives | ||
| Select 14 elective credits | 14.00 | |
| Total Credits | 86.00 | |
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Application for admission into the Teacher Ed. Program is due the first day of the semester prior to beginning Phase II course work.
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Registration into these courses requires prior admission to the Elementary Teacher Ed. Program.
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Registration into these courses requires satisfactory completion of Phase II.
- No grade lower than a "C-" will be accepted in any required course.
- No grade lower than a "B-" will be accepted in any Phase II, III or Phase IV professional education course.
- A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 is required for admission into the Teacher Education Program.
- Additional requirements must be met for teacher certification. See your Education advisor for details.
Sequential Plan of Study
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| COMM-204 | PUBLIC SPEAKING | 3.00 |
| ENGL-101 | WRITING AND RHETORIC I | 3.00 |
| SD-107 | FIRST YEAR FOUNDATIONS | 1.00 |
| CORE | Humanistic & Artistic Ways of Knowing | 3.00 |
| PHYS-171 | PHYS SCIENCES FOR ELEMENTARY EDUCATORS | 4.00 |
| Credits | 14.00 | |
| Spring | ||
| ED-214 | PRINCIPLES OF EDUCATION | 3.00 |
| ENGL-102 | WRITING AND RHETORIC II | 3.00 |
| CORE | History | 3.00 |
| MATH-157 | MATHEMATICS FOR ELEMENTARY TEACHERS I | 4.00 |
| CORE | Humanistic & Artistic Ways of Knowing | 3.00 |
| Credits | 16.00 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| GEOG-102 | INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHY | 3.00 |
| PSYC-205 | LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY | 3.00 |
| RE-217 | CHILDREN'S LITERATURE AND STORYTELLING | 3.00 |
| MATH-257 | MATHEMATICS FOR ELEMENTARY TEACHERS II | 4.00 |
| ED-216 | PHYSICAL EDUCATION FOR THE ELEMENTARY TEACHER | 2.00 |
| Credits | 15.00 | |
| Spring | ||
| CORE | Integrative Seminar: Ethics & Values | 3.00 |
| HLTH-215 | ELEMENTARY HEALTH SCIENCE/METHODS | 3.00 |
| NS-174 | NATURAL SCIENCE FOR ELEMENTARY EDUCATOR | 4.00 |
| SE-322 | INCLUSION STRATEGIES K-12 | 3.00 |
| ED-225 | TECHNOLOGIES FOR TEACHING, K-12 | 3.00 |
| Credits | 16.00 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| ED-321 | EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY | 3.00 |
| ED-318 | ASSESSMENT OF LEARNING | 3.00 |
| Elective | Elective Credits | 3.00 |
| Elective | Elective Credits | 3.00 |
| SE-340 | FOUNDATIONAL LITERACY | 4.00 |
| Credits | 16.00 | |
| Spring | ||
| ED-328 | MATH METHODS K-8 | 3.00 |
| ED-425 | INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS AND CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT, K-8 | 2.00 |
| RE-342 or SE-342 |
INTERMEDIATE LITERACY or INTERMEDIATE LITERACY |
4.00 |
| Elective | Elective Credits | 3.00 |
| ED-345 | CULTURALLY RELEVANT TEACHING | 3.00 |
| Credits | 15.00 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| ED-426 | PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIP IN EDUCATION K-8, I | 14.00 |
| ED-427 | PROF SEMINAR: ISSUES IN EDUCATION I | 1.00 |
| SE-428 | ADAPTIVE TEACHING I, K-8 | 1.00 |
| Credits | 16.00 | |
| Spring | ||
| ED-429 | PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIP IN EDUCATION K-8, II | 11.00 |
| ED-430 | PROF SEMINAR:ISSUES IN EDUCATION II | 1.00 |
| SE-431 | ADAPTIVE TEACHING II, K-8 | 1.00 |
| Elective | Elective Credits | 3.00 |
| Credits | 16.00 | |
| Total Credits | 124.00 | |
Graduates with a BA/BS in Elementary Education go on to obtain careers in a variety of fields:
- Elementary School Education (K-6)
- Middle School Education(6-8)
- Preschool/Daycare
- Special Education
- Teaching Assistant
- Reading Specialist
- Adult and Continuing Education
- Business and Industry
- Training Specialist
- Instructional Coach