MIDDLE/SECONDARY EDUCATION BUTLER UNIVERSITY COLLEGE of EDUCATION
The College of Education (COE) challenges students to examine their assumptions about other people, especially how those from different social and cultural backgrounds learn. In our Middle/
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As a middle/secondary educator, you must be more than an inspiring teacher. You have to own the “content” subjects you teach—areas like math, literature, sciences, or languages. R NC E
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Our Middle/Secondary candidates complete the same number of content courses as Butler students majoring in those areas do. They also spend more than 800 hours in local classrooms, working alongside education faculty mentors as they develop their teaching expertise. Our students evolve into highly effective, sought-after educators and content experts.
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What we offer: • Two full-time student teaching experiences • COE classes taught at local schools, including a two-semester course in a high school classroom • Content-specific field experiences • Study abroad opportunities, including student teaching • Optional courses to earn a second teaching license in English as a New Language or instruction for the Visually Impaired • Advising that covers both your teaching and content areas