EDUCATION
SENIOR Fall 3 Methods/Materials: ESL/ELL/ EDCR 420* 3 Physical Geology/ENV 101 or Historical Geology/ENV 104 1 Physical Geology Lab/ENV 102 or Historical Geology Lab/ENV 105 3 Philosophy II Series/LPHI 3 Concepts of Natural Science/ MLED 302+ 3 Data Driven Instruction/SPED 306* 16
333
Spring 3 Professional Seminar/EDCR 401 12 Student Teaching/EDFL 410
15 Total credits: 129
* Field experience embedded throughout the semester (6-15 hrs.) + Field experience embedded throughout the semester (60 hrs.) ++ Field experience embedded throughout the semester (30 hrs.)
SECONDARY EDUCATION Mission of the Secondary Education Program: Gannon University’s Secondary Education program prepares skilled professionals who improve the educational experiences of adolescents by designing and delivering multifaceted, integrative, challenging, and engaging curricula, instruction, and assessment. Secondary teacher candidates receive a degree in their content area and are prepared for certification in the following areas:
Biology 7-12 English 7-12
Mathematics 7-12 Social Studies 7-12
These programs prepare teacher candidates to work in content-specific, inclusive and diverse settings through a combination of required courses in Special Education and English as a Second Language as well as practical experiences in rural, urban and suburban classrooms. Secondary majors have unique opportunities to develop content-area expertise through internships in summer programs, international travel, completing coursework in off-campus locations such as Yellowstone National Park, writing for the Gannon newspaper and literary magazine or working in the academic tutoring centers.
