School of Education
Programs & Information
m o r f s g Greetin Thank you for your interest in teacher education at High Point University. In keeping with North Carolina’s mission to produce globally competitive 21st century students, the School of Education is pleased to offer programs of study that reflect the latest research on best practices in teaching. To meet this goal, our undergraduate and graduate courses focus on the new Common Core State and N.C. Essential Standards, technology, and interdisciplinary curriculum. Students enrolling in teacher education at HPU may choose
from among many opportunities including service learning, undergraduate research, and BA to M.Ed. advanced programs of study in STEM and literacy. All of the teacher education programs at High Point University are approved by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (DPI) and the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). Our faculty includes former school superintendents, classroom teachers, school psychologists, principals and curriculum
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specialists, all of whom are currently engaged in scholarship and public school K-12 initiatives.
transformational district-level leaders who are engaged in solving problems of practice.
We are extremely fortunate to be housed in a brand new LeedCertified facility which includes an expansive Teacher-Resource Center, a simulated elementary classroom methods lab and $250,000 of state-of the-art technology. In the fall of 2012 the School of Education started the university’s first doctoral degree program in Educational Leadership. This innovative program focuses on the development of
To obtain more information about our undergraduate or graduate programs, please feel free to browse the links above or schedule an appointment today to discuss your options. Dr. Mariann Tillery, Dean Office 239 (336) 841-9286 mtillery@highpoint.edu
n o i t a c u d E y r a t n e Elem PROGRAM GOALS Goal 1: Prospective K-6 teachers
will develop the knowledge, skills, and dispositions necessary to become effective leaders in their classrooms, the school and in the teaching profession.
Goal 2: Prospective K-6 teachers will develop the skills necessary to establish a respectful environment for diverse students.
Goal 3: Prospective K-6 teachers
will demonstrate knowledge in the content they teach.
Goal 4: Prospective K-6 teachers
will develop the knowledge and skills to facilitate student learning.
Goal 5: Prospective K-6 teachers
will develop the skills necessary to reflect on their practices by analyzing student learning and applying this information to improve teaching.
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PROGRAM GOALS Goal 1: That prospective K-12
Health/Physical Education teachers will develop the knowledge, skills, and dispositions necessary to assume the roles and responsibilities for educators in the 21st century.
Goal 4: That prospective K-12
Goal 2: That prospective K-12
Health/Physical Education teachers will develop the skills necessary to reflect on their practices by analyzing student learning and applying this information to improve teaching.
Health/Physical Education teachers will develop the skills necessary to establish a respectful environment for diverse students.
Goal 3: That prospective K-12
Health/Physical Education teachers will demonstrate knowledge in the content they teach.
Health/Physical Education teachers will develop the knowledge and skills to facilitate student learning.
Goal 5: That prospective K-12
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PROGRAM GOALS Goal 1: That prospective 6-9
teachers will develop the knowledge, skills, and dispositions necessary to become effective leaders in their classrooms, the school and in the teaching profession.
Goal 2: That prospective 6-9
teachers will develop the skills necessary to establish a respectful environment for diverse students.
Goal 3: That prospective 6-9
teachers will demonstrate knowledge in the content they teach.
Goal 4: That prospective 6-9
teachers will develop the knowledge and skills to facilitate student learning.
Goal 5: That prospective 6-9
teachers will develop the skills necessary to reflect on their practices by analyzing student learning and applying this information to improve teaching.
n o i t a c u d E l Specia PROGRAM GOALS GENERAL CURRICULUM Goal 1: To develop the knowledge, skills, and dispositions necessary to become effective leaders in their classrooms, the school and in the teaching profession.
assessment and understand how it drives research-validated instructional and behavioral intervention.
Goal 4: To develop the knowledge and skills needed to implement mathematics, language and literacy instruction in a systematic multi-sensory approach to teachGoal 2: To develop the knowledge ing. and skills needed to implement the policies, process and procedures Goal 5: To develop the knowlfor providing special education ser- edge, skills and dispositions needvices. ed to work effectively with families, general education teachers, and Goal 3: To develop the knowledge other professionals. and skills needed to implement
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