Albion College
Secondary Teacher Education Program
Secondary Program
The Chronicles of Technology Aided Teaching
Albion College academic programs
Course of Study
Students seeking teacher certification at the secondary level must complete a teaching major (minimum 8 units), a teaching minor (minimum 5 units), and the prescribed courses in professional education. All major and education courses must be taken for numeric grades.
Field experiences are integrated throughout the Secondary Program to help students to relate theory with practice. Students will observe in classrooms and gradually begin to teach small groups and whole classes before student teaching. We also encourage students to get involved with programs outside of the Elementary Program, such as HOSTS and Big Brothers/Big Sisters.
Students must sign up for student teaching at the Education Office not later than January 15 of the academic year preceding the year in which they wish to do their teaching. An autobiography, resume and TB test results must be presented before this date. Students must make their own transportation arrangements for getting to and from their student teaching assignments. We try to place all Education students within the Albion area. We feel that this provides a multicultural and diverse socioeconomic context. However, if we are unable to place you within the Albion area, we will place you as close to Albion as possible (30 mile radius).
Secondary Teaching Majors(Required courses for completion of these majors are determined jointly by the department involved and the Education Department.)
K-12 Certification
K-12 certification may be obtained in Art, French, German, Music, Physical Education, and Spanish.
Education Courses
- Education 225, Foundations of Education (1 unit)
- Psychology 251, Developmental Psychology (1 unit)
- Education 260, The Exceptional Child (1/2 unit)
- Education 331, Secondary Methods (1 unit)
- Education 339/349/359, Pedagogy in Content Areas of Humanities, Social Science, and Math/Natural Science (1/2 - 1 unit)
- Education 353, Teaching Reading in the Content Areas (1 unit)
- Education 367, Secondary Student Teaching (2 units)
- Education 369, Seminar (1 unit)
Students who begin their studies in Education as juniors or seniors usually need additional time at Albion to complete requirements. Students who begin programs later than their sophomore year often graduate with their class and then return to Albion to complete Secondary requirements, such as student teaching.
There is a suggested sequence for how to structure your course of study, which can be used as a model. This sequence also lays out a schedule of which requirements (besides coursework) should be fulfilled at certain times.