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Course of Study | Admission & Testing |
Special Advisory
Program for
pre-2004 enrollees
Course of Study - New Secondary Program
Note: The information below is for students who
enrolled at Albion College in fall 2004 or later. All
those who enrolled prior to fall 2004 should refer to the
previous education program documents.
Students seeking teacher certification at the secondary or K-12 level must complete a teaching major (minimum 8 units), a teaching minor (minimum 5 units), and the
prescribed courses in professional education. Please
read through all the information provided in these pages; you will
find that they answer most of your questions. For additional information,
please contact Mary Weicht, the department secretary. She will be happy to
put you in contact with someone who can help you (517-629-0588,
mweicht@albion.edu).
Field experiences are integrated throughout the Secondary Program to help students relate theory with practice. Students observe in classrooms and gradually begin to teach small groups and whole classes before student teaching. In addition, students will engage in an intensive field placement
during May of their junior years and will be required to complete a
mentorship under the direction of the Shurmur Education Institute Director. We also encourage students to get involved with programs outside of the Secondary Program, such as HOSTS and Big Brothers/Big Sisters.
Students must apply for student teaching no later than January 15
of the academic year preceding the year in which they wish to
student teach. The application includes a short autobiographical
essay and resume. 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 and Minors
Changes in courses in these teaching majors and minors may be made only after consultation with the department concerned. Any changes agreed upon must be sent in writing from the department chair and filed in the Shurmur Education Institute office. All courses in the teaching major and minor, and all education courses (except student teaching), must be taken for numeric grades.
K-12 Majors
K-12 certification may be obtained in:
- French
- German
- Music Education
- Physical Education, and
- Spanish
(Required courses for completion of these majors are determined
jointly by the department involved and the Education Department)
Education Courses (8.5 units)
Note: Not all courses have been
finalized at the time this information was published. The ones
below, however, provide a very close approximation of the possible course
numbers and names. These courses will be approved in
2005-2006.
- EDUC 201: Processes in Teaching and Learning (1 unit,
fall, spring)
- EDUC 202: Foundational Contexts of Education (1 unit,
fall, spring)
- One unit total in one or more of the following:
EDUC 338/339, EDUC 348/349, EDUC 358/359 (depending on
candidate's major and minor):
EDUC 338 (.5 units, fall) or EDUC 339 (1 unit, fall):
Pedagogy of the
Humanities
EDUC 348 (.5 units, fall) or EDUC 349 (1 unit, fall):
Pedagogy of the
Social Studies
EDUC 358 (.5 units) or EDUC
359 (1 unit, fall): Pedagogy of
Mathematics and Science - EDUC 373: Literacy Pedagogy in
Secondary Schools (1 unit, fall, spring
- EDUC 397: Boundary Crossing in
Secondary Schools (MayMester) (1 unit, spring)
- EDUC 398: Shurmur Mentorship Practicum (.5
units, fall, spring)
- EDUC 422: Secondary Student Teaching (3 units, fall,
spring)
- EDUC 423: Secondary Student Teaching Seminar (1 unit,
fall, spring)
EDUC 201: Processes in Teaching and Learning (1 unit,
fall, spring)
Examines four processes essential for effective
instruction and curriculum: observation, inquiry,
reflection/assessment, and connections/creativity. Staff
EDUC 202: Foundational Contexts of Education (1 unit,
fall, spring)
Prerequisites: Education 201 or permission of the
department
Focuses on the historical, social, political, multicultural,
and philosophical roots of American public education. Staff
EDUC 338, 339: Teaching for
Understanding in a Diverse World: Inquiry and Reflection in the
Pedagogy of the Humanities(.5 to 1 unit,
fall)
Prerequisites: permission of department and Education 201 and Education
202
Supports secondary education students with majors/minors in English and
foreign languages in developing
subject-specific pedagogical content knowledge through the exploration
of professional and theoretical literature, projects and teaching
experiences. Inquiry-oriented and field-based.
Henke
EDUC 348, 349: Teaching for
Understanding in a Diverse World: Inquiry and Reflection in the Pedagogy
of the Social Sciences (.5 to 1 unit, fall)
Prerequisites: permission of department and Education 201 and Education
202
Supports secondary education students with majors/minors in history,
political science, and psychology in developing subject-specific
pedagogical content knowledge through the exploration of professional
and theoretical literature, projects and teaching experiences.
Inquiry-oriented and field-based. Staff
EDUC 358, 359: Teaching for
Understanding in a Diverse World: Inquiry and Reflection in the Pedagogy
of the Sciences (.5 to 1 unit, fall)
Prerequisites: permission of department and Education 201 and Education
202
Supports secondary education students with majors/minors in biology,
chemistry, geological sciences, physics, math and computer science in
developing subject-specific pedagogical content knowledge through the
exploration of professional and theoretical literature, projects and
teaching experiences. Inquiry-oriented and field-based. Mercer
EDUC 373: Literacy Pedagogy in
Secondary Schools (1 unit, fall, spring)
Prerequisites: Education 201, Education 202
Examines literacy pedagogy in the secondary content areas. Course
requires both external and integrated field experiences and provides
ample opportunities to observe learners closely and to practice
the skills, methods and strategies for teaching content literacy. Should
be taken the semester prior to student teaching.
Henke
EDUC 397: Boundary
Crossing in Secondary Schools (MayMester) (1 unit, spring)
Prerequisites: Education 201; Education 202; Psychology 251
This course/experience begins during the spring semester and extends for
three and one-half weeks after graduation for all junior secondary teacher
education students. It is focused on learning about and working in the
Albion Pubic Schools with youth from different backgrounds, combining
theory and practice, and exploring and developing integrative and
creative teaching skills before doing the student teaching semester. Henke,
Meloth
EDUC 398: Shurmur
Mentorship Practicum (.5 units, fall, spring)
Prerequisites: Education 201 and Education 202 and junior standing with
a 2.7 cumulative GPA
The Shurmur Mentorship Practicum allows prospective teachers to develop
a deeper awareness of the complexities in education and policy issues.
Students are be paired with mentors who work with education policy
issues. They learn to interpret, evaluate and work with current
educational policy issues faced by those administrators and legislators
who work on the behalf of children and youth. Offered on a credit/no
credit basis. Roose, Staff
EDUC 422: Secondary Student Teaching involves a full-time,
semester-long placement in a local middle school and/or high school
classroom.
EDUC 423: Secondary Student Teaching Seminar is a weekly
seminar where student teachers discuss theory and methods of teaching,
learning, and curriculum and where they critique their and their
classmates evolving instructional skills and dispositions.
Note: (a) Students enrolled in K-12 music and Physical
Education programs may be required to take fewer courses than those
listed above, depending on department requirements; (b) EDUC 422:
Secondary Student Teaching and 423: Secondary Student Teaching
Seminar must be taken concurrently;
(c) No other coursework make by taken during the student teaching
semester; (d) All 200-level and 300-level education coursework
must be completed before student teaching, although students
may return after the student teaching semester to complete other
requirements for their B.A. degree.
Our policy is
that no courses offered in the Shurmur Education Institute (courses
labeled Education) will be substituted with a course at another
institution of higher learning; this policy is consistent with the
practice of most teacher preparation programs. If you wish to make any
other course substitutions, you must have the approval of the
appropriate department chair and ask them to notify us by email or
written memo. Students who begin their studies in Education as juniors
or seniors usually need additional time at Albion to complete
requirements. They can graduate with their class and then return to
Albion for a ninth semester to complete Elementary, Secondary, or K-12
requirements.
Students who begin their studies in Education as juniors or seniors usually need additional time at Albion
College to complete requirements. They often graduate with their class and then return to Albion
the following fall to complete any remaining secondary or K-12
certification requirements.
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.
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