Faculty:
Amparo Dinagsao, Ph.D.
For the candidates interested in a career as a professional educator working with students, few careers offer more challenging and rewarding opportunities than teaching at the elementary school level. Nurturing the learning of elementary and middle school students serves the students, their parents, the community, and our nation. Elementary teachers need a thorough preparation of both pedagogy and classroom experience in order to have such a profound influence on student lives and learning.
The program at the University of Providence prepares prospective elementary and middle school teachers for successful teaching at grade levels K-8 by providing thorough and balanced training in both teaching methods and content knowledge. Throughout the program, students will also be educated about trauma in the classroom and restorative practices.
Course requirements may change without prior notice to students due to PEPPS rules in the MT Administration Rules of Chapter 58. A Praxis test may be required for some majors and minors at the request of the Office of Public Instruction for licensure. A GPA of 3.0 with no grade below a C must be maintained at all times in the education majors and minors.
Due to rapid changes in this field of study, equivalent coursework for EDU 244 INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY, EDU 260 MULTICULTURAL AND AMERICAN INDIAN EDUCATION, and EDU 315 CURRICULUM DESIGN AND ASSESSMENT OF LEARNING should be less than 4 years old when students enter the program. Equivalent courses taken more than 4 years prior will be considered only by petition.
Elementary Education Program Outcomes
Candidates who earn a major in Elementary Education will:
- Pedagogy -- Design coherent instruction grounded in k-8 content standards and best practices that develops student competence in subject matter and skills. To include: \\na. Setting appropriate instructional outcomes\\nb. Assessing learner knowledge\\nc. Analyzing data and use to make instructional decisions\\nd. Differentiating instruction, including American Indians and tribes in MT\\ne. Integrating content across disciplines
- Learning Environment -- Manage the learning environment to promote positive and safe classrooms, active learner engagement, and high quality instruction.
- Diversity -- Use knowledge about child development, learning theories, culture, exceptionalities, and learner skills and proficiencies to create appropriate instruction that leads to student growth.
- Dispositions -- Consistently exhibit ethical and professional behavior to advance collaboration, reflection and communication with and among students, colleagues, and the community.
- Technology -- Utilize and integrate technology to support teaching and learning in the classroom.
- Content -- Demonstrate accurate discipline content knowledge and utilize it to design appropriate k-8 instruction and assessment of growth.
Degree Requirements
Elementary Education Major (B.A.)
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| EDU 200 | INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATION | 3 |
| EDU 244 | INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY | 2 |
| EDU 260 | MULTICULTURAL AND AMERICAN INDIAN EDUCATION | 3 |
| EDU 290 | EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY | 3 |
| EDU 315 | CURRICULUM DESIGN AND ASSESSMENT OF LEARNING | 2 |
| EDU 320 | EXCEPTIONALITIES | 3 |
| EDU 325 | CLASSROOM COMMUNITIES AND MANAGEMENT | 2 |
| EDU 338 | TEACHING READING: CONTENT AREA | 2 |
| EDU 341 | METHODS IN ELEM SCIENCE | 2 |
| EDU 342 | METHODS IN ELEM SOCIAL STUDIES | 2 |
| EDU 352 | HIGHER MATHEMATICS AND METHODS FOR ELEMENTARY TEACHERS | 3 |
| EDU 356 | MTHDS COMM ARTS & CHLD LIT I | 3 |
| EDU 357 | METHODS OF COMMUNICATION ARTS II AND CHILDREN'S LITERATURE | 3 |
| EDU 358 | METHODS OF THE ARTS | 2 |
| EDU 462 | FIELD EXPERIENCE ELEMENTARY | 2 |
| EDU 472 | FIELD EXPERIENCE MIDDLE SCHL | 2 |
| EDU 489 | STUDENT TEACHING SEMINAR | 2 |
| EDU 490 | STUDENT TEACHING | 10 |
| HPE 300 | STRATS IN HEALTH ENHANCEMENT | 3 |
| EDU 255 | MATH & MTHDS ELEM TEACHERS I | 3 |
| EDU 256 | MATH & MTHDS ELEM TEACHERS II | 3 |
| DIRECTED COURSES FOR CORE COMPLETION & DIRECTED ELECTIVES FOR PRAXIS PREP | ||
(Courses here can have a D and can be excluded from GPA calculation for major) | ||
| BIO 110 | THE LIVING ENVIRONMENT | 4 |
| GSC 110 | CONTEMPORARY PHYSICAL SCIENCES | 4 |
| GSC 121 | EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE | 4 |
| HST 203 | UNITED STATES HISTORY I | 3 |
| HST 204 | UNITED STATES HISTORY II | 3 |
| HST 230 | WORLD & REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY | 3 |
| HPE 188 | PERSONAL HEALTH | 3 |
| MTH 106 | CONTEMPORARY MATHEMATICS 1 | 3 |
| or MTH 108 | ELEMENTARY STATISTICS | |
| Total Credits Required: | 87 | |
Elementary Education Major (B.A.)
Plan Template: Elementary Education 4 Year Plan
Description: Bachelor of Arts
# of Terms: 8
Term Start: Fall
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| COD 100 | CORPS OF DISCOVERY | 3 |
| ENG 117 | WRITING ESSAYS | 3 |
| HST 203 | UNITED STATES HISTORY I | 3 |
| BIO 110 | THE LIVING ENVIRONMENT | 4 |
| EDU 200 | INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATION | 3 |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| EDU 260 | MULTICULTURAL AND AMERICAN INDIAN EDUCATION | 3 |
| GSC 121 | EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE | 4 |
| HST 204 | UNITED STATES HISTORY II | 3 |
| MTH 106 | CONTEMPORARY MATHEMATICS | 3 |
| TRL 201 | INTRODUCTION TO THEOLOGY | 3 |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Fall | ||
| CPS 215 | INFORMATION LITERACY | 1 |
| EDU 290 | EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY | 3 |
| HPE 188 | PERSONAL HEALTH | 3 |
| GSC 110 | CONTEMPORARY PHYSICAL SCIENCES | 4 |
| EDU 255 | MATH & MTHDS ELEM TEACHERS I | 3 |
| PHL 101 | WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE HUMAN | 3 |
| Credits | 17 | |
| Spring | ||
| EDU 315 | CURRICULUM DESIGN AND ASSESSMENT OF LEARNING | 2 |
| HST 230 | WORLD & REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY | 3 |
| EDU 256 | MATH & MTHDS ELEM TEACHERS II | 3 |
| EDU 244 | INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY | 2 |
| CPS 140 | ESSENTIALS OF SPREADSHEETS | 1 |
| FA | Fine Arts | 3 |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Fall | ||
| EDU 320 | EXCEPTIONALITIES | 3 |
| EDU 341 | METHODS IN ELEM SCIENCE | 2 |
| EDU 352 | HIGHER MATHEMATICS AND METHODS FOR ELEMENTARY TEACHERS | 3 |
| EDU 356 | MTHDS COMM ARTS & CHLD LIT I | 3 |
| EDU 358 | METHODS OF THE ARTS | 2 |
| PHL 301 | ETHICS | 3 |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| EDU 357 | METHODS OF COMMUNICATION ARTS II AND CHILDREN'S LITERATURE | 3 |
| ILC 330 | WHAT IS TRUTH | 4 |
| EDU 342 | METHODS IN ELEM SOCIAL STUDIES | 2 |
| EDU 325 | CLASSROOM COMMUNITIES AND MANAGEMENT | 2 |
| HPE 300 | STRATS IN HEALTH ENHANCEMENT | 3 |
| EDU 462 | FIELD EXPERIENCE ELEMENTARY | 2 |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Fall | ||
| ILC 350 | WHAT IS THE COMMON GOOD | 4 |
| TRL 301 | THE CHRISTIAN LIFE | 3 |
| EDU 472 | FIELD EXPERIENCE MIDDLE SCHL | 2 |
| EDU 338 | TEACHING READING: CONTENT AREA | 2 |
| ENG 215 | INTRO TO LITERARY STUDIES | 3 |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Spring | ||
| EDU 489 | STUDENT TEACHING SEMINAR | 2 |
| EDU 490 | STUDENT TEACHING | 10 |
| Credits | 12 | |
| Total Credits Required: | 121 | |
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