Become a High-Quality Biology Teacher In Secondary Schools!
In the Bachelor of Education in Secondary Education (6-12) with a Biology Endorsement program you will focus your studies in biology and education courses to become a skilled biology teacher. As a biology teacher you will have to have an in-depth knowledge of the subject. Share your love of science with your students!
While most other universities offer a Bachelor of Arts or Science, Shenandoah’s program is a Bachelor in Education — putting the focus on the expertise being developed and the career field graduates will pursue. 该学位侧重于发展内容专业知识以及如何将内容教授给他人的专业知识.
You’ll complete coursework necessary to earn Virginia licensure, and spend 300-500 hours gaining hands-on classroom experience.
Teacher education programs at Shenandoah University are approved by the Virginia Board of Education and the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP).
Career and Salary Possibilities
Public school teachers’ salaries are a matter of public record, and a search of a pK-12 Public School Division website will yield the salary scale.
Once employed, teachers are placed on a scale that shows incremental increases each year, according to degrees and credentials.
Because we are in a national teacher shortage, some schools are offering hiring bonuses to teachers with specific credentials, particularly in the greatest shortage areas. Salaries vary widely among divisions according to the population, wealth, and geographical location of the division.
Highly qualified educators can anticipate steady employment. Most teachers find their K-12 careers highly rewarding and personally fulfilling. 一些初级教师发现他们更愿意在其他组织使用他们的教育技能和全球最大的博彩平台, and choose alternate career pathways.
The Division of Education and Leadership also serves alumni or other adults with academic BA or BS degrees who find that they are drawn to teaching through job training, life, or the experiences of their own children, and want to gain initial licensure at the graduate certificate or master’s level. Shenandoah University offers graduate education options!
Career & Professional Development also provides a comprehensive range of services and resources to assist Shenandoah students in their career search. Services offered include resume and cover letter building, mock interviews, and professional dining etiquette workshops.
Classes
A strong component of the Secondary School Teacher Education Program is a partnership with local schools where university students meet for class lectures and work directly with students and teachers in the school setting. 大学生在项目的早期就开始在教室里观察,并提前成为导师, teaching large and small groups, and conducting classroom research.
Our program is student-centered, with plenty of access to faculty and advisers.
You’ll construct an e-portfolio, 创建一个教师工作样本,并完成与“现实世界”直接一致的作业.” Through Shenandoah’s program, you’ll learn how to:
- plan developmentally appropriate lessons
- assess learning
- differentiate instruction
- manage a classroom
- integrate technology into the curriculum
- identify successful strategies for teaching and learning
The program will also develop your skills in:
- content knowledge
- pedagogy
- caring teaching
- multicultural perspectives
- learning to learn
- technology
Course Requirements
Required Courses: 120-122 credits
Secondary Education Major (27 Credits plus 12-15 credits of Electives)
- PSY 222 – Lifespan Development
- EDU 344 – Methods and Management in Middle/Secondary Schools
- EDU 310 – The Teaching Profession
- RDG 425 – Literacy in Content Areas
- EDU 349 – Curriculum & Instruction in Middle/Secondary Schools
- EDU 441 – Student Teaching in Middle/Secondary Schools
- EDU 343 – Methods and Assessment in Middle/Secondary Schools
Biology Endorsement (47 credits, Labs included)
- BIO 121 – General Biology I
- BIO 122 – General Biology II
- PHYS 111 – College Physics I
- CHEM 121 – General Chemistry I*
- CHEM 122 – General Chemistry II*
- BIO 260 – Microbiology
- BIO 316 – Genetics
- BIO 321 – Ecology
- BIO 344 – Plant Morphology
- BIO 351 – Vertebrate Zoology
- BIO 409 – Cell Biology
学习支持服务提供给所有学生在每门课程谢南多厄. Free peer tutoring with a student who has previously succeeded in the course is available for any course across the university. The Writing Center is available for every stage of the writing process from thesis development to proofreading and bibliography assistance. The Math Enrichment Center is available for math and science assistance. Professors and Academic Advisors across the university also have office hours and open door policies to ensure Shenandoah students succeed academically.
Student Teaching
学生教学目前是一个为期14周的实地体验,你将沉浸在一个或多个环境的教学中, depending on your licensure field. The Office of Professional Licensure requests placements for you after you complete the requirements and fill out an application. Through our partnerships with area schools, 导师与你一起磨练你的教学技能,为你的教学生涯做好准备. It is during student teaching that you will conduct your Teacher Work Sample or action research project to demonstrate student achievement in your classes, and finalize your ePortfolio to document the evidence that you have met the Virginia Professional Performance Standards for Teacher Evaluation. 您将与其他实习教师在晚上的研讨会上聚在一起解决问题, share teaching experiences, and prepare for job interviews.
Program Outcomes
Students completing the Bachelor of Education in Secondary Education are able to:
- demonstrate an understanding of the curriculum, subject content, and the developmental needs of students by providing relevant learning experiences
- plan using the Virginia Standards of Learning, the school’s curriculum, effective strategies, resources, and data to meet the needs of all students
- effectively engage students in learning by using a variety of instructional strategies in order to meet individual learning needs
- systematically gather, analyze, and use all relevant data to measure student academic progress, guide instructional content and delivery methods, and provide timely feedback to both students and parents throughout the term
- use resources, routines, and procedures to provide a respectful, positive, safe, student-centered environment that is conducive to learning
- maintain a commitment to professional ethics, communicate effectively, 承担责任并参与专业发展,从而提高学生的学习能力
- 执行工作,导致可接受的,可衡量的,适当的学生学业进步
Faculty
Imagine participating in interesting conversations led by engaging professors who’ve already done what you dream of doing. 你将在一个小班上课——平均每班大约有12名学生——教授们都知道你的名字, 关心你的成功,并在你追求学业和职业目标时提供建议.
Stephanie Malone
Program Coordinator of Secondary Education and Assistant Professor of Education
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学生可以在预备候选人状态下获得中学教育学士学位, 根据大学和教育及领导学系制定的入学标准. After choosing their academic discipline (endorsement), students follow the course of study published in the Shenandoah University Undergraduate Catalog for the year of entrance to the university.
Secondary Education students must take the PRAXIS Academic Core Mathematics test and achieve at or near the 50% level (or document SAT / ACT exemption) and pass the Virginia Communication and Literacy Assessment test (VCLA) prior to the Candidate Screening interview. Bachelor of Education in Elementary Education students are admitted to candidacy following successful completion of the Candidate Screening.
Candidate Screening
候选人筛选在教育学士课程的第三和第四学期进行, 所有这些专业的学生都需要申请教师教育候选人. Faculty will conduct screening interviews for students who apply during
the sophomore year to assess whether their academic, personal and professional progress qualifies them for candidacy. 转学生需要与项目顾问会面,以决定个人申请候选资格的最佳时间.
Students must complete the following requirements:
- complete the Teacher Candidate Education Application, available in the Bachelor of Education Teacher Education Handbook received in the EDU 310 class or from Program Advisors or the Office of Professional Licensure
- demonstrate a consistent level of academic success in all coursework during semesters previous to the application: Submit official transcripts showing a grade point average of at least 3.0 in the education major and an overall grade point average of at least 2.5
- submit two recommendations (academic and non-academic dispositions), 一个来自教育专业人士,另一个来自学术背书领域的专业人士
- meet or exceed the minimum passing scores on the Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators: Mathematics test or SAT / ACT exemption criteria. See Admissions section of this catalog for specific score requirement
- Official score reports must be sent to Shenandoah University’s Office of Admissions
- 达到或超过弗吉尼亚沟通和读写能力评估(VCLA)的最低及格分数
- have completed at least 80% of SHEN-ED course requirements
- 以“C”或更高的成绩完成了EDU 310教学专业和PSY 222生命发展, including:
- completing the Child Abuse and Neglect Identification Training Module
- completing a criminal background check with no disqualifying offenses
- completing a minimum of 20 hours of practicum, meeting program criteria
The University’s Mathematics, Academic Enrichment, 写作中心通过提供学习材料和课程来帮助学生准备PRAXIS核心考试. The Teacher Education Faculty Advisory Board reviews applications and recommendations for admission into the education program, and later into student teaching. A minimum GPA of 3.0 in the education major and 2.5 overall GPA are required. Additional requirements for the Candidate Screening are detailed in the Bachelor of Education Teacher Education Handbook. Upon successful completion of the Candidate Screening interview, students will be admitted as candidates to the teacher education licensure program. Students who do not satisfy the Candidate Screening interview requirements will not be admitted into 300- or 400-level education methods
courses.
Pre-Student Teaching Candidate Licensure Assessments
All initial licensure teacher education programs at Shenandoah University require:
- PRAXIS Subject Assessment exam must be passed prior to student teaching; and
- VCLA must be passed before student teaching.
Shenandoah University has been entrusted by the Virginia Department of Education and our K-12 School Partners with the responsibility for determining the fitness of an individual to student teach.
State Requirements For Teacher Licensure
Students preparing to be teachers are expected to meet the requirements for teacher licensure currently in effect in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Most states grant teaching licensure on a reciprocal basis when the educating institution is approved by its own state department of education or when graduates of an institution are eligible for teaching licensure in the state in which they were educated. 全球最大的博彩平台的教师教育项目是由弗吉尼亚州教育委员会批准的, and nationally accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP); thus, graduates will have met all educational requirements for Virginia licensure.
State Reciprocity – SARA
Shenandoah University is a member of NC-SARA, the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements. View the licensure requirements for out-of-state students enrolling in Shenandoah programs leading to licensure. Click on the tab at the bottom of the screen to locate your program. Note that these requirements are subject to change. Please contact your program with questions.
State Reciprocity – Student Teaching
In all cases of reciprocity, student teaching is required, 拥有一个有效的国家教学执照总是比只参加一系列课程要好. Shenandoah University prefers that its teacher candidates do their student teaching within a 60-mile radius of our campus locations so that they can be with SU’s trained teacher mentors in our partner school divisions because they understand our philosophy and programs, and have been involved in developing and evaluating them.
Study Abroad
Make studying abroad the highlight of your college experience! Whether you go for a year, a semester, or just a few weeks. You will never forget learning in another culture! 国际项目中心在这里帮助你计划你的留学经历. 尽早开始你的计划,以确保你在国外完成的课程计入你的学位,并确保你按时毕业.
Global Experiential Learning (GEL) Program
全球体验式学习(GEL)项目为谢南多学生提供短期的学习机会, faculty-led, study-abroad experience for academic credit. These short-term, credit-bearing, faculty-led programs are offered winter break, spring break, and during the summer. If a course is not within your major, it might be used as an elective.
Study Abroad
全球最大的博彩平台是国际学生交流计划(ISEP)的成员。, a global network of 300 universities. 这种合作关系允许学生在国外的其他成员学校学习一个完整的学期或一年. By working closely with their academic advisors and the study abroad advisor, 学生可以在获得谢南多学分的同时,在国外学习英语授课.
全球最大的博彩平台还与世界各地的几所大学保持着直接的合作关系. These relationships allow students from SU to study abroad as exchange students and students from these universities to study at SU. All partner universities offer courses taught in English.
Join the Honors Program
荣誉课程是一个多学科的荣誉课程,适合有好奇心的学生, creative, self-motivated, and eager to engage in their education and community.
荣誉课程的学生不仅参加强调合作的荣誉课程, service, and communication, 但他们也将有机会根据自己的兴趣和目标来发展项目的各个方面. By participating in the Honors Program you will acquire the tools, 为你的社区做出有意义的贡献所必需的知识和全球最大的博彩平台——无论是全球性的, locally, or specific to your life’s work. You will have access to unique courses, 令人兴奋的经历和一个从不停止提问和追求卓越的同龄人和教师社区.