Middle Level Education

What Can TLTE Offer a Middle Level Education Major?

Middle Level Program Goals Students in the program will: Be provided a strong program of education and advisement, which will allow for self selection into this particular area of public education. Obtain strong liberal arts education Develop skills and knowledge in middle level education Understand the specific characteristics of the middle school learner Develop special knowledge and skills in two subject matter disciplines Experience carefully planned practica during each year of participation in the program Be provided the basics needed to experience a challenging and stimulating middle level student teaching activity

The Middle Level Education Program, working in partnership with the community, prepares educators and scholars who are leaders in creating environments that foster the physical, social, academic, and emotional development of the transescent student. All graduating educators believe in and can:

• implement the correlation of curriculum
• foster the success and achievement of all students participate in interdisciplinary team planning
• conduct teacher-based advisory.

The College of Education and Human Sciences offers a nationally recognized Middle Level Teacher Education Program (See Sample Program). This program leads to an endorsement for those students who have a desire to work with adolescents in grades 4-9.

 

The middle grade endorsement allows students to become certified to teach in three special areas chosen from: Mathematics, Industrial Technology, Communications, World Civilization, Natural Sciences, Agriculture, Art, Family and Consumer Science, Language Arts, History, and Social Sciences.

The Middle Level Teacher Education Program combines a solid foundation of courses in humanities, communication, mathematics, science, and social sciences with professional education courses. Professional courses include the foundations of education, pre-adolescent development, multicultural education, instructional technology.

Students completing an endorsement in middle level education have four field experiences before they student teach. The initial and second field experiences focus on adolescent development and behaviors. The third and fourth experiences are integrated with content methods courses and emphasize instructional strategies.