Educational Studies

ELEMENTARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATION COURSE REQUIREMENTS

The Illinois State Board of Education is moving toward the implementation of a new elementary certificate, effective July 2010. This certificate permits candidates to teach grades K-5. Graduating classes of 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009 are eligible for the K-9 certificate.

Professional Education

Educ 225 Foundations of Education: Contexts of Teaching and Learning
Educ 255 Studying Children and Adolescents in Context
Educ 303 Teaching Fine Arts in the Elementary School
Educ 305 Teaching Science and Technology in the Elementary School
Educ 315 Teaching Social Studies in the Elementary School
Educ 325 Teaching Mathematics in the Elementary School
Educ 335 Teaching English Language Arts in the Elementary School
Educ 490 Student Teaching and Seminar (4 units)
Educ 401 Issues in Educational Research and Practice

The development, identification and methods, identification and methods of teaching the exceptional student, including the learning disabled, is integrated within all Educational Studies courses.

General Education

General education requirements for elementary and secondary education candidates are the same as those outlined for all students in the College of Liberal Arts, with one exception: most Elementary certification candidate majors must take Math 106, Mathematical Concepts for Elementary Teachers II, to meet the formal reasoning requirement. Note that Math 105 is prerequisite to Math 106.

It is also strongly recommended, to meet required ISBE content area standards, that elementary certification candidates take general education courses in the following areas:
    Life science (not psychology)
    Physical science
    Social Science (history, political science, sociology)
Specific course recommendations may be found in the Teacher Education Handbook.