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Special Skills
The teacher licensure program provides candidates with knowledge of the teaching and schooling processes including learning theory and teaching methodology, interpersonal skills required in the teaching/learning process, knowledge of curriculum theory and design based on individual assessments, competency in the development and use of instructional materials, and opportunities to apply theory through directed practicum experience.
Choosing a Program
The early childhood, elementary, and secondary education programs offer candidates the opportunity to acquire essential knowledge, skills and dispositions for beginning teachers. Candidates who plan to teach children in preschool, kindergarten, or grades one through three should major in early childhood education. Candidates who plan to teach grades one through six should major in elementary education. Candidates who plan to teach in a departmentalized setting in a middle, junior, or senior high school (grades 7-12) have a joint major in education and another Arts and Sciences department. Joint programs in secondary education are offered in the departments of art, biology, chemistry, drama, English, history, mathematics, and modern languages (including French, German, and Spanich). Consult the Department of Education and the department in which you wish to specialize for information about specific programs.
Contact
Individuals interested in the above specialties should contact the Department's Director of Teacher Education cave@cua.edu to discuss their needs and to determine whether the department's offerings can accommodate those needs. These programs are NCATE accredited and approved by the District of Columbia, which has a reciprocity agreement with 42 states.
Application
The application for the Teacher Education Program is available on the LiveText website. Applicants first purchase online a LiveText membership (Student Edition with unitedstreaming™ Video Library version); next register their account; then contact kusnierczyk@cua.edu with a request to be given access to Teacher Education Program forms. The application can then be found in the Forms section on the LiveText website. |
