RDP.BAEE - BA Elementary Education (residential)
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Program Description
Georgia Teacher Certification. The B.A. in Elementary Education (ELE) program includes the courses and field experiences necessary for the successful student to teach children in Georgia PreK-5th grade classrooms. If all criteria are met, the Teacher Education Department recommends the graduate to the Georgia Professional Standards Commission (GaPSC, www.gapsc.com) for state certification. The ELE program also includes the courses which lead to the GaPSC endorsement in English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL). For more information on teacher certification, see the descrip-tion of the "Point University Teacher Education Program (TEP)" that appears earlier in this catalog. Students may also contact Dr. James Donovan, Chair of the Teacher Educa-tion Department (Jim.Donovan@Point.edu).
Modality. Point University offers the B.A. in Elementary Education in on-ground for-mat at its main campus in West Point, Georgia. An online "course companion" includes a gradebook and supplementary materials.
In the later Teacher Education Program (TEP) courses, students typically meet face-to-face with instructors for about ten weeks and then spend the last 6 weeks of the term in public school classrooms practicing teaching. Teacher Education students also complete a Teaching Practicum (student teaching) that combines on-ground experiential learning in a public school setting and live interactions with peers and a Point instructor.
Learning Outcomes
Program Purpose and Student Learning Objectives
Purpose. The purpose of the B.A. in Elementary Education program is to develop and train early childhood educators equipped to teach at the PreK-5 level who demonstrate the knowledge, skills, professional dispositions, and Christian attitudes associated with being an effective teacher.
The Elementary Education Major builds on Point University’s mission, values, and Core Curriculum (General Studies and Character Formation) to accomplish the following student learning objectives:
Objective 1: Demonstrate knowledge of PreK-5 general content and pedagogy.
Objective 2: Design and implement integrated lesson plans that utilize Georgia standards, a variety of instructional strategies, learning resources, and formal and informal assessments.
Objective 3: Plan and implement an effective classroom management system.
Objective 4: Demonstrate proficiency in the use of technology as a teaching and learning tool.
Objective 5: Use reflection, inquiry and critical analysis to improve teaching practices and professional behaviors.
Objective 6: Demonstrate constructivist instructional strategies that reflect InTASC standards.
Objective 7: Use skills, attitudes, Christian behaviors and positive interpersonal rela-tionships associated with being an effective mentor teacher with all students.
Objective 8: Utilize a modern foreign language, biblical Greek, or a combination of biblical Greek and biblical Hebrew.
Recommended Course Sequence
Recommended Course Sequence. A recommended course sequence for full-time on-ground students appears below. Academic advisors will help students adjust the sequence if, for example, they have transferred credits from other universities.
Recommended Course Sequence for B.A. in Elementary Education | |
FIRST YEAR BBS 102 The Drama of Scripture (3) EDU 102 Educational Foundations (3) EFT 101 Effective Thinking (1) ENG 101 Critical Reading & Writing I (3)+ ENG 102 Critical Reading & Writing II (3)+ Foreign Language course 1 (4)+ Foreign Language course 2 (4)+ HIS 250 United States History I (3) HUM 101 Introduction to Humanities (3) MTH 113 Intermediate Algebra (3) NSC 103/103L Biology I w/Lab (4) PSY 103 Introduction to Psychology (3) TOTAL CREDITS: 37 | SECOND YEAR BBS 202 Jesus: The Focus of Scripture (3) BBS 304 Scripture: Reading & Interpretation (3) BBS ___ Biblical Studies elective (3) COM 205 Public Speaking (3) EDU 204 Developmental Psychology (3) EDU 300 Educational Psychology (3) [WE] ENG 207 World Literature (3) Foreign Language course 3 (3)+ Foreign Language course 4 (3)+ MTH 115 Quantitative Reasoning [or higher] (3) NSC ___ Approved Science elective (3) SOC/HIS 214 Geography (3) TOTAL CREDITS: 36 |
THIRD YEAR Fall Term (TEP Block I) ELE 300 Children’s Literature (3) ELE 302 Reading Skills (3) ELE 303 Health & Physical Education for EC (2) ELE 310 Language Arts for Early Childhood (3) ELE 391 Block I Lab Experience (1)** ESL 442 Culture & Education (3) [WE] THE 405 Christ, Culture & Career (3) [WE] TOTAL CREDITS: 18
Spring Term (TEP Block II) EDU 405 Integration of Technology (3) EDU 433 Differentiated Instruction (2) ELE 301 Social Studies for Early Childhood (3) ELE 305 Mathematics for Early Childhood (3) ELE 492 Block 2 Lab Experience (1) ** ELE 401 Science for Early Childhood (3) ESL 240 Linguistic Theory (3) TOTAL CREDITS: 18 | FOURTH YEAR Fall Term (TEP Block III) EDU 350 Curriculum & Assessment (2) EDU 401 The Exceptional Child (3) EDU 407 Classroom Management (3) EDU 410 Reading Diagnosis & Remediation (2) ELE 314 Creative Arts for Early Childhood (3) ELE 493 Block 3 Lab Experience (1) ESL 441 Methods for ESOL (3) TOTAL CREDITS: 17 Spring Term (Student Teaching) ELE 497 Teaching Practicum (12)** TOTAL CREDITS: 12
+Take these courses in consecutive terms |
Special Considerations
Mandatory Background Check. Students majoring in Elementary Education will be subject to a background check before entering schools for laboratory experiences.