K-12 Teaching Programs
Undergraduate Programs
Description
K-12 Teaching Programs
The programs prepare students for initial licensure as professional educators in K-12, middle, and high school classrooms. Programs focus on gaining the knowledge, skills, and dispositions needed to function effectively in diverse educational settings.
Art Teaching (K-12)
Biology Teaching (5-12)
Business Teaching (5-12)
Chemistry Teaching (9-12)
Communication Arts & Literature (English Teaching) (5-12)
Developmental Adapted Physical - Teaching (K-12)
Earth Science Teaching (5-12)
Family Consumer Science Teaching (5-12)
French Teaching (K-12)
German Teaching (K-12)
Health and Physical Education - Teaching (K-12)
Mathematics Teaching (5-12)
Music Teaching (K-12)
Social Studies Teaching (5-12)
Spanish Teaching (K-12)
Physics Teaching (5-12)
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (K-12)
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EDUCATION COURSE REQUIREMENTS
Required for General Education
HLTH 240 Drug Education (3)
Required Professional Education (30 credits)
LEVEL 1
KSP 220W Human Relations in a Multicultural Society (3)
KSP 222 Introduction to the Learner and Learning (2)
Floating course (can be taken with Level 1 or 2)
KSP 202 Technology Integration in the Classroom (1)
Note: a 30-hour field experience in the K-12 environment is required.
LEVEL 2
KSP 330 Planning and Instruction in the Classroom (3)
KSP 334 Assessment and Evaluation (3)
Note: a 30-hour field experience in the K-12 environment is required.
LEVEL 3
KSP 440 Creating Learning Environments to Engage Children, Families and Communities (3)
KSP 442 Reading, Literacy, and Differentiated Instruction in the Inclusive Classroom (3)
Note: a 40-hour field experience in the K-12 environment is required.
LEVEL 4 Student Teaching
KSP 464 Professional Seminar (1)
For 5-12 majors
KSP 477 5-12 Student Teaching (11)
For K-12 majors
KSP 476 K-12 Student Teaching (11)
Note: Double licensure majors also enroll in KSP 482 (6)
Policies & Faculty
Policies
Admission process occurs during a student's sophomore or junior year and is in addition to their admission into the program. Admission into professional education is a competitive process. After admission into professional education, a student must continually meet progression standards to remain in the program.
Admission into Professional Education - competitive admission standards
- A minimum of 32 earned semester credit hours
- A minimum 2.75 cumulative GPA
- Completion of Basic Skills exam
- Enrollment or completion of KSP 220W and KSP 222
- "C" grade in ENG 101
- "C" grade in General Education Math
- Completion of National Criminal Background Check
- Proof of liability insurance
Progression Standards: After admission, students must meet progression standards to remain in the program.
- Coursework in professional education requires a grade of "C" or better.
- A cumulative career GPA of 2.75 is required.
- Field experiences & required background checks.
- Courses must be taken for a grade except when P/N is the only option.
- Admission to the student teaching experience is contingent upon completion of courses, admission to Professional Education, and other approvals
Note: Requirements for teaching majors may change as new rules for licensure are adopted by the Minnesota Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board (PELSB).
Each program must meet accreditation standards and address the Standards of Effective Practice assigned by the Minnesota Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board (PELSB). Part of the accreditation process is creating, implementing, and maintaining an admission process into the profession of education.
Contact Information
313 Armstrong Hall
Department of Teaching and Learning: K-12 and Secondary Programs
College of Education
http://ed.mnsu.edu/ksp/
Faculty
Coordinator
- Bernadette Castillo, Ph.D.
Chair
- Rick Lybeck, Ph.D.
Faculty
100 Level
Credits: 1
Course gives students new to this country and to the U.S. higher education a broad overview of the U.S. educational system and provides a forum for discussion and comparison of customs and beliefs as they affect relationships among students and professors. Prereq: International studentPrerequisites: International Student
Credits: 3
In order to explore careers in education, students will have the opportunity to identify and investigate issues of social justice in education and build skills of an educator through experiential learning in schools. Student will engage in a hands-on, interactive exploration and investigation into the complex roles of race, culture, and identity in education.Prerequisites: none
Goal Areas: GE-02
Diverse Cultures: Gold
200 Level
Credits: 3
This course will engage students in an indepth exploration of how the challenges and demands imposed by an ever evolving diverse, legalistic, politically minded, and technologically driven society impact public education in America today. Students will research central issues and critically analyze to foster ethical and civil responsible decision making.Fall, Spring, SummerPrerequisites: none
Goal Areas: GE-02, GE-09
Diverse Cultures: Gold
Credits: 1
Teacher candidates will develop skills to access information and integrate technology to improve learning for PK-12 students. Teacher candidates research, select, and evaluate information about diverse populations to design classroom applications using a wide variety of instructional technology.Prerequisites: none
Credits: 3
Study of interpersonal skills, motivation, and group skills. Applied to educational settings. There will be 30 hours of field experience outside of class (collaborative for KSP 222 and 220W). Meets State of Minnesota human relations requirement for teacher licensure.Prerequisites: none
Goal Areas: GE-07, GE-11
Diverse Cultures: Gold
Credits: 2
Teacher candidates develop understanding of cognitive, language, personal and social development for implications on teaching in the inclusive classroom. Dispositions and skills will be developed for recognizing and accommodating exceptionality in student learning.Prerequisites: none
Credits: 3
Designed for non-teacher education students, this is a general education course considering human development from a life span perspective.Prerequisites: none
Goal Areas: GE-05
Credits: 3
A companion course for students studying abroad. Pre-departure preparation, in country experiential learning and reflection and reentry debriefing will maximize the study abroad experience. Students develop critical thinking, interpersonal communication skills and dispositions for living in a global environment.Prerequisites: none
Goal Areas: GE-07, GE-08
Diverse Cultures: Gold
300 Level
Credits: 3
The course is designed to guide K-12 and 5-12 teacher candidates through the design, implementation, and assessment of a standards-based curriculum. Candidates will analyze standards, create assessments, and design and delivery of instruction in a field-site.Prerequisites: none
Credits: 3
Course content addresses formal and informal, standardized evaluation of learner achievement in the classroom and programmatic evaluation. Assigned projects will accommodate the student's present/future professional career track.Prerequisites: none
400 Level
Credits: 3
Teacher candidates will further develop processes for creating and sustaining a classroom learning environment that enables success for all learners, including interacting with diverse families, school colleagues, and representatives from community agencies to support student engagement and learning. Co-reqs: KSP 440 & KSP 442Prerequisites: none
Credits: 3
Teacher candidates will develop skills in differentiated instruction, reading and content-based literacy in inclusive classrooms. Teacher candidates will integrate prior knowledge of diverse learners, developmental models of learning, and curriculum and instruction into a comprehensive understanding of teaching. Co-reqs: KSP 440 & KSP 442Prerequisites: none
Credits: 3
Study of interpersonal skills. Motivation, and group skills. Applied to educational settings. Required 18 hours clinical service learning experience (out-of-class). Meets State of Minnesota human relations requirement for teacher licensure. Graduate students will have additional course requirements.Prerequisites: none
Credits: 1
Content focus is on professional rights, responsibilities, and development; student rights and responsibilities; and legal issues regarding data privacy and confidentiality. Skills of professional development, inquiry, reflection, coaching, and collaboration will be developed, practiced, and monitored.Prerequisites: none
Credits: 11
Student teaching in the K-12 schools including weekly seminar for K-12 majors. Prereq: Admission to student teaching and KSP 420. Coreq: KSP 475Prerequisites: Admission to student teaching.
Credits: 11
Student teaching in the secondary school including weekly seminar for 5-12 majors. Prereq: KSP 420 and admission to student teaching.Prerequisites: admission to student teaching.
Credits: 1-3
In depth study and narrow focus on an educational topic. Students do extended research outside of class and defend their research in class. Graduate students will have additional course requirements.Prerequisites: none
Credits: 3-6
Student teaching projects determined jointly between student and advisor. Coreq: KSP 477 or 476Prerequisites: none
Credits: 1-3
Specific focus on an educational topic that may be taught as a regular curse such as: Topic: Web Resources for the Classroom (usually a group requests a specific topic.) Graduate students will have additional course requirements.Prerequisites: none
Credits: 1-6
Specific focus on an educational topic that is conducted for a special group. Graduate students will have additional course requirements.Prerequisites: none
Credits: 1-4
Specific course designed to meet changing educational trends. Graduate students will have additional course requirements.Prerequisites: none
Credits: 1-8
On-the-job training. Work is jointly supervised by the academic unit and the cooperating institution.Prerequisites: none
Credits: 1-6
Student and faculty agree upon a specific unit of study. Student presents unit to faculty member for evaluation.Prerequisites: none
