The program is for students who have reached junior standing and have completed 56 units. Also students will need to have completed their early observation and fieldwork in an elementary school classroom. To enable teacher candidates to develop a simultaneous understanding of the content they will be teaching and approaches to teaching that are effective and appropriate. To provide an accelerated time to receiving a credential for the highly motivated student who may be an early decider or a mature individual who is returning to higher education.
Acceleration is accomplished through enrollment in summer semesters.
To make curriculum connections between the social sciences subject matter and teaching and lesson planning strategies related to effective teaching of the social sciences. Students will create their own social-science based thematic unit of study for an elementary school classroom. To introduce the pedagogical implications of subject matter themes in math.