We are confident that this program is going to make a difference in your classroom and in the lives of the children you teach. From extensive multidisciplinary research, conditions of learning and structures of learning have been identified which in this program are applied across the disciplines. Reading and writing are considered the essential tools for learning across content areas. The central principle of the learning and teaching model utilized in this program is the concept of self as learner. Learning is viewed as an active and reflective process.
Effective teachers model what they expect their students to do.
Only when these conditions of learning are present can higher order skills be effectively transferred. The program consists of the core curriculum and five strategy strands. The research base for process learning is emphasized together with classroom applications. The Program is 30 hours in length unless a student pursues either ESL or bilingual endorsements. Most students complete the program within 2-3 years.