Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education

Students who complete the core in Education will be proficient in the following student learning outcomes:

1. Knowledge of the content in his/her teaching field

2. Use multiple approaches in teaching

3. Integrate technology in his/her teaching field as a tool to enhance learning

4. Assess student progress

5. Be sensitive to student needs

6. Utilize research to improve instruction

Students who complete the B.S. in Elementary Education will be proficient in the following student learning outcomes:

1. Apply biblically based principles that undergird excellence in teaching and service to elementary level students

2. Explore a variety of research-based strategies in providing effective instructions for students in all subjects taught at the elementary level

3. Analyze effective reading instruction and practices including those identified in the Alabama Reading Initiative publication: Essential Skills of Teachers of Reading

4. Use research-based strategies in helping children develop numeracy skills at the mastery level specified by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

5. Evaluate the theoretical and practical exercises that promote safety as well as the physical, social, and emotional well-being of students

6. Engage in a variety of activities that foster children’s sociocultural development and political understandings

7. Facilitate the teaching of the arts, including music, music theory, and history as well as active engagement in producing and responding to music

8. Engage students in a variety of activities that encourage discovery, solutions, and improved understanding of the scientific process

9. Create or select a variety of assessments for data collection and tracking of students’ progress