Elementary and Secondary Education

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Program Overview

Learn effective teaching and learning methods to deliver knowledge at both elementary and secondary levels.
Build Core Teaching Skills: Develop clear teaching objectives, design comprehensive lesson plans, and gain hands-on teaching experience in a controlled environment.
Career Preparation: Prepare for a future career as an elementary, middle, or high school teacher, counselor, or administrator.

Advanced Programs: Opportunity to participate in the D300 Internship Program and Elgin Community College’s (ECC) Dual Credit Program.

Click here to download the Elementary and Secondary Education Pathway brochure.

Course Descriptions

Teaching I

1 Period / 1 Semester / Prerequisites: None

This course provides opportunities for students to explore skills and examine current teaching practices through an academic,

social emotional and whole child learning lens. Coursework includes opportunities for students to learn about teaching

objectives, components of lesson plans, and approaches currently used in core content areas. Students will examine and

practice planning rigorous and relevant activities focused on core content as well as social emotional learning. Students will

explore high yield teaching strategies and best practices as well as classroom management approaches. Students will begin to

explore opportunities in education careers as related to K-12 education.

Teaching II

1 Period / 1 Semester / Prerequisites: Teaching I

This course will introduce the topic of education both as a professional pursuit, and as an institution. Students will study

historical, social, and philosophical foundations of education, as well as organizational structure, school governance, legal and

ethical issues. A minimum 15-hour clinical component is required for this class.

Teaching III

1 Period / 1 Semester / Prerequisites: Teaching II

This course continues to provide opportunities for students to develop skills to teach and guide others. Coursework includes

the opportunity for students to create and develop teaching objectives, design lesson plans, and experience teaching in a

controlled environment. Students examine and practice teaching strategies, learning styles, time management and planning

strategies, presentation and questioning skills, classroom management, and evaluation techniques. This course requires

students to complete field base work at local school. This could include preschool through high school opportunities. May lead

to 3 hours of dual credit with ECC’s EDN 100 (please link to EDN 100 if students have met ECC’s prerequisite requirements and

successfully complete this course.)

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