As you study teacher education at Bushnell University, you will gain the skills and knowledge you need to become a highly qualified teacher. Completion of this program will result in the recommendation to the Teacher Standards & Practices Commission of Oregon (TSPC) for an initial teaching license in early childhood, elementary, middle, or secondary level education.
Students will learn to implement strong classroom management, best teaching practices, well-crafted lesson plans, and useful assessment tools. You will also get a strong understanding of what is expected of teachers and students for state standards and benchmarks. All this takes place amid a liberal arts Christian university where your knowledge is broadened, your faith is deepened, and your ethics are grounded.
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All teacher education majors must apply to the School of Education. Please ensure that you have met the following requirements before applying to the School of Education:
- Admission to Bushnell University
- Completion of approximately 60 semester credits
Courses in the Teacher Education Major
- Foundations of Education
- School Diversity
- Technology for Teaching and Learning
- General Psychology
- Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment
- Junior Field Experience
- Classroom Relations and Management
- School Law
- Faith Integration in Teaching Seminar
- Second Authorization Practicum
- EdTPA Support Seminar
- Senior Field Experience
- Student Teaching
- Choose one of the required concentrations:
- Elementary Teacher Education Concentration
- Secondary Teacher Education Concentratio
- Mathematics for Elementary Teachers I & II
- Child Development
- Elementary Literacy Methods and Children’s Literature
- Elementary Math and Science Methods
- P.E. and Health Methods
- Visual Arts and Social Studies Methods
- College Mathematics (unless earning a math endorsement)
(Required in addition to content endorsement classes)
- Literacy Methods for All Content Areas
- Adolescent Learners
- Choose two methods classes:
- Secondary Science Methods
- Secondary Math Methods
- Secondary Social Studies Methods
- Secondary Language Arts Methods
Endorsement Areas
- Basic Mathematics
- Advanced Mathematics
- English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
- Integrated Science
- Language Arts
- Multiple Subject Elementary
- Social Studies
- Physical Education
- Special Education
- Spanish
Endorsement Areas Course Requirements
- College Mathematics
- Precalculus
- Mathematics for Elementary Teachers
- Discrete Mathematics
- Discrete Mathematics
- Calculus I & II
- Applied Statistics
- Linear Algebra
- Advanced Geometry
- ESOL Practicum
- Introduction to Comparative Linguistics
- English Grammar & Syntax
- Theory & Methods
- Teaching Oral & Literature Skills
- Principles of Living Organisms
- Principles of Biodiversity
- General Chemistry
- Introduction to Geology
- Historical Geology
- Meteorology/Oceanography
- Introduction to Mechanics
- Meteorology & Astronomy
- Introduction to Literature
- Survey of American Literature
- Survey of British Literature
- World Literature
- Multiethnic Grammar & Syntax
- Any Upper Division English Elective
- Child Development & Learning Theory
- Interdisciplinary Methods
- Elementary Literacy Methods & Children’s Literature
- Elementary Mathematics Methods
- Elementary Practicum
- Sociology or Cultural Anthropology
- Microeconomics or Macroeconomics
- World Culture & Political Geography
- Ancient Near Eastern & Mediterranean Civilizations
- Modern European Culture & the World
- History of American International Relations
- Social Psychology
- Intercultural Communication
- First-Year Spanish
- Second-Year Spanish
- Spanish Phonetics
- Advanced Spanish Conversation & Composition
- Hispanic Culture & Civilization
- Religion & History of the Americas
- Latino Society & Culture in the U.S.
- Teaching Foreign Language Methods