Transcript Shear School of Education

Shear School of Education
Welcome to
Transfer Student
Orientation!
School of Education Majors
Leading to Initial Certification
Childhood
Grades 1 through 6
Childhood with Early Childhood
Grades Birth through grade 2
Grades 1 through 6
Childhood with Special Education
Grades 1 through 6, and
Special education grades 1-6
SOE Application
All students interested in pursuing teaching
certification through SOE programs must apply to
the School of Education. The application is
available from the SOE website.
http://www.geneseo.edu/education/admissions
SOE Application
To apply to the School of Education, a student
must have
Completed 30 credit hours of coursework either at
Geneseo, your transfer institution, or both,
completed a Service Learning project, and
have a GPA of 2.75.
Application deadlines are December 1st and June
1st of each year. (For transfer students we can
extend the deadline to July 1st)
Service Learning
Each applicant to the SOE must complete
25 hours of Service Learning with children
of the ages (s)he will be certified to teach.
These hours must be done in at least 5
sessions, under the supervision of a certified
teacher.
Service Learning
Applicants must have the Application/Service Learning
packet to use during the Service Learning experience.
Service Learning cannot be completed “retroactively”
(applicants may not use experiences they had before
obtaining the Application/Service Learning packet unless
the experience is for a college course – see below).
Some of you may be transferring your Service Learning
from your previous institution.
School of Education Course Blocks
Many courses in SOE programs are “blocked”
together to provide for efficiency in planning field
experiences and for interdisciplinary teaching
purposes.
Students progress through 5 blocks of coursework,
which is followed by a student teaching semester.
School of Education Course Blocks
Students may enroll in only one block each semester, with
one exception – transfer students with 60 hours of transfer
credit may enroll in Blocks I and II simultaneously.
Every block is designed to build on the information
covered in previous blocks.
The blocks in each of the programs are different, so that
while a friend may have a 4-course Block IV, you may
have a 2-course Block IV.
School of Education Course Blocks
School of Education Field Experiences
Field experiences are part of each block beginning with
Block II.
Field experiences are designed to gradually introduce
teacher candidates to working with elementary or
preschool students.
Candidates begin by working one-on-one with students,
then progress to small group lessons, and finally to
teaching large groups or entire classrooms.
School of Education Field Experiences
Field experiences create scheduling restrictions for
candidates.
Each course with a field experience component requires
that candidates leave blocks of time free in their weekly
schedules. For example, some students must leave MWF
free from 8AM -11:30 AM, while others must leave TR
8AM - 12 noon free (this will depend on what block it is
and when the corresponding courses are taught).
Transportation
All students are required to provide their
own transportation to and from all field
visits, which begin in the Block II.
Students may arrange carpools, however
faculty may not.
Required Related Courses
Candidates in SOE programs must also complete
courses from other departments that are relevant to
the Education major:
Math 140 (Mathematics for Elementary Education I)
Math 141 (Mathematics for Elementary Education II)
Psych 215 (Child Development)
H&PE 350 (Health and Safety Issues in Schools)
Foreign Language Proficiency
Certification candidates may use American Sign Language to complete
the foreign language requirement of the College, however it is not
offered at Geneseo.
Geneseo students must exhibit foreign language proficiency at the 201
level (generally 3 semesters at the college level) as a graduation
requirement.
Geneseo’s foreign language requirement can be satisfied through high
school by having taken language through level 4 along with having
achieved an 85 on the Regents Examination.
Concentrations
Each candidate must choose an area of
concentration in which s/he will take a
minimum of 30 hours of (specified)
coursework in one of 16 liberal arts areas.
Available Concentrations
Art History
Dance
English
Environmental Studies
Foreign Languages (French &
Spanish)
Geography
History
Human Development (Early
Childhood majors ONLY)
Mathematics
Music
Natural Science (Biology,
Chemistry, Geological
Sciences, & Physics)
Political Science
Theatre
Urban Studies
Women’s Studies
Relationships Among Courses: Major, Core,
Concentration, and Required Related
Required
Related
MAJOR
Core
Concentration
Student Teaching
Some candidates will complete their student
teaching experiences in the fall semester while
others will complete them in the spring semester.
To qualify for student teaching, candidates must
have an overall GPA of 2.75, a major GPA of
2.75, and a concentration GPA of 2.75.
SOE Student Organizations
Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
Elementary and Secondary Education Association
(ESEA)
Geneseo Organization for Deaf Awareness
(GODA)
Kappa Delta Pi Honor Society (KDP)
Young Children’s Council (YCC)
Xerox Center for Multicultural Teacher Education
SOE Student Organizations
Information about all these organizations
and others on campus will be available at
the Volunteer Fair in the spring. Watch
your email for announcements!
Tests for Certification Required
by New York State
Stay tuned as NYS works to develop new
testing requirements
Be sure to seek out information at advising
and seminars that will address this issue
Before you come for your advisement
appointment today…
Plan to arrive 20 minutes early, except for those of you who have a
10:15 appointment
Per your pre-advisement planning instructions, know your top 3
favorite selections in the core areas, if you are not transferring these
credits in. (Natural Science N/, Fine Arts F/, Social Science S/, and
Non-Western M/)
Think about what you are interested pursuing as a concentration
During your appointment, we will generally try to schedule you into
classes in the following areas: Natural Science with lab; Math 140 or
141; Fine Arts, Social Science and/or Non-Western; and a course in
your concentration area.
Many of you will likely have credit for one or more of these courses
and we will then plan accordingly!
Reminder
Students are responsible for knowing the
rules expressed in the Undergraduate
Bulletin, Master Schedule each semester,
Student Teaching Handbook, and any other
official documents of the School of
Education.
Welcome to Geneseo!