I’ve noticed some teachers on Yahoo Answers ask questions that I thought would be covered in every Teacher Training program! thought it would be interesting to see what different K-12 teachers did as part of the Teacher Training program. This would also help people thinking of becoming a teacher make decisions about their education.
TWO YEAR BACHELOR OF EDUCATION DEGREE
Entrance requirement: Bachelor’s degree & GPA ~ 3.2
Semester One: two days per week observing classes in a real school, two days on campus. Classes dealing with child development, brain research, classroom management, assessment, learning styles and theories, diversity education and ethical issues.
Semester Two: Still two days of observation in a school, plus two days of classes dealing with curriculum in our chosen subject area. Grade-by-grade curriculum analysis, unit planning, lesson planning and teaching strategies.
Semester Three (Year 2): Four days per week of teaching in a school while observed by a classroom teacher, and one day per week of discussion on campus.
Semester Four: Student-selected options on campus. Choices include special education, counseling, ESL, gifted education and educational leadership.
I go to a top-level university. Bachelor of Education degrees are awarded in two years FOLLOWING the completion of a first Bachelor’s degree.
I don’t know what you people are thinking. ALL CANADIAN UNIVERSITIES (that have Education programs) offer post-degree Bachelor’s of Education degrees in either twelve or sixteen months of full-time studies (not counting summer break). You don’t have to get it from the same university you did your first undergraduate degree in. I think it’s a pretty sad state of affairs when people can’t see beyond their own local borders.
