BACHELOR
OF ARTS IN EDUCATION
GENERAL SCIENCE(5-9)
Mission Statement
The Bachelor of Arts Degree in Education with a specialization
in General Science (5-9) is designed to prepare teacher candidates
to teach general sciences in grades 5 through 9. (GSC Operating
Principles 1,5,6, and 8 of the Glenville State College Mission Statement.)
Goals
A graduate in this program will be:
- Qualified to obtain certification in general science for grades five through nine while meeting the West Virginia Department of Education content standard objectives.
- Able to obtain licensure in the many states with
which West Virginia has reciprocity.
Objectives
A graduate of this program will:
- Able to teach the overarching themes that are an integral part of the WV State Department.
- Able to demonstrate competence in science themes and subject matter to maintain integrity of the subject matter in classroom presentations.
- Able to demonstrate competence in adequate breadth to communicate the interrelationships that exist among the disciplines.
- Trained in developing higher order thinking skills.
- Skilled at implementing hands on experiences in the lab.
- Able to use the appeal of everyday examples in bringing the subject to a personal level.
- ABle to draw concepts from a wide range of traditional topics in science.
- Able to communicate science literacy to a society that needs to understand.
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