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Elementary Education
OLHCC Department of Education Announces NCATE site visit
March 21 – 23, 2010
B.A./B.S. in Elementary Education Curriculum Guide (PDF)
Elementary Education Degree Plan by Semester (PDF)
Description of Program
The Teacher-Education Program at Our Lady of Holy Cross College seeks to foster stewardship by enabling candidates to become familiar with and to develop a strong commitment to Gospel principles such as serving others in a spirit of compassion, justice, and selflessness. Stewards serve others by giving of themselves with their time, treasures, and talents.
The use of reflection is a means of aiding candidates in articulating their thoughts regarding the attitudes, knowledge, and skills they have acquired in the Teacher-Preparation Program. The development of reflective stewards in the Teacher-Education Program consists of three components: stewards of the heart, stewards of the mind, and stewards of experiential service.
The program content includes educational foundations and instructional design in conjunction with practical and clinical experiences, seminars, internships, and role modeling. Since the program focuses on specific competencies to be mastered, students are evaluated in reference to the predetermined performance standards.
The Teacher-Education Program undergoes continual revision as data are acquired in the field of educational research. On-going evaluations by faculty, students, graduates, and outside agencies are an integral part of the design of the program and are used to improve program efficiency and effectiveness.
The College reserves the right to change any provision, offering, or requirement at any time within the student's period of study.
Student Outcomes of the Teacher-Education Program
Upon successful completion of the Teacher-Education Program, Education majors should be able to Educate the Heart by their ability to
Embrace and display the gospel principles of compassion and justice by recognizing, planning, and implementing
- Strategies to accommodate learning styles and special needs;
- Strategies designed to accommodate behavioral differences; and
- Strategies to create and maintain an environment in which all are treated in a fair and respectful manner.
Exhibit an attitude of selflessness through various acts of professionalism, such as
- Appropriate attire;
- Exemplary attendance;
- Punctuality;
- Positive interpersonal relationships; and
- Proper speech.
Educate the Mind by their ability to
- Exhibit mastery of content in non-professional education courses;
- Demonstrate mastery of pedagogical knowledge;
- Show evidence of mastery of professional knowledge in education courses; and
- Display mastery in the use of technological knowledge to help all students achieve.
Provide Experiential Service by their ability to
- Develop strategies for effective planning to promote student learning;
- Implement "best practices" which are research based and proven effective;
- Reflect on and assess their own performance; and
- Review and assess the performance of their students.
