The School of Education seeks to transform lives in a learning community centered on excellence and service in education, providing a distinctive context for the professional preparation of teachers. The secondary education major with initial teacher certification in grades 9 through 12 prepares you to become a caring leader engaged in innovative teaching, collaboration and reflective practice.
Program Overview
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Through significant intellectual study and a diverse set of field and service-learning experiences, Rockhurst secondary education majors acquire the knowledge, skills and disposition necessary to instruct diverse learners as a secondary teacher in the 21st-century classroom.
Students in the secondary education major will double major in their concentration area: biology, business, chemistry, English, French K-12, mathematics, physics, social science or Spanish K-12.
Rockhurst also offers Bachelor of Arts degrees in Elementary Education, Special Education, and a Minor in Educational Studies.
Learning Outcomes
The Missouri Teaching Standards convey the expectations of performance for professional teachers in Missouri. The standards are based on teaching theory indicating that graduates become effective teachers who:
- Exercise discipline-specific content knowledge.
- Plan and utilize innovative, evidence-based teaching strategies.
- Assess and adjust teaching methods according to the needs of individual learners.
- Gain awareness and feel empowered to work within diverse settings.
Program Outcomes
Our accredited bachelor of secondary education degree fosters inquiry, intellectual creativity and evidence-based decision-making skills to equip you to face challenges in today’s global society.
Secondary Education Teacher
Instructional Designer
Online Instructor
Instructional Coach
Innovation Specialist
School Counselor
Principal
Education Coordinator
Course Map
Degree and class descriptions and requirements can be found by clicking on the course catalog listing below:
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Students will develop proficiency with a wide range of software applications and examine and evaluate educational software programs. Students will also examine emerging information technologies that show promise in the field of education and explore how these technologies might be of assistance in meeting the needs of diverse learners through differentiated learning.
The physical, social, emotional, and cognitive development of children and adolescents will be examined in this course. Motivational and learning theories and theorists will be explored, applying theory and research to today’s diverse classroom settings.
This course is designed to help pre-service teachers organize an enriched learning environment and develop strategies for managing and motivating students to help them become better and more responsible learners. This course is an introduction to the theory and application of management techniques that provide the basis for an effective, efficient, and positive classroom climate.
Students serve as interns in local secondary schools and work closely with cooperating teachers and university mentors for fifteen weeks to experience first-hand the responsibility for planning and implementing instruction in their major content field. Students initially observe, and then gradually assume responsibility for all classroom activities. The course is part of the Professional Semester.
Degree Info
- STEAM Studio
- Kappa Delta Pi, international honor society in education
- Lead to Read Program
- Study Abroad in Carpi, Italy
- Service-Learning Opportunities
- Outstanding field experience placements in the KC Metro Area, including public, private and parochial schools.
- Secondary education students will have an education adviser, as well as an adviser in their chosen certification area.
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