Changes for education program scheduled for Fall 2007
By Leanna Gable
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Assistant Editor
Changes in the Teacher Education programs offered by the University System of Georgia will go into effect next fall.
There are six new courses for Early Childhood Education majors, and three to four new courses for Middle Grades Education and Secondary Education.
According to Dr. Robert Page, social sciences division chair, the math and science requirement changes are meant to add substantially to the skills of the Early Childhood Education majors. There will be a new math replacing the current MATH 2205. It has the number 2008, but it still has no title.
Page also stated that there will be new requirements in science. Instead of being allowed to choose six hours from any science field, Teacher Education majors will be required to take more specific classes such as Human Anatomy and Physiology.
There are three new education-area classes that will replace Introduction into Education, Introduction to Exceptional Children, and Human Growth and Development. They are Investigating Critical and Contemporary Issues in Education, Exploring Learning and Teaching, and Exploring Socio-Cultural Perspectives on Diversity in Educational Contexts.
Page said that he intends to “send out a general e-mail” informing students of the changes. He says that most education majors who currently are in the program have “a lot to do between now and [next] fall.” There is also a statement reflecting the changes in the new catalog, which has been delayed in the print process.
Dr. Virginia Carson, vice-president for academic affairs, recommends that Secondary Education majors finish the education portion of the program before next fall.
Carson says that the new program is designed to help current students “meld into the program without great disadvantage.” She also says that she will suggest a “multi-pronged approach” to informing education students of the changes.
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