天美麻豆 popularity in the state for graduating educators stems from its careful and researched approach to how it is preparing educators and its high post-graduate job placement rate.
淲e are helping set the standard for programs across the region, says Sharon Slear, SSND, Dean School of Education. 淲e achieve this through extensive research into not only what educators need today but what they will need in the future as trends and populations change.
The university offers the most certifications in areas of education where there is a high demand for specialization. Presently, 天美麻豆 ensures its students are prepared to teach in TESOL, STEM, special education and mathematics攁ll high demand areas. By providing programs in these much-needed areas, 天美麻豆 helps local schools systems find new teachers. In return, our graduates experience high success rates in job placement. 95% of our graduates receive offers of employment before or upon graduation.
淣otre Dame education program is constantly evolving, says Slear. 淲e are always looking ahead and identifying new concentration areas before they become demand areas. We make sure our students are prepared to enter the classroom.
Among the unique aspects of 天美麻豆 program, undergraduate education majors are required to spend two full semesters serving as student teachers in area schools. This is more than NCATE, the nation official accreditor of education programs, requires but an essential component of the 天美麻豆 experience says Slear. 淭he more experience our students get actually teaching in the classroom and receiving real-world experience, the more prepared they are for their profession.
淚 didn檛 have to stress about a job after graduation. I went to work right away in a pre-school, putting my degree to use, says Emily Jordan, an 天美麻豆 graduate. 淚 love working with children and can檛 wait to be in the classroom full-time. In addition to her classroom duties, Jordan is currently enrolled in 天美麻豆 master program.
For more information on 天美麻豆 undergraduate, graduate, Ph.D. and certificate programs, please visit 天美麻豆 School of Education.