Majors at Ferrum College - Teacher Education

Director of Teacher Education: Nancy S. Beach (Director)
Phone Number: (540) 365-4262
e-mail: nbeach@ferrum.edu

Students desiring to be licensed at the elementary level must major in Liberal Arts and minor in education. Students pursuing a secondary license may major in one of fifteen academic endorsement areas and minor in education. Students seeking an all-level license may major in Art, Dramatic and Theater Arts, Physical Education, Russian or Spanish and minor in Education.

The Ferrum Teacher Education Program prepares students to become teachers in today's restructured classroom. The program challenges them to think about curriculum issues, approaches to classroom management, and alternatives to traditional assessment. They are asked to reflect on current educational policy and to take and defend a stance on such matters. Students make data-driven decisions, consider effective ways to reach and involve learners and develop their own philosophy of education that is constantly examined and refined.

The Ferrum Program produces teachers who believe that all students can learn, who have the strategies and confidence to reach all learners, and who work collaboratively with colleagues, school leaders, and parents to best serve the community. Our goal is to produce teachers who become educational leaders early in their careers.

Ferrum College prepares students for licensure as teachers at the elementary level (K-6), secondary level (6-12), and Physical Education or Art at all-levels (PK-12). We encourage our graduates to be innovators in the classroom who design their own materials using many resources to meet the needs of learners.

THE PROFESSION OF TEACHING COURSES
EDU 202 Issues in Education through Technology
EDU 302 Foundations
EDU 310 Developmental and Diagnostic Reading
EDU 311 The Language Arts
EDU 312 Content Area Reading
EDU 330 The Middle School
EDU 354, 356, or 359 Elementary, Secondary or All-level Strategies
EDU 402 The Student Teaching and Synthesis Experience

See an overview of the Teacher Education Program at Ferrum College

Click for Information on our Institutional Pass Rate & Scores Here

Brief Message from the Director:
A handbook for Teacher Education at Ferrum College is available upon request. This handbook explains the program in detail and identifies the progression of steps for being recommended for a license to teach in Virginia. If you have any questions after reading the handbook please contact Nancy Beach or any other member of the education department. We look forward to speaking with you.

	FACULTY Nancy S. Beach Director of Teacher Education & Coordinator of Physical Education (540) 365-4262 nbeach@ferrum.edu Mark A. Crummey Assistant Professor of Teacher Education (540) 365-4237 mcrummey@ferrum.edu Virginia Seale Assistant Professor of Teacher Education (540) 365-4395 vseale@ferrum.edu Tammy King Instructor of Teacher Education Coordinator of Adult Education for Teacher Education (540) 365-4237 tking@ferrum.edu Greg Soukup Assistant Professor of Physical Education (Teacher Education) 540-365-4401 gsoukup@ferrum.edu Juanita Trotter Student Teacher Supervisor Elementary (540) 365-4401 jtrotter@ferrum.edu Elizabeth Corallo Clinical Faculty Member ecarallo@ferrum.edu Drew Gibbons dgibbons@ferrum.edu Diane Shively Clinical Faculty Member dshively@ferrum.edu Melissa Talley Clinical Faculty Member mtalley@ferrum.edu Robin Whitmer Clinical Faculty Member rbwhitmer@ferrum.edu NEW! » Teacher Education Internship Downloads » Teacher Education Student Teaching Downloads
Director of Teacher Education: Nancy S. Beach (Director) Phone Number: (540) 365-4262 e-mail: nbeach@ferrum.edu Students desiring to be licensed at the elementary level must major in Liberal Arts and minor in education. Students pursuing a secondary license may major in one of fifteen academic endorsement areas and minor in education. Students seeking an all-level license may major in Art, Dramatic and Theater Arts, Physical Education, Russian or Spanish and minor in Education. The Ferrum Teacher Education Program prepares students to become teachers in today's restructured classroom. The program challenges them to think about curriculum issues, approaches to classroom management, and alternatives to traditional assessment. They are asked to reflect on current educational policy and to take and defend a stance on such matters. Students make data-driven decisions, consider effective ways to reach and involve learners and develop their own philosophy of education that is constantly examined and refined. The Ferrum Program produces teachers who believe that all students can learn, who have the strategies and confidence to reach all learners, and who work collaboratively with colleagues, school leaders, and parents to best serve the community. Our goal is to produce teachers who become educational leaders early in their careers. Ferrum College prepares students for licensure as teachers at the elementary level (K-6), secondary level (6-12), and Physical Education or Art at all-levels (PK-12). We encourage our graduates to be innovators in the classroom who design their own materials using many resources to meet the needs of learners. THE PROFESSION OF TEACHING COURSES EDU 202 Issues in Education through Technology EDU 302 Foundations EDU 310 Developmental and Diagnostic Reading EDU 311 The Language Arts EDU 312 Content Area Reading EDU 330 The Middle School EDU 354, 356, or 359 Elementary, Secondary or All-level Strategies EDU 402 The Student Teaching and Synthesis Experience See an overview of the Teacher Education Program at Ferrum College Click for Information on our Institutional Pass Rate & Scores Here Brief Message from the Director: A handbook for Teacher Education at Ferrum College is available upon request. This handbook explains the program in detail and identifies the progression of steps for being recommended for a license to teach in Virginia. If you have any questions after reading the handbook please contact Nancy Beach or any other member of the education department. We look forward to speaking with you.