Program Features
- Field-based education courses
- Unique three-strand integrated teaching methods course
- Liberal Arts based education
- Experience with teaching students one-on-one, in small groups,
and in full classes
- Varied training and teaching experiences
- 36 credit area of concentration
- All full-time Faculty have extensive teaching experience and
have earned a doctoral degree
Program Benefits
Students will...
- have many school-based field experiences as part of required
course work
- have opportunities to work with teachers and administrators
in local school districts
- student teach in two different grade levels
- be eligible for local co-op education field placement
- learn integrated teaching methods along with many advanced
instructional approaches
- be prepared for a teaching position in grades K-6
- be eligible for dual-certification, depending upon area of
concentration
Program Outcomes
Recent graduates have been hired for teaching positions in the
following:
- Baldwin - 3rd grade
- Brooklyn - 1st grade
- Bridgehampton - Resource
- Tuckahoe - Resource
- Hampton Bays - 1st grade, 4th grade
- Laurel - 5th grade
- Southold - 1st grade
- Westhampton - Resource
- Richmond, VA - 4th grade
- Palm Beach, FL - 4th grade
Typical Field Placements
School Districts:
- Bridgehampton
- East Hampton
- Eastport
- East Quogue
- Hampton Bays
- Manorville
- Montauk
- Riverhead
- Quogue
- Sag Harbor
- Shoreham-Wading River
- Southampton
- Springs
- Tuckahoe
- Westhampton
Co-op and Internships
- Pre-school facilities
- R.A.S.C.A.L.
- Ukrainian National Assoc.
- The Women Center - SH Hospital
- Peconic Teacher Center
- Suffolk County Girl Scouts
- Various day care centers
- Walt Disney World College
Articulation or Credit Agreements with High Schools or
Colleges
- Accelerated College Entrance courses with several New York
State high schools.
- Nassau and Suffolk Community Colleges.
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