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The Pedagogical Content Knowledge for Elementary Teaching (PCKET) Major at Grand Valley State University is designed for students seeking certification at the elementary level. Students will choose to be certified in a PK-3 Grade Band, a 3-6 Grade Band, 或者是y can choose both Grade Bands to be certified to teach PK-6th 成绩. Our professors come from departments across 一堂课, and are subject-area experts in their fields. PCKET students learn content and pedagogy in the academic disciplines that are taught in an elementary curriculum: English language arts, 数学, 科学, 社会研究, 美术, and health and physical education. PCKET faculty engage students in discipline-specific teaching and learning, opportunities for research and scholarly activity in the disciplines, experiences in area classrooms and in the community, and study abroad programs.
The PCKET program at GVSU is dedicated to developing and supporting the highest quality PK-6 teachers, who are grounded in the content of each of the subject-specific disciplines, value inter纪律 teaching and learning, support diverse learners, and commit to the pursuit of academic, life-long learning. Our majors understand that in order to be educational leaders, teachers must be curious, 至关重要的, and engaged academics!
Students will pair this major with the Educational Studies Major 或者是 Special Education Major, offered through the College of Education and Community Innovation. Through the double-major program, students will be prepared in all of the professional and content-specific standards established by the 密歇根 Department of Education. 本质上, students will take courses in subject-matter content along with professional coursework in education.
Students in the PCKET program can earn certification for teaching pre-kindergarten through 3rd grade (PK-3) and/or 3rd grade through 6th grade (3-6). The 3-6 program includes a 9-credit 浓度 in one of four content areas: English Language Arts, 数学, Integrated Science, or Social Studies. Students in either the PK-3 or 3-6 program also have the option of adding courses that will earn them an 支持 in teaching English as a Second Language, or Special Education (K-12).
First, choose your Major Certification: PCKET + Educational Studies 或PCKET + Special Education. Then you need to make some choices.
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PCKET + Educational Studies |
PCKET + Special Education |
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Do you want to earn 2 grade band certifications, so that you can teach PK-6? |
Which grade band would you like to pair it with? |
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If your grade band is 3-6, you must choose a 纪律 浓度 或者一个 支持. Which would you like to choose? |
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Do you want to earn 1 grade band and an 支持 in ESL? |
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Do you want to earn only 1 grade band certification? |
参观 建议 page, found under the Student Resources navigation menu at the top of the page, to learn more.
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