Childhood
Education
(Grades 1-6)
The College of Saint Rose is
renowned in the field of education for producing teachers who
are well trained and highly qualified. In the past three years,
98% of our education graduates passed the required New York State
Teacher Certification Exam. Our high passing rate ranks Saint
Rose as one of the top teacher education programs in New York
state, along with Teachers College of Columbia University, New
York University and Syracuse University. As a Saint Rose elementary
education graduate, you will be well prepared for teaching in
your own elementary school classroom and reaching our nation’s
children through your creativity, knowledge of teaching methods
and values-based education.
THE SAINT ROSE DIFFERENCE
As an early childhood (elementary) education major at The College
of Saint Rose, you will:
- build a professional portfolio that highlights your teaching
experiences and lesson planning ability;
- have diverse teaching experiences in urban, suburban, and
rural school districts, as well as in after-school programs;
and
- gain critical experience in inclusive classrooms. You also
will choose from among eight academic concentrations which are
comprised of 30-33 credits and designed to prepare you for teaching
the New York state learning standards in grades 1-6 recently
passed by the New York state Board of Regents. The School of
Education faculty actively collaborates with faculty in the
various content-area disciplines to provide extensive advisement
for students throughout the program.
Concentrations include:
- American Studies
- Biology
- Earth Science
- English/Language Arts
- General Science
- Mathematics
- Social Studies
- Spanish
Grades 7-9 Extension
Saint Rose offers all elementary education majors the unique opportunity
to extend their teaching certification to grades 7-9 in their
concentration area. The coursework for the concentration provides
most of the required coursework to obtain the grades 7-9 extension.
Extensions are available for English, languages other than English,
math, social studies, biology, chemistry, earth science and physics.
OUR MENTORING FACULTY
The School of Education faculty will guide you as you travel on
your journey from student teacher to education professional. Each
professor is a practitioner and informed scholar who has valuable
classroom experience. They’ve been there, at the front of the
class looking out at a sea of young faces, each child at a different
learning level. Saint Rose faculty members regularly publish and
present at regional, state, national and international conferences,
providing their students with the opportunity to participate in
a scholarly community and exposing them to various resources for
continued professional development.
Student Education Association
You will be nurtured through faculty coordinated organizations
such as the Student Education Association, which sponsors events
in the interest of children.
Kappa Delta Pi
The School of Education holds a charter in Kappa Delta Pi, the
international honor society for educators—a prestigious organization
to which many Saint Rose education professors belong. Students
who are in the top 15-20 percent of their degree program and who
are recommended by faculty are invited to membership in Kappa
Delta Pi.
FIELD EXPERIENCE
In the elementary education program, all field experiences are linked
to coursework and you will complete 100 hours of field experience
in various education settings including urban, suburban, rural and
high-needs districts as well as at a variety of grade levels prior
to student teaching. Several courses have field experience requirements
that range from 10 to 20 hours each and the faculty members who
teach the courses supervise each experience.
Student Teaching
The elementary education student teaching component consists of
two seven and one-half-week student teaching placements in grades
1-3 and 4-6. During the first week of each placement, you will
conduct an analysis of the classroom, school, school district
and surrounding community in an effort to better understand your
experience and help you more effectively meet the needs of your
pupils.
Examples of Saint Rose field experience opportunities include:
- classrooms in the Albany City, Bethlehem, Cohoes and Guilderland
School Districts, all of which are just a short distance from
the College;
- after-school programs sponsored by community agencies such
as the Albany YMCA, the Albany Boys’ and Girls’ Club,
and the Jewish Community Center;
- after-school programs sponsored by elementary schools in the
Albany City School District; and
- the America Reads program in the Albany City School District.
FACILITIES
Our current School of Education facilities include:
- Curriculum Library—includes educational materials for
children, examples of textbooks used in elementary schools,
teacher resources for planning and teaching, and curriculum
guides from the New York State Education Department and various
school districts;
- Test Library and Children’s Book Collection—students
can utilize these resources for their planning and instruction
in field experiences and while student teaching;
- Education Microcomputer Laboratory—20 microcomputer stations
and a library of educational software to help students acquire
technology skills that will enhance their teaching and employment
prospects;
- Neil Hellman Library—contains over 200,987 volumes, 945
periodical subscriptions and a collection of 265,734 microfilms.
Membership in the Capital District Library Council and OCLC
network provide access to materials from libraries nationwide
through inter library loan. The library’s public workstations
provide access to the online catalog, CD-ROM databases and the
World Wide Web; and
- Pauline K. Winkler Speech-Language-Hearing Center—offers
preschool programs for children with special needs. Here, elementary
education majors complete observations and gain hands-on experience
without leaving the Saint Rose campus
CAREERS
As a Saint Rose elementary education graduate, you will be the
highly skilled and experienced teacher that potential employers
are looking for. That’s why 90 percent of elementary education
graduates accept teaching positions within one year of graduating
from Saint Rose. The College’s Career Development Center
works closely with the School of Education to provide career services
including teacher job fairs and workshops which have resulted
in significant numbers of education graduates acquiring teaching
positions in the Capital Region and nationwide, since New York
has reciprocal certification agreements with various states in
the Northeast.
GRADUATE STUDY
The bachelor’s degree in elementary education that you earn
from Saint Rose will grant you initial certification in this field.
However, in order to gain professional certification, you must earn
a master’s degree in elementary education or a related field
such as special education, literacy, early childhood education,
or middle level education in order to obtain professional certification.
While some of our students pursue graduate study at other institutions,
many education graduates choose to pursue their master’s
degrees with the faculty they have come to respect as mentors.
MODERATE PRICE AND AGGRESSIVE FINANCIAL
AID
The College of Saint Rose has one of the lowest tuitions of all New
York state private colleges and we offer a variety of scholarships,
including multicultural and academic talent. More than 90% of our
students receive several forms of financial
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I always find it exciting
to see
and feel students’ enthusiasm
for their work with children
during their field experiences.
Their creativity and response
to children’s individual differences confirms our efforts as
professors.
Rosemary Cameron,
The Thelma P. Lally School
of Education
Experienced teachers who take our students
into their class- rooms for field experiences remark that they
enjoy the fresh outlook evidenced by our students, and enjoy the
harmonious exchange of ideas.
Lisa Yezzi,
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