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EDUCATION

Education
336 Milbank Hall  
854-7072  
www.barnard.edu/education

Childhood Education Program (To Teach Grades 1-6)

This program leads to New York State Initial Certification in Childhood Education (Grades 1- 6). In addition to the liberal arts major, students must complete a total of 26-28 credits as follows: 

Pedagogical Core (Education Program):
EDUC BC 2052y     Seminar in Elementary Multicultural Pedagogy
EDUC BC 2055y, sec 1 Urban School Practicum
EDUC BC 3063x,y Student Teaching in Urban Schools
EDUC BC 3064x,y Senior Seminar on Issues in Urban Teaching

Educational Foundations: (One course chosen from among):

PHIL V 2100 Philosophy of Education
SOCI V 3225y  Sociology of Education
EDUC BC 2032x Contemporary Issues in Education
HIST BC 4542x Education in American History
ECON BC 3012x   Economics of Education

Psychology: One course (in addition to PSYC BC 1001x,y Introduction to Psychology) chosen from among:

PSYC BC 1105x Psychology of Learning with Lab
PSYC BC 1107x Psychology of Learning
PSYC BC 1113y Cognitive Psychology with Lab
PSYC BC 1115y Cognitive Psychology
PSYC BC 1127x,y Developmental Psychology with Lab
PSYC BC 1129x,y   Developmental Psychology
PSYC BC 2134x Educational Psychology
*PSYC W 1420 Human Behavior
*PSYC W 1440 Learning and Motivation
*PSYC W 2220x   Cognition: Memory and Stress
*PSYC W 2280y    Intro to Developmental Psychology

*Courses offered at Columbia

A third course selected from either of the two categories above.

Note: Senior year student teaching may conflict with other opportunities at Barnard (e.g., PSYC BC 3465x, BC 3466y, assisting at the Center for Toddler Development). Students with these interests should arrange their schedules accordingly.

Adolescence Education Program (To Teach Grades 7-12)

Education Electives: Open to all education students. One course may be counted as a second Foundations course for Childhood Education Program only.

EDUC BC 3050x

Science in the City  

Adolescence Education Program (To Teach Grades 7-12)

This program leads to the New York State Initial Certification in Adolescence Education (Grades 7-12) in the fields of English, Foreign and Ancient Languages, Mathematics, the Sciences, and Social Studies. Students must complete a total of 23-26 credits from the following course of study:

Pedagogical Core (Education Program):

EDUC BC 2052y

Seminar in Secondary Multicultural Pedagogy

EDUC BC 2055y, sec 2  

Urban School Practicum

EDUC BC 3063x,y

Student Teaching in Urban Schools

EDUC BC 3064x,y

Senior Seminar on Issues in Urban Teaching

Educational Foundations: One course chosen from among the foundations courses listed under the Childhood Education Program.

Psychology: One course (in addition to PSYC BC 1001x,y Introduction to Psychology) chosen from among the psychology courses listed under the Childhood Education Program, or PSYC BC 3382 Adolescent Psychology.

Students seeking certification in Adolescence Education must also complete 36 credits in the content area for which they seek certification.

English:   A total of 36 credit hours of English

Foreign Languages: A total of 36 credit hours in French, German, Greek, Italian, Latin, Russian, or Spanish

Mathematics:  A total of 36 credit hours of Mathematics

Science:  A total of 36 credit hours in sciences including a minimum of 18 credits of  collegiate-level study in the science or each of the sciences for which certification is sought:  Biology, Chemistry, Physics, or Earth Science. Please note that some applied science courses will not be accepted.

Social Studies:  A total of 36 credit hours, including 6 credits of American History; 6 credits of European or World History; 3 credits of non-Western study; and any other distribution to make 36 credits, chosen from credits in History, Political Science, Anthropology, Sociology, and Economics.

CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

Certification is based on demonstrated quality in fieldwork and academic coursework, requisite hours of practice in the field, completing sessions on state-mandated topics, fingerprinting, and passing three New York State Teacher Certification Exams (NYSTCE). Students fulfill 100 hours of pre-student teaching fieldwork experience (60 hours in practicum plus 40 hours of independent fieldwork), and complete 200 hours of student teaching (100 hours of teaching plus 100 hours of observation at two grade levels within the certification age range). Students are required to complete sessions in Identifying and Reporting Child Abuse, Prevention of School Violence, Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention, and Inclusion of Students with Special Needs. Graduates of the Education Program have a 100 percent pass rate on the NYSTCE.

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE EDUCATION MINOR

The minor requires a minimum of six courses: EDUC BC 3063x,y, EDUC BC 3064x,y, the methods and practicum courses, and two others from the foundations, psychology, and elective courses listed above. The last two courses cannot be counted towards the major.

Urban Studies Specialization in Education

EDUC BC 2032x

Contemporary Issues in Education

PSYC BC 2134x  

Educational Psychology OR

PSYC BC 3382y 

Adolescent Psychology

ECON BC 3012x

Economics of Education

EDUC BC 2052y

Seminar in Elementary Multicultural Pedagogy OR

EDUC BC 2062y

Seminar in Secondary Multicultural Pedagogy

EDUC BC 2055x,y  

Urban School Practicum

Note: Urban Studies majors who wish to pursue certification to teach may also take EDUC BC 3063 Student Teaching and EDUC 3064 Seminar in the Teaching-Learning Process. Please speak with an Education Program faculty member for further details. We encourage you to plan ahead carefully if you wish to pursue this option.

Cooperating Teacher Participants for 2008-2009

Bronx High School of Law & Finance
Chris Dwyer
Xiomara Gonzalez
Lissette Maestre
Anna Posner (BC ’06)
Teriscovkya Smith
Greg van Voohis

Bronx High School of Science
Pilar Olmedo

Central Park East II
Claudia DeLuna Castro
Haydee Dohrn-Melendez
John Kuroda

Humanities Prep
Jeannie Ferrari
Christina Kemp
Manhattan School for Children
Robin Cornett
Caroline Ebrahim
Alli Guarneri
Nicole Reppert
Pam Rios

Marble Hill School for International Studies
J. J. O’Connell

Mott Hall II
Brooke Heiser

P.S. 75 Emily Dickinson School
Jessica Bassik-Kessler
Mayra Fernandez
Lynda Frischer
Debra Griner
Siobhan Heneghan

PS 173
Rozelle Holtz Weinstein (BC ‘01)

Cooperating Schools for Practicum Placements 2008-2009

Elementary
PS 75 Emily Dickinson School
PS 84 Lillian Weber School
PS 163 Alfred E. Smith School
PS 165 Robert E. Simon School
PS 333 Manhattan School for Children

Secondary
IS 247 Dual Language Middle School
MS 54 Booker T. Washington Middle School
MS 862 Mott Hall II
HS 284 Bronx High School of Law and Finance
HS 445 Bronx High School of Science
Columbia Secondary School (M362)
Urban Assembly Academy of Arts & Letters (K492)

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