UK Middle School Education Program at UK

Updated on May 1, 2008 15:11

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Application Information Sandy Stultz NCATE/EPSB Documents Initial Teacher Preparation NCATE/EPSB Documents Advanced Teacher Preparation	Welcome to the Middle School Education Program at the University of Kentucky! We are particularly proud that you are interested learning more about this most challenging teaching experience. Students with whom you will be working mature, learn, and explore at different rates, seemingly in different directions during their Middle School Experience. As a classroom teacher engaged in working with young people during this time in their life, you will make similar discoveries about better ways to teach, to manage a classroom, to help a child learn. Sandy Stultz is Chair of the Middle School Program. Our Middle School Program Faculty has educators from within the College of Education, faculty from the University community, the Professional Educators from the Bluegrass area, and advanced middle school education students. Interested prospective undergraduate students are encouraged to apply to UK and indicate their strong interest in the middle school education program. You will note that you apply to UK and to the Teacher Education Program. Applications for masters, Rank II, Rank I and doctorate programs must be sent to the Graduate School and to the Director of Graduate Study. The Middle School Education Program is approved by the Kentucky Education Professional Standards Board and the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE).
Program Process Information Professor Laurie Henry	The Middle School Education Program offers a breadth of classroom choices and a wealth of field experiences. The program description and curriculum is laid out in the Curriculum Contract Sheet. The combination of these classroom and experiential activities result in graduates who are prepared for many of the middle school challenges! Program students and faculty communicate by frequent classroom contact, advising sessions and the LISTSERV for Middle School Majors and by their course LISTSERVs. The Middle School Program faculty continuously montior how our program is relevant to the professional challenges so we can adjust our teaching and learning experiences to provide a dynamic preparation for our pre-professional students. Student community activities include the Middle School Association.
Graduation Information	Graduation for our students is extremely important for our program faculty. We take pride in our prepartion for PRAXIS II testing, a standardized test that is recognized by the ESPB for teacher certification. Typically our students do very well on this measure of readiness to teach in the middle schools. The Academic Services and Teacher Certification Office announces test dates and information on graduation deadlines. The web page that shows the certification requirements across the country is frequently visited by people who are graduating.
Middle School Alumni	Our alumni teach in schools across the commonwealth and many of the 50 states. Middle School Educators are in great demand across the country; employment opportunities abound!
Middle School Resources	The Middle School Program at UK also maintains a professional educators' resource center. In addition several LISTSERVs are directed toward the Middle School Educator.

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