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Application Information Professor Kathy Swan NCATE/EPSB Documents  Professor Linda Levstik |
Welcome to the Social Studies 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 Social Studies 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. Professor Linda Levstik provides leadership in Elementary Social Studies Education. Interested students need to apply to the Elementary Education program and will work with Professor Levstik.
Applications to the MIC Secondary Social Studies Education program are considered once a year (shortly after the 1 February deadline) for the Summer and two-semester program in Secondary Secondary Social Education. You will note that you apply to UK Graduate School, to the Master's with Initial Certification Program, and to the Teacher Education Program. MIC advising answers are availabe on-line. Applications for masters, Rank II, Rank I and doctorate programs must be sent to the Graduate School, to the Director of Graduate Study, and to the Teacher Education Program. The Secondary Social Studies Education Program is approved by the Kentucky
Education Professional Standards Board and the National
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| Program Process Information | The Secondary Social Studies Education Program offers a breadth
of classes
and a wealth of field experiences. The combination of these classroom and
experiential activities result in graduates who are prepared for many of
the Secondary Social Studies challenges! Student community activities include
the Secondary
Social Studies Association. Program students and faculty communicate by frequent classroom contact, advising sessions and the LISTSERV for Social Studies Education Majors and by their course LISTSERVs. The Secondary Social Studies Education 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.
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| 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 Secondary Social Studiess. 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.
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| Secondary Social Studies Alumni | Our
alumni teach in schools across the commonwealth and many of the 50 states. Secondary Social Studies Educators are in great demand across the country; employment opportunities abound!
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| Secondary Social Studies Resources | The Secondary Social Studies Program at UK also maintains a professional educators' resource center. In addition several LISTSERVs are directed toward the Secondary Social Studies Educator. |
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For
Program information contact Kathy
Swan -- Updated on
September 8, 2008 15:14
by the webmaster
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