B.A. in Education

Mission

Under the umbrella of LAU’s Vision, the Mission of the Education Program is to prepare professional K-12 teachers who are academically well grounded in both their subject matter, and pedagogy, and to enable experienced educators to update their knowledge and skills..

Educational Objectives

The Education Program aims to prepare teachers who demonstrate:

Relevant Knowledge – This includes:

Depth and breadth in subject, and in content.
General pedagogical knowledge.
Specific pedagogical content knowledge.
An awareness of the professional standards.
An awareness of the developmentally appropriate practice (in early childhood education).
An awareness of the national curriculum objectives and standards.

Practical Skills

Diverse approaches to instruction, and assessment.
Effective classroom management strategies.
Motivational strategies.
Strategies to promote higher-level thinking.
Guidance and Discipline methods.

Appropriate Attitude

Readiness to develop authentic relationships with students.
Readiness to establish a democratic and socially just, learning environment.
Readiness to reflect on one’s practice, and continuous learning.

Learning Outcomes

Graduates in the Bachelor of Arts in Education will be able to:

Develop clear and measurable instructional objectives.
Prepare yearly, term, and unit plans to adequately address curriculum content.
Prepare plans for effective instructional cycles, using a variety of instructional approaches appropriate to the content/skill.
Employ effective instructional practices that optimize learning opportunities.
Use appropriate assessment methods, both formative and summative.
Plan and implement effective classroom management strategies.
Employ strategies to motivate students.
Implement strategies that minimize discipline problems.

LAU offers two programs in Education:

Early Childhood Education
Elementary Education

The Early Childhood Education Program prepares students to:

Plan and administer all the aspects of early childhood programs.
Teach young students basic motor and cognitive skills through art, music, creative dramatics, and other techniques.
Use carefully planned teaching strategies based on children’s developmental stages.

The Elementary Education Program prepares students to:

Teach children reading, language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, art, drama, music, and physical education.
Employ teaching strategies, which stimulate children’s thinking and challenge them to learn.
Use the latest instructional tools, and techniques, to make your teaching more effective.

All Programs of study include:

The Core Requirements - These include the General Education courses.

The Emphasis Requirements – These include courses in the content area, such as English, Arabic, Social Studies, Math, and Science, Drama, etc…, and courses in Methods, such as teaching of social studies, Art Education etc…

Practicum and Methodology -

REQUIREMENTS FOR A B.A. IN EDUCATION

General University Requirements (34 Credits)

A. Core Course for all Education Majors (24 credits)

Number	Course	Cr
EDU201	Fundamentals of Education	3
EDU301	School Counseling	3
EDU319	Teaching Reading	3
EDU321	Children’s Literature	3
EDU331	Educational Technology	3
EDU332	Educational Measurement	3
EDU499	Senior Study	3
PSY422	Psychology of Learning	3

B. Methods Courses: 6 credits

Number	Course	Cr
COM337	Creative Dramatics	3
ART333	Art Education	3
MUS301	Music	3
EDU312	TEFL	3
EDU313	Teaching of Science and Math	3
EDU314	Teaching of Social Studies	3
EDU414	Methods and Materials in ECE*	3
* Required for Early Childhood Education.

C. Practicum: 12 credits

Number	Course	Cr
EDU202	Observation and Curriculum	3
EDU419	Internship	3

And one Practice Teaching course:

Number	Course	Cr
EDU420	Practice Teaching, Early Childhood Education	6
EDU421	Practice Teaching, Elementary Education	6
EDU422	Practice Teaching, Elementary Mathematics,	6
	and Science

D. Subject Matter Area Electives (12 credits)

For Early Childhood Education:

Number	Course	Cr
EDU205	Safety and Health	3
EDU213	Introduction to Language	3
———	Other subject matter area courses	6

For Elementary Education:

Choose 12 credits from one or two subject matter areas.