Courses

The courses you take in the Department of Education depend on which track and specialty you choose. Each course is part of an intentionally designed sequence of courses that are meant to be taken in order as the content builds from one course to the next. Most courses include a field placement/clinical experience as part of the course requirements.

From your first course as a freshman through your final course during your senior year and ending with your student teaching — you will have actual, hands on, classroom experience. This is what makes our program unique!

We advise you to meet with an education professor your freshman year to discuss your future dreams and plans about teaching in order to plan the right classes. Below are the professors’ names organized by type of certification. 

Education Department Advisors by Type of Certification

Elementary Education

Elementary P–3 and 3–6 Grade Bands Only

• Dr. Susan Brondyk
• Dr. Yooyeun Hwang
• Dr. Teisha Struik-Kothe
• Dr. Alyssa Whitford
• Becky Witte

Elementary with Early Childhood Minor

• Dr. Susan Brondyk
• Dar Van Kampen

Secondary Education

• Kate French
• Elizabeth Grimm
• Jared McBrady
• Deb Van Duinen

Special Education

Elementary Pk-3 And 3-6 Grade Bands With Special Education (Ld/Ei) Endorsement

• Susan Cherup 
• Becky Mann

Secondary 5-9 And 7-12 Grade Bands With Special Education (Ld/Ei) Endorsement

•  Jane Finn

K-12 Programs

• Mihyun Han – English as a Second Language
• Dr. Anne Heath – Visual Arts Education
• Dr. Christina Hornbach – Music Education
• Carrie Lehocky – Physical Education/Health
• Dr. Daniel Woolsey – World Languages