TEACHING DEGREE
ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
It is exciting and meaningful work to develop the next generation. Explore AU’s elementary education teaching program and scholarship!
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Becoming an elementary education teacher is a rewarding career and calling, and we’re here to prepare you to achieve your goals to impact future generations. An elementary education major at Anderson University prepares candidates to teach kindergarten through grade 6.
All elementary education majors must select a minor along with their elementary major. A minor does not have to lead to licensing, but the department strongly suggests you choose a concentration that will enhance your major, such as the reading minor or the special education minor (mild intervention). We focus on teacher preparation both in the classroom and in the field, leading to success on licensing exams.
Shape the Future, one classroom at a time.
EXPLORE ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
In preparing for careers as elementary educators, students participate in classroom observations, as well as completing a semester of student teaching. Students may also volunteer for organizations, like College Mentors for Kids, in a variety of capacities that both serve the community and broaden their experience working with young people.
Classes
- Introduction to Mild Disabilities
- Organization & Management for the Elementary Classroom
- Foundations in Reading Instruction
- Child & Adolescent Development
View the full list of courses for the elementary education major.
Scholarships
Indiana State Grants that help fund your education as a teacher:
Explore TEACH Grants
Anderson University participates in the Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant program. A TEACH grant is a non-need-based grant provided to students who intend to teach, in order to help pay for their postsecondary education.
As a condition for receiving a TEACH grant, a student must agree to teach full-time for at least four years as a highly qualified teacher in a high-need field, in a school or educational service agency (ESA) serving low-income students, within eight years of completing or otherwise ceasing to be enrolled in the program of study for which the student received the grant.
If the student does not meet the TEACH grant service obligation terms, all TEACH grant funds received will be converted to a direct unsubsidized loan that must be repaid in full, with interest charged from the date of each TEACH grant disbursement.
At Anderson University, TEACH grants are offered to undergraduates who meet the 3.25 GPA requirement and have been admitted into the teacher preparation program (TPP). The Department of Teacher Education director approves the TEACH grant for each year a student applies.
Meet our teacher education faculty during your campus visit.
_ Department of Teacher Education
Dr. Rebekah Baker
Associate Professor of Education
Dr. Anna Epperly
Department Chair of Teacher Education
Amanda Hosier
Assistant Professor of Education and Director of Field Experiences
Courtney Porter
Administrative Lead
Dr. Katy Sample
Associate Professor of Education
Dr. Jeffrey Trotter
Professor of Education
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