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• Technology
, using the wide array of technological tools for teaching, communicating,
and lifelong learning.
• Licensure
, completing the requirements to obtain a Collegiate Professional License
for Virginia in one or more endorsement areas.
• (Graduate) Research
, identifying, locating, analyzing, applying, and presenting
research literature as well as original research studies that ultimately improves
student learning.
• (Graduate)Leadership skills
, identifying areas of need, seeking solutions, and
actively participating in strategies and programs that positively impact student
achievement and behavior.
The cooperative involvement of the total college faculty and public school practitioners
is built into the planning, administering, and evaluating of the Teacher Education Program.
Teacher licensure candidates who have been admitted to the program are evaluated
continuously in order to maintain eligibility for the program and to assure that teacher
licensure candidates who complete the program meet the highest standards. Teacher
licensure candidates seeking teacher licensure in Virginia major in a liberal arts or science
area and receive either the Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree.
The teacher education programs have been aligned with the Virginia
Standards of
Learning
(SOLs) and have been reviewed and approved by the Virginia State Board of
Education and the Bluefield College liberal arts and education faculty. Bluefield College
offers programs leading to initial teacher licensure in the following endorsement areas at
the undergraduate level (*also available on graduate level):
Secondary Grades 6-12
*Career and Technical Education: Business Information Technology
English
*History and Social Sciences
Mathematics
*Science-Biology
Science-Chemistry
Grades preK-6
Elementary Education preK-6
Elementary and Secondary Grades preK-12
Health & Physical Education preK-12
*Music Education – Instrumental preK-12
*Music Education – Vocal/Choral preK-12
*Theater Arts PreK-12
*Visual Arts preK-12
Elementary and Secondary Grades K-12
Special Education: General Curriculum, K-12
Add-on Endorsements
Journalism (Add-on)
Mathematics – Algebra I (Add-on)
Speech Communication (Add-on)