The New Visions Education class provides you with the opportunity to explore a career in the field of education. See Open House PowerPoint: Open House PowerPoint
You will do 2 week rotation in various educational settings (kindergarten; Grade 1 or 2; Grade 3,4, or 5; Middle School; High School; Special Education; English Language Learners; and, Administration, School Counseling, or other specialized roles in education). In each rotation you will work with a master mentor teacher.
You have the opportunity to receive 12 college credits: 3 in SUNY/WCC English Literature and Composition I, 3 in Syracuse University Public Affairs, 3 in Child Psychology from Mercy College and 3 in SUNY/WCC Introduction to Teaching.
The curriculum includes: Learning to Teach, Curriculum and Lesson Development, Classroom Management, Child Development, Meeting the Needs of Individual learners, What Effective Schools and Teachers Do, and Issues in the Field of Education.
As part of the program you will do your own research study in an area of education of interest to you.