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REAL Certificate

Director

Dr. Clare Papay

Coordinator

Tiffany Bonnell

Certificate

Raising Expectations for Academic Learning (REAL) Certificate

Education

Founding Dean

Dr. Graciela Slesaransky-Poe (Professor)

Faculty

Christina L. Ager, Ph.D., Professor
Peter Appelbaum, Ed.D., Professor
Kira Baker-Doyle, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Director of Masters and Certificate Programs
Foram Bhukhanwala, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Director of Early Childhood/Elementary Education
Jodi Bornstein, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Chair of Teacher Education
Marc Brasof, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Director of Secondary English and Social Studies Education
Bruce Campbell, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Director of Educational Leadership
Kimberly Dean, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Academic Adviser
Steven P. Gulkus, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Peggy Hickman, P.D., Associate Professor, Director of Doctoral Programs
Augusto Macalalag, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Director of Secondary Math and Science Education and Director of STEM Programs
Kerri Mesner, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Clare K. Papay, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Director of Inclusive Special Education and Executive Director of REAL Certificate Program
Sonia Rosen, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Director of Undergraduate and Graduate Educational Studies Minor/Major
Tanya Santangelo, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Jeffrey Shultz, Ph.D., Professor
Lesley Siegel, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Ellen Skilton-Sylvester, Ph.D., Professor, Director of TESOL and Faculty Mentor
Kathy A. Trainor, Ed.D., Instructor, Coordinator of Early Childhood Education
Kathy Wirth, Ed.D., Instructor, Director Reading Certification Program and Director of the Arcadia Community Learning Center (ACLC)

Degrees and Concentrations

Bachelor of Arts in Education
Students entering as first-semester freshmen will pursue the Pennsylvania Department of Education certification categories—see options below—approved by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Chapter 49.

B.A in Education: Certification in PreK-4
B.A. in Education: Dual Certification in PreK-4 and PreK-8 Special Education
Bachelor of Arts with Five-Year (3+2) program options (includes B.A. in Education and Master of Education) Fifth-year concentrations in the following areas:
Literacy Education in Reading (Reading Specialist Certification)
Literacy Education in Reading plus ESL (includes certification in both areas)
Literacy Education in TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages) (includes multiple pathways)
Secondary Education (English, Mathematics, Social Studies, Science)
Special Education with certification (PreK-8 or 7-12)
Special Education without certification (with certificate options in Autism, Applied Behavior Analysis, and Transition to Post Secondary Life)
Secondary Education (B.A. or B.S. in Secondary Disciplinary Area with minor track in Secondary Education leading to certification)

Biology (7-12)
Chemistry (7-12)
English (7-12)
General Science (7-12)
Mathematics (7-12)
Social Studies (7-12)

Dual Certification in Secondary Education with Special Education (B.A. or B.S. in Secondary Disciplinary Area with Minor in Secondary Education and certification in 7-12 content area and 7-12 Special Education)
Mathematics (7-12) and Special Education (7-12)
English (7-12) and Special Education (7-12)
Art Education K-12 (B.F.A. in Fine Arts with minor track in Art Education leading to certification)

Minors in Education
Education Studies
Secondary Education
Elementary Mathematics Education (See Mathematics in Undergraduate Catalog)

Related Graduate Study at Arcadia University (See Graduate Catalog)

Arcadia offers a wide range of graduate options in a number of subject areas that can help students attain Arcadia certificates, State Certifications, M.Ed, M.A.Ed, and an Ed.D.

Graduate students can pursue one or more of these advanced degrees:

Certification: Early Childhood / Elementary (Pre K-4); Middle School (Grade 4-8); Secondary (Grade 7-12); Dual Certification (PreK-4/Special Ed, 4-8/Special Ed, 7-12/Special Ed), Reading Certification, TESOL, Art Education

Certificate of Advanced Study: Applied Behavior Analysis, Autism, Infant Toddler Mental Health, PA Director’s Credential, Urban Education, Connected Learning, English as a Second Language, STEM, Transition to Post-Secondary Life.

Doctorate in Education with concentration in Leadership

Master of Education or Master of Arts in Education with Concentrations in: Early Childhood Education, Special Education, Secondary Education, Curriculum Studies, Language Arts, Mathematics Education, and Educational Leadership (Supervisory, Principal, and Superintendent Levels).

Graduate students could create an individualized Modular Masters program by combining two or more Arcadia Certificates as a part of their program of study.

Pathways to Study Abroad in Education

Education majors are urged to consider spending a semester abroad. Students who study abroad strengthen their teaching skills through field experiences in schools in another country and enhance their knowledge of the field of education through the courses they take while abroad.

Depending on the program, sophomore or junior year are the most convenient time for Education majors to plan to study abroad. Students are encouraged to make these decisions early in their program in order to adequately plan for appropriate course selection, and in the case of student teaching, to adequately prepare, plan and place students abroad.

Visit the University’s Web site for Pathways to Study Abroad (www.arcadia.edu/pathways). Since it is important that students plan ahead for study abroad, they should consult with their advisers as soon as possible and make their intentions known to the Chair of their department and the Associate Dean of International Affairs.

Programs

• Education, B.A.
• Education, B.A., Pre K-4 Certification
• Educaton, B.A., Pre K-4 and Special Education Pre K-8 Dual Certification

• Education, B.A./M.Ed. Five-Year Program

• Education Studies Minor

• Raising Expectations for Academic Learning (REAL) Certificate

• Art Education Certification
• Secondary Education Certification (Grades 7-12)
• Secondary Math or English and 7-12 Special Education Dual Certification

Courses

• ED 110 Teaching for Learning
• ED 201 Teachers as Researchers and Writers
• ED 211 Assessment and Intervention in Infancy and Toddlerhood
• ED 212 Child and Youth Development
• ED 214 Introduction to Inclusive Education
• ED 216 Teaching Literacy in the 21st Century
• ED 220 Profession of Teaching
• ED 221 Critical Conversations and Fieldwork in Elementary Education
• ED 222 Instructional Techniques in Early Childhood
• ED 226 Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment
• ED 282 Special Education: Professional Skills for Effective Services
• ED 301 Contemporary Issues in Education
• ED 306 Strategies for Emergent and Content Literacy
• ED 306S Strategies for Emergent and Content Literacy
• ED 314 Assessment of Teaching and Learning
• ED 315 Differentiated Instruction in the Inclusive Classroom
• ED 317 The Literacies of Social Studies, Science and Language Arts
• ED 318 Developing Mathematicians: Thinking Teaching and Learning in Elementary Mathematics
• ED 319 Social Studies Methods (K-6)
• ED 323 Early Intervention
• ED 324 Elementary Science Methods
• ED 337 Developmental Content Area Reading
• ED 375 Managing an Inclusive Classroom
• ED 387 Pre-Student Teaching
• ED 389 Independent Study
• ED 394 Supporting Students with Low-Incidence Disabilities
• ED 411 Designing Learning Environments
• ED 412a Curriculum and Methodology for Grades 7-12: English
• ED 412b Curriculum and Methodology for Grades 7-12: Social Studies
• ED 412c Curriculum and Methodology for Grades 7-12: Mathematics
• ED 412d Curriculum and Methodology for Grades 7-12: Science
• ED 416 Student Teaching: Early Elementary/Special Education
• ED 417 Student Teaching: Secondary
• ED 418 Human Development: School Years K-12
• ED 419 Undergraduate Student Teaching Practicum, Art Ed, K-12
• ED 423 Multilingual and Multicultural Assessment
• ED 459 Professional Seminar & Practicum in Special Education

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