Catalog 2007-2008
Graduate School of Education and Counseling
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Early Childhood/Elementary Authorizations
Lewis & Clark offers a full-time, 13- or 14-month program for beginning educators in early childhood/elementary education. There are two areas of emphasis for beginning teachers, each organized around a year of supervised teaching in a Portland-area school, combined with coursework on campus and additional practicum experiences. The Early Childhood/Elementary Program prepares students for an Initial Teaching License to teach children age 3 through grade 8 in preschools, elementary schools, and self-contained classrooms in middle schools.
Lewis & Clark College is committed to preparing teachers who will assume leadership roles in their schools and communities, and who link schools to the community through real-world problem solving and curriculum development. Candidates and their students learn to work with actual problems, challenging children to develop and contribute solutions to community issues. Candidates graduate from this program prepared to teach children from age 3 in a preschool through grade 8 in an elementary school, in addition to grades 5 and 6 in a self-contained classroom in a middle school.
The three early childhood/elementary cohorts progress through the same courses and supervised teaching requirements. The elementary preservice program consists of 40 semester credits – 39 of those credits are exactly the same. One credit hour class distinguishes each cohort. These cohort-specific classes meet one morning a week during the fall semester. The Language and Literacy Cohort observes and studies best practices in literacy instruction at a local partnership school. Likewise, the Math cohort observes, studies and gains practical experience in math instruction at a local partnership school. The Science, Math and Technology cohort studies real world problem solving through a book by the same title and gains practical experience accessing resources, organizations and agencies within the community.
Licensure Requirements
First Summer
ED 513A/513B Summer Practicum (513A, Early Childhood; 513B, Elementary), 1 semester hour each
ED 550 Social, Historical, and Ethical Perspectives on Education, 2 semester hours
ED 559 Math for Early Childhood, 1 semester hour
ED 561 Child Development, Learning, and Exceptionality, 2 semester hours
ED 568 The Arts, Culture, and Creativity, 2 semester hours
ED 569 Health and Physical Education, 1 semester hour
SCI 555 Field Natural History, 1 semester hour
Fall Semester
ED 510 Literacy Connections Practicum
ED 512 Real-World Problem Solving Practicum, 1 semester hour
ED 514 Intern Practicum I (Early Childhood or Elementary), 2 semester hours
ED 519 Math Connections Practicum
ED 562 Elementary School Mathematics, 3 semester hours
ED 565 Reading I: Literacy Development, Pre-K–8, 2 semester hours
ED 567 Language Arts and Literature, Pre-K–8, 2 semester hours
SS 578 Inquiry/Teaching/Assessment: A Social Justice and Cultural Framework, 2 semester hours
Spring Semester
ED 515 Intern Practicum II (Early Childhood or Elementary), 8 semester hours
ED 563 Classroom Management and Inclusion, 2 semester hours
ED 566 Reading II: Literacy Development, K-8, 2 semester hours
SCI 580 Science and Children, 2 semester hours
Summer Session 1 Interns continue school placement for 4 1/2 days per week until the end of the K-12 school calendar. Interns may apply for their teaching license upon completion of these courses.
M.A.T. Degree Requirements
A minimum of 40 semester hours including licensure. Requirements in addition to those listed above for licensure are distributed as follows:
ED 555 Experience and Meaning, 1 semester hour (offered Summer Session 2)
Graduate Core Requirement
A minimum of 2 semester hours and one Core convocation