Bachelor of Science in Education - Secondary Education (English Language Arts)

The secondary education integrated language arts program seeks to improve the quality of teaching in secondary schools by: preparing well-qualified candidates for positions in schools in diverse communities identifying, disseminating and developing a commitment to the use of professional knowledge based on grounded research and established practice cultivating inquiry and reflective practice fostering a commitment to collaboration and lifelong learning among program participants and graduates The secondary education integrated language arts program prepares candidates to teach adolescents and young adults (grades 7-12). Success Candidates who succeed as teachers of adolescents and young adults: know how individuals learn and develop can articulate the central concepts, tools of inquiry and the structures of their discipline effectively collaborate with others demonstrate leadership address issues of diversity with equity use technology to support their practice use assessment to inform their efforts demonstrate pedagogical knowledge are responsible, caring, fair and honest are committed to social justice Career Graduates of the secondary education integrated language arts program assume teaching positions in English/language arts. Secondary education integrated language arts graduates usually elect to teach in Ohio, but graduates teach across the nation.