CAREER OPPORTUNITIES FOR A DEGREE IN
Elementary or Physical Education
- Elementary School Teacher
- Physical Education Teacher
- School Administration
- Athletic Director
- Curriculum Developer
- Preparation for Graduate School
The Division of Teacher Education (DTE) at CRC aims to train educators in the areas of quality content preparation, high professional caliber, and deep spiritual connection. Our goal is that our students graduate and go on to serve the educational communities as highly qualified and morally sound educators.
DTE offers a Bachelor of Science in Education (B.S.E.) degree that carries one of two potential foci that have the potential to culminate in licensure:
1. Elementary Education (K-6)
or
2. Health and Physical Education (K-12)
More specifically, the vision of CRCDTE aims to help students along the path to become:
● Dedicated to moral and spiritual principles as modeled by our Savior, Jesus Christ
● Committed to personal integrity and putting the students’ needs first.
● Competent in their chosen academic areas.
● Able to integrate subject-matter content with pedagogy appropriate to their field of study.
● Culturally responsive and responsible, knowledgeable, and appreciative of the diversity among
learners.
● Committed to self-assessment and reflection.
● Partners, educational advocates, and leaders at the school level and in the wider community.
● Users of technology that enhance teaching and learning.
While CRC as an educational institution is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, the programs offered by DTE are further accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation.
DTE also provides options for students in majors outside of DTE to attain minors geared towards education. These minors are listed below and details are available in the menu to the right. Additional, none of these minors carry the the potential to culminate in licensure:
1. Coaching
2. Education Theory
3. Elementary Education
4. Health and Physical Education
5. Sport Performance
Students enrolled in the Education major can choose to pursue any of the three other minors CRC offers, including:
1. Christian Leadership and Management
2. Biblical Studies
3. Business Administration
Chat with an advisor to determine which minor is right for you.
The Code of Ethics for Arkansas Educators defines minimum standards of ethical conduct for all licensed educators. The State Board of Education approved the standards on September 1, 2008. The ADE Rules Governing the Code of Ethics for Arkansas Educators further define these standards and provide a process for investigating alleged violations.
Standard 1: An educator maintains a professional relationship with each student, both in and outside the classroom.
Standard 2: An educator maintains competence regarding his or her professional practice inclusive of skills, knowledge, dispositions, and responsibilities relating to his or her organizational position.
Standard 3: An educator honestly fulfills reporting obligations associated with professional practices.
Standard 4: An educator entrusted with public funds and property, including school sponsored activity funds, honors that trust with honest, responsible stewardship.
Standard 5: An educator maintains integrity regarding the acceptance of any gratuity, gift, compensation or favor that might impair or appear to influence professional decisions or actions and shall refrain from using the educator’s position for personal gain.
Standard 6: An educator keeps in confidence secure standardized test materials and results, and maintains integrity regarding test administration procedures.
Standard 7: An educator maintains the confidentiality of information about students and colleagues obtained in the course of the educator’s professional services that is protected under state law or regulations, federal law or regulations, or the written policies of the educator’s school district, unless disclosure serves a professional purpose as allowed or required by law or regulations.
Standard 8: An educator refrains from using, possessing and/or being under the influence of alcohol or unauthorized drugs/substances and/or possessing items prohibited by law, or possessing or using tobacco or tobacco-related products while on school premises or at school-sponsored activities involving students.
For more information about the Arkansas Educator Code of Ethics, click here.
To become a licensed teacher, you must pass several Praxis licensure assessments. Elementary Education requires an additional test (Foundations of Reading) through Pearson that assesses proficiency and depth of understanding of the subject of reading and writing development.
When registering for a Praxis exam, it is important to know the licensure area for your major* and always use the following test requirements site to ensure you are signing up for the most recent version of any given test: Test Requirements for the State of Arkansas and the Arkansas Department of Education Praxis/Licensure Assessments Website. Please ask your advisor if you have questions about when to take a test.
Praxis Registration Infomation
Teacher candidates have several options for testing locations when registering, including At Home testing for certain Praxis exams and Testing Center locations in the NEA area.
ID Requirements
https://www.240tutoring.com/praxis-prep/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/2118093698276007/ – Praxis Study & Test Prep Group
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZk5AWU1UoVShgcZBwHU3VcSptZFG9VyX – Praxis YouTube Playlist
Arkansas Department of Education Test Prep Webinars
What to expect from the PE Exam
Act 1063 of 2017, the Right to Read Act, states: “Beginning no later than the 2022-2023 school year, each state-approved educator preparation program shall post on its website information describing its program to prepare teachers to teach reading using scientific reading instruction aligned with but not limited to the content measured by the stand-alone reading assessment adopted by the State Board of Education under § 6-17-402.”
Candidates enrolled in Elementary Education K-6 and Special Education K-12 programs must complete coursework and pass the Foundations of Reading test to be considered proficient in scientific reading instruction to obtain a license.
Candidates enrolled in all other licensure area programs must complete the coursework to be considered awareness level in scientific reading instruction to obtain a license.
In 2019, the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education approved (EPP Name) pathways to meet this requirement. The pathways are aligned to the appropriate Foundations of Reading Competencies – Proficiency Level or Foundations of Reading Competencies – Awareness Level.
DESE – Approved Course/Modules lists approved courses/modules for all approved licensure programs in Arkansas.
Crowley’s Ridge College addresses these competencies for Elementary Education K-6 and Physical Education K-12 in the following courses.
Division Chair
zgrimes@crc.edu
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