The major in Middle School Education at Wilkes University features strong subject matter content preparation and extensive clinical experiences to give students the needed background to be a middle school teacher. The program effectively combines subject matter content and pedagogy and includes coursework in adolescent learning topics such as cognitive development, motivation, and learning styles. In addition to understanding and practicing the use of academic standards and of assessment in instruction, the core Education courses focus on the acquisition of skills, knowledge, methods, curricular technology resources, and strategies that Education students will need to master to promote academic success in middle school classrooms.
The clinical field experience component, which is conducted in partnership with area school districts and agencies, focuses on classroom management, pedagogy, assessment, differentiated instruction, accommodations and adaptations. This experience in the field is directly linked to class work and is supervised by University personnel and host school mentoring faculty.
This major will prepare students to teach middle school-aged children grades four though eight. The major requires a concentration in one of five areas: English, Reading and Language Arts; Mathematics; Science; Social Studies; Mathematics and Science.
