Education

Description
Learning Outcomes
Requirements
- Removal from Culminating Clinical Placement

Description

The Professional Education Preparation Program at New England College provides a strong academic and practical educational foundation through experiences, both in the college classroom and in the K-12 field. Students are connected to the world of teacher education through coursework that blends together research-based best practices, application to the field, hands on experiences, and values embedded in social justice. During their time at NEC, students are provided a variety of opportunities to collaborate with their peers, faculty members, and practicing professionals in the K-12 environment. An emphasis on evaluating and synthesizing current educational practices and relevant pedagogy is woven throughout their time here.

Learning Outcomes

Learner and Learning: Demonstrate a commitment to life‐long learning and teaching enhancement while applying learning as a means of becoming agents of change who can effectively identify and meet the needs of diverse learners and communities.
Content Knowledge: Analyze, reflect, and utilize research to improve one’s own practice for continuous engagement and improvement in pedagogy and content area knowledge and standards.
Collaboration:  Engage in professional learning communities to demonstrate an ability to work and effectively communicate with students, school professionals, and community members to understand, negotiate, and influence complex systems.
Professional Responsibility: Establish high standards for professional and ethical practices to demonstrate a commitment to problem solving, decision making and compliance with school, district, state, and federal regulations.

Requirements for the Professional Education Preparation Program

Complete the New Hampshire Criminal History Records check process.
Submit passing scores for the CORE Academic Skills Tests or acceptable SAT or ACT scores.
Maintain a minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average of 2.75.
Complete the Acceptance into the Major Interview with the minimum required score.
Complete a Portfolio with the minimum required score.
Pass all additional standardized assessments required for the specific licensure program.
Complete all requirements for the Culminating Clinical Experience.
Complete all additional requirements as listed on the Gateways to Licensure document provided by the Director of Teacher Licensure.

Removal from Culminating Clinical Placement

There are instances where students may be removed from their Culminating Clinical placement.

Teacher Candidates are expected to adhere to all policies outlined in the NEC Student Handbook, Culminating Clinical Experience Handbook, School District Employee Handbook, and NH Code of Ethics. Any violation of these may result in removal from the school placement, failure of the course, removal from the program, and/or notification to the New Hampshire Department of Education.

Teacher Candidates removed from the NEC campus for conduct violations of the Student Handbook will also be removed from the clinical placement site.
Teacher Candidates asked to leave their clinical placement site by the school district will need to comply regardless of the circumstance. The Director of Teacher Licensure will investigate, and the candidate may be placed at another site, fail the course, removed from the program, removed from the College, and/or reported the New Hampshire Department of Education depending upon the result of the investigation.

Online Delivery

The online undergraduate programs offered for Education: Elementary Education K-6, BA and Education: General Special Education, BA are open to employees in a New Hampshire school district. Courses are delivered online with synchronous sessions.

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