Teaching is not simply a career, it’s a calling to form the next generation of thinkers. That’s why we take our Education program very seriously. We aim to provide you with everything necessary to feed the hungry hearts and souls of the students who will ultimately be placed in your care.
1. Proficiency in Teaching Strategies – In this program, you’ll analyze learning theories and their application in a classroom setting. You’ll learn the process of planning for and choosing effective instructional strategies to enhance student learning and how to effectively and appropriately integrate different types of technology into the instructional process.
2. Classroom Management – You’ll grasp the major theories animating educational and classroom management at the micro and macro levels. Topics will include: student behavior, discussion of effective classroom rules and procedures, school safety, parental involvement and strategies for creating a positive, safe environment to meet the needs of all students.
3. Practical Knowledge of Educational Psychology – Examine learning theories and models of teaching with particular attention to examining the philosophical, developmental and psychological roots of various approaches. In doing so, you’ll more accurately assess current trends in schooling and the psychological and cultural foundations behind them.
Associate Professor of Education
Email:
kathy.christensen@avemaria.edu
Phone:
(239) 304-7932
Office:
Canizaro Library 230
Chair of the Education Department; Assistant Professor of Education
Email:
abigail.fuller@avemaria.edu
Phone:
(239) 280-1631
Office:
Canizaro Library 229
Associate Professor of Education, Director of M.Ed. in Catholic Educational Leadership
Email:
dan.guernsey@avemaria.edu
Phone:
Office:
5050 Ave Maria Blvd., Ave Maria, FL 34142
