The teacher education program combines a sound liberal arts background, fieldwork, and studies in human growth and development, curriculum, methods, and materials. Approved by the Pennsylvania State Department of Education, the program prepares students for certification in early childhood, elementary, and secondary education.

• Desire and ability to work with children
• Enthusiasm for teaching
• Ability to handle classroom situations
• Ability to speak and write clearly
• Sense of humor
• Abilities in:
  • Training, instructing, advising, counseling, supervising, directing, assessing, answering questions, making presentations, analyzing, evaluating, planning, making decisions

• Desire to help others
• Enthusiasm
• Energy
• Kindness and compassion
• Persistence
• Integrity
• Desire to expand human potential

Leisure Activities

• Working in a nursery school, day care, or summer camp
• Volunteering or working part time in an elementary or secondary school
• Teaching Sunday School or Bible Camp lessons
• Tutoring
• Volunteering as a scout leader or assistant leader
• Attending education lectures or workshops

• Strengthen communication skills
• Join a debate team to enhance public speaking skills
• Gain experience working with children or adolescents
  • (day care, preschool, nursery school, elementary or secondary school)
• Teach Sunday School
• Work in church or community day care
• Strengthen computer skills
• Expand broad base of knowledge
• Consider taking a speech class
• Tutor
• Learn a second language
• Study diversity issues