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Secondary Education

Welcome to the Secondary Education Program at Seton Hall University!  Our program serves the needs of college students seeking careers as middle and high school teachers. We offer certification in the fields of art, English, mathematics, music, science, social studies, and world languages.

Program Overview

Promoting Professional Practice
Throughout the years as a Secondary Education major at Seton Hall, secondary teaching candidates will examine purposes of and current issues in education, become familiar with current curricula in their field, and develop their skills in classroom planning, teaching, and assessment. In addition, candidates work closely with both faculty and mentor teachers in local schools.  

Mission Statement 
At Seton Hall University, we strive to develop competent, socially conscious, reflective practitioners.

The Faculty

Professor Greer Burroughs
428 Jubilee Hall
(973)275-2726
burrougr@shu.edu
Advisor for History majors

 

Dr. Jim Daly
409 Jubilee Hall
(973)275-2726
dalyjam@shu.edu
Advisor for History, Art and Music majors as well as undecided students

 

Dr. Roberta Devlin-Scherer
440 Jubilee Hall
(973)761-7457
Advisor for English, Math and Science majors

 

Dr. Dan Katz
429 Jubilee Hall
(973)275-2724
Advisor for English, Math, and Science majors

 

Dr. William (Bill) McCartan
441 Jubilee Hall
(973)275-2727
Chair of the Educational Studies Department
Advisor for World Language majors

 

Dr. Juan Cobarrubias (graduate students only)
443 Jubilee Hall
(973)761-9617
Director of the Bi-Lingual Bi-Cultural Program

 

 

Program Description
Students declare a major in Secondary Education and a second major in an academic field (e.g. English, History, Mathematics, Science, World Languages) in their Freshman year.  Over the course of 4 years, students complete 30 hours in professional education classes, a major course of study in their academic field and a minimum of 60 hours of classes in the liberal arts. Students are advised by both secondary education faculty and by faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences. They need to maintain a 2.75 GPA to continue in the program and 126 credits for graduation.

 

Through their work at Seton Hall, secondary candidates become competent by learning about their subject areas and how to teach them, become socially conscious by examining what it takes to help all students learn, and become reflective by understanding not only what they know but also how they know it and what works and why. A professional portfolio, described further below, is developed throughout the program that illustrates these program principles and displays each teacher candidate’s work.

 

 

Secondary Education Course Schedule

Year 1
- Fall: EDST 1501: Education in the United States, Past and Present
- Fall: EDST 3510: Culture Community and School
(12-15 Liberal arts credits each semester (includes BMIE 1001: Computer Fundamentals)

Year 2
- Fall: EDST 1301: Educational Psychology and Classroom Practice
- Spring: EDST 2003: Instructional Theory into Practice
(12-15 Liberal arts credits each semester)

 

Year 3
- Fall: EDST 3301: Education Evaluation
- Spring: EDST 2501: Introduction to Philosophy of Education and Curriculum Development
- Spring: EDST 3700: Integrating Curriculum and Technology
(12-15 Liberal arts credits each semester)

 

Year 4

- Subject-Specific Methods Course
- Spring: EDST 4500 (full-time student teaching & seminar)
(12-15 Liberal arts credits in Fall)

 

 

Field Experience
Our students complete diverse field experiences in both middle and high schools and suburban and urban settings in the area. Early in the program, a focused tutoring program enables Seton Hall teacher candidates to see the difficulties students face in learning basic skills and new material and discover patterns of errors students make that block their learning. Candidates discover ways to help students gain confidence in their ability to achieve and overcome obstacles that hinder their learning potential.  Additional field experiences encourage secondary candidates to explore a variety school settings as well as unique ways to approach teaching their subject matter. Candidates observe and assist in a mentor teacher’s classroom, leading small groups in project-based learning, and guest teaching.  Supervised by faculty and adjunct faculty from the college, candidates work closely with their mentor teachers. These experiences are supported on campus by course assignments that draw on the work done in classrooms.

 

 

ePortfolio and Portfolio Handbook
Students develop a personal portfolio based on professional teaching standards that is saved electronically.  Not only does this project help demonstrate what they have learned over time in the program, but it also offers a ready source of examples the candidate can provide future employers, view with pride, and share with family and friends.

A Portfolio Handbook, an ePortfolio on developing a portfolio with samples of Seton Hall teacher candidate work, can be found at http://pirate.shu.edu/~devlinrb/indexport.html

 

 

The College of Education and Human Services and the University

The Secondary Education Program is in the Educational Studies Department. Dr. William McCartan serves as Department Chair. Also within the department are the following programs: Elementary Education/Special Education (Dr. Debbie Zinicola and Dr. Grace May, Co-Program Directors); Professional Development (Dr. Rosemary Skeele).

 

There are two other Departments within our college: Administration and Supervision (Dr. Charles Mitchel, Department Chair); Professional Psychology and Family Therapy (Dr. John Smith, Department Chair).

Dr. Joseph DePierro is Dean of the College of Education and Human Services. The College of Education and Human Services is one of several colleges and schools that together comprise Seton Hall University. The others are:

 

Professional Partnership Schools
The College of Education and Human Services and the Cranford Public Schools in Cranford, New Jersey have established a professional development school relationship. Summit, West Orange and Newark are among the schools that serve as partner sites. For students in the Secondary Education Program these partnerships offer opportunities to work with and learn from outstanding practitioners in these schools. The relationships are dynamic and flexible, and may include tutoring, special projects, field experiences and student teaching.

Porfessors Greer Burroughs and Lourdes Mitchel serve as the Seton Hall PDS Liaisons at Cranford Professional Development School.

 

 

Links
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