Courses

The courses you take in the Department of Education depend on which track (grade band for elementary) and specialty you choose. Most courses include a field/clinical experience as part of the course requirements. From your first course as a freshman through your final course during your senior year and ending with your student teaching — you will have actual, hands on, classroom experience. This is what makes our program unique!

We advise you to meet with an education professor your freshman year to discuss your future dreams and plans about teaching in order to plan the right classes. Below are the professors’ names organized by type of certification. 

Education Department Advisors by Type of Certification

Elementary Education

Elementary P-3 and 3-6 Grade bands only
Dr. Susan Brondyk
Dr. Yooyeun Hwang
Dr. Teisha Struik-Kothe
Dr. Alyssa Whitford
Elementary P-3 and 3-6 Grade bands with Early Childhood Minor
Dr. Susan Brondyk
Elementary P-3 and 3-6 Grade bands  with english as a second language k-12 endorsement
Dr. Mihyun Han

Secondary Education

Doug Braschler

Dr. Elizabeth Grimm

Dr. Vicki Lynn Holmes

Dr. Stephen Scogin

Dr. Deborah VanDuinen

Special Education

Elementary p-3 and 3-6 grade bands with special education k-12 (LD and/or ei) endorsement
Susan Cherup  (Freshmen Only)
Dr. Jane Finn
secondary 6-12 english or math minor with special educaiton k-12 (ld and ei)
Dr. Rebecca Mann

K-12

Faculty	Specialty
Dr. Anne Heath	Visual Arts
Dr. Christina Hornbach	Music
Stu Fritz	Physical Education/Health
Nancy Kamstra	Physical Education/Health
Dr. Daniel Woolesy	World Language