Franks School of Education

 

Teaching the next generation

You want to teach because teaching matters. You remember the teachers who have made a difference in your life, and you want to have that same impact on many children’s lives. It is greatly rewarding to experience the excitement and challenge of working in a classroom. Trine prepares students for licensure at elementary, middle school, and high school grade levels.

Explore
In small class sizes, with 20 students or fewer, you will interact and collaborate, learning by the methods that you will employ as a teacher in your own classroom. Trine faculty will guide and assist you both on campus and at the schools where you will participate in field experiences.

Experience
Hands-on learning begins your first year in Freshman Practicum, where you will observe students in their classrooms. Each year, your involvement with students at field sites increases, moving from observation to assisting and, finally, full participation, when you are placed in a classroom, full time, working as a student teacher during your fourth year.

Areas of study
As a Trine education major, you will prepare for licensure in the subject(s) and grade level(s) of your choice, including:

Elementary Education (K-6)

Middle School Education (5-9)

Secondary Education (9-12)

• Mathematics
• Science (biology, chemistry, physics)
• Social Studies (history, geography, government, economics, psychology)

All-Grade Education (K-12)

• Health/Physical Education

Excel
Trine graduates enjoy tremendous success. Our graduates are currently passing the examinations required for licensure in Indiana at a rate of 100 percent! Besides working in school districts throughout northern Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan, our graduates are employed all over the United States, from California to Florida to North Carolina.

Accreditation
Trine University’s teacher education programs are accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) as well as the Indiana Department of Education/Office of Educator Licensing and Development. Your degree will offer the preparation you need to go directly into a classroom or continue your education in graduate school.

Contact:
Dr. Suzanne K. Van Wagner Dean
Franks School of Education
1 University Avenue
Angola, Indiana 46703
Phone: 260.665.4200
e-mail: vanwagners@trine.edu