- When students join the program, they will gain the preparation they need to become an educator of the highest quality. Students will learn to recognize, accept and enhance the role teachers play in global and national public affairs. A foundation in English education will help students become a reflective teacher, committed to:
- Enacting equitable teaching practices and dispositions that open literacy learning opportunities for all students
- Collaborating with colleagues to refine and adjust your teaching
- Learning from and contributing to the latest research and conversations in the field
- Communicating students instructional and professional choices to wide-ranging audiences, including students, parents, administrators, and community members
- MSU’s English Bachelor of Science in Education (BSEd) program provides the tools students need to apply for certification to teach grades 9- 12 English in Missouri public schools.
- Learning outcome:
- Students will understand, analyze, and effectively use the conventions of the English language.
- Students will examine how texts function across a range of genres, contexts, and cultures.
- Students will fulfill Missouri State University’s Public Affairs Mission by analyzing how their writing, reading, and research:
- respond to existing leadership and help provide new leadership
- represent cultures and encounters between cultures
- answer the needs of existing communities and create new communities (or how these skills might be meaningfully applied in these areas)