Education Department
Professional, state and college standards guide your curriculum and assessments of skills, knowledge and dispositions. We want to guide you to help all students learn and prepare you to be a life-long learner. According to MEA-MFT’s Montana Certified School Staff Salary Schedules 2006-2007, the national average for the entry-level salary for elementary education was $31,704 in 2004 and is projected to be $35,661 for 2007.
If you pursue teacher certification you will work in the classroom early and become actively involved with the students. During many of your school placements, professors will coach you while you are in the classroom. You will spend over 600 hours in the classroom during your four years at Carroll. The professors within the department have diverse expertise and are involved in various endeavors that promote education. They are life-long learners, researchers, communicators, and educators who share their insight and experiences in the classroom and in the field. They are here to help you succeed.
A Carroll education is private and affordable. Smaller classes provide more potential for personal interaction with professors. Curriculums are designed to prepare students for graduate school and success in professional careers. Employers throughout the Northwest and graduate schools across the country acknowledge Carroll’s academic excellence. Contact Dr. Roderick M. Thronson (rthronso -is-at- carroll -dot- edu) today to learn more about the Department of Education: Heath, Physical, and Teacher at Carroll College.
Many major options to choose from
Through the Department of Education: Health, Physical and Teacher, Carroll College offers majors in elementary education, health and physical education (with areas of concentration), social studies for secondary education, and teaching English to speakers of other languages, as well as minors in health and physical education (K-12), reading (K-12), and special education (K-12). In addition, other major and minor programs that lead to teacher licensure in 5-12 and K-12 are offered through other departments.
Students interested in secondary teaching fields can obtain teacher licensure through course work offered by Carroll’s Department of Education: Health, Physical and Teacher. Students completing a secondary education major and minor or a single, broadfield major will be recommended for a Class II Secondary Teaching License, which qualifies the holder to teach in grades five through 12.