Bachelor of Science
Overview
Offered on USF's Tampa and Sarasota-Manatee campuses
USF's Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education is designed for students who wish to pursue a career as an elementary classroom teacher. Our program develops students’ understanding of inquiry, inclusion, innovation and integrated instruction while preparing teachers for a diversity of learners.
The program provides students with learning opportunities through coursework and field experiences that equip students with skills to be highly qualified teachers in diverse settings. Students progress through the program with a cohort of peers and gain experience in primary and intermediate elementary level schools.
Emphasis on Arts Integration at USF's Sarasota-Manatee campus
Our emphasis on an arts integration approach to effective teaching makes receiving
an education degree from the ßÙßÇÂþ» Sarasota-Manatee campus distinctive.
Arts-integrated education emphasizes highly engaging teaching methods that incorporate
elements of the arts to meet the varied instructional needs of diverse learners. Research-based
approaches to arts integration employ teaching practices that demonstrably improve
comprehension and long-term retention.
Under the leadership of Helene Robinson, the Sarasota-Manatee campus arts integration
coordinator, and in collaboration with the Florida Center for Partnerships in Arts-Integrated
Teaching (PAInT), pre-service teachers develop knowledge and skills in effective arts
integration pedagogy through methodology proven to increase student self-management
and create an environment in which students feel empowered to create.
As part of their clinical experience, pre-service teachers create and implement arts
integration lessons at selected partner schools. The final clinical experience culminates
with an action-research project in which pre-service teachers use arts-integrated
methodology to plan, design, implement and evaluate student learning outcomes related
to an identified content skill.
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