Ohio Wesleyan has been educating teachers for more than 100 years. This experience confirms our belief that the most creative and effective teachers are prepared at strong liberal arts colleges such as ours. Our program emphasizes a solid theoretical base and practical experience.
OWU's teacher preparation program in Early Childhood Education is committed to helping prospective teachers become knowledgeable, caring, competent professionals who are dedicated to nurturing the intellectual, social, and aesthetic growth of young children.
We believe that an in-depth knowledge of content is essential for a successful teacher. To provide flexibility and further enhance the teacher's grasp of the interdisciplinary nature of knowledge, two areas of concentration are required.
Individuals with undergraduate degrees may earn a teaching license by taking courses full time in one of OWU's undergraduate teacher licensure programs. It typically takes four or five semesters to complete the licensure requirements, including a semester of student teaching.
Earth Sciences
Integrated Language Arts
Integrated Mathematics
Integrated Science
Integrated Social Studies
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences: Chemistry
Physical Sciences: Physics
Drama/Theatre
*Foreign Language, Spanish
Music
Visual Arts
*If interested in pursuing licensure in French, German, or Latin, contact the Education Department Chair.
Professor McClure says, "Teachers can meet the mandates of testing and standards by sharing engaging, challenging books of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry with their students, then creating interesting lessons that require students to dig deeply into all kinds of literature.”
Professor White says, “Everywhere I've taught, my starting place is always trying to meet students where they're at and then stretching them to where I want them to go with the course.”
Through an OWU-sponsored Theory-to-Practice Grant, Education Majors Ali Phillips '16 and Whitney Weadock '16 traveled to Costa Rica to attend the Association for Childhood Education International Conference Spring 2016. They attended sessions about synergy, social innovation, and sustainability inside the classroom while meeting, talking, and learning with educators from around the world. They look forward to connecting their future classrooms to others around the world in order to help their students better understand global citizenship and other cultures.
A Good Start School is a five-week, literacy-rich, summer program that helps children adjust to a school atmosphere and learn skills and concepts to help them succeed in kindergarten. With one adult teacher for every five children, students are part of a caring, inviting, and safe learning community. A Good Start School is offered free of charge to eligible families.