Middle Level/High School Program

Program details

Total credit hours: 40
Program start date: June
Program length: 13 months of full-time study
View the current program of study in the course catalog

"After being in my internship site, I better understand how to navigate a school and work with other faculty, counselors, and families. I know what it’s like to build relationships over time." —MLHS program graduate

Lewis & Clark’s program for beginning educators in middle and high school (grades 5-12) is focused on education and adolescent development and learning. One of the unique features of the program is our emphasis on pedagogical content knowledge. Accordingly, beginning educators specialize their study in one of the following content areas:

• Mathematics (Program Coordinator: Kasi Allen)
• The sciences (biology, chemistry, physics, integrated science) (Program Coordinator: Jerry Kuykendall)
• Social studies (Program Coordinator: Paul Copley)
• English language arts (Program Coordinator: Kim Campbell)
• Music (Program Coordinator: David Becker)—Not offered in 2010-2011
• Art  (Program Coordinator: Jan Glenn)

Lewis & Clark also prepares you to be a researcher in your own classroom. These two key features—attention to subject-area pedagogy and research—are critical foundations that will help you serve the needs of learners and keep you intellectually engaged throughout your career.

Another distinguishing feature of our program is the yearlong practicum experience. The practicum prepares you to:

• Meet the needs of adolescents in ways that honor and extend their experiences as well as to enhance beginning educators' and adolescents' capacity to solve problems
• Develop strategies that support the creation of democratic learning communities, drawing on research in theory and best practices
• Cultivate connections between learners and the world beyond the classroom
• Incorporate a range of teaching and technological resources

In all our work, we honor the work of John Dewey in emphasizing the importance of being a student of teaching.

How to Apply

Visit the admissions website for more information on applying to the Early Childhood/Elementary Program. If you would like more information about the program, please feel free to contact the faculty coordinators with questions.

Find the Information You Need

Information Nights for Prospective Students

Scholarships for Prospective Teachers

Oregon's Testing Requirements

For Current Students

Forms

Licensing Instructions: Information on how to apply for your Initial Teaching License after you have completed your program.

Art/Language Arts/Social Studies Program Planning Sheet [PDF]

Mathematics Program Planning Sheet (PDF)

Science Program Planning Sheet (PDF)