Middle Grades Education (6-8)
Being a middle school teacher is a combination of serving in the Peace Corps, organizing an amoebae circus, competing in a decathlon, and earning an Academy Award. In no other job do you laugh aloud, ignite someone’s imagination, bring peace, pose conflict, kiss frogs, quell fears, affirm goodness, stand amazed, and read a crumpled love note that assures the end of the world by 3:00 that afternoon. And that’s just the end of first period. (Rick Wormeli, Meet Me in the Middle)
Overview
Campbell University offers a B.S. in Middle Grades Education that is specifically designed to prepare candidates to teach in a true middle school setting. Students successfully completing the program earn a Bachelor of Science degree and initial licensure in North Carolina to teach one of four content areas in grades 6-9: English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, or Social Studies.
Candidates choose a secondary area of concentration from the four areas in which they earn an additional 18 credit hours. With these hours, they have a solid foundation in a secondary concentration area, enabling them to successfully pass the Praxis II exam for a dual license in 6th-9th grades.
For more information on the middle grades program, please contact Dr. Lorae Roukema at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
Book Reviews
Four Square and the Politics of Sixth Grade Lunch
Review by Donna Jellico, Class of 2013
Promoting Harmony: A Reflection
Review by Casey Lanier, Class of 2013
Video courtesy of Ms. Kelly McGee, Class of 2012