Bethany’s Education Department oversees the Elementary Education Major along with related courses.
Elementary Education Major
The teaching profession is challenging, rewarding, and inspirational, with the opportunity to shape generations to come. Bethany’s education majors can become licensed professionals in a variety of K-6, 5-8, and K-12 programs. The education program
K-12 Licensure Opportunities
The education program at Bethany prepares students to teach in a variety of settings with the belief that future teachers educated from a Christ-centered perspective will be better prepared to meet the needs of children
Special Education Major
A teacher holding the Academic and Behavioral Strategist license as part of the Special Education Major is authorized to provide evaluation and specially designed instruction to eligible children and youth with disabilities from kindergarten through
Interested in education, but not seeking state licensure? The Educational Studies Major may be for you.
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Alanna LienigAssociate Professor
ML 102
507-344-7869
- Education Foundation/Philosophy
- Children's Literature
- Teaching Science in Elementary Classrooms
- Teaching Science in Middle Level Classrooms
- Teaching Mathematics
- Teaching Math in Middle Level Classrooms
- Curriculum Planning and Assessment
- Curriculum/Assessment for MiddleLevel Classrooms
- Classroom Management
- Christian Vocation Seminar
- Student Teaching I: SPED
- Student Teaching II: K-12 Art
- Educational Studies Internship andSeminar
- Education Teacher Performance Assessment
- Exercise Science Internship
- Special Education IEP & TransitionPlanning
- Special Education Law and Advocacy
- Behavior Mgmt & Classroom Environments for Students with Disabilities
- Special Education Practicum II
- Behavioral Methods & Mental Healthfor Mild to Moderate Disabilities
Ted MantheVice President
Adjunct Faculty - Freshman Seminar
Title IX Coordinator
Instructor -Teaching Christian Faith
OM 236
507-344-7745
Carrie PfeiferProfessor- Education
ML 101
507-344-7577
- Methods in Teaching K-12 Art
- Methods in Teaching 5-12 Communications Arts and Literature
- Methods of Teaching Health Education
- Methods in Teaching 5-12 Mathematics
- Methods of Tchng Secondary Phys Education
- Methods in Teaching 5-12 Social Studies
- Linguistics for Professionals
- Literacy Foundations
- Educational Psychology & Human Relations
- Teaching Health and Human Performance
- Early Literacy
- Teaching Social Studies in Middle Level Classrooms
- Methods of Elementary Social Studies
- Introduction to the Exceptional Learner
- Early Childhood Theory and Methods
- Teaching Reading and Writingin the Content Areas
- Educational Technology and Media
- Integrating the Fine Arts
- Teaching Mathematics
- Christian Vocation Seminar
- Student Teaching I: SPED
- Student Teaching II: Preprimary
- Educational Studies Internship andSeminar
- Identification and Assessmentfor Special Education Services
- Literacy Assessment & Interventionsfor Students with Disabilities
- Special Education Practicum I
- Consultation, Collaboration & Resources in Special Education
- Methods/Strategies Teaching Students with Mild-Moderate Disabilities