The Department of Teaching & Learning (T&L) is dedicated to preparing students to excel as elementary teachers. Students who complete the Bachelor of Science in Education (BSEd) in Elementary Education and be licensed as a K-8 teacher by the State of Nevada. Students who already have a degree and want to become an elementary teacher need to take course work through the teacher licensure program.
Please see the UNLV Department of Teaching and Learning web page for more information about department programs, faculty, and facilities. Degree worksheets and 4/5 year plan for the major are available on the UNLV Degrees Directory.
Student Teaching in Elementary Education Program
Approval for a student teaching placement is contingent upon:
Completion of all program of study course requirements except EDEL 481 .
Students who take EDEL 311 and do not receive a grade of “B” or better will not be able to enroll in EDEL 313 . If a student does meet the “B” standard, they will be allowed to retake the course only one time; if they do not meet the standard the second time, they will be unable to complete the program.
Students who do not receive a grade of “B” or better in EDEL 313 will not be able to move on to EDEL 481 , their internship. If a student does not meet the standard of “B” or better the second time they take EDEL 313 , they will not be eligible to complete the program.
Student teaching is a full-time, full-semester experience in an elementary classroom. It involves a mandatory, on-campus orientation; observation and supervised teaching during which the student gradually assumes classroom teaching responsibilities; regularly scheduled observations and evaluations by the classroom teacher who serves as a preservice mentor teacher and by the assigned university site facilitator; and weekly student teaching seminar sessions. Because student teaching is a full-time responsibility, outside employment during that time is strongly discouraged, and the student may enroll in no courses other than EDEL 481 , EDEL 483 , or EDEL 485 without department approval.
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