Elementary Education (A.S.)

Program Learning Outcomes

LEARNER DEVELOPMENT

• Collaborates with families, colleagues, and other professionals to promote student growth and development.
• Creates developmentally appropriate and challenging learning experiences based on each learner’s strengths, interests, and needs.

PROFESSIONAL AND ETHICAL BEHAVIOR

• Is responsible for compliance with federal and state laws, State Board of Education administrative rules, state assessment policies, local board policies, and supervisory directives.
• Is responsible for compliance with all requirements of State Board of Education Rule R277-530 at all levels of teacher development.

LEARNING DIFFERENCES

• Allows learners multiple ways to demonstrate learning sensitive to diverse experiences, while holding high expectations for all.

LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS

• Develops learning experiences that engage and support students as self-directed learners who internalize classroom routines, expectations, and procedures.
• Collaborates with students to establish a positive learning climate of openness, respectful interactions, support, and inquiry.
• Utilizes positive classroom management strategies, including the resources of time, space, and attention, effectively.

CONTENT KNOWLEDGE

• Bases instruction on accurate content knowledge using multiple representations of concept.
• Supports students in learning and using academic language accurately and meaningfully.

ASSESSMENT

• Uses data sources to assess the effectiveness of instruction and to make adjustments in planning and instruction.
• Engages students in understanding and identifying the elements of quality work.
• Documents student progress and provides descriptive feedback to student, parent, and other stakeholders in a variety of ways.

INSTRUCTIONAL PLANNING

• Demonstrates knowledge of the Utah Core Standards and references them in short- and long-term planning.
• Integrates cross-disciplinary skills into instruction to purposefully engage learners in applying content knowledge.

INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES

• Practices a range of developmentally, culturally, and linguistically appropriate instructional strategies to meet the needs of individuals and groups of learners.
• Provides multiple opportunities for students to develop higher-order and meta-cognitive skills.
• Supports and expands each learner’s communication skills through reading, writing, listening, and speaking.
• Uses a variety of effective technology and resources to support learning.
• Develops learners’ abilities to find and use information to solve real-world problems.
• Uses a variety of strategies, including questioning, to promote engagement and learning.

REFLECTION AND CONTINUOUS GROWTH

• Adapts and improves practice based on reflection and new learning.

LEADERSHIP AND COLLABORATION

• Participates actively in decision-making processes, while building a shared culture that affects the school and larger educational community.
• Advocates for the learners, the school, the community, and the profession.

Program Information

• Students are strongly encouraged to consult their advisor before making coursework selections. 
• All courses must be passed with a “C” (2.0) or better to be counted in the major.