College of Education

COLLEGE OFEDUCATION

Dwight Schar

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At the Dwight Schar College of Education at Ashland University, we’re on a mission to train the very best type of educator: one who understands the nature of learning, values teamwork and collabora-tion, embraces social and cultural diversity and eagerly anticipates all of the exciting challenges that the education profession brings.

As Ohio’s premier university in the preparation of professional educators, we enroll approximately 850 undergraduate students and 2,100 full- and part-time graduate and post-baccalaureate students every year at our state-of-the-art main campus facility in Ashland and our four regional program centers in Columbus, Cleveland, Elyria and Massillon.

I am open to new ideas and experiences. I am part of a global community. I am engaged in helping others. I am collaborative. I am a lifelong learner. I am an educator.

Here you’ll find the best of both worlds: a large, comprehensive education department at a small, nurturing University − a place where teachers, mentors, administrators and students come together to solve problems, develop and share knowledge, and plan for the future.

We offer bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees for teachers, administrators and human services personnel. We have more than 30 program areas across the undergraduate, post-baccalaureate, master’s and doctorate levels and employ more than 65 full-time faculty, most of whom have their doctorate degree. We like to say that, no matter what you want to do in the field of education, with Ashland University behind you, you can!

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“The education department provides students with several experiences in the classroom before you even get to student teaching, which is unlike what any other university had to offer that I looked into. They also

give you the confidence to be a great teacher …

they truly prepare you for what’s to come in your future based on their experiences.”–Emily Miller '10

A+At our last NCATE review, we met all standards, received a perfect score on our site visit and earned all positive marks during the process.

Take a look at our undergraduate licensure and endorsement programsAll of our undergraduate education programs combine coursework with required teaching/internship experiences, so you’re ready for the classroom the day you graduate.

Early Childhood (PK–grade 3)Middle Childhood (grades 4–9)• Language Arts• Math• Science• Social StudiesIntervention Specialist• Early Childhood (PK–grade 3)• Mild/Moderate Needs (K–grade 12)• Moderate/Intensive Needs (K–grade 12)Adolescent/Young Adult (grades 7–12)• Integrated Language Arts• Integrated Mathematics• Integrated Science• Integrated Social Studies• Chemistry• Earth Science• Biology/Life Science• Physical Science

Career-Technical (grades 4-12)• Family & Consumer SciencesMulti-Age (PK–grade 12)• Foreign Language (Spanish & French)• Music• Visual ArtsEndorsements • Reading• Middle Childhood 4–6 Generalist (Limited to candidates in Middle Childhood Licensure Program)• Early Childhood 4–5 Generalist (Limited to candidates in Early Childhood Education licensure program)

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At Ashland, you get real experience, right away.When you major in education at Ashland University, you hit the ground running, gaining field and clinical experience from day one. As soon as you begin your freshman year, you’ll be given opportunities to take an active role in local area classrooms. Not only does this give you the chance to connect theory with real practice, it helps you discover early on if classroom teaching is right for you. Best of all, you’ll have received up to 300 hours of hands-on field experience by the time you begin your student teaching − 200 hours more than the state minimum required.

Additionally, in your senior year you will complete a 12-week internship that provides you with even more experience to take into your own classroom when you graduate.

We’re a big program in a small school.In the Ashland University Dwight Schar College of Education, you get all the advantages and opportunities that come with a large program combined with the individualized attention that comes with small class size and a high-quality private school education. Our faculty members – many of whom teach both graduate and undergraduate courses – possess a diverse range of educa-tional experiences and are really engaged with our students. They not only get to know you on a first-name basis, they also take an active interest in your progress. Our unique three-pronged approach to success joins each student with the right supervisors and mentors, which results in high-passing grades on state-mandated Praxis exams and outstanding results in field and clinical performance data, final grades and student evaluations.

Here, you’re part of a larger teamPerhaps nothing defines Ashland University’s Dwight Schar College of Education as much as its spirit of collegiality within departments and across College programs. By collaborating with both the College of Arts and Sciences and the Dauch College of Business and Economics, we are able to develop academically challenging programs that provide students with a deeper knowledge of the subjects they want to teach. Our department of sport sciences, located in a new 110,000-square foot, state-of-the-art facility offers students degree programs in athletic training, exercise science, and sports management.

I am engaged in helping others.

I am open to new ideas and experiences. I am collaborative.

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The world is your classroom.The Ashland University Dwight Schar College of Education is your gateway to a world of global opportunities. Here, you can widen your outlook on the world, develop a greater appreciation of other cultures and gain a comparative understanding of other systems of education, all while still being part of a program that values personal attention and knows you as an individual.

Our Consortium of Overseas Student Teaching (COST) Program gives you the opportunity to complete part of your clinical experience in a foreign country. After your first six weeks of student teaching in Ohio, you’ll have the option to travel overseas, where you’ll live with a carefully selected host family and teach in an English-speaking school for the final six weeks of

your internship. While there, you will not only gain firsthand experience of a new place and a new culture, but you will also have the chance to make the COST program even better by blogging about your experiences and sharing your feedback.

If an internship abroad isn’t your thing, but you’d still like to experience the world well beyond the borders of Ashland and Richland County, our Southern Internship Experience might be right for you. Developed in partnership between our Office of Field Experiences and school districts in South Carolina and Florida, the unique program gives students the opportunity to complete half of their internship in Ohio and half in a diverse district such as Charleston, Hilton Head, St. Petersburg or Orlando.

I am part of a global community.

Looking to specialize?By combining coursework in the College of Education with classes in the College of Arts & Sciences, we help you prepare for a successful career teaching specific subjects like:

Visual ArtsBiology/Life ScienceChemistryEarth ScienceFamily & Consumer

SciencesForeign Language

(Spanish & French)Integrated

Language Arts

Integrated Mathematics

Integrated ScienceIntegrated

Social StudiesMusicPhysical Science

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We have quite a reputation. When we say that at Ashland University we have one of the nation’s finest Colleges of Education, we’ve got the facts and figures to back it up.

We license more than 1,000 teachers and administrators every year.

We’ve been continuously approved by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) at both the basic and advanced levels for more than 35 years.

At our last NCATE review we met all standards, got a perfect score on our site visit and received all positive marks during the process.

Our students stand among the top achievers in the state, and have anaverage passing rate of 98% on the state-mandated Praxis II Principles of Learning and Teaching test, required for teacher licensure in Ohio.

98% of our full-time faculty have earned doctoratesrelated to their teaching areas.

I am a lifelong learner.

700You will receive up to 700 hours of internship and field experience hours by the time you graduate.

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Doctor of Education (Ed.D.)This doctoral degree in leadership studies combines theory and practice with individual mentoring and applied research to train a new generation of reflective, ethical and effective leaders in K-12 schools, higher education and human service organizations.

Cohorts of 15 or FewerEach year Ashland University’s Graduate School and College of Education accepts a maximum of 15 students into the doctoral program. Through a competitive selection process, we look for cohort balance in the following areas:• Personalcharacteristics• Academicbackground• Communicationstyleandskill• Leadershipability• Culturaldiversity

Master of Education (M.Ed.)M.Ed. Curriculum and Instruction with areas of concentration in:• ClassroomInstruction• ClassroomInstruction–

Advanced Content Teaching• InterventionSpecialistMild/Moderate• InterventionSpecialistModerate/Intensive• Literacy• TalentDevelopmentEducation• TeacherLeader• TechnologyFacilitatorM.Ed. Educational AdministrationM.Ed. Adapted Physical Education (PK-grade 12)M.Ed. Sport EducationM.Ed. Sport Sciences with areas of concentrations in:• AppliedExerciseScience• SportManagement

Bachelor’s Plus ProgramDesignedforadultswhohaveearnedabachelor’s degree and have made the decision to become teachers. Licensure is available in:Early Childhood Education (PK-grade 3)Middle Childhood (grades 4-9): Select

two concentration areas from Language Arts, Math, Science or Social Studies

When you’re ready to continue your education, the Dwight Schar College of Education offers graduate programs for school administrators, experienced educators and sport sciences professionals. Each program integrates academic training with field experience, and all classes are taught by full-time faculty and highly experienced adjuncts. Here we offer a brief overview of our comprehensive graduate program.

Our graduate programs

Intervention Specialist:• Mild/Moderate(K-grade12)

Adolescent/Young Adult (grades 7-12):

• Biology/LifeScience• Chemistry• EarthScience• IntegratedLanguageArts• IntegratedMathmatics• IntegratedScience• IntegratedSocialStudies• PhysicalScience:

ChemistryandPhysics

Career Technical (grades 4-12)• Family&ConsumerSciences• IntegratedBusiness

Multi-Age: (PK-grade 12)• ForeignLanguage:

Spanish and French• Music• VisualArts

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1,000+We license more than 1,000 teachers and administrators every year.

“The Ashland education program had me observing in the field my freshman year and in four field placements my sophomore year. My supervisors in the field, as well as in the classroom, provided me with great feedback and instruction tailored to my progress.” –Chris Bingham '10

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Ashland University Main Campus Dwight Schar College of Education401 College AvenueAshland, Ohio 44805

Undergraduate Studies: 419.289.5358DoctorofEducation:419.289.5967MasterofEducation:419.289.5386Bachelor’sPlus:419.289.5977

Ashland University Columbus Center1900 E. Dublin-Granville RoadColumbus, Ohio 43229 614.794.0803

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Ashland University Elyria CenterUniversity Center1005 N. Abbe Road Elyria, Ohio 44035440.366.4080

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Ashland UniversityMassillon/Stark County Center2550 University Drive, S.E.Massillon, Ohio 44646330.837.5244 or 800.723.7655

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Ashland University Cleveland Center 4645 Richmond Road, Suite #103Warrensville Heights, Ohio 44128216.292.1100

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With five locations and online alternative offerings around the state, we make it easy to learn.

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If you want to be a teacher or an administrator, we’re here to ensure you get the superior education, extra advantages and personalized support that will make you one of the best. And while our education classes will ensure that you’re prepared to enter the classroom right away, our core curriculum will help you become a well-rounded person who is an asset to your workplace, your community and your world.

Please visit our website at www.ashland.edu/academics/education to learn more about everything the Dwight Schar College of Education at Ashland University has to offer. Or visit us in person; we’d love to show you what we’re made of. Call the Office of Admission at 800.882.1548 to schedule a visit. If you have specific questions, call 419.289.5358 or email [email protected].

Ready. Set. Teach.

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401 College Avenue, Ashland, Ohio 44805800.882.1548 | www.ashland.edu