
Elementary Education
How to Become an Elementary School Teacher
Is your calling to teach future generations of leaders? If you are excited about working with young kids and helping them grow, a certificate in elementary education is for you. Check out our semester courses and tuition below to see how Goshen College can help you become an elementary school teacher.
Fall Semester
Educ 300 | 2 cr | Exceptional Learners: Elementary – T,R 12:30-1:45 p.m. |
Educ 301* | 2 cr | Curriculum Studies: Math – M,W,F 1:00-3:00 pm. Field experience as arranged with professor |
Educ 303* | 3 cr | Literacy I: Developmental – M,W,F 8:00-9:50 a.m. Field experience as arranged with professor |
Educ 401* | 1 cr | Child Development Practicum – arranged with professor |
Spring Semester
Educ 304* | 2 cr | Curriculum Studies: Social Studies – M,W,F 1:00-1:50 p.m. Field experience as arranged with the professor |
Educ 307 | 2 cr | Children’s & Adolescent Literature – T,R 9:30-10:45 a.m. |
Educ 308* | 2 cr | Curriculum Studies: Science – M,W,F 2:00-2:50 p.m. Field experience as arranged with professor |
Educ 310 | 2 cr | Educational Psychology – R 7:00-9:30 p.m. |
Educ 406* | 2 cr | Literacy II: Diagnostic – T,R 12:30-3:45 p.m. |
Fall Semester
Educ 410* | 6 cr | Transition to Teaching Practicum Full days for 12 weeks, plus additional time to complete a professional portfolio |
Total 24 cr
* denotes course including significant field experience component
- All candidates must take Educ 301, 303, 304, 308, 406, and 410 at Goshen College. In unusual circumstances, alternate courses taken at other institutions may be substituted for Educ 344, 307 or 309, but only with the consent of the teacher education licensing adviser in the Teacher Education office (574-535-7440).
Applicants must submit all necessary materials by June 1 to be considered for preliminary admission.
Elementary Education Faculty & Staff
Kathy Meyer Reimer
Professor of Education
Director of Elementary Education
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(574) 535-7443
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Suzanne Ehst
Professor of Education
Director of Secondary Education
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(574) 535-7875
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Brooke Lemmon
Associate Professor of Education
Director of Special Education
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(574) 535-7442
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Church-Chapel 115D (Map)
Elisa Zwier Dralle
Director of Teach Elkhart County
Assistant Professor of Education
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(574) 535-7445
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Janine Ostergren
Education Administrative Assistant
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(574) 535-7440
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Church-Chapel 115B (Map)