1. General Announcements
Need help Registering for Private Lessons? Go to my.mbu.edu/Academics/Registration. Check under Misc. Resources for help in registering for lessons.
Students are able to register for music groups through the online registration process. If you have any issues, please see the Registrar’s Office.
All students must earn at least 128 credits in order to complete a bachelor’s degree.
All students must earn a minimum of 24 credits in the Bible Core.
Students may register for extra courses not required for graduation, but those courses do not count toward financial aid. That would only affect your financial aid if you schedule fewer than 12 credits that are required for graduation.

2. School of Education Chapel 1/19/17
Required Freshman & Sophomore Courses
EDUC 143 Foundations of Education
HUEN 121 & 122 English Composition I & II
CASP 111 Fundamentals of Public Speaking
HUPS 131 General Psychology -*SS/History only
HUSO 141 Introduction to Sociology
SEED 241 Secondary & Middle School Teaching Methods (for Elementary and Secondary Majors)
Human Relations (Do NOT wait until your jr/sr year)
Any courses offered only every 2 years

3. Testing
CORE/ACT/SAT - Check the School of Education Group Page for passing scores on your ACT or SAT to determine if you need to take the CORE tests.
If needed, you must take the CORE tests by the end of your sophomore year.
Praxis 2 Content Tests – Must be taken and passed the semester prior to student teaching.
Foundations of Reading – Required for all Elementary and Early Childhood Majors and LD Minors. Must be taken and passed the semester prior to student teaching

4. Freshman Field Work must be completed by or at 28-credits.
15 hours with one teacher
Child Abuse Training Course
Works best during spring break or after finals
Placements begin no sooner than the 3rd week of the spring semester
Go to the SOE Group and click on Freshman Fieldwork page. Read through the instructions.
Fill out the application and to Mr. Lazzell
Mr. Lazzell will register you for the course and can assist in making your placement.
More information will be given during the first 2 weeks of EDUC 144 Foundations of Education.

5. Sophomore Field Work should be completed by the end of your sophomore year.
Fill out the online application on SOE Group site and to Mr. Lazzell
Download the SFW packet from the SOE Group.
Mr. Lazzell can assist you in making your placement.
Mr. Lazzell will register you for EDUC 200.
You will be recording yourself teaching during SFW.

6. Junior Practicum – Mini edTPA must be completed one full semester prior to student teaching.
Fill out the online application on SOE Group site and to Mr. Lazzell.
Deadline is December 4 if you plan on completing during the spring semester.
Mr. Lazzell makes JP placements. He will you concerning the required seminar & give you the syllabus at that time.
Mr. Lazzell will register you for EDUC 300.
JP will include a mini edTPA.

7. Reminder: Secondary School Reading is a SPRING ONLY course
Reminder: Secondary School Reading is a SPRING ONLY course. *This semester it is only offered during the Online B term.
Student Teaching
Application must be filled out immediately if student teaching in the fall.
If student teaching in the spring of 2018 please fill out an application by March.

8. School of Education Group - You can find the answers to most questions here.
Go to My Maranatha and log in.
On the left side, click on My Groups.
Click on School of Education in the drop down list.
Table of Contents is on the left side.
School of Education Manual can be found on the General Information page of the School of Education Group.

9. SOE Statistics
Foundations of Reading Test – 46/54 first time pass rate = 85% December. Wisconsin 553 out of 873= 63% August
Praxis II Content Test – 475/510 passed. 93% first time pass rate.
edTPA – (Teacher Performance Assessment): The published cut score is 38. This performance assessment now must be passed to receive a WI teaching license.

10. U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education
Teacher shortage areas in Wisconsin:
2004–2005 through 2016–2017
Statewide Academic Disciplines or Subject Matter
Career and Technology Education
Business Education
Family and Consumer Education (FACE)
Technology Education

11. Special Education
Cognitive Disabilities
Cross Categorical – Largest area of emergency licensing
Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Early Childhood–Special Education
Emotional/Behavioral Disorders
Learning Disabilities
School Speech and Language Disabilities
Visual Disabilities
Standard Disciplines

12. ESL/Bilingual Education
Foreign Languages
Library Media
Mathematics
Music
Reading - Specialists
Sciences