Elementary Education concentration

• Our Elementary Education Program is designed as a field-based program.
• Upon graduation, candidates will be eligible for endorsement in Elementary Education and Special Education: General Curriculum. 
• Candidates earn more than 500 clock hours working in elementary classrooms and with students receiving special education.
• Radford University has developed partnerships with local communities, public schools, professional organizations, and other universities and community colleges which establish authentic networks for candidate learning and career development.
• Our faculty’s expertise and research agendas in high-impact teaching strategies, cultural responsiveness, instructional technology, and interdisciplinary teaching provide students with learning experiences that are deemed best practices.
• The Elementary Education program provides access to a wide variety of technology and instructional tools through the on-campus Teacher Resource Center.
• Candidates have access to the exemplary Center for Academic Advising and Student Support and the Learning Assistance Resource Center.

• Students who graduate with their bachelor’s degree from the elementary education program are eligible for the Virginia prek-6^th grade teaching licensure. They may then enter the M.S. in Special Education and complete that degree in one year with an additional license. 

Competencies

Teacher candidates pursuing licensure in PreK-6^th grade develop competencies in many areas including the following:

• Valuing multiple perspectives in a multicultural world;
• Understanding human development and the teaching/learning transaction;
• Designing instruction using the backward design process;
• Managing classroom activities and student behavior;
• Conducting assessment of and for learning; and
• Incorporating instructional technology applications.