Department of
Teacher Education and Higher Education
Standard Professional License I (SPL-I) for Secondary Social Studies (9-12)
The Undergraduate Social Studies Licensure Program is designed to prepare candidates to help secondary school-aged students to become active, informed, and responsible citizens of the state and nation. Program candidates will interpret and understand how social studies increases students' awareness of their world, nation, and state, giving them a fundamental understanding of their own society and others both past and present. Program candidates will help secondary students (a) acquire and perfect the skills of individual and group inquiry and (b) help students examine a broad range of peoples and cultures. In addition, program candidates will acquire the knowledge, skills, and dispositions that will enable them to assist secondary students in their efforts at becoming active and productive citizens.
Goals of the UNCG Secondary Social Studies Education Program:
- The program will enhance the development of initial social studies teachers through participation in a planned curriculum resulting in an initial licensure in secondary social studies.
- The program will develop candidates who understand the philosophy and mission of secondary social studies education.
- The program will develop candidates who understand human development and the implications for secondary education.
- The program will stimulate candidate's sensitivity to the differing environments, customs, and values that condition the behavior of individuals, groups, and societies.
- The program will develop candidates who critically evaluate the historical and contemporary conceptualizations of secondary social studies.
- The program will assure that the candidate acquires an understanding of the social, psychological, anthropological, political, geographical, economic, and historical factors operating in societies.
- The program will provide for the development of skills required to formulate objectives, use resources, select content, use effective teaching strategies, evaluate learning outcomes, and interact with students, parents, and the community.
- The program will develop the candidate's awareness of the necessity for continuing education and professional development.
Licensure Process:
- Completion of program of study
- Successful completion of TaskStream Portfolio
- Application for licensure through UNCG Teacher Education
Majors and Courses Satisfying Competencies for Standard Professional I Licensure in Social Studies
Major Specific Requirements for a Bachelor's Degree with Social Studies Licensure can be found at the following website: http://www.uncg.edu~awjourne/Students. Students should look at the section for undergraduates and then click on the appropriate link for their major.
COURSE ROTATION:
Suggested Sequence of Professional Courses for Undergraduate Social Studies Education Program Students:
Junior Year/Fall
- TED445 Human Diversity (25 hour internship; MUST be taken this semester)
- TED 401 Child and Adolescent Development and Learning
- ERM 401Assessment I: Accountability in Our Nation's Schools
Junior Year/Spring
- LIS 120 Introduction to Information Studies for Educational Settings
- TED 403 Teaching English Learners with Diverse Abilities*
- SES 401 Understanding and Teaching Students with Disabilities in Inclusive Settings*
- ERM 402 Assessment II: Standardized Tests
Senior Year/Fall
- TED 535 Literacy in the Content Area
- TED 553 Teaching Practices and Curriculum in Social Studies
- ERM 403 Assessment III: Classroom Assessment
Senior Year/Spring
- TED 465 (Must be taken this semester. (ALL other coursework must be completed prior to this date)
The above sequence is for professional education courses only. Discipline/major specific courses can and will be taken during this sequence except during student teaching. Please continue to be advised in your major area by your assigned major advisor.
School of Education Contact Information:
Dr. Wayne Journell
Department of Teacher Education and Higher Education
School of Education
University of North Carolina Greensboro
408 School of Education Building
Greensboro, NC 27402-6170
Phone: 336-334-4095
Email: wayne_journell@uncg.edu