Events
September 9, 2008
Teacher Education Connection Social
EUC - Cone Ballroom A
5:30pm - 7:00pm
September 17, 2008
SOE Town Meeting
EUC - Maple Room
11:30am - 1:30pm
September 27, 2008
Children's Festival & Health Celebration
Spartan Village, on EUC's West Lawn
11:00am - 1:00pm
October 3, 2008
First Friday Film Night
EUC - Phillips Lounge
Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm
October 7, 2008
Teacher Education Information Station
EUC - Commons
11:30am - 1:30pm
October 16, 2008
Senior Day
EUC - Cone Ballroom C
8:30am - 4:30pm
High School Student Event
October 28, 2008
Voices from the Field
Curry Auditorium
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
November 4, 2008
Teacher Education Information Station
EUC - Commons
11:30am - 1:30pm
November 7, 2008
Fall Mixer
EUC - Cone Ballroom A
6:30pm - 8:30pm
November 10, 2008
Be Inspired! A Teacher's Story
EUC - Auditorium
5:00pm - 6:30pm
January 26, 2009
Meet Your Major
EUC - Cone Ballroom
5:00pm - 7:00pm
February 6, 2009
Spring Mixer
EUC - Alexander Room
6:30pm - 8:30pm
March 17, 2009
Diversity Talk
EUC - Kirkland Room
6:00pm - 7:15pm
April 2, 2009
Teaching Career Day
EUC - Maple Room
8:30am - 3:00pm
High School Student Event
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CONNECT: GTCC and UNCG Partnership for Teacher Education
CONNECT ONE: Getting Started at GTCC
Beginning your teacher training at Guilford Technical Community College (GTCC) provides an alternative for prospective teachers who want to obtain a degree in education but who cannot or do not want to attend the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) immediately after high school. Prospective teachers can complete two years of general education course requirements that are tailored to meet the requirements to complete a teacher licensure program at UNCG. To complete transfer requirements, students must have completed 64 specific credit hours in one of the Associate of Arts pre-major education programs at GTCC. In addition, students must have submitted applications to the UNCG Office of Admissions and the Teachers Academy, have a minimum of a 2.5 GPA (some program areas require a higher GPA), and have received passing scores on the PRAXIS I for reading, mathematics, and writing. Some program areas require specific courses for admissions. A UNCG School of Education transfer advisor is available to meet with students to assist with a successful transfer.
CONNECT TWO: Completing Your Bachelor Degree at UNCG 
The UNCG School of Education is known throughout North Carolina, the Southeast and the nation for the quality of its students, programs, faculty, and partnerships to promote excellence in education. Your Associate Degree will prepare you to continue in one of the following program areas:
- Birth-Kindergarten (Early Childhood)
- Elementary Education (Gr. K—6)
- Middle Grades Education (Gr. 6—9)
- Secondary Education (Gr. 9—12)
- Special Subject-Areas (Gr. K—12)
Birth-Kindergarten (Early Childhood)
This undergraduate program is offered through the Department of Human Development and Family Studies preparing teachers to work with infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and kindergartners with and without disabilities and their families. Information on this program area can be obtained at www.uncg.edu/hdf/.
Elementary Education (Grades K—6)
Along with the Elementary Education program of study you will choose another concentration. Choices include anthropology, art history, studio art, classical studies, communication studies, English, geography, history, mathematical sciences, philosophy, physics and astronomy, political science, psychology, religious studies, or sociology. In addition, a concentration can be selected from and interdisciplinary course of study including American studies, environmental studies, language and communications, science, the arts (music, art, theatre), global studies, diversity, French, or Spanish.
A dual major in Elementary Education and Special Education is offered.
Middle Grades Education (Grades 6—9)
As part of this program of study you will choose two areas of concentration, which include mathematics, language arts, science, and/or social studies.
Secondary Education (Grades 9—12)
Students seeking secondary subject-area licensure complete coursework in the department specific to the subject. Subject-area licensure can be granted for Biology, Chemistry, English, Latin, Mathematics, Physics, and Social Studies (anthropology, economics, geography, history, political science, psychology, or sociology.)
Special Subject-Areas (Grades K—12)
The following subject areas can be selected for study and result in licensure for all grades: Art Education, Dance Education, Education of the Deaf, Music Education, Physical Education, School Social Work, Second Language in French, German, or Spanish, Special Education General Curriculum, and Theatre Education.
Other KEY CONNECTIONS
Assessments for Beginning Teachers
Praxis I: Academic Skills Assessments in reading, writing, and mathematics required for admission to teacher education.
Praxis II: Subject Assessments required for licensure in elementary and special education.
Teaching Portfolio: Evidence required to document teaching and technology competencies.
Clinical Practice
In all program areas, students combine a rigorous academic program with extensive clinical practice during the junior and senior years. Internship and student teaching placements are made in Guilford County Schools as well as in other Piedmont Triad school districts. Efforts are made to balance experiences between urban/suburban and rural school settings.
Licensure
Licensure is the process through which an individual qualifies to be licensed by the State of North Carolina to teach. All public schools and many private schools in North Carolina require their professional educators to hold a license. One month prior to graduation, the student will apply for North Carolina Licensure. A completed application is submitted to the Teachers Academy, which sends it on to the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction following an official clearance by the UNCG Registrar's Office.
Persons to Help You CONNECT
Ginger Parnell
UNCG Director of Recruitment, Retention & Professional Development
(available to speak to high school classes)
E-mail: ggparnel@uncg.edu
Linda Whitlow / Paul Whittington
GTCC College Transfer Advising Center
Voice Mail: 336.334.4822 ext. 2720
Janelle Rouse
UNCG School of Education Transfer Advisor
Voice Mail: 336.334.3410
E-mail: transfersarc@uncg.edu
http://www.uncg.edu/soe/sarc