The College of Education- Professional Education Unit offers a range of teacher education programs that lead to initial and professional certification from early childhood to adolescence education, from special education to speech pathology, from literacy to school building leadership.
What SUNY Fredonia Teacher Education programs have to offer:
Not Just Observations
All Fredonia candidates begin TEACHING in their first field-based course (as early as their first semester at Fredonia). Candidates plan lessons, teach these lessons, gather pupil data, reflect on the outcomes of their instruction and respond to data planning subsequent lessons.
Work With Diverse Learners
All candidates have experiences working in high-need school districts with children who are from poverty and children who are speakers of languages other than English.
Getting that First Job
Candidates receive extensive training in portfolio development, resume building and interview strategies. Also as a student at Fredonia, all senior candidates have to opportunity to attend Teacher Recruitment Days held at the Buffalo Convention Center every year in order to interview with school districts from across the country.
Unique Opportunities
Candidates have the opportunity to teach in the New York City summer school program as teacher's assistants. This is a competitive, paid internship (housing is provided).
Student Teaching Options
Candidates may elect to student teach in New York City. Candidates may elect to take classes and student teach in our Fredonia-Hamburg Program for three student teaching placements. For a study abroad option teacher candidates may choose to student teach in Australia.
Peer Groups
Fredonia has an active Teacher Education Club (TEC) and International Honor Society in Education (Kappa Delta Pi).
Professionalism
All SUNY Fredonia candidates are actively involved with professional organizations such as the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) and the International Reading Association (IRA).
Expertise
Fredonia Education faculty are certified trainers in INTEL Teacher to the Future, Ruby Payne's Framework for Understanding Poverty, and Step Up to Writing. Faculty provide these national professional development programs to candidates.
Travel
Fredonia has teacher exchange programs with Swansea, Wales and Plymouth, England. Candidates have the opportunity to spend five weeks in the United Kingdom interning in a U.K. elementary School.
Success
Fredonia Childhood, Childhood Inclusive, and Early Childhood candidates pass NYS Certification Exams (LAST and ATS-W) at a rate of 99%. All programs are NCATE-accredited.