Teacher Education Program
The foundation for the teacher education program at AU is the Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (INTASC) principles. INTASC’s primary work is guided on the basic premise: An effective teacher must be able to integrate content knowledge with pedagogical understanding to ensure that all students learn and perform at high levels. The work of students throughout the teacher education program is evaluated by the INTASC principles with student teaching as the culminating experience for incorporation of those principles.All who wish to major in education, or who wish to seek licensure, must be formally admitted to the teacher education program after completing the prerequisite requirements. These requirements must be met prior to enrolling in upper-level education or subject-specific methods courses and in the teaching internship. Transfer students considering a major in education should meet with the department chair to assess eligibility. Admission to the university neither implies nor guarantees acceptance into the teacher education program.
