Overview
Degree Requirements:
- General Education Courses
- Major Courses
- Minor Courses
- Secondary Professional Education Courses
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The Bachelor of Science in Education degree with a major in Technology Education is a collaborative program with Valley City State University. Dickinson State University provides the General Education and secondary professional education coursework, and Valley City State University provides the Technology Education major coursework in an online format. Students completing the program will be graduates of Dickinson State University. The Valley City State University Technology Education course descriptions are available from the Valley City State University website (www.vcsu.edu).
Technology Education Major Courses
The Bachelor of Science in Education degree with a major in Technology Education includes courses in General Education, professional education (secondary professional education course sequence), the major field (listed below), and the minor field to total a minimum of 128 semester hours. In addition to the Student Learning Outcomes for the Teacher Education Program, Student Learning Outcomes for the Technology Major program are listed below.
Student Learning Outcomes
- Methodology – Students will develop knowledge necessary for program development, implementation, evaluation, and assessment of student learning. (This learning outcome directly addresses Institutional Learning Outcomes I, II, III, and V.)
- Content – Students will acquire knowledge and skills necessary to demonstrate competence in technological literacy. (This learning outcome directly addresses Institutional Learning Outcomes I, II, III, and V.)
- Application – Students will demonstrate competency in technology education content and apply this knowledge in real-world experiences. (This learning outcome directly addresses Institutional Learning Outcomes I, II, III, and V.)
Career Options
Why should you pursue a Bachelor of Science in Education - Technology Education?
In today's technology driven world, there's a strong need for Technology/STEM teachers in elementary, middle and high schools throughout the United States. STEM teachers have an exciting opportunity to shape the future of innovation in the integration of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics for students.
Possible Career Paths
- Technology/STEM Teacher
- Technology Coordinator
- Online Instructional Designer
- Technology Integration Specialist
Requirements
Technology Education Major Courses:
Courses are delivered online through Valley City State University. Labs are conducted face-to-face in a local secondary school’s technology classrooms by special arrangement on selected weekends and evenings.
Courses in Business, Computer Information System, Computer Science, Mathematics, Science, Instructional Technology, or Elementary Education may be included with approval of the advisor.
Select six credits from the following:
Secondary Professional Education Sequence
Pre-Professional Courses
Professional Courses in Secondary Methods Block (must be taken concurrently):
| SEED 300 | Secondary Education Curriculum and Effective Teaching | 3 |
| SEED 370 | Teaching Reading, Assessment and Intervention in the Content Area | 2 |
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| SEED 398B | Secondary Methods Block Field Experience I | 1 |
| | Or | |
| SEED 398C | Secondary Methods Block Field Experience II | 1 |
Professional Courses in Disciplinary Methods Block (must be taken concurrently):
| SEED 398C | Secondary Methods Block Field Experience II | 1 |
| | Or | |
| SEED 398B | Secondary Methods Block Field Experience I | 1 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 14 |
Disciplinary Courses
In addition to the professional courses in the secondary methods block, each discipline requires its own methods course to teach pedagogical techniques particular to that discipline. As a co-requisite of SEED 398B or SEED 398C, each student with a major or minor in a secondary education discipline is required to take the appropriate methods course(s) and must check with an advisor in that department to determine additional requirements particular to the discipline.
Disciplinary course for Technology Education must be completed collaboratively through Valley City State University:
Additional Professional Courses:
| EDUC 280 | Education of Exceptional Learners | 3 |
| EDUC 300 | Teaching For Diversity with Field Experience | 3 |
| EDUC 360 | Managing the Learning Environment | 3 |
| EDUC 398D | Diversity and Exceptionalities Field Experience | 1 |
| EDUC 405 | Educational Psychology | 2 |
| EDUC 406 | Instructional Design, Technology and Assessment | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 17 |
EDUC 280 and EDUC 300 and EDUC 398D must be taken in the same semester
EDUC 406 must be taken the first semester the student has been admitted into the teacher education program.
Student Teaching Semester
| SEED 498 | Teaching in the Secondary School | 13 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 44 |
All professional courses have a prerequisite of admission to Teacher Education.
Professional Course Electives
| EDUC 305 | Philosophy and Curriculum of Middle School | 2 |
| EDUC 310 | Methods of Teaching in Middle School | 2 |
| EDUC 350 | Portfolio Preparation | 1 |