Mission Statement
The School of Education will provide ESOL and Reading infused instructional programs that will produce highly qualified, state certified teachers ready for entry in a K-12 environment. The fundamentals of the programs embrace diversity, promote ethics in education, focus on student excellence and enhance teaching and learning through innovative instructional practices.
Do you have the passion to teach?
Do you want to help shape the lives of children and adolescents? Do you want to make a difference? Do you enjoy working with people? If you answered “yes” to these questions, consider a career in education!
You can achieve your dream of becoming a teacher by enrolling at Daytona State College. The college now offers five Bachelor of Science degrees in Education: Elementary Education and Exceptional Student Education, Secondary Mathematics Education, Secondary Biology Education, and Secondary Earth/Space Science Education.
This program incorporates an innovative curriculum with cutting-edge technology. Our experienced faculty is dedicated to providing students with the essential knowledge and strategies needed to become a successful teacher. The degree programs are fully accredited, state-approved programs that fulfill the education courses, professional education competencies and practical experience required for students to obtain a five-year Florida Professional Educator's Certificate in their respective disciplines. Elementary Education and exceptional Student Education programs include a reading endorsement and an ESOL endorsement.
Is the State of Florida hiring teachers?
YES! They are looking for math, science, elementary education, exceptional student education and reading teachers. 90% of DSC graduates have been hired in public, private and charter schools in 6 Florida counties. They have been hired as elementary education, exceptional education, math, ESOL, reading and media teachers in 29 different schools.
For more information about the Bachelor of Science degrees in Education, please call the College of Education department at 386-506-4374.
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B.S. in Elementary Education (Reading Endorsed-ESOL Endorsed)
Elementary teachers help mold young minds! They are responsible for developing lessons that provide instruction in all subject areas including reading, writing, math, science, and social studies. Everyday hese teachers experience the excitement of watching children learn.
The B.S. program in Elementary Education will prepare students to design, develop and implement effective classroom management techniques and instructional strategies. While enrolled in the B.S. program, Daytona State College students will spend many hours in the area schools working with children in kindergarten through sixth grade and practicing the instructional strategies learned in class.
B.S. in Exceptional Student Education (Reading Endorsed-ESOL Endorsed)
Graduates of the B.S. in Exceptional Student Education will be certified to teach students from kindergarten through twelfth grade whose exceptionalities range from severe disabilities to gifted. Daytona State College instructors will provide the students in the B.S. program with the necessary resources to develop and teach lessons that accommodate the needs of individual students.
Exceptional Education teachers enjoy the challenge of helping each student reach their full potential. These teachers also work with the families of students as well as the community to provide exceptional students with rich opportunities for learning. Furthermore, these teachers are responsible for providing instruction in multiple subject areas in elementary or secondary schools.
B.S. in Secondary Education Mathematics
The Bachelor of Science (BS) in Secondary Education Mathematics program is designed to prepare individuals to teach mathematics grades 6-12 (middle and high school). Upon graduation, students will meet the mandated state teaching requirements, including teacher certification exams.
Program Highlights: The BS in secondary education program includes courses in teaching students with exceptionalities, reading competency, classroom management, assessment and integrated approaches to teaching methodologies at the middle and high school levels.
Secondary Mathematics and Secondary Science majors will have completed ESOL infused course work in their content, which will qualify them to teach their content area with ESOL modifications and strategies to ESOL students. This is not a full ESOL endorsement, but it will satisfy the requirement that meets the Florida Consent Decree stipulations for content area teachers. Students in the college of education in Secondary Mathematics and Secondary Science Education majors will graduate with the first two reading endorsement competencies (Reading 1 and Reading 2).
Students will observe teachers in the field, teach lessons through the practicum courses, and complete a full-time teaching internship in their final semester. Courses are offered for full and part time students, with blended technology component.
Secondary Mathematics Education
B.S. in Secondary Eduction Biology
The Bachelor of Science (BS) in Secondary Education Biology program is designed to prepare individuals to teach biology grades 6-12 (middle and high school). Upon graduation, students will meet the mandated state teaching requirements, including teacher certification exams.
Program Highlights: The BS in secondary education program includes courses in teaching students with exceptionalities, reading competency, classroom management, assessment and integrated approaches to teaching methodologies at the middle and high school levels.
Secondary Mathematics and Secondary Science majors will have completed ESOL infused course work in their content, which will qualify them to teach their content area with ESOL modifications and strategies to ESOL students. This is not a full ESOL endorsement, but it will satisfy the requirement that meets the Florida Consent Decree stipulations for content area teachers. Students in the college of education in Secondary Mathematics and Secondary Science Education majors will graduate with the first two reading endorsement competencies (Reading 1 and Reading 2).
Students will observe teachers in the field, teach lessons through the practicum courses, and complete a full-time teaching internship in their final semester. Courses are offered for full and part time students, with blended technology components where applicable.
Secondary Biology Education Catalog
B.S. in Secondary Earth/Space Science Education
The Bachelor of Science (BS) in Secondary Earth/Space Science Education program is designed to prepare individuals for a Florida professional teaching certificate at the middle and high school levels in Florida. This program provides students with a comprehensive overview of interacting earth systems including hydrosphere and atmosphere, as well as an understanding of the evolution of the earth’s physical and biological systems through time.
The BS in secondary education program includes science courses offered in the program including those in astronomy, meteorology, oceanography, ecology, geology, and botany.
Secondary Mathematics and Secondary Science majors will have completed ESOL infused course work in their content, which will qualify them to teach their content area with ESOL modifications and strategies to ESOL students. This is not a full ESOL endorsement, but it will satisfy the requirement that meets the Florida Consent Decree stipulations for content area teachers. Students in the college of education in Secondary Mathematics and Secondary Science Education majors will graduate with the first two reading endorsement competencies (Reading 1 and Reading 2).
Students will observe teachers in the field, teach lessons through the practicum courses, and complete a full-time teaching internship in their final semester. Courses are offered for full and part time students, with blended technology components where applicable.
