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Build a pathway to your future
Looking for a job in DeSales University
education? The
DeSales University now is the perfect time to Students at DeSales
Education Department can act. Whether you’re look- University can
help build a pathway to ing to change careers, gain participate in a
your future. Its programs certification, or expand fast-track program
promote effective teaching your career opportunities, for teachers.
through the creation of the DeSales education
learning opportunities programs have something Photo courtesy of
designed to be relevant for for everyone. DeSales University
today’s students. DeSales
prepares teachers to use DeSales is also the only in a certification subject lish, mathematics or Span- DeSales prepares teachers to use SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION OF THE MORNING CALL
up-to-date methods, the higher education institution area, such as biology, Eng- ish.
newest technologies, and in the Lehigh Valley au-
to foster cultural diversity. thorized by the Pennsylva- With a Teacher Intern
nia Department of Educa- Certificate, you can fill a
According to the Edu- tion to offer a fast-track full-time professional
cation Policy and Leader- post-graduate program that teaching position with all
ship Center, the number of lets you student teach of the rights and privileges
new teacher certificates in while employed. The of a temporary profes-
Pennsylvania continues to Teacher Intern Certifica- sional employee. Plus,
decline. In 2015-16, only tion Program is an inten- you’ll be able to earn while
7,676 certificates were sive, accelerated program you learn.
issued compared to 21,294 for post-graduate students
in 2010-11. That means seeking an alternative to an Just ask Elizabeth Wig-
more jobs are available and Instructional I certificate. gins. She earned her mas-
Qualified candidates must ter’s degree in English in
have a strong background 2006 from Lehigh Uni-
versity. During her time
there, she taught first-year up-to-date methods, the newest
writing classes and worked
as a writing tutor. That’s technologies, and to foster cultural
when she realized she
wanted more. diversity.
“I discovered that I had both a great opportunity hybrid/blended, online, and SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2017
a love of teaching and I and a great challenge. apprenticeship courses in
Photo courtesy of DeSales University wanted to pursue a certifi- “Since my goal once I took the fall, spring, and sum-
cation, but I wasn’t able to the leap to go back to mer with small class sizes
The Master of Education program can be adapted to meet a student’s needs. find a program at the time school was to get back to for personalized attention.
that fit my needs,” Wiggins the classroom as quickly as
says. possible, this program has For more information,
allowed me to realize my visit DeSales.edu/teach or
She came to DeSales dream very quickly,” she come to one of our infor-
and applied to the TIP says. mation sessions. The Mas-
Program, which she calls ter of Education informa-
For current teachers or tion sessions will be held
for those interested in from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. on
changing their career to Monday, Feb. 20, and
teaching, the Master of Monday, March 20. The
Education program at Teacher Intern Program
DeSales offers a variety of (TIP) information session
concentrations and certifi- will be held on from 5:30
cations. Advisers guide to 6:30 p.m. Thursday,
you in designing your own March 2. All sessions will
academic plan to meet be held in Room 105 of
your needs. The M.Ed. Dooling Hall on the Center
program is flexible to fit Valley campus.
your schedule. We offer
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