Adolescence Education

Phone: (845) 257-2850
Location: Old Main Building, Room 323
Web address: www.newpaltz.edu/schoolofed/undergraduate-programs/adolescence-education/

The Adolescence Education Unit of the Department of Teaching & Learning offers instruction leading to New York State initial and professional certification to teach the following subjects in Grades 7-12: English, Mathematics, the sciences (Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, and Physics), and Social Studies. In addition to completing courses in the liberal-arts major of their choice, Adolescence Education students complete core education courses and State-mandated requirements for teaching certification, as well as New Paltz's General Education and graduation requirements. Certificates for teaching in New York State are automatically accepted for teaching in many other states.

In addition to the content-area majors listed above, a minor in Adolescence Education is available. Though the minor does not lead to eligibility for a New York State teaching certificate, it may be of interest to students seeking an introduction to the field of secondary education. Furthermore, for students pursuing a BA in Biology, Chemistry, or Geology or a BS in Mathematics, the Adolescence Education minor is designed to facilitate completion of two degrees in five years: the undergraduate bachelor's degree and the graduate MAT (Master of Arts in Teaching) degree. For more information about this new program, please speak with a faculty advisor in the Department of Teaching & Learning.

Adolescence Education: Admissions Requirements

• Students may apply to the Adolescence Education program as a freshman. Those who enter the program at a later point may need more than eight semesters to graduate.
• Transfer students must must be accepted to SUNY New Paltz before applying to the Adolescence Education program. Transfer students may be waived from EDI233 Education Seminar unless their advisor recommends that they take the course.
• Students wishing to apply to Adolescence Education: Mathematics must first be accepted as a Math major. A Declaration of Major form signed by the Department of Mathematics must be submitted with the application.
• All students with no previous college-level language study must complete a two-semester sequence (6-8 credits) at the elementary level in a language other than English. Students who can be placed at an intermediate or advanced language level must complete one course (3-4 credits).
• Students must meet the following requirements to continue in the program:
  • 3.0 GPA overall;
  • 4-7 credits in Writing and Rhetoric (1-2 composition courses) with a grade of "B" or better;
  • A passing grade in EDI233 Education Seminar, and satisfactory completion of the application essay;
  • Fingerprints on a NYS TEACH account; and
  • Completion of State-mandated workshops (Child Abuse, SAVE, DASA, Health & Safety).

Notice to Persons Who Have Prior Felony Convictions

State University of New York (SUNY) policy prohibits SUNY New Paltz admission applications from inquiring into an applicant’s prior criminal history. Students who have previously been convicted of a felony are advised that their prior criminal history may impede their ability to complete the requirements of certain academic programs and/or to meet the licensure requirements for certain professions, including the program in Adolescence Education.

Individuals with prior criminal histories are advised to seek advice and guidance from the chair of the academic department regarding the impact of a criminal record on meeting the requirements of the major/professional licensure or certification prior to declaring the major.

Adolescence Education (BA, BS) Program Learning Outcomes

English Language Arts

Candidates who successfully complete all required components of the Adolescence Education (7-12) program in English will know and be able to demonstrate:

Sciences (Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, Physics) and Mathematics

Candidates who successfully complete all required components of the Adolescence Education (7-12) programs in the sciences (Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, Physics) or Mathematics will know and be able to demonstrate:

• Content Knowledge: Demonstrate content area mastery by completing at least 30 hours of coursework in content sciences or math plus cognates.
• Planning: Plan lessons in science that are NYSP-12SLS standards-based or in math that are NCTM standards-based, are clear and organized, rely upon a variety of appropriate pedagogical practices, include appropriate technologies, and differentiate instruction that provides opportunities to promote appreciation of diversity, tolerance, and inclusion in safe, democratic, and equitable learning environments.
• Assessment and P-12 Learning: Be able to choose, design, and implement authentic and appropriate formative and summative assessments to evaluate student learning, to consider assessment data when making instructional decisions, and to identify effective or problematic teaching moments as they are occurring in order to facilitate student growth in specified content, cognitive skills, and/or social skills.
• Pedagogical Practice: Demonstrate the ability to maximize student learning by incorporating content with pedagogical knowledge, utilizing appropriate and effective technology, and implementing a variety of developmentally and contextually appropriate evidence-based instructional strategies to make learning meaningful and relevant for students while teaching.
• Dispositions: Exhibit the knowledge, skills, and dispositions necessary to practice an ethically informed and self-reflective philosophy, participate effectively in institutional change, and develop respectful relationships with students, families, communities and colleagues.
• Critical Thinking: Identify, analyze, and evaluate different methods of planning, assessing, and teaching in order to develop well-reasoned arguments that support pedagogical decisions, and transfer these skills to students through the development of higher order thinking lesson development.
• Information Literacy: Use technology and basic research techniques in order to locate, evaluate, and synthesize new findings in science or mathematics with concepts in content knowledge, planning, assessment, and pedagogical practice.

Social Studies

Candidates who successfully complete all required components of the Adolescence Education (7-12) program in Social Studies will know and be able to demonstrate:

• Content Knowledge: Demonstrate content area mastery by completing at least 30 hours of coursework in social studies.
• Planning: Plan lessons in social studies that are standards-based, clear and organized, rely upon a variety of appropriate instructional strategies and appropriate technologies, and differentiate instruction, providing opportunities to promote appreciation of diversity, tolerance, and inclusion in safe, democratic, and equitable learning environments.
• Assessment and P-12 Learning: Choose, design, and implement authentic and appropriate formative and summative assessments to evaluate student learning, consider assessment data when making instructional decisions, and identify effective or problematic teaching moments as they are occurring in order to facilitate student growth in specified content, cognitive skills, and/or social skills.
• Pedagogical Practice: Demonstrate the ability to maximize student learning by incorporating content and pedagogical content knowledge, appropriate and effective technology, and a variety of developmentally and contextually appropriate evidence-based instructional strategies to make learning meaningful for students while teaching.
• Dispositions: Exhibit the knowledge, skills, and dispositions necessary to practice an ethically informed and self-reflective philosophy, participate effectively in institutional change, and develop respectful relationships with students, families, communities and colleagues.
• Critical Thinking: Identify, analyze, and evaluate different methods of planning, assessing, and teaching in order to develop well-reasoned arguments that support pedagogical decisions.
• Information Literacy: Use technology and basic research techniques in order to locate, evaluate, and synthesize best-practices concepts in content knowledge, planning, assessment, and pedagogical practice.

Faculty

Antrop-González, René
Professor, TESOL
Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University
Office: OM 225
Phone: (845) 257-2833
E-mail: antropgr@newpaltz.edu

Brandon, Latanya
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Connecticut
Office: OM 314C
Phone: (845) 257-3118
E-mail: brandonl@newpaltz.edu

Duhaney, Devon
Interim Associate Dean and Associate Professor
Ph.D., Southern Illinois University
Office: OM 319
Phone: (845) 257-2853
E-mail: duhaneyd@newpaltz.edu

Dull, Laura
Professor
Ph.D., New York University
Office: OM 221
Phone: (845) 257-2849
E-mail: dullj@newpaltz.edu

Huang, Jason
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of California - Davis
Office: OM 314B
Phone: (845) 257-2818
E-mail:huangj18@newpaltz.edu

Kim, So Lim
Assistant Professor, TESOL
Ph.D., Boston College
Office: OM 314D
Phone: (845) 257-2826
E-mail: kims23@newpaltz.edu

Meyer, Tom
Associate Professor
Ph.D., Stanford University
Office: OM 318
Phone: (845) 257-2877
E-mail: meyert@newpaltz.edu

Misar, Katherine
Assistant Professor, Literacy Education
Office: OM 321B
Phone: (845) 257-2829
E-mail: misark@newpaltz.edu