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Middle Level Education

Arkansas Tech University

Bachelor's DegreeCIP: 13.1203

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The Middle Childhood/Early Adolescence degree provides quality preservice educational instruction and guidance in preparation for teaching grades 4-8. The program prepares and nurtures interdisciplinary teachers who understand the major concepts, principles, theories, and research on developmentally responsive middle schools, adolescent development, planning and implementing curriculum, assessment strategies, professionalism, and advocacy (AMLE, 2022).

Credits

120 credits

Dates

Since Feb 1998

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Locations

Where this program is offered

  • Russellville, Arkansas

    Administration Bldg 200, 1509 N Boulder Ave, Russellville, Arkansas, 72801-2222

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

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Skills

InstructingLearning StrategiesActive ListeningSpeakingReading ComprehensionMonitoringSocial PerceptivenessActive LearningCritical ThinkingWriting

Knowledge

Education and TrainingEnglish LanguagePsychologyCustomer and Personal ServiceComputers and ElectronicsPhilosophy and TheologyMathematicsSociology and AnthropologyAdministration and Management

Abilities

Oral ExpressionOral ComprehensionWritten ComprehensionWritten ExpressionSpeech RecognitionSpeech ClarityDeductive ReasoningNear VisionProblem SensitivityInductive ReasoningInformation Ordering

Tasks

  • Prepare students for later grades by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to perse
  • Instruct through lectures, discussions, and demonstrations in one or more subjects, such as English,
  • Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among students.
  • Prepare materials and classrooms for class activities.
  • Observe and evaluate students' performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.
  • Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
  • Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, b
  • Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
  • Deliver presentations at professional conferences.

Technology

Data base user interface and query softwareComputer based training softwareAnalytical or scientific softwareDevelopment environment softwareElectronic mail softwareVideo creation and editing softwareOperating system softwareDesktop communications softwareCalendar and scheduling softwareWord processing software

Tools

Bunsen burnersComputer data input scannersComputer laser printersDesktop computersDigital video camerasDissection scalpelsDocument camerasGlass beakersInteractive whiteboardsLaboratory heating platesLaptop computersLiquid crystal display LCD projectorsMultimedia projection equipmentOptical compound microscopesPencil compassesPersonal computersCarousel slide projectorsCompact digital camerasCompact disk CD playersComputer projectorsConference telephonesDigital calculatorsDigital video disk DVD playersHandheld microphonesInteractive whiteboard controllers

Work Values

RelationshipsAchievementWorking ConditionsIndependenceSupportRecognition
Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

  • Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education25-2031.00
  • Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education25-2022.00
  • Education Teachers, Postsecondary25-1081.00
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: proficient (Level 3)(based on Bachelor's Degree)

  • Comprehensive curriculum units — independently design, implement, and refine across a full academic year for multiple course sections, aligning to state standards.
  • Non-routine behavioral and social-emotional challenges — assess and address autonomously using evidence-based strategies and school support systems in complex secondary settings.
  • Instructional approaches — select and seamlessly integrate across lectures, project-based learning, and inquiry activities to meet the full spectrum of student needs without oversight.
  • Analytical and data management software — apply to disaggregate assessment results, identify achievement trends, and drive individualized instructional adjustments.
  • Student performance evaluations — conduct holistically, synthesizing academic, behavioral, and health observations to generate actionable intervention and enrichment plans.
  • Video conferencing and cloud-based collaboration tools — leverage proficiently to deliver rigorous instruction in hybrid or remote secondary environments.
  • Inductive and deductive reasoning tasks — design for students that scaffold complex disciplinary thinking in mathematics, social studies, English, or science contexts.
  • Cross-disciplinary learning connections — facilitate for students by integrating psychology, sociology, and history knowledge into engaging content-area instruction.
  • Advanced learning strategies — model and teach explicitly so that students develop metacognitive habits and sustained academic motivation throughout secondary school.
  • Systems analysis of classroom and school data — perform to identify instructional gaps and recommend curriculum adjustments to department leadership.

Some details on this page are auto-populated from public workforce data sources: O*NET (opens in new tab), BLS (opens in new tab), College Scorecard (opens in new tab), DOL Training Provider Results (opens in new tab), NSX (opens in new tab). Provided in partnership with LER.me Career Intelligence.

Student Outcomes

Performance metrics for this program

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Completion Rate
45%
Placement Rate
73%