Teaching the next generation of teachers.
Our founder believed in the transformative potential of education. A century later, the college she created has been cited as a model of excellence in preparing the next generation of great teachers.
We get you (more than) ready for impact and success as a teacher at any grade level. The Elementary Education major prepares students to become elementary school teachers and leads to certification for pre-kindergarten to fifth grade. The Secondary Education major prepares middle or high school teachers and leads to certification for 6-12th grades with a required dual major: Biology, Biochemistry, Chemistry, English, Environmental Science, History, Mathematics and Physics. The P-12 Education major prepares students to become an elementary, middle or high school teacher and leads to certification for pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade with a required dual major: Art, Computer Science, Creative Technologies, French, German, Music or Spanish.
Here, you’ll learn to teach by teaching. Every education course has a field component. Observe and student-teach through our partnerships with local schools. As a senior, you’ll spend a full year in front of a classroom.
Education FACULTY
A native of Brazil, Dr. Hirano has traveled extensively throughout Latin America and other parts of the world. In addition to her role in preparing Berry’s education students to lead the next generation of classroom teachers, she oversees Berry’s Teaching English as a Foreign Language minor and teaches several study abroad courses focused on education.
Our four on-campus laboratory schools (the only college-based lab schools in Georgia) create immediate access to meaningful child development, early learning, elementary and middle grades experiences.
Tracks of Study
The Elementary Education major prepares students to become elementary school teachers and leads to certification for pre-kindergarten to fifth grade in Georgia.
The Secondary Education major prepares students to become middle or high school teachers and leads to certification for 6-12th grades through a dual major in Secondary Education and an accompanying, approved major.
The P-12 Education major prepares students to become an elementary, middle or high school teacher and leads to certification for pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade through a dual major in P-12 Education and an accompanying, approved major.
Education LIVES
Evan Perry ’21 says he “stumbled upon education” as a career because of his first job on campus — classroom assistant at Berry College Elementary and Middle School (BCEMS), where education majors observe and practice teaching K–8 learners in a lab environment. “The people around me noticed my teaching potential and urged me to consider education,” Evan says. “I went for it, and I love it.” Since then, Evan took sure-footed steps into his profession, embracing a variety of experiences through Berry’s education department while taking on campus leadership roles, including student director of Berry’s English as a Second Language (ESL) Program and the Pathways to Teaching scholarship program.
Education Courses
Explore the major areas of linguistics (phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics and pragmatics) and English grammar.
Apply second-language-acquisition theory and cultural knowledge to curriculum and instruction while gaining experiences with ESOL students across age and proficiency levels.
Intern for a child and family services agency, counseling center, school, women’s center, foster care agency, hospital or medical services unit for children with chronic or terminal illnesses.
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