Education
Teach lessons that last a lifetime. Education is the Peace Corp’s largest program area. Volunteers play an important role in creating links among schools, parents, and communities by working in elementary, secondary, and postsecondary schools as math, science, conversational English, and resource teachers or as early grade reading and literacy teacher trainers. Volunteers also develop libraries and technology resource centers.
If you choose Education, take 3 courses from one of the following areas:
- Math/ Applied Math
- French/Spanish
- Linguistics/TESOL
- Psychology/Social Welfare
- Biology/Chemistry/Physics
- Earth Science
- Social Sciences
Recommended Courses*:
- Linguistics
- LIN 101: Human Language
- LIN 230: Languages of the World
- LIN 320: English Grammar
- LIN 330: Language Acquisition
- LIN 344: Literacy Development
- LIN 375: TESOL Pedagogy: Theory and Practice
- Mathematics Teacher Preparation
- MAE 301: Foundations of Secondary School Mathematics
- MAE 302: Methods & Materials for Teaching Secondary School Mathematics
- MAE 312: Micro-Teaching
- MAE 330: Technology in Mathematics Education
- English
- EGL 449: Field Experience, Grades 7-12
- Foreign Language Teacher Preparation
- FLA 340: Curriculum Development & Micro-Teaching
- FLA 339: Methods & Materials in the Teaching of Foreign Languages
- Psychology
- PSY 325: Children’s Cognitive Development
- PSY 327: Human Growth & Development in the Educational Context
- PSY 354: Neurobiology of Learning and Memory
- PSY 365: The Psychology of Language
- Social Studies Education
- SSE 350: Foundations of Education
*Other courses in the SBU curriculum would satisfy this requirement. Please meet with your Peace Corps Prep Coach at the SBU career Center to develop your plan.
Build 50 hours or related experience through an activity such as:
- Teaching in one of these or a similar form: in a classroom, with a community outreach organization, or in a formal tutoring capacity
- The subject of the teaching may be English as a Foreign/Second Language, special education, drama, or a STEM subject
Example opportunities that have been posted in Handshake:
*These are just examples, you may choose another related experience. Speak with your PC Prep Coach.
- SBU: Academic Success & Tutoring Center Peer Tutor
- SBU: Brookhaven National Lab STEM Educator Internship
- SBU: Teacher Practicum experience for academic credit
- SBU: Summer Camp Coordinator
- Area: South Bronx United Regents Prep Living Environment Science Tutor Internship
- Area: The New You Foundling: After School Allies Part Time Program