Graduates of the Adolescence Education program are:

• content-area experts with a concentration — or at least 30 credits of coursework — in their teaching subject(s);
• held to rigorous standards, and supported throughout the process by both an adviser from the School of Education as well as from their disciplinary concentration;
• experienced at both the middle and high school levels, with significant classroom experiences beginning in the first education course. Before student teaching, students will have spent more than 250 hours in schools;
• equipped with a repertoire of strategies that serve the diverse needs of students;
• prepared with theory and research that informs practice, allowing them to create learning environments that support student success;
• lifelong learners who are committed to serving as change agents, working for social justice in the communities where they teach!

The following goals integrate the content and pedagogical content mastery that are integral to success in the field of Adolescence Education:

• Development, Learning, and Motivation:
  Graduates of the St. Bonaventure University undergraduate Adolescence Education program will have acquired a strong foundation in developmental learning theories, pedagogy, principles of classroom management, and sound educational research for use in adapting curriculum and teaching to support the learning and development of all adolescents.
• Content and Pedagogical Knowledge:
  Graduates of the St. Bonaventure University undergraduate Adolescence Education program will have achieved mastery of their content knowledge base, foundation in theory and pedagogy, and instructional skills and strategies to actual classroom practice in order to construct learning opportunities supportive of the continuous intellectual, social, and physical development of a diverse student population.
• Instruction:
  Graduates of the St. Bonaventure University undergraduate Adolescence Education program will apply their content knowledge base, foundation in theory and pedagogy, and instructional skills and strategies to actual classroom practice in order to construct learning opportunities supportive of the continuous intellectual, social, and physical development of a diverse student population.
• Assessment:
  Graduates of the St. Bonaventure University undergraduate Adolescence Education program will know and utilize a variety of formal and informal assessment techniques-aligned with current state, national and local learning standards-in order to evaluate the continuous intellectual, social and physical development of all adolescents.
• Professionalism:
  Graduates of the St. Bonaventure University undergraduate Adolescence Education program will utilize appropriate communication and collaboration skills within the spectrum of a school community; demonstrate commitment to continual learning in order to make wise decisions and work to address evolving issues; and continue to be reflective practitioners who exhibit commitment to the profession’s code of ethics.