Introduction to Teaching

Educational Institutions Research Paper

Purpose: Before pursuing a career in education you must first research the many institutions
offering education courses you are interested in pursuing.

Paper Format
1. Single-space a modified MLA HEADING in the upper left-hand corner.

2. TITLE- Center your title, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.

3. For this assignment you are to compile the following information for TWO colleges or
universities. Use a ​SUBTITLE​ when beginning a new section.

For each college or university include the following​:

1. GENERAL INFORMATION:​ Name, Location, Size and web address of University/College

2. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM:​ Name of educational program researching (Examples:

Elementary Education, Secondary Education, Secondary Music Education, etc.)

3. SAMPLE COURSES:​ At least FOUR sample courses offered in this program along with a
description of these courses (This will more than likely be found by searching the college
website for their “COURSE CATALOG.” If you are unable to find this information at the
website for that school and do not have a paper copy of a course catalog, please research
an educational program at another school and give sample courses along with descriptions
in their curriculum)

4. COST:​ Cost of University/College. Specify what is included in their cost (example: room and
board, 1 semester, etc.)

5. SCHOLARSHIPS:​ Scholarships available and describe (at least two)

6. OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION:​ Any other important information about or any other
information you are interested in at these Universities/Colleges (example: Sports offered,
Sororities, Fraternities, Clubs, etc.)

NOTE:​ You may want to use Career Cruising for this assignment
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Name: Liberty Dungill 
Date: 3 April 2018
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Ms. Munz

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
GENERAL INFORMATION
Name: Aurora University
Location: Aurora, Illinois
Size: approximately 5,500 students .. private school
Web address: https://www.aurora.edu

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
​Elementary Education

SAMPLE COURSES
1. EDU3355 Assessment - students will learn how to assess their students. They will
learn formative assessments and summative assessments. They Well learn which
assessments are proper and why, and those you need to avoid.

2.EDU2100 Foundations of Teaching and learning- this is a course in which students will
learn the basis of a classroom. They will learn classroom management, classroom
discipline, diversity, NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND, cooperative learning, and lesson planning. This
class will be observing classrooms and analyzing them.

3.EDU4750 Student Teaching- students still go out and student teach at a school. The are to
be teaching a small group of students supervised by a certified teacher. This duration is
for 20 weeks.

4.EDU3360 Mathematical Methods- students will develop an understanding of the

methodologies and approaches to teaching and integrating math into the elementary class.

COST
$11,630 - tuition
$5,180 - room & board

SCHOLARSHIPS
1. Aurora University Family Discount
- when you have an immediate family member who had enrolled to the university
concurrently . Must be a full time student.$500s
2. Aurora University Opportunity Grant
 - When The University itself offers $9,000s for you to attend their school. This is
based off of how good you were in high school and how valued you are to the
school.

OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Almost every support imaginable is posted at this school

GENERAL INFORMATION
Name University of Parkside Wisconsin
Location: Parkside Wisconsin
Size: 4,442 enrolled
Web address:https://www.uwp.edu/

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
Educator development

SAMPLE COURSES
1. Assessment of learning- learn how to assess students formatively and summatively.

2. Residency- student teaching

3. Teaching developmental math concepts K-2- this is learning about the math course
for students kindergarten to second grade.

4. Sem: using tech to engage II - this is a class in which, you learn how to use technology
properly in a class. Specifically to engage your students.

COST
$22,740 (including tuition and room & board)

SCHOLARSHIPS
1.recognition scholar $5,600
This is if you have received a GPA of 3.00-3.24

2.Picken Scholarship $1500

Must have declared a major in any of the arts or humanities majors
OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Most diverse to date for the college (so comparing the school when first started now it has
the most diversity)

Very affordable compared to other colleges