WHY TEACHER EDUCATION AT LYON?In keeping with its mission as a liberal arts institution, Lyon College ensures that its graduates who become licensed teachers have completed a liberal education. Anchored in the EPIC common core, the elementary education major integrates liberal arts coursework for a well-rounded preparation in all academic content areas. Likewise underpinned by the core, the secondary and K-12 concentrations are paired with a major in a liberal arts discipline. At Lyon, we believe that liberally educated people are thoughtful, ethical, critical, and creative men and women with ingrained habits of reasoned thought and virtues of honesty, fairness, and respect for others. We want candidates with these dispositions to become teachers and future leaders in our schools. Combined with intensive faculty mentorship and many hours of field experience throughout the two-year program, Lyon’s liberal arts focus in teacher education prepares graduates to do just that.

WHAT STUDENTS SAY

“Lyon College has definitely prepared me for a career as a secondary education teacher. The pedagogy and history courses prepared me well for a variety of teaching methods and subject content. The internship at the local schools developed the necessary skills for developing content, preparing lessons, classroom management, and instruction. I would recommend this educational program to any student desiring a career as a professional educator.”

—Peter Mamula, ’16

FACULTY

Dr. Kimberly Crosby, Assistant Professor of Education, serves as Director of Teacher Education at Lyon. A Lyon alum and Batesville native, she also sponsors Kappa Delta Pi.

Dr. Nikki Yonts, Assistant Professor of Psychology and Education, has served as division chair for the social sciences and director of the Nichols International Studies Program.

Ms. Karin Brown, Assistant Professor of Elementary Education, coordinates the elementary education program. She taught for 19 years at the elementary level and has worked in teacher education since 2011.

discover TEACHER EDUCATIONLyon’s teacher education program provides aspiring teachers with professional training and extensive classroom experience in addition to a solid education in the liberal arts. The program prepares students for teacher licensure in elementary education; secondary education in English, math, and social studies; and K-12 education in choral music. All candidates pursuing teacher licensure must complete the required major and professional coursework, a two-year field experience sequence during which they gain hands-on experience at our partner school districts, and additional testing and professional development as required by the state of Arkansas.

» The elementary education major prepares candidates for licensure at the K-6 level through a course of study grounded in the liberal arts and linked closely to the College’s new core curriculum. The curriculum is designed to foster intellectual skills, humane instincts, content and pedagogical competence, and an understanding of the developmental processes of children.

» The secondary education concentration prepares candidates for licensure in grades 7-12 and is taken in conjunction with a liberal arts major in the teaching field. Qualified majors for teacher licensure currently include English, math, and history.

» The K-12 education concentration prepares students for licensure in choral music education and is taken in conjunction with the music major with emphasis on coursework in vocal music.

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PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology1 3 creditsPSY 310 Child & Adolescent Psychology 3 creditsPSY 339 Learning and Cognition 3 creditsEDU 202 Overview of Teaching 3 creditsEDU 325 Practicum I 1 creditEDU 326 Practicum II 1 creditEDU 335 Educating Diverse & Exceptional Learners 2 creditsPSY 310 Child and Adolescent Development 3 creditsEDU 495 Student Internship2 (Fall & Spring) 8 creditsTotal Common Hours 24

Additional Secondary Education Requirements EDU 404 Integrating the Liberal Arts in 3 credits the Secondary School Content-specific Teaching Methods 2-3 creditsLiberal Arts Major: English 33 credits History 39 credits Math 39 credits

Additional K-12 Music Concentration RequirementsEDU 205 Teaching in the Elementary School 3 creditsEDU 404 Integrating the Liberal Arts in 3 credits the Secondary SchoolMUS 425 Methods/Materials in Teaching Music 3 credits Liberal Arts Major in Music 37-40 credits With emphasis on choral studies

Additional Elementary Education Major Requirements EDU 205 Teaching in the Elementary School 3 creditsEDU 220 Social Studies for Elementary 3 creditsEDU 320 Teaching Reading 3 creditsEDU 324 Children’s Literature 3 creditsEDU 330 Literacy Across the Disciplines 3 creditsEDU 340 Teaching STEM in Elementary I 2 creditsEDU 345 Teaching STEM in Elementary II 2 creditsEDU 461 Integrating the Liberal Arts I 2 creditsEDU 463 Integrating the Liberal Arts II 2 credits

Content RequirementsENG 105* World Literature 3 creditsPOL 105* The American Experience 3 creditsHIS 201* Western Civilization I 3 creditsHIS 202* Western Civilization II 3 creditsMTH 105+ Math for Liberal Arts 3 creditsBIO 100+ Biology in Context 4 creditsSCI 105+ Natural Science for the Liberal Arts 4 creditsANT 101+ Introduction to Cultural Anthropology 3 creditsHIS 366 Arkansas in the United States 3 credits

Note: Candidates must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75 or higher and earn passing scores on all required Praxis assessments in order to be eligible for licensure.

1 May be used to satisfy core requirements.2 The Student Internship hours includes an on-campus seminar taken during the fall and spring semesters of the senior year. Students will meet one hour a week on the Lyon campus to review intern experiences and discuss relevant topics.

TEACHER EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

*Requirement met by common core. +Course may satisfy a core requirement.

Everything ElseFounded: 1872 Enrollment: 672 (Fall 2017)Minority: 21% Student-Faculty Ratio: 12:1 Average Freshman ACT: 25 Average Freshman HS GPA: 3.6 Student Organizations: 40 (approximately) Placement After Graduation: 94% within 6 months Affiliation: Christian, Presbyterian Church (USA)

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LYON AT A GLANCEAcademic clubs lyon.edu/student-organizationsArt Student League, American Chemical Society, Anthropology Club, Law Club, COBRA Grotto (caving), Harlequin Club (theatre), Honors Fellows Program, Math Club

AthleticsMen: Basketball, baseball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, and wrestlingWomen: Basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, volleyball, and wrestling

Honor SocietiesAlpha Chi (juniors and seniors), Alpha Psi Omega (theatre), Chi Beta Phi (science), Kappa Delta Pi (education), Kappa Pi (art), Lambda Delta (freshman), Phi Alpha Theta (history), Phi Sigma Tau (philosophy), Pi Sigma Alpha (politics), Psi Chi (psychology), Sigma Delta Pi (Spanish), Sigma Tau Delta (English), Theta Alpha Kappa (religion)