Teacher Education Program
Student to teacher journey
- Get accepted to Cornell.
- Apply to the Teacher Education Program (TEP) after EDU 215 and two additional 200-level courses are completed.
- You'll continue to complete coursework, working toward your endorsements and/or your certification. By the time you are student teaching in your senior year, you'll be classroom comfortable, because previous practicums will have prepared you.
Successful TEP graduates should apply for their Iowa teaching license upon graduation. Iowa licensure provides graduates with reciprocity in most states and territories in the U.S.*
*Specific state by state reciprocity is shared with TEP students at time of admission to the program.
Learning while you teach
One Course At A Time allows you to easily weave in field experiences, practicums, and student teaching opportunities without the stress of trying to navigate around a traditional semester course schedule. You can spend entire days at your school site and get connected with your classroom in a way that is not always possible if you only have an hour or two to be in the classroom each day.
One Course At A Time allows you to complete practicums in K-12 classrooms beginning in your first year. These early experiences help you discover the area of study and the level at which you’d like to teach. By the time you graduate, you’ll have completed a minimum of 20 weeks in various public school classrooms.
Education staff and faculty provide close supervision and mentoring during your student teaching and job search process. You’ll get assistance with your resumes, cover letters, and application materials. And you’ll get to practice your interview skills during a career day where local principals conduct mock interviews on campus.
Learn and teach on and off-campus
One Course At A Time (also called the block plan) encourages flexibility. You can take courses on campus and off-campus. Our off-campus courses include education courses in other countries. So, you might spend a block in Belize teaching in the schools during the day and experiencing the local culture in your off-hours.