The Center for Teaching Excellence offers the following courses that align to the Virginia Department of Education requirements for teachers with a provisional license or special education: general curriculum provisional license. The courses listed below meet the current VDOE requirements revised Fall of 2019. Flyers are available at the bottom of this page for your use.

Elementary Education (PK-3, PK-6) Courses

Choose from the following courses:

EDU-L251 Foundations of Ed & the Teaching Profession
EDU-L345 Foundations of Reading & Writing
EDU-L346 Reading & Language Acquisition
EDU-L360 Human Growth, Development & Learning
EDU-L401 Methods of Teaching Elem History & Social Studies
EDU-L402 Methods of Teaching Elementary Science
EDU-L403 Methods of Teaching Elementary Mathematics
EDU-L408 Classroom & Behavior Management
EDU-L409 Assessment of and for Learning
EDU-L446 Curriculum & Instruction for Grades PK-6
GEO-L202 Introduction to Cultural Geography
MTH-C406 Thinking Algebraically
MTH-C407 Thinking Geometrically
MTH-C408 Thinking with Probability and Statistics
MUS-C496 All Educators Can Create Music - iPad
SCI-L302 Earth and Space Science for PK-6 Education

Middle School (Grades 6-8)

Choose from the following courses:

EDU-L251 Foundations of Ed & the Teaching Profession
EDU-L347 Language Acquisition & Reading Development for Middle School
EDU-L358 Reading Literacy in the Content Areas
EDU-L360 Human Growth, Development & Learning
EDU-L408 Classroom & Behavior Management
EDU-L409 Assessment of and for Learning
EDU-L482 Curriculum & Instruction for Grades 6-12

Secondary Education (High School), Career-Technical Endorsed Areas, and K-12 Areas (Health/PE, Spanish, Art, Music, etc.)

Choose from the following courses:

EDU-L251 Foundations of Ed & the Teaching Profession
EDU-L358 Reading Literacy in the Content Areas
EDU-L360 Human Growth, Development & Learning
EDU-L408 Classroom & Behavior Management
EDU-L409 Assessment of and for Learning
Curriculum & Instruction (dependent on area of endorsement)
- EDU-L482 Curriculum & Instruction for Grades 6-12
- EDU-L483 Curriculum & Instruction for Career-Technical Education
- EDU-L484 Curriculum & Instruction for K-12 Endorsements
- LAN-L382 Curriculum & Inst./Methods of Teaching Foreign Language

Special Education: General Curriculum K-12

Choose from the following courses:

EDU L251: Foundations of Education & the Teaching Profession
EDU L345: Foundations of Reading & Writing
EDU L346: Reading & Language Acquisition
EDU L348: Sp Ed: Instructional Strategies in Reading & Writing
EDU L360: Human Growth, Development & Learning
EDU L369: Foundations of Special Education—Characteristics and Legal Aspects
EDU L373: Characteristics of Students with Mild to Moderate Disabilities
EDU L375: Assessment & Evaluation in Special Education
EDU L383: Individualized Education Program (IEP) Implementation
EDU L400: Sp Ed: Instructional Strategies in Mathematics
EDU L408: Classroom & Behavioral Management
EDU L455: Transitioning Students with Mild to Moderate Disabilities
EDU L456: Collaboration, Consultation & Case Management