[431] April 27 Meeting Set At MTEC For New Elementary Education Program

APRIL 27 MEETING SET AT MTEC FOR NEW ELEMENTARY EDUCATION PROGRAM
‘New Pathway’ Offers Option for Students Pursuing Careers in Teaching

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 22, 2010
EDITORIAL CONTACT: David Foster, 615-898-5033 or dfoster@mtsu.edu

(SHELBYVILLE)—A special meeting is set for Tuesday, April 27, at the Middle Tennessee Education Center for students interested in teaching to discuss the new 2+2 in Elementary Education program developed by MTSU and Motlow State Community College through the MTEC partnership.
The meeting is scheduled from 4 to 6 p.m. at MTEC, located in the former Medical Arts Building at 841 Union Street in Shelbyville.
“This program will allow us to reach a group of students who have not had the opportunity to pursue a career in education,” said Charle Coffey, director of education at Motlow. “This will create a new pathway so that students don’t have to rearrange their lives to go to school.”
A 2+2 program allows a student to complete the first two years of the program at Motlow State by earning an Associate of Science in Teaching degree and then complete a Bachelor of Science in interdisciplinary studies at MTSU. The AST at Motlow provides a seamless transition to the BSIS at MTSU.
“It is important that those interested in the program either come to the interest meeting or contact us at MTEC to talk to us about scheduling preferences,” said Molly Culbreath, the MTEC adviser for MTSU students. “This program provides a flexible and affordable way to become an elementary school teacher allowing students to continue to work and care for their families while they pursue new career opportunities in education.”
The AST is a 60-hour program of prescribed courses directly related to the Tennessee Teacher Licensure Standards that will prepare the student to enter MTSU’s BSIS program. The BSIS degree prepares students to teach elementary school or special education.
Many of the course requirements for the BSIS degree are available online or as day or evening classes at MTEC or the MTSU campus in Murfreesboro. The program is designed to give the student as much flexibility in scheduling as possible.
For more information, please call MTEC at 931-685-4444.
Middle Tennessee Education Center is an educational partnership between MTSU, Motlow State and Bedford County to provide more higher-education opportunities to the citizens of southern middle Tennessee.
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IN BRIEF: A special meeting is set for 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 27, at the Middle Tennessee Education Center for students interested in teaching to discuss the new 2+2 in Elementary Education program developed by MTSU and Motlow State Community College through the MTEC partnership. A 2+2 program allows a student to complete the first two years of the program at Motlow State by earning an Associate of Science in Teaching degree and then complete a Bachelor of Science in interdisciplinary studies at MTSU. The AST at Motlow provides a seamless transition to the BSIS at MTSU. For more information, please call MTEC at 931-685-4444.

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