For Future Educators
Green River is nationally recognized as a leader in innovative community college programs for future educators, particularly for Project TEACH, which has provided outstanding advice, activities and curriculum for future teachers since 1998.
GRCC students have access to specialized advising to assist with planning careers in education ranging from child care to secondary teaching. Activities for students include integrated ESL and professional-technical courses, an active Future Teachers’ Club, annual Diversity and Future Teachers Conferences, 6 transfer degrees for future high school math and science teachers, a specialized transfer degree for future elementary teachers, year-long inquiry-based math and science curriculum, and professional-technical degrees in early childhood education and para-education.
- Center of Excellence - The Washington
State Center of Excellence for Careers in Education,
housed at Green River Community College, provides
support, mentoring, and advising to community colleges
and their K-20 partners for the creation and expansion
of career-ladder programs in education. The Center
provides a yearly best practices conference, a comprehensive
Web site, curriculum development and dissemination,
and training for K-20 instructors and paraprofessionals.
For more information, visit www.careersined.org
- CWU at Green River - Residents of South
King County, who are interested in becoming elementary
or middle school teachers, have a unique opportunity
to earn a Bachelor Degree and Teaching Certificate
from Central Washington University on Green River
Community College's Kent campus. The class of 2009
will earn a BAEd in Elementary Education with a
Minor in Science Education and a Teaching Certificate
with an Endorsement in Elementary Education (K-8).
The class of 2010 will earn a BA in Elementary Education
with a minor in Middle-level Science, and a teaching
certificate with endorsements in Elementary Education
(K-8) and Middle-level Science (4-9). .
For more information, visit The CWU at Green River Web site.
- Project TEACH - Project TEACH is a pre-service
teacher preparation program designed to provide
future educators with seamless pathways to teaching
careers. Programs include certificates and degrees
for those interested in early childhood education,
para-education positions, and transfer to complete
full teacher certification. Future elementary teachers
can complete an Associate Pre-Professional degree
in Elementary Education. Future secondary teachers
of math and science can also complete specialized
AA or AS-T degrees.
For more information visit www.projectteach.org