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At �鶹��ƵAPK, education majors participate in research with faculty as early as their first year, something usually reserved for graduate students at other institutions. You'll design and conduct your own research project based on your individual interests and goals.

The list of possible research projects is as varied as our students. For example, picture yourself:

• Designing and implementing a restorative justice program with middle schoolers
• Traveling abroad to pair your education major with an international teaching opportunity in cities in Mexico, Ireland, Thailand, Tanzania, Costa Rica, and Australia
• Facilitating a “book club” in a high school classroom as a way to promote social justice
• Developing a school garden as part of an environmental education program
• Participating in a clinical experience in a Minneapolis school as you build your understanding of what makes an effective school and classroom teacher
• Joining one of �鶹��ƵAPK’s collaborative projects at �鶹��ƵAPK Elementary just across the street from campus, including one-on-one tutoring; environmental education; restorative justice training; guided clinicals with master teachers; sponsored fellowships in literacy and STEM education; and student-teaching

During your research process, you’ll collaborate with professionals at major research institutions, publish your research in academic journals, and present your work at local, regional, and national conferences.
 

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A variety of experiences in schools are built into the education bachelor's degree to help prepare you for success as an educator. As part of these experiences, you might find yourself: 

• Assisting in a recording or videography studio at High School for the Recording Arts
• Helping students build their science exploration skills in the “Inquiry Zone” at Crossroads Science Magnet Elementary School
• Tutoring first graders in reading and math skills at �鶹��ƵAPK Elementary
• Helping English language learners build their speaking and listening skills at Hmong Prep Academy 
• Teaching a lesson on the Civil Rights Movement in a social studies classroom at Harding High School
• Leading a discussion of The Hate U Give or The Marrow Thieves with English students at Avalon High School

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Our innovative courses and one-on-one mentoring by faculty will give you the tools to succeed in a variety of jobs, such as:

• Classroom paraprofessional
• Social studies teacher
• Writing coach
• Nature center community educator in a non-school setting
• K-12 principal 
• College professor

You can also put your degree to work in any number of fields, including:

• Educational consulting
• Test development
• Curriculum design
• Child psychology
• Corporate training

Many education graduates have returned to �鶹��ƵAPK to pursue advanced degrees and licenses in education. Our goal is to support you on every step of your journey in education. Post-graduate opportunities for education students include:

• Additional teaching licenses, from teaching English as a foreign language to adult basic education
• Administrative licensure for principals and superintendents
• Education specialist degree (EDS)
• Master of Arts in education
• Master of Arts in literacy education
• Master of Arts in natural sciences and environmental education
• Master of Arts in teaching English to speakers of other languages
• Doctorate in Education