Major in Elementary Education
Learn how to teach • Get real-life experience •Teach confidently
John Brown University
2000 W. University St.,
Siloam Springs, AR 7276
479-524-9500
jbuinfo@jbu.edu
Learn how to teach • Get real-life experience •Teach confidently
At JBU, we know that your desire to help others learn and grow comes from God. In the elementary education major, you'll master the content, methods and techniques to inspire the next generation of students. With model classrooms and exposure to real classrooms starting in your very first semester, you will graduate well-prepared to teach in a public or private school classroom.
Start your applicationJBU students spend ample time observing and teaching alongside teachers in order to gain confidence and skill in classroom management and lesson planning.
Elementary education students are taught how to make and present sample lesson plans in simulation classrooms and public school classrooms to experience first-hand the strengths and opportunities for improvement as they learn to teach.
JBU is accredited so that students can transfer their teaching license easily across states and internationally.
JBU students get ample time in the classroom setting with real K-12 students. This strengthens their confidence as they go on to become teachers when they graduate.
Students spend a lot of time in clinical-style education with mentor teachers. Through observing and teaching alongside these experts, JBU students become confident in their capabilities and are ready for their teaching careers.
From their very first semester, students get to have an in-classroom experience. JBU students get the chance to practice teaching in public schools during seven out of eight semesters they study education. This creates great confidence, trust, and respect in the student's mentor teachers, as well as future employers.
JBU students can spend time teaching in Lithuania, Guatemala, Honduras, Northern Ireland, and various parts of the world. Not only does JBU equip students to be able to transfer their teaching license to go and teach other places, but gives them a chance to enhance their teaching education abroad before they even graduate.
Equip yourself to inspire others and excel at what you love.
John Brown University admits persons to its programs and activities without regard to race, color, national or ethnic origin, or gender. The university does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, physical or mental disability, or gender in the administration of education policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, athletics, and other school-sponsored programs.
John Brown University is a leading private Christian university, training students to honor God and serve others since 1919. Arkansas’ top-ranked regional university (U.S. News Best Colleges 2019), JBU enrolls more than 2,100 students from 38 states and 53 countries in its traditional undergraduate, graduate, online and concurrent education programs. JBU offers 41 majors, with top programs including engineering, nursing, family and human services, biology, graphic design and construction management.