Work with children in diverse and inclusive settings as soon as you begin your coursework, while you learn today’s best evidence-based practices and innovate through technology to support student learning in K-5 elementary classrooms.
Through rigorous coursework and integrated hands-on clinical experiences, the Elementary Education major is designed to meet the Iowa Board of Educational Examiners licensure requirements. Sought after by school districts across the country, graduates leave as highly qualified teachers, ready on day one. The Loras College Teacher Education Program is accredited by the Iowa Department of Education and holds membership in the Iowa Association of Colleges of Teacher Education.
Teacher Education Experiences
Beginning as early as your first year at Loras College, you will learn how to meet the needs of diverse learners through leveled practices including theory and clinical experiences aligned with your coursework. You will be actively involved in diverse elementary classrooms including our Professional Development School where you will observe, assist teachers, tutor individual children, work with small groups of children, and lead whole-classroom instruction.
A signature part of the Loras education program is the Professional Development School. This partnership with the Holy Family Catholic Schools provides you with more experience in the classroom, prior to student teaching, closing the gap between theory and practice.
Endorsements:
Instructional Strategist I Mild/Moderate K-8
Mathematics K-8
Reading K-8
Course Highlights
Our Commitment
The Loras Teacher Education Program is committed to developing teachers who demonstrate and advocate for best educational practices, innovate through their use of technology to support student learning, and seek experiences that deepen and broaden their knowledge of students’ needs in the 21st-century classroom.
Clubs & Orgs
We have a variety of opportunities for you to get involved from the moment you set foot on campus.
eDUcation Club
Better Together
Art Club
DuBuddies
Straight Talk from a Duhawk
From my very first education class, we were given the opportunity to be in a real classroom. There are so many field experiences throughout the program, and that helps a lot with what to expect as a future educator.
— Marley (’25)
Meet Your Professors
Rebecca Fabricius MS
Director of Clinical Education
Aryn D Kruse PhD
Assistant Professor of Education
Scott Scheuerell PhD (’95)
Professor of Education
Alexandria (Alli) Steepleton MA (’15)
Assistant Professor of Education
Hilarie Welsh PhD
Associate Professor of Education
First Year Director
Education / Elementary News
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Fostering Faith and Teaching Grace
As an elementary education major at Loras College, Amanda Soat (’25) understands the importance of gaining practical teaching experience before graduating… More
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Education Students Benefit from PDS Initiative
Prior to the student teaching internship at Loras, our PDS model provides teacher candidates with valuable experience in the classroom where there are opportunities to close the gap between theory and practice. More
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Food & Family
2012 graduate, Abby (Moore) Lawrence, just celebrated her 10-year Loras Reunion at Homecoming 2022. In addition to the time she spent planning her reunion, Abby has been spending her days working with Verena Street Coffee in Dubuque, starting a barbeque business with her husband, and adjusting to life as a new parent. More