Students completing this program will be able to... A. analyze models and methods of effective teaching, especially in relation to the needs of a diverse student body. B. examine the physical, cognitive/language, social emotional milestones in school age children. C. understand and analyze how concepts of mathematics, English and language arts, social studies, visual and performing arts and science apply to teaching at an elementary level. The associate in arts in elementary teacher education for transfer is an interdisciplinary program which meets state guidelines in order to prepare students to begin their path toward becoming elementary school teachers. Students majoring in elementary teacher education develop critical thinking, problem solving, and written and verbal communication skills. As elementary teacher education majors, students have learning opportunities that are relevant to many types of careers working with children and parents including special education, elementary education, and social work.
September 2025
Diablo Valley College
Pleasant Hill Campus,
321 Golf Club Road,
PLEASANT HILL,
California,
94523, United States
A student is eligible for admission if he or she has graduated from a regionally accredited high school, or is 18 years of age or older and is no longer in high school, or has passed the State of California Certificate of Proficiency Test (CHSPE) or the General Educational Development Test (GED).
English proficiency
Note from client: this is just for Fall 2020, but at least students will know they can still apply (in fact even a bit later probably).
