Program Overview
Class Act/Pre-Education
Program Overview
The Class Act program is a specialized teacher preparation program that’s one of a kind in northern Minnesota. The coursework, the learning environment, the adventures, and the curriculum are specifically designed for educators. Students experience hands-on, real-life experiential learning at its best in classroom labs and via a specially designed curriculum for education majors. You’ll become an educator in a totally new way that prepares you to teach in the 21st Century.
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Reasons to Attend Minnesota North
Field Experience in local classrooms
Class Act students are paired with local master teachers to complete 100 total hours of classroom field experience. Classroom experientials are available in preschool, elementary, middle and secondary settings. This includes observation and working with students to ensure that teaching is the right path for you.
Uniquely structured courses.
Class Act students take the same courses other students at Itasca take, but courses taken as a Class Act cohort are “tweaked” toward education. Class Act students receive an Associate of Science degree, which transfers to a four-year college or university.
Off campus adventures.
Class Act students are offered the chance to participate in adventures to educational sites, such as charter schools, elementary, middle and high schools, and to four-year colleges and universities.
College visits.
Class Act students will take day trips to St. Scholastica and Bemidji State University in the Fall of their sophomore year.
