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The middle school education program prepares you for the State of Illinois Professional Educator's License in Elementary Education, which qualifies you to teach children from fifth through eighth grade. It also includes an English as a Second Language endorsement that certifies you to teach English Language Learners.
You participate in classroom field experiences your first year, then you gain additional field experiences your sophomore and junior years. These prepare you for the senior year student teaching experience. Bradley faculty and your supervising teachers are valuable mentors throughout the process.
Additionally, Bradley is the first university in Illinois to embed the ESL endorsement within its early childhood, elementary, middle school and special education degrees. That experience enhances your value to school districts as English Language Learners are one of the fastest-growing demographics in Illinois schools.