Undergraduate
Secondary Education Minor
We aim to nurture and prepare highly effective, competent, caring, and reflective teachers.
Secondary Education minor
Secondary education students earn a full major in teaching content and a minor in secondary education.
This prepares you for the subject you will teach and the methods and practices of teaching.
Enhance the knowledge, competency, and professional skills needed in today’s secondary classroom environment. You will become an effective teacher and a leader in secondary education.
Why Simpson College for Secondary Education
Our MIssion Statement
The Simpson College Teacher Education Program nurtures empowered educational leaders who think critically, reflectively, and creatively; compassionately practice inclusive, equitable, and transformative education; and are continuously engaged in professional growth in order to build a socially just and enlightened society.
Simpson alumna accepts Golden Apple award
Simpson had the most efficient program for a non-traditional student with kids looking to get through school.
Tiffany Thomas-Killam '18
Taking Advantage of Traditional and Non-Traditional Educational Opportunities
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Meet Our Faculty
Bradi Darrah
- Assistant Professor of Education
- Program Director | Master of Arts in Teaching
Jordan Holub
- Instructor of Teacher Education
Meredith Hunt
- Instructor of Teacher Education
Linda Jermeland
- Teacher Education Field Placement Coordinator
- Teacher Education Licensure Official
Chandra Keairnes
- Assistant Professor of Teacher Education
Kate Lerseth
- Associate Dean of General Education and Assessment
- Teacher Education Department Chair
- Professor of Teacher Education
