{"id":539,"date":"2022-06-08T11:27:38","date_gmt":"2022-06-08T15:27:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-curriculum-and-instruction\/?page_id=539"},"modified":"2025-09-10T15:45:55","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T19:45:55","slug":"ba-interdisciplinary-studies-for-elementary-education","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-curriculum-and-instruction\/programs-of-study\/ba-interdisciplinary-studies-for-elementary-education\/","title":{"rendered":"B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies for Elementary Educators (ISEE)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"about-the-program\">About the Program<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>The Interdisciplinary Studies for Elementary Educators (ISEE) program is designed for students interested in teaching general content subjects at the elementary (K-6) level.<br><br>Students are provided with a well-rounded subject matter education and prepared with knowledge in mathematics, English, science, and social studies. Candidates have the option to earn four middle school endorsements in any of the above content areas upon successful completion of the respective PRAXIS.<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"core-courses\">Core Courses<\/h3>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Methods of Teaching Elementary Mathematics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Methods of Teaching Science for Elementary School<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Special Education Strategies in P-6 Social Studies and Content Instruction<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Theory of Practice in Writing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>United States History<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-in-page\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.monmouth.edu\/undergraduate-catalog\/education\/curriculum-instruction\/interdisciplinary-studies-education-ba-elementary-educators\/\">View Curriculum &amp; Sequence Charts<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"student-outcomes\">Student Outcomes<\/h3>\n\n\n<p>Our students have gone on to have successful careers in education with the assistance of Monmouth University&#8217;s extensive network of local school and district partnerships. At Monmouth, students are introduced to a variety of teaching environments and work with a diverse group of individuals, and small and large groups of students, making them more marketable upon graduation.<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"undergraduate-research-amp-internships\">Undergraduate Research &amp; Internships<\/h3>\n\n\n<p>Monmouth University students are immersed in the classroom as early as sophomore year and will have supervised clinical experience including 100 hours in the classroom.<br><br>Students have the opportunity to participate in the study abroad, Clinical Component Courses, Fieldwork for Clinical Experience and Component, Clinical Practice, applying for substitute teaching credentials, and our collaborative P-12 School Partnerships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-education\/partnerships\/teacher-preparation\/\">Teacher Preparation Partnerships<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-education\/partnerships\/teacher-preparation\/p-12\/\">P-12 School Partnerships<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-education\/departments\/clinical-experience\/\">Clinical Experience<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-education\/departments\/student-teaching\/\">Student Teaching<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<nav  aria-labelledby=\"h69db10b02a208\"  class=\"wp-block-group related is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 id=\"h69db10b02a208\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center component-title\">Related Links<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div  role=\"list\" class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div  role=\"listitem\" class=\"wp-block-button is-style-default\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-education\/student-organizations-monmouth-university\/\">Student Organizations<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div  role=\"listitem\" class=\"wp-block-button is-style-default\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-education\/departments\/advising-and-placement\/faq-ug-advising\">Frequently Asked<br>Undergraduate Advising<br>Questions<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/nav>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mu-contact has-image\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"imageWrapper\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img width=\"2048\" height=\"1366\" style=\"object-position: 43.83% 30.965%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2024\/10\/Serbay-2024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2024\/10\/Serbay-2024.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2024\/10\/Serbay-2024-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2024\/10\/Serbay-2024-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2024\/10\/Serbay-2024-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2024\/10\/Serbay-2024-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2024\/10\/Serbay-2024-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"nameAndTitle\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"name block-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/profiles\/vecihi-zambak\/\">Vecihi Serbay Zambak, Ph.D.<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"title component-title\">Associate Professor;<br>Chair;<br>Mathematics Education<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bioText\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"dept\">Curriculum and Instruction<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"office\">Robert E. 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