甘农大学（Gannon University）的4-8年级中级认证计划可在13个选项之一中获得科学学士学位，其中包括四个特殊教育PreK-8级双重认证选项。在整个美国，对特殊教育老师和英语作为第二语言老师的需求不断增加。专业教育的核心强调中等水平的哲学和有效的策略来教导青少年。扫盲是所有教育领域的关键组成部分。为了加强对中级专业学生的识字教育，需要开设两门课程：MLED 201青少年文学通过学校图书馆或中级教室中的指定项目发展识字知识，MLED 301扫盲发展，策略和评估方法可招募识字的教师候选人中学生的
Outstanding teachers are themselves products of an outstanding education. They come from preparation in a program that rewards academic achievement, emphasizes the importance of each student as an individual, and is grounded in a mastery of the theories of learning and teaching. Become a positive force of educational change and impact in your community when you earn your middle level education degree from Gannon University.<br><br>Gain valuable field experience beginning your first year.<br>Approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Education.<br>Learn from faculty who hold extensive experience teaching in PreK-12 classrooms.<br><br>Gain real-world knowledge through key courses including:<br><br>Instructional Design and the Middle Level Classroom: Create and manage instruction in the learning environment and develop standards-based lessons and instruction. Includes a 60-hour field experience.<br><br>Expressive Arts: Explore how to help students use art, music, dance, drama and literature to express and communicate their developing ideas, experiences and feelings about themselves and the world.<br><br>Data Driven Instruction: Learn to collect, analyze and use various forms of data to drive individualized classroom instruction.