通过在密苏里中央大学攻读基础教育专业-1-6年级选修课，您将准备好教来自不同背景且具有独特学习优势和挑战的1至6年级的孩子。您将学习如何使用多种方法来有效地实施教学。您还将学习如何使用技术来增强教学效果。您将成为UCM教育者：一个有能力，有爱心的反思型从业者，致力于为所有人提供学习的前提。在UCM，我们相信您可以边做边学。这就是为什么您会在毕业之前获得多个年级和设置的广泛课堂教学机会的原因。实际上，我们的目标是让您拥有通过认证的各个年级的课堂授课。
Today's elementary classrooms include a wide range of settings, challenges and, most importantly, opportunities chances for you to foster excellence in all young students regardless of their backgrounds. In the University of Central Missouri's College of Education, we empower you to develop into a caring, motivational educator as you earn your Elementary Education BSE for grades 1 through 6. In 1871, UCM was founded as a university for teachers, and weve been preparing them to make a difference on the next generation ever since. In our supportive community learning environment, youll have the instruction, resources and support to help you learn innovative classroom techniques, develop your personal teaching philosophy and approach and succeed as an elementary teacher. To meet the needs of undergraduate students and their busy lives, we do offer some online courses. For instance, some courses outside your blocks are offered online during the summer. You may also be able to complete your senior block of student teaching in St. Louis or Springfield, which makes it possible for many of our students to move back home for a semester.