a. Authorization. The holder of this endorsement is authorized to teach all subjects in grade five through eight with the exception of art, industrial arts, music, reading, physical education and special education.
b. Program requirements.

(1) Be the holder of a currently valid Iowa teacher’s license with either the general elementary endorsement or one of the subject matter secondary level endorsements set out in subrules 14.18(1) or 16.1(1) to 16.1(5).
(2) Required coursework.

1.Three semester hours of coursework in the growth and development of the middle school age child, specifically addressing the emotional, physical and mental characteristics and needs of middle school age children in addition to related studies completed as part of the professional education care in 14.19(3).

2.Three semester hours of coursework in middle school curriculum design and instruction, including, but not limited to, instruction in interdisciplinary teaming, pedagogy, and methods in addition to related studies completed as part of the professional education core in 14.19(3).

3.Six semester hours of coursework in the social studies to include coursework in American history, world history, and geography.

4.Six semester hours in mathematics to include coursework in algebra.

5.Six semester hours in science to include coursework in life science and physical science.

6.Six semester hours in language arts to include coursework in grammar, composition, and speech.
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