Academic Subjects for Teacher Education

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The Secondary Teacher Education program prepares students to teach in an academic major and/or other fields in which they are appropriately prepared. Students complete the degree requirements in an academic major before or while meeting the requirements for South Dakota teacher certification.

Agricultural Education Scott Smalley Scott.Smalley@sdstate.edu 605-688-6484	Studio Art - Art Education Specialization Jeannie French Jeannie.french@sdstate.edu 605-688-4525	Biology Madhav Nepal Madhav.nepal@sdstate.edu 605-688-5971

Chemistry Matt Miller Matt.Miller@sdstate.edu 605-688-6274	Economics Jason Zimmerman Jason.Zimmerman@sdstate.edu 605-688-4845	English Jason McEntee Jason.McEntee@sdstate.edu 605-688-5191

Family and Consumer Sciences Debra DeBates Debra.DeBates@sdstate.edu 605-688-4666	Geography George White George.White@sdstate.edu 605-688-4840	History Dale Potts Dale.Potts@sdstate.edu 605-688-4903

Journalism and Mass Communications Lyle Olson Lyle.Olson@sdstate.edu 605-688-4171	Mathematics Sharon Vestal Sharon.Vestal@sdstate.edu 605-688-6225	Modern Languages (K-12) Laurie Haleta Laurie.Haleta@sdstate.edu 605-688-5101

Music Education (K-12) Don Crowe Don.Crowe@sdstate.edu 605-688-6691	Physical Education (K-12) Patty Hacker Patricia.Hacker@sdstate.edu 605-688-5218	Physics Larry Browning Larry.Browning@sdstate.edu 605-688-4548

Political Science Will Prigge Will.Prigge@sdstate.edu 605-688-4311	Psychology Rebecca Martin Rebecca.Martin@sdstate.edu 605-688-4930	Sociology Mary Emery Mary.Emery@sdstate.edu 605-688-4889

Speech/Debate Barb Kleinjan Barb.Kleinjan@sdstate.edu 605-688-6131