San José State University
Department of Social Science - Teacher Education
Dudley Moorhead Hall 239
One Washington Square
San José, California
95192-0093
ph (408) 924-5740
fax (408) 924-5753
Email: socs@email.sjsu.edu
Welcome to Social Science Teacher Education!
We offer majors in both elementary (Multiple Subject Teacher Preparation)
and secondary (Single Subject Teacher Preparation) teacher education.
Our content and pedagogy not only focuses on the subject matter needed
to effectively teach social science in K-12 public classrooms, but
also equips our student teachers with knowledge and training to work
with diverse student populations. Race/ethnicity, class and gender
are at the center of our work as teacher educators. We firmly
believe it is our social responsibility to prepare our Social Science
majors for the diversity that exists in our public schools.
We are the only department in the College of Social Sciences that offers
California 
Commission
on Teacher Preparation (CCTC) approved majors for students interested
in teaching in K-12 public schools. Both
our majors
were designed to meet the requirement set forth in the CCTC document “Standards
of Quality and Effectiveness for Subject Matter Programs.” Our
courses are specifically designed to ensure that our graduates have
a solid foundation in the subject matter areas related to their teaching
assignments in K – 12 classrooms.
Many of our graduates are exemplary teachers in K-12 public schools in Santa Clara County. When they return to visit, they invariably state that our emphasis on diversity was critical to their success as teachers.
This site describes more about our programs, curriculum, goals, and procedures. If you have questions, please call or come by our office on the second floor of Dudley Moorhead Hall, room 239. We look forward to meeting you!