Wheaton College Model for Teacher Education is developmentally appropriate curriculum, structured around experiences and theoretical constructs which cultivate and promote scholarship, service and reform. The Wheaton Teacher Education Program (WheTEP) is an experience-oriented program based on the liberal arts. The conceptual framework for the program is The Teacher as an Agent of Change. In order to develop teachers to the best of their potential, Wheaton provides students with opportunities for hands on experience in the classroom, as well as instruction and mentorship from teachers and professors. The Education Department partners with the Cleveland Public Elementary School in Chicago, international teaching organizations, and HoneyRock to provide a wide range of teaching experiences for its students.
With accreditation from the Illinois State Board of Education and the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education, Wheaton prepares students to be teachers through certificates in Elementary, Secondary, and Initial Special Education. Wheaton also offers a Master of Arts in Teaching through the graduate program.
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