How much information should be submitted regarding the teaching fields (content areas) in the program review materials?
Program review materials for National Middle School Association should include a listing of courses required for each content area. This listing should be included in the program of study attachment in the Context Section of the program review report form. Program review board members will need to determine if the teaching fields are broad and interdisciplinary (e.g. social studies not just history, science, not just biology). A typical program has four areas from which the teacher candidates select two areas (e.g., language arts, social studies, mathematics, and science). However, some states have as many as 13 content areas and include fields such as physical education and art in addition to the basic four core teaching areas. A listing of courses is sufficient for documentation of this standard. Syllabi are not needed and should not be submitted. It should be documented that teacher candidates know how to use content to make interdisciplinary connections, and are knowledgeable about
