Department of Teaching and Learning

Departmental Leadership Team

The departmental leadership team will consist of faculty representatives from each of the programs in the department. The leadership team will assist the department chair with the following:

Curriculum issues
Field placements
Program-Specific Course Schedule Review

Program Coordinators will work closely with the Chair to facilitate discussions in the department that pertain to curriculum, field experiences, schedules, and other tasks that are program specific. Personnel issues, scheduling conflicts, student grievances, issues pertaining to policies and procedures, final coordination of field placements and communication with the college field placement office, curriculum changes, and other departmental operations are coordinated by the Department Chair in consultation with the Program Coordinators.

Membership for 2008-2009

Chair: Ronnie Sheppard

Middle Grades:

Greg Chamblee * (M.ED. in T&L: Middle Grades, and Practicum II Middle Grades)
Christine Draper (Practicum I Middle Grades)
Marti Schriver * (BSED Middle Grades, and Student Teaching)

Secondary:

Missy Bennett * (MAT, Middle & Secondary, and Student Teaching)
Creighton Alexander * (Technology Education)

Early Childhood Education:

Dana Sparkman (Methods II)
Susan Franks (Graduate Program)
Kitty Crawford (Student Teaching)
Judi Robbins * (Methods I and Undergraduate Program)

Special Education:

Maggie LaMontagne * (Graduate Special Education Program)
Betty Nelson * (Undergraduate Special Education Program)

Ed.S. in Teaching and Learning:

Susan Trimble*

Ed.D. Teaching and Learning Strand:

Yasar Bodur

* Program Coordinator.