Department of Teaching and Learning

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Vision Statement

BSEd
• Early Childhood Education
• Family and Consumer Sciences
• Health and Physical Education
• Middle Grades Education
• Special Education
• Technology Education

MAT
•Master of Arts in Teaching

MEd
• Accomplished Teaching; Courses **
• Art Education
• Teaching and Learning
   with concentrations in:
   - Early Childhood Education
   - Instructional Improvement **
   - Middle Grades Education
   - P-12 Education (French or Spanish)
   - Secondary Education
   - Special Education

EdS
• Teaching and Learning **

Endorsement Programs
• Early Childhood Math
• ESOL Education

** Offered fully online

Programs

The Department of Teaching and Learning offers undergraduate teacher preparation programs in early childhood education (grades P-5); middle grades education (grades 4-8); special education (P-12); secondary teaching fields (grades 6-12) in family and consumer sciences, and technology; and the P-12 teaching field in health and physical education.

The Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) program offers secondary and P-12 initial teacher preparation in the fields of art, biology, business, chemistry, English, history, geography, mathematics, physics, political science, and Spanish, as well as Middle Grades and Special Education. The Master of Education (M.Ed.) is offered with concentrations in instructional improvement, early childhood education; middle grades education; special education; secondary education teaching fields including science, social science, English, mathematics, technology, and business; and P-12 teaching fields in art, health and physical education, French, and Spanish education. The department also offers an Education Specialist (Ed.S.) in Teaching and Learning.

In addition to degree programs, the department offers endorsements in Early Childhood Math and English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL).

The programs are based upon the concept of developmentally appropriate practices and a value of diverse, intensive field experiences in a range of grade levels and school settings.

Vision Statement

Programs in the Department of Teaching and Learning are devoted to the following goals:
Goal 1: Prepare teachers who are responsive to and are able to address the diverse academic and affective needs of all students in P-12 schools.
Goal 2: Prepare teachers who are committed to and are able to implement high academic standards for all students in P-12 schools.
Goal 3: Prepare teachers who are committed to developing school and community partnerships as part of the instructional programs in P-12 schools.
Goal 4: Prepare teachers who have the knowledge, skills, and dispositions to affect student learning among special school populations in P-12 schools.
Goal 5: Prepare teachers who incorporate technological resources to enhance student learning.
Goal 6: Prepare teachers who are committed to and are able to apply best practices in P-12 schools.

Contact Information
Below are tables with contact information for program faculty and graduate student advisement.
Undergraduate students should contact the Student Success Center for advisement.

Department Chair: Dr. Ronnie Sheppard

Program Coordinators:

Dr. Creighton Alexander - B.S.Ed. - Technology Education
Dr. Missy Bennett - M.A.T. - Secondary Education and Middle Grades Education
Dr. Yasar Bodur - M.Ed. in T&L - Instructional Improvement
Dr. Susan Franks - M.Ed. in T&L - Early Childhood Education
Dr. Betty Nelson - B.S.Ed. - Special Education
Dr. Maggie LaMontagne - M.A.T. and M.Ed.in T&L - Special Education
Dr. Michelle Reidel - M.Ed. in T&L - Secondary Education
Dr. Judi Robbins - B.S.Ed. - Early Childhood Education
Dr. Marti Schriver - B.S.Ed. - Middle Grades Education
Dr. Kymberly Harris - M.Ed. - Accomplished Teaching
Dr. Greg Chamblee - M.Ed. in T&L - Middle Grades Education
Dr. Susan Trimble - Ed.S. - Teaching and Learning
P-12 Areas:
Dr. Kathy Hubbard - M.Ed. and Non-Degree Certification - Art Education
Dr. David Alley, M.Ed. in T&L; MAT Foreign Language; Non-Degree Certification - Foreign Language Education
(for Master's in Health/PE, contact Department of Health & Kinesiology)

Department Faculty and Staff
Name	Title	Phone	Office	Graduate Advisor for: (for undergraduate advising see SSC )
Alexander, Creighton Dr	Professor	478-1549	4117	M.Ed. T&L, Technology Ed: A-Z Ed.S., Technology Ed: A-Z
Allen, Muriel D. Ms	Admin Secretary	478-7689	4125
Beck, Scott A.L. Dr website	Assistant Professor	478-0354	4113	M.Ed. T&L, Middle Grades: P-T
Bennett, Missy Dr website	Assistant Professor	478-0356	0356	M.A.T., Secondary Ed: A-M
Bodur, Yasar Dr	Assistant Professor	478-7285	4115	M.Ed. T&L, Instructional Improvement: A-Z Ed.S. T&L: G-I T&L Doctoral Strand: A-Z
Brewton, Cherry C. Dr	Associate Professor	478-5674	4112	M.Ed. T&L, Early Childhood Ed: M-O
Chamblee, Gregory Dr	Associate Professor	478-5701	4133	M.Ed. T&L, Math Ed: A-Z M.Ed. T&L, Middle Grades: A-E
Chassereau, Karen	Instructor	478-7644	4240
Crawford, Kathleen Mrs	Instructor	478-5042	4118
Daughtry, C.L.	Instructor	478-7733	3166
Draper, Christine	Assistant Professor	478-5492	4128	M.Ed. T&L, English Ed: A-Z M.Ed. T&L, Middle Grades: K-O and U-Z
Franks, Susan T. Dr	Associate Professor	478-0073	4102	M.Ed. T&L, Early Childhood Ed: E-I
Gilpin, Lorraine S. Dr	Assistant Professor	478-5614	4103	M.Ed. T&L, Early Childhood Ed: J-L
Harris, Kymberly A. Dr	Assistant Professor	478-7629	4108	M.A.T., Special Ed: R-Z M.Ed. Accomplished Teaching: A-Z M.Ed. T&L, Special Ed: R-Z Ed.S. T&L: D-F
Jenkins, Brenda	Instructor	754-9227
Johnson, Connie	Instructor	764-5726
LaMontagne, Maggie Dr	Associate Professor	478-0353	4109	Ed.S. T&L: M-Z
Lu, Hsiu Lu	Assistant Professor	478-5932	4126	M.Ed. T&L, Early Childhood Ed: P-R
Maudlin, Julie	Assistant Professor	478-5236	4141	M.Ed. T&L, Early Childhood Ed: S-U
Mathew, Wanda R. Mrs	Admin Secretary	478-5203	4127
McKenna, Beverly Ms	Assistant Professor	478-5092 651-3506 (SAV)	4136
McKinny, Betty J. Dr	Instructor	478-1917	4139	M.A.T., Secondary Ed: N-Z
Mitchell, Christy	Instructor	764-9340
Nelson, Betty M. Ms	Instructor	478-5983	4110
Powell, Pamela B. Mrs	Instructor	478-0825	4137
Reidel, Michelle A. Ms	Assistant Professor	478-5806	4130	M.Ed. T&L, Social Science Ed: A-Z
Robbins, Judith F. Dr	Associate Professor	478-0210	4104	M.Ed. T&L, Early Childhood Ed: V-Z
Schriver, Martha L. Dr	Professor	478-5783	4138	M.A.T., Middle Grades: A-Z M.Ed. T&L, Middle Grades: F-J M.Ed. T&L, Science Ed: A-Z
Scott, Heather	Instructor	478-7088	4124
Sheppard, Katie	Instructor	764-8408
Sheppard, Ronnie Dr	Dept Head-Prof	478-0198	4129
Sparkman, Dana Dr	Assistant Professor	478-5768	4105	M.Ed. T&L, Special Ed: A-F M.A.T., Special Ed: A-F Ed.S. T&L: J-L
Strauser, Beverly A. Mrs	Instructor	478-5747	4131	M.Ed. T&L, Business Ed : A-Z
Todd, Sandra	Instructor	739-1535
Tomlin, Marlene	Instructor	526-3492
Tootle, Kathleen	Instructor	478-5585	4106
Tremble, Johnny	Instructor	478-7630	4142
Trimble, Susan B. Dr	Associate Professor	478-5596	4135	Ed.S., T&L: A-C
Van Tassell, Christine	Instructor	764-3171
Weems, Denise M. Dr	Assistant Professor	478-1268	4114	M.Ed. T&L, Early Childhood Ed: A-D
Zgonc, Kimberly	Assistant Professor	478-5441	4116	M.A.T., Special Ed: G-Q M.Ed. T&L, Special Ed: G-Q
T&L Program Advisors in Other Departments: Alley, David, Dept. of Foreign Languages Hubbard, Kathy , Dept. of Art Downs, Elizabeth, Dept. of Leadership, Tech. & Human Dev. Moore, Michael, Dept. of Curriculum, Foundations, & Reading Pritchard, Tony, Dept. of Health and Kinesology		478-5281 478-5358 478-5634 478-0211 478-1323	Graduate Advisement (A-Z) for: MAT/ M.Ed/Non-Degree/Cert: Foreign Language M.Ed. and Non-Degree/Cert: Art Education Ed.S. in T&L: Instructional Technology Ed.S. in T&L: Reading Education M.Ed. and Non-Degree Cert: Health/PE