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Vision Statement

Degree Programs
BSEd
• Early Childhood Education
• Health and Physical Education
• Middle Grades Education
• Special Education

MAT
• Master of Arts in Teaching
   with concentrations in:
   - Secondary Education
   - Middle Grades Education
   - Special Education **
   - P-12 Ed, Spanish

MEd
• Curriculum & Instruction - Accomplished Teaching **
   courses, textbooks, FAQ
• Teaching and Learning
   with concentrations in:
   - Early Childhood Education
   - Instructional Improvement **
   - Middle Grades Education
   - Secondary Education
   - Special Education **

EdS
• Teaching and Learning **

Endorsement Programs
• 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); 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 teacher preparation in the fields of biology, broad field science, business, chemistry, economics, English, family and consumer sciences, history, geography, mathematics, physics, political science, and Spanish, as well as middle grades and special education. The Master of Education (M.Ed.) programs offer advanced preparation in curriculum and instruction for accomplished teaching, and in teaching and learning with concentrations in early childhood education; instructional improvement; middle grades education; special education; and secondary education in the fields of biology, broad field science, business, chemistry, economics, English, geography, history, mathematics, political science, and physics.

The department also offers an Education Specialist (Ed.S.) degree in Teaching and Learning with concentrations in art education, biology education, business education, chemistry education, early childhood education, economics education, English education, foreign language education, geography education, health and physical education, history education, literacy education, mathematics education, middle grades education-language arts, middle grades education-mathematics, middle grades education-social studies, middle grades education-science, middle grades education-teading, music education, physics education, political science education, science (broad field), special education adapted curriculum, or special education general curriculum.

In addition to degree programs, the department offers an endorsement in 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.

Mission 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:

Department Faculty and Staff - Academic Year 2011-2012
Name Title Phone Office Graduate Advisor for:
(for undergraduate advising see SSC )
Arrington, Nancy Dr        website Assistant Professor 478-5674 4116  
Beck, Scott A.L. Dr         website Associate Professor 478-0354 4113 M.Ed. T&L, Instructional Improvement: N-Z
M.Ed. T&L, Middle Grades: U-Z
Bennett, Missy Dr           website Associate Professor 478-0356 4132 M.A.T., Secondary Ed: A-M
Bodur, Yasar Dr Assistant Professor 478-7285 4110 M.Ed. T&L, Instructional Improvement: A-M
Ed.S. T&L: G-I
T&L Doctoral Strand: A-Z
Brkich, Christoper Dr Instructor 478-7630 4142  
Brkich, Katie L. Dr Assistant Professor 478-7689 4141  
Chamblee, Gregory Dr Professor 478-5701 4133 M.Ed. T&L, Math Ed: A-Z
M.Ed. T&L, Middle Grades: A-G
Chassereau, Karen Instructor 478-5042 4118  
Crawford, Kathleen Instructor 478-0353 4109  
Davis, Lisa Part-time Instructor 489-8521    
Draper, Christine Dr Assistant Professor 478-5747 4131 M.Ed. T&L, English Ed: A-Z
M.Ed. T&L, Middle Grades: O-T
Drawdy, Kymberly Harris Dr Assistant Professor 478-5041 4107 M.A.T., Special Ed: R-Z
M.Ed. C&I Accomplished Teaching: A-Z
M.Ed. T&L, Special Ed: R-Z
Ed.S. T&L: D-F
Franks, Susan T. Dr Associate Professor 478-0073 4102

M.Ed. T&L, Early Childhood Ed: A-O
Gilpin, Lorraine S. Dr Associate Professor 478-5614 4103 Ed.S. T&L: W-Z
Jasper, Andrea D. Dr Assistant Professor 478-5092 4108  
Johnson, Connie Part-time Instructor 764-5726    
Jupp, James C. Dr Assistant Professor 478-8534 4128  
Lamb, Lynn Part-time Instructor 681-4133    
LaMontagne, Maggie Dr Associate Professor 478-1268 4114 Ed.S. T&L: S-V
Landers, Alea Part-time Instructor 304-276-3029    
Landers, Eric Assistant Professor 478-1549 4117

M.A.T., Special Ed: A-Q
M.Ed. T&L, Special Ed: A-Q

Lanier, Julie Part-time Instructor 852-5274    
Lockwood, Joyce Temporary Instructor 739-1951    
Lu, Hsiu-Lien Dr Assistant Professor 478-0210 4104

Ed.S. T&L: M-O

Manning, Judy Part-time Instructor 478-275-7233    
Mayes, Robert Dr Professor 478-8538 2102  
Maudlin, Julie Dr Assistant Professor 478-5441 4115  
McKenna, Beverly Assistant Professor 478-5203 CGC  
McKinny, Betty J. Dr Instructor 478-1917 4139 M.A.T., Secondary Ed: N-Z
Mitchell, Christy Part-time Instructor 635-3537    
Nelson, Betty M. Instructor 478-5983 4112  
Newkirk, April Instructor 478-5236 4240  
Powell, Cissy Part-time Instructor 682-6009    
Powell, Pamela B. Instructor 478-0825 4137  
Reid, Amanda Ms. Administrative Secretary 478-5203 4127  
Reidel, Michelle A. Dr Assistant Professor 478-5806 4130 M.A.T., Middle Grades: A-Z
M.Ed. T&L, Social Science Ed: A-Z
Robbins, Judith F. Dr Associate Professor 478-7691 4101 M.Ed. T&L, Early Childhood Ed: P-Z
Rogers, Gloria Part-time Instructor 739-3814    
Schriver, Martha L. Dr Professor 478-5783 4138

M.Ed. T&L, Middle Grades: H-N
M.Ed. T&L, Science Ed: A-Z
Scott, Heather Instructor 478-5932 4126  
Sheppard, Ronnie Dr Dept Head-Prof 478-0198 4129 Ed.S. T&L: P-R
Soares, Lina Dr Assistant Professor 478-7644 4125 Ed.S. T&L: J-L
Strauser, Beverly A. Instructor 478-5203 CGC M.Ed. T&L, Business Ed : A-Z
Tootle, Kathleen Instructor 478-5585 4106  
Tremble, Johnny Instructor 478-5203 2163  
Trimble, Susan B. Dr Professor 478-5596 4135

Ed.S. T&L: A-C

Walker, Deborah. Temporary Instructor 478-5492 2166A  
Weems-White, Denise M. Dr Assistant Professor 478-5768 4105  
Woodward, Shelley Instructor 478-7629 4108  
T&L Program Advisors in Other Departments:
  Alley, David, Dept. of Foreign Languages
  Downs, Elizabeth, Dept. of Leadership, Tech. & Human Dev.
  Moore, Michael, Dept. of Curriculum, Foundations, & Reading 		Phone:
478-5281
478-5634
478-0211 		Graduate Advisement (A-Z) for:
M.A.T./Non-Degree/Cert: Foreign Language
Ed.S. in T&L: Instructional Technology
Ed.S. in T&L: Reading Education