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Vision Statement

Degree Programs
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:

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 478-55854106  
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