Welcome to the Department of Teacher Education! We’re so happy to welcome you to our department and to the teaching profession. You will be rewarded in so many ways as your educational career develops. We look forward to helping you grow into a professional who is competent, caring, and committed to helping children learn and grow.

The faculty in the Department of Teacher Education believe that teacher candidates must be informed decision-makers and reflective practitioners. We invite you to celebrate diversity and to develop a passion for exciting students about learning. We expect you to be committed to excellence in your own scholarship. We offer many opportunities for you to collaborate with professionals in local Professional Development Schools and in international settings around the world.

This is truly an exciting professional learning community. We hope you will seize every possible opportunity to learn about your chosen profession. Welcome to Teacher Education! You’ve made a great choice!