The Department of Curriculum and Instruction is composed of programs in elementary education, secondary education, and literacy. Reading education is required in the professional education component of all undergraduate teacher education/certification programs. The College of Education seeks to prepare professionals who value and demonstrate reflective practice and ethical decision making that accounts for diversity, difference, and social justice.
Faculty
Department Head
- Miguel Mantero
Program Coordinators
- Cailin Kerch, Elementary
- Jonathan Shemwell, Secondary
Professors
- Susan Auslander
- Julianne Coleman
- Amy Hutchison
- Miguel Mantero
Associate Professors
- Cory Callahan
- Alison Hooper
- Latrise Johnson
- Jonathan Shemwell
- Karen Spector
- Jeremy Zelkowski
Assistant Professors
- Brittany Adams
- Hazel Altindis
- Crista Banks
- Shannon Davidson
- Terrance Lewis
- Daniel Pimentel
- Jee Kyung Suh
Clinical Associate Professors
- Cailin Kerch
- Emily Sims
Clinical Assistant Professors
- Amanda Cramer
- Cortney Dilgard
Courses
Teaching Early Childhood and Elementary School Science
Teaching experiences related to P-6 children's learning of science, with emphasis on teaching strategies that use inquiry approaches. Intensive field experience.