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Dean's Welcome
 Congratulations!
You have
taken the first step to entering the wonderful and rewarding profession
of
teaching. Teaching is a time honored profession in which one
has the opportunity to change the lives of thousands of individuals in the
span of a career. Teachers can create a climate and culture
in which the
hopes and dreams of students and parents can be realized.
The UAM
School of Education aspires to prepare multi-faceted, highly qualified
professional educators
who are caring individuals and are committed to addressing the
challenges of educating a diverse population of P-12 students in an
evolving technological world. Teachers must be brilliant jewelers who address the individual needs of
students by shaping each one into multi-faceted gemstones who reflect the knowledge, skills, and belief in
self that is required to be a productive citizen.
The UAM
School of Education offers teacher licensure undergraduate programs of
study in P-4 Early
Childhood Education, Middle Level Childhood Education, and P-12
Physical Education. Our graduate programs include the Master of
Education, the Master of Education in Educational Leadership for
building level
administration and the Master of Arts in Teaching degree which offers
an alternative licensure route for individuals who have a bachelor’s
degree in a content area and would like to become a teacher in grades
7-12 or in Middle
Childhood Education.
The School
of Education programs also include endorsements that provide additional
coursework for teachers who want to add a license in middle level childhood, coaching, or
algebra I. Other endorsement
programs of study provide opportunities for licensure in
English as a second
language or
P-4 and 4-12 special education licensure.
The UAM
School of Education faculty and staff are dedicated to the highest
standards for the preparation of teachers and building level administrators. As an NCATE
accredited teacher education program, the School of Education prepares
teachers to be professional educators who have knowledge of content, are
skilled in instructional strategies to meet the needs of all students
and are competent in the use of classroom technology to promote student
learning. Graduates of the our programs value the diversity of their
community and school and understand the importance of meeting the needs of a
diverse student population.
Welcome
to the Education Profession.
Peggy
Doss, Dean
UAM School
of Education
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