Welcome to the Teaching & Learning Department
"Learning from the past, looking to the future."
Greetings! It is a pleasure to welcome you to the Teaching & Learning Department in the College of Education. Whether you are a curious high school student imagining a possible future, a seasoned educator seeking professional learning and advanced qualifications, or a community member seeking to change or advance your career, the Department of Teaching & Learning has much to offer you, including a warm welcome and a supportive, collaborative environment in which to explore and grow.
Our听 mission is to cultivate teacher leaders who exhibit professional competencies and dispositions to establish learning environments that provide high-quality resources, 21st-century innovation, and sound educational practices. Our department has proud history of preparing quality teachers, researchers, and leaders who serve P-12 students and in higher education institutions in Tennessee and beyond.
As the , 91制片厂 offers an array of undergraduate and graduate programs and is ranked one Tennessee鈥檚 largest preparers of educators, providing bachelor鈥檚, master鈥檚 and doctoral degrees. We proudly offer a听 breadth of choice , online and face-to-face classes, and affordable quality programming only possible from a public research institution. 听We are proud that our nationally accredited programming is designed and run by听highly qualified research and teaching faculty.
Again, welcome to TSU and the Department of Teaching & Learning!
Dr. Beth Christian, Interim Department Chair
The Department of Teaching and Learning provides professional education for teachers with offerings at the undergraduate, masters, and doctoral levels.
UNDERGRADUATE
The undergraduate licensure programs offered by the department include majors in:
- Early Childhood Education
- Elementary Education
GRADUATE
Our Masters of Education (M.Ed.) programs offered by the department include majors in:
- M.Ed. in Elementary Education
- K-5 Teacher Licensure
- M.Ed. in Interventionist K-8
- K-8 Interventionist (Initial Licensure)
- M.Ed. in Curriculum Instruction with six (6) concentrations in:
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- Curriculum Planning (licensed teachers only)
- Educational Technology,
- Literacy (for reading specialist endorsement - licensed teachers only),
- Music
- Secondary School Instruction (K-12 and single-subject (7-12) areas), and
- Teaching English Language Learners (ESL endorsement)
and one (1) professional certificate in:
- Educational Technology,
DOCTORAL
The doctoral program offered by the Department of Teaching and Learning includes one concentration with an emphasis on:
- Foundations & Curriculum
These programs are designed for the in-service educator and the prospective planner and programmer of a curriculum.
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Teaching and Learning Department Overview
The Department of Teaching & Learning is housed on the park-like, 450-acre听Main Campus听of 91制片厂 on the second (2nd) floor of听. The Department, located within the College of Education, shares additional research and computer laboratory space with other departments in a number of other buildings on campus.听Library facilities听are close to Clay Hall, as are the听bookstore听and听other resources.听
With expanding opportunities for online, hybrid, weekend, and evening courses housed within Nashville's only public university, TSU's Department of Psychology is the convenient, affordable, and flexible choice for working students and professionals seeking educational advancement in education and related fields.
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Department Calendar
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*For more information about deadlines and applications, please contact your academic advisor OR report to the Department office in Clay 203.听
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