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NAME OF INSTITUTION: Cameron University AFFILIATION OR CONTROL: Public  PRESIDENT: Dr. Don Davis. CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER: Dr. Don Sullivan TEACHER EDUCATION UNIT: School of Education and Behavioral Sciences DEAN or DIRECTOR: Dr. Ronna Vanderslice  TITLE:  Dean ADDRESS: 2800 W. Gore Blvd., Lawton, OK  73505 TELEPHONE: 580-581-2566   FAX: 580-581-2553   EMail: rvanderslice@cameron.edu ASSOCIATE DEANS: DEPARTMENT CHAIRS: Dr. Marcy Blackburn OACTE REPRESENTATIVE:  Ronna Vanderslice   TELEPHONE: 580-581-2313   FAX: 580-581-2553   EMail: rvanderslice@cameron.edu   OACTE ALTERNATE: Dr. Ramona Hall TELEPHONE: 580-581-2856     FAX:580-581-2865    EMail: rhall@cameron.edu ACCREDITATION: State  X     NCATE   X     TO:  2005   CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS OFFERED: Initial Preparation/Certification Elementary--P-8   Secondary--6-12   P-12   Early Childhood--P-3 X Agriculture Education   Art X Elementary--1-8 X Business Education   English as a Second Language       English X Foreign Language X     Mathematics X Music X     Science X Physical Education/Health/Safety X     Social Studies X Special Education X     Speech/Drama/Debate X         Technology Education       Advanced Preparation/Certification Educational Administration   Library Media Specialist   Reading Specialist X School Counseling   School Psychology   School Psychometry   Speech-Language Pathology   DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION:      Cameron University offers teacher preparation programs for Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Elementary-Secondary Education, and Secondary Education.  Except for the Elementary Education program, certification programs do not lead to degrees.  Instead, the student earns a degree in the major teaching field and must take the required professional component in addition to the degree requirements.  For PK-12 and Secondary programs, a new baccalaureate program has been instituted.  This fifth-year program, called CAMSTEP, may culminate in a Master of Arts in Teaching degree if the student chooses to continue beyond licensure.  CAMSTEP has received state and national recognition as an innovative and highly effective way to prepare teachers.      Cameron's teacher education programs are based on the philosophy that teachers should be educated to be (1) competent in professional education, subject matter, pedagogy and research; (2) caring for every student and valuing the worth and dignity of each; (3) committed to excellence in the teaching profession; and (4) reflective decision makers and problem solvers who actively pursue their own growth as professionals and translate their growth into practice. THEME OR SUMMATIVE PHRASE FOR CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK:        "Preparing teachers to be competent, caring, and committed reflective decision makers and problem solvers."

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