OACTE

NAME OF INSTITUTION: Oklahoma Panhandle State University AFFILIATION OR CONTROL: Public PRESIDENT: Dr David Bryant CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER: TEACHER EDUCATION UNIT: School of Education DEAN OR DIRECTOR: Dr. R. Wayne Stewart     Title:  Dean ADDRESS: P.O. Box 430.      Goodwell, OK 73939 TELEPHONE: (580) 349-1408   FAX: (580) 349-1407  EMail:   rwstewart@opsu.edu ASSOCIATE DEANS: DEPARTMENT CHAIRS: Dr. Russell Thatcher, Education OACTE REPRESENTATIVE:   Dr. R. Wayne Stewart    TELEPHONE: (580) 349-1408   FAX: (580) 349-1407  EMail:   rwstewart@opsu.edu OACTE ALTERNATE:  ACCREDITATION: STATE__    NCATE_X_    TO:   Fall 2008 CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS OFFERED: Initial Preparation/Certification Elementary--P-8   Secondary--6-12   P-12   Early Childhood--P-3   Agriculture Education X Art   Elementary--1-8 X Business Education X English as a Second Language     English Foreign Language       Family & Consumer Science   Music     Mathematics X Physical Education/Health/Safety X     Science   Special Education       Social Studies         Speech/Drama/Debate           Technology Education       Advanced Preparation/Certification Educational Administration   Library Media Specialist   Reading Specialist   School Counseling   School Psychology   School Psychometry   Speech-Language Pathology   DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION:       OPSU is the smallest four year State University in Oklahoma. With the small size (1,200 students) several advantages to the student are apparent. Students are able to get the special attention many need to be a success in college. Students are able to experience many teaching strategies in a laboratory setting and the new wave of distance learning and multi-media are quickly becoming a way of life for the teacher education students at OPSU. THEME OR SUMMATIVE PHRASE FOR CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK: "Gateway to the Future: Preparing Effective Teachers Who Are Competent, Caring, and Committed"  The mission of the unit is to produce superior teachers who are knowledgeable in their disciplines, technologically advanced, proficient in pedagogy, empathetic to student needs, and dedicated to the concept of life-long learning.

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