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NAME OF INSTITUTION: University of Tulsa
AFFILIATION OR CONTROL: Private PRESIDENT: Dr. Steadman Upham CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER: Dr. Roger Blais TEACHER EDUCATION UNIT: School of Education DEAN or DIRECTOR: Dr. Tom Benediktson
TITLE:
Dean,
Kendall College of Arts and Sciences
ADDRESS: 600 S College Ave. Tulsa. OK 74104
TELEPHONE:918 631-2045 FAX:918 631-2133 Email: tom-benediktson@utulsa.edu
ASSOCIATE DEANS: DEPARTMENT CHAIRS: OACTE REPRESENTATIVE: Dr. Diane Beals TELEPHONE: 918 631-2045 FAX: 918 631-2133 Email: diane-beals@utulsa.edu
OACTE ALTERNATE:
ACCREDITATION: State X TEAC X
TO: Fall 2010
CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS OFFERED:
DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION:
All teacher education programs at the University of Tulsa emphasize liberal education as the foundation for
teacher preparation. Secondary education and K-12 education programs require a double major — one in
the academic discipline and one in education. The major in Elementary Education requires a minor in an
academic discipline from the arts and sciences in addition to the professional education program. All
graduate programs in education include a common core of courses designed to emphasize the role of the
professional educator in action research, as will as preparation in an area of specialization.
THEME OR SUMMATIVE PHRASE FOR CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK:
The School of Education Teacher Education Program seeks to develop
graduates that, as professional educators: • are experts in
their subject areas; • know how to teach; • act as public intellectuals. By being experts in their subject areas, we mean that our graduates master the central concepts of their chosen major and minor, as well as develop the ability to think critically and speak and write clearly in the appropriate genres for their field of study. In addition, they have a foundation in the liberal arts and sciences that allows them to locate their subject area in historical, social, and philosophical context. By knowing how to teach, we claim that our graduates master the art and skill of teaching through coursework and field-based experiences that integrate theory and practice. This includes general professional knowledge, general skills of teaching (setting up appropriate environments for learning, assessing student strengths and needs, planning for instruction for all students, implementing such plans, assessing student learning as a result of instruction, and reflecting critically on these activities), and specific skills of teaching their subject area. By being public intellectuals, we intend that our graduates be driven by a reasoned, justified, and articulated philosophy of education and that they be critical and creative thinkers. They take seriously their role as citizens, servants, and leaders in our society, and behave ethically in all aspects of their lives. They also realize that they do not know everything they will need to know to be influential teachers and public intellectuals, and as a result have developed the skills and dispositions for lifelong learning. Most of all, as public intellectuals, they recognize and embrace this calling to create an impact beyond the classroom, one that filters into the broader community over the years. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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