There’s never been a more exciting time to be a teacher! OU’s teacher education program will equip you to be a technology-savvy, student-centered educator who is prepared to bring the world into your classroom as you support your students in developing essential skills, including critical thinking, communication, collaboration and creativity.
All University of Oklahoma Professional Education programs are accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) and the Oklahoma Office of Educational Quality and Accountability (OEQA).
As future educators, students seeking teacher certification will be held to high standards of professional conduct in University, school, and other professional settings. Professional conduct includes behaviors and dispositions that demonstrate integrity, diligence, personal responsibility, cooperation, and respect for others, and for self. Professional conduct further requires that teacher certification students extend just and equitable treatment to students at field placement sites and their parents, as well as to colleagues and other members of the profession.
Professional Behavior Policy - Nov. 2016 (PDF)
The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO), through its Interstate Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (InTASC), offers this set of model core teaching standards that outline what teachers should know and be able to do to ensure every K-12 student reaches the goal of being ready to enter college or the workforce in today’s world. These standards outline the common principles and foundations of teaching practice that cut across all subject areas and grade levels and that are necessary to improve student achievement.
More importantly, these Model Core Teaching Standards articulate what effective teaching and learning looks like in a transformed public education system – one that empowers every learner to take ownership of their learning, that emphasizes the learning of content and application of knowledge and skill to real world problems, that values the differences each learner brings to the learning experience, and that leverages rapidly changing learning environments by recognizing the possibilities they bring to maximize learning and engage learners. A transformed public education system requires a new vision of teaching.
Click here for more information about the InTASC Standards. Click here for more information about InTASC-based teacher learning progressions.
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Phone: (405) 325-1498
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|---|---|---|---|
| Kristy Brugar | Department Chair | kristy.a.brugar@ou.edu | (405) 325-1498 |
| Jamie Aldridge | Student Program Specialist | jaldridge@ou.edu | (405) 325-2108 |
| Hannah Williamson | Senior Administrative Support Specialist | hannahw@ou.edu | (405) 325-1498 |
| Undergraduate Advising Office | Undergraduate and Post-bachelor's certification programs | jrcoe.advising@ou.edu | (405) 325-2238 |
| Mike Jenkins | Graduate Programs Support | mjenkins@ou.edu | (405) 325-4525 |
Program Area: Early Childhood Education
Email: ahbeisly@ou.edu
Phone: (918) 660-3987
Office: OU-Tulsa campus 4W120
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Program Area: World Languages
Email: rborden@ou.edu
Phone: (405) 325-1498
Office: Collings Hall 118
Program Area: Social Studies Education
Email: kristy.a.brugar@ou.edu
Phone: (405) 325-1498
Office: Collings Hall 123
Program Area: Early Childhood Education
Email: Erin.M.Casey-1@ou.edu
Phone: (405) 325-1498
Office: Collings Hall 125
Program Area: World Languages
Email: wsdavis@ou.edu
Phone: (405) 325-1498
Office: Collings Hall 119
Program Area: Early Childhood Education
Email: cbeers@ou.edu
Phone: (405) 325-1498
Office: Collings Hall 201
Program Area: Early Childhood Education
Email: ethridge@ou.edu
Phone: (918) 231-1667
Office: OU-Tulsa campus, 4W118
Program Area: Science Education
Email: feille@ou.edu
Phone: (405) 325-1498
Office: Collings Hall 117
Program Area: Elementary Education
Email: ahenry@ou.edu
Phone: (405) 325-1081
Office: Collings Hall Suite 100
Program Area: English Education
Email: crag.a.hill@ou.edu
Phone: (405) 325-1498
Office: Collings Hall 120
Program Area: Early Childhood Education
Email: dhorm@ou.edu
Phone: (918) 660-3985
Office: OU-Tulsa campus, 4W125
Program Area: Social Studies Education
Email: nhouser@ou.edu
Phone: (405) 325-1498
Office: Collings Hall 127
Program Area: Early Childhood Education
Email: wkjang@ou.edu
Phone: (918) 660-3987
Office: OU-Tulsa campus 4W116
Program Area: English Education
Email: jkershen@ou.edu
Phone: (405) 325-1498
Office: Collings Hall 333
Program Area: Early Childhood Education
Email: kkwon@ou.edu
Phone: (405) 325-1498
Office: Collings Hall 236
Program Area: Early Childhood Education
Email: vlake@ou.edu
Phone: (918) 660-3984
Office: OU-Tulsa campus, 4W115
Program Area: Learning Technologies
Email: almueller@ou.edu
Phone: (405) 325-1498
Office: Collings Hall 124
Program Area: Science Education
Email: jacob.pleasants@ou.edu
Phone: (405) 325-1498
Office: Collings Hall 121
Program Area: Mathematics Education
Email: kate.m.raymond@ou.edu
Phone: (405) 325-1498
Office: Collings Hall 116
Program Area: Mathematics Education
Email: reeder@ou.edu
Phone: (405) 325-1081
Office: Collings Hall Suite 100
Program Area: Literacy/Reading Education
Email: jruan@ou.edu
Phone: (405) 325-1498
Office: Collings Hall 122
Program Area: Literacy/Reading Education
Email: drylak@ou.edu
Phone: (405) 325-1498
Office: Collings Hall 126
Program Area: Elementary Education
Email: hjtorres@ou.edu
Phone: (405) 325-9738
Office: Collings Hall 115
Program Area: Mathematics Education
Email: richard.velasco@ou.edu
Phone: (405) 325-1498
Office: Collings Hall 120
