School of Education
Elementary school contains some of the most crucial years of our lives. It is where we first learn mathematics, reading, and writing. What we learn in grade school is a springboard for our education in high school, college, and beyond.
At Indiana Tech we understand the importance of those first years in school. We also know that education has evolved in the last few decades; computers and the Internet have changed the way children are taught and what they learn. The changing face of our society requires new teachers to meet the needs of all students, regardless of ethnicity, learning levels, and needs.
The mission of the School of Education is to prepare elementary education professionals from diverse backgrounds with the knowledge, skills, and dispositions to promote student learning and development, especially those in urban schools. Building on quality field experiences, the Program develops reflective practitioners who model lifelong learning, technological competence, and professionalism.
The university and the program are committed to facilitating excellence through equity, diversity, and social advocacy. Indiana Tech's School of Education is dedicated to the following:
- To prepare, train, and strive to produce the best-trained beginning teachers in the state of Indiana.
- To provide quality observations, practicum, and field experiences for beginning and pre-service teachers.
- To have program offerings in an abundance to keep up with the growing demands of Teacher Education.
- To provide teacher candidates with opportunities to reflect on their teaching practices.
- To increase the diversity and international perspective of future teachers.
- To provide teachers opportunities to prepare, refurbish, and refresh themselves by engaging in opportunities to participate in research, professional development, workshops, lectures, discussions, courses, and information exchanges with colleagues from around the world.
Internship Experience
There are a minimum number of hours required from the National Council for Accreditation of Teachers Education for teacher education programs. Therefore, every EDU course has a field component accompanying it. Some Courses have 60 hours attached; others have 120 hours attached.
Educational Field Experience
All students must register for teacher candidacy the semester before the actual experience begins. Teacher candidacy serves as the capstone semester of the teacher education program. This semester provides all teacher education students the opportunity to apply best professional practives in two separate and diverse experiences in state accredited P-12 schools or in designated international and national sites. It is the policy of Indiana Tech that all course work be completed before candidacy.
Meet the Faculty
Lisa Williams, Ph.D, Director
Janice Thompson, Ph.D.
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Associate Professor of Education
Director of Field Experience and Student Teaching |
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Email Prof. Thompson |
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260-422-5561 ext. 2154 |
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