Teacher Education

Associate Professor Beverly Reitsma, Chair; Assistant Professor Terrence Harewood, Assistant Professor Christopher Himsel, Associate Professor Gordon Mendenhall, Assistant Professor Kathryn A. Moran, Associate Professor Greta E. Pennell, Associate Professor Angelia Ridgway, Assistant Professor Azure Smiley, Associate Professor John Somers, Associate Professor Nancy Oster Steffel, Assistant Professor Nanci Vargus, Professor George Weimer, Professor E. Lynne Weisenbach.

Vision Statement-Leadership of Learning

We envision a professional education program that focuses on leadership of learning, service, and the shared construction of knowledge to prepare teachers for a diverse and dynamically changing global community.

We affirm our commitment to democratic values, our local neighborhoods and regions, and our students as unique individuals.

Our vision emphasizes lifelong reflective learning that looks to the other, but develops self; learning that is mutual and shared among all members of our educational community; and the fostering of an educational mission that looks beyond competence to excellence.

Conceptual Framework-Beyond Competence to Excellence

The University's Department of Teacher Education Programs are built according to the following conceptual framework:

The learner is central to all of the education programs at the University of Indianapolis.
The program's candidates, and through them the P-12 students, are encouraged to become lifelong reflective learners.
Candidates begin with personal and professional learning and expand it to include community-based and global learning.
The basic principles on which all aspects of learning rest are service, leadership, diversity, and excellence.

Teacher Education Programs

The Department of Teacher Education is responsible for approved programs leading to Indiana teacher licensure for elementary, middle level, high school, and all-grade teachers. The subjects of the department include all courses in education, professionalized subject matter, and supervised field experiences. Other responsibilities of the department include programs of advising, directing educational clinical experiences, and coordinating the University's offerings that prepare students for teacher licensure in Indiana. The professional programs qualify students for the Indiana Instructional Initial Practitioner License.

A complete list of areas in which students can earn licenses is provided below. Information on licensure in a state other than Indiana can be obtained by consulting the licensing advisor.

Note: Specific course requirements for all license areas are in a state of transition because of changes in licensure being implemented by the Indiana Division of Professional Standards. Contact the Department of Teacher Education for current updates.