The Department of Teaching and Teacher Education /Physical Education helps prepare undergraduate students for careers as elementary and secondary teachers and offers master's and doctoral programs leading to positions in school leadership, research and development and teacher education. The department also includes an undergraduate program in physical education, which prepares physical education teachers.

Graduate students are eligible for assistantships and fellowships that provide financial aid and opportunities to work with faculty members on research and to participate in the preservice preparation of teachers.

For information on the Doctoral Specialization in Science Education click Here.

For information on the Research Initiative on Preparing Teachers for Mexican American Students click here

Faculty Spotlight on Dr. Chris Iddings

Doctoral Student Spotlight on Erik Brogt

TTE in the News

Dr. Toni Griego-Jones - Research on Teaching Mexican American Students Initiative: http://uanews.org/node/17354

Dr. Alberto Arenas - Grant to Host Latin American Students: http://uanews.org/node/17014

Dr. Chris Iddings - Sociocultural Theory and 2nd Language Learning Research Group - http://uanews.org/node/16556

Dr. Christopher Harris, Dr. Bruce Johnson, Doctoral Candidate Sanlyn Buxner, and PhD Student Elsa Schaub - TUSD Science Assessment Project: http://uanews.org/node/16921

Dr. Walter Doyle - Erasmus Fellow: http://uanews.org/node/13150

Dr. Christopher Harris and Dr. Bruce Johnson - Science Scholars PhD program: http://uanews.org/node/15977

Dr. Bruce Johnson and Dr. Costas Manoli - Earthkeepers - Arizona Illustrated: http://kuat.org/misenplace.cfm?ID=377

Title II

Title II (Section 207) of the Higher Education Act mandates that the Department of Education collect data on state assessments, other requirements, and standards for teacher certification and licensure, as well as data on the performance of teacher preparation programs. Posting the Title II report for public access is a compliance requirement. Here is the most recent Annual Institutional Questionnaire on Teacher Preparation.

Arizona Educator Proficiency Assessment Results from 2006-2007.