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The Department of Teaching, Learning and Culture is committed to:

•EducatingthemosthighlytrainedK-12teachersequippedwiththelatestresearchpracticesforteachingandlearningthroughoursignatureprogram

•Preparinggraduatestudentsforleadershippositionsandtofunctionsuccessfullyinresearchextensiveuniversities

TLACisoneof fourdepartmentsintheCollegeof EducationandHumanDevelopment,whichisledbyDeanDouglasJ.Palmer.Thecollege’sotherdepartmentsincludeEducational Psychology,EducationalAdministrationand HumanResourceDevelopment,and HealthandKinesiology.

Welcome toB.S. in Interdisciplinary Studies•EarlyChildhoodEducation•MiddleSchoolEducation •LanguageArts&SocialStudies •MathandScience

Ph.D., Ed.D., M.S., M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction•CultureandCurriculum•EarlyChildhoodEducation•EnglishasaSecondLanguage(ESL)•MathEducation•OnlineM.Ed.Program•ReadingandLanguageArtsEducation•ScienceandTechnology•UrbanEducation

Programs

A place where ... ourReadingEducationProgramisnationallyrankedintheTop10andexternalresearchhasincreased 200%since2003

Teacher Certification Programs•Undergraduatedegreesinearlychildhoodandmiddleschool

•Graduatesecondarycertification (in most academic areas)

•OnlineAcceleratedSecondaryCertification

Emerging Programs•ArtEducationandVisualCulture

•Mentoring

•SocialStudiesEducation

•TeacherEducation

•Online Executive Ed.D in Curriculum and Instruction

A place where ... •600+teachersgraduateannually

•63%of graduatestudentsassumepositionsincollegesanduniversities

Selfless Service

Integrity“Always Expect More of Aggie Teachers”

OurgoalistocelebratetheoutstandingteachingandlearningbyAggieTeachers.Theprogramadvancesthe “best practices” for all teachers by providingawards and scholarships. The tradition and spiritprevailswith“AggieshelpingotherAggies.”

Learning CommunitiesOur learning communities enhance the academicand campus life of all studentswhile becoming anAggie Teacher.

Study Abroad OpportunitiesBy offering study abroad opportunities in Italy,SwitzerlandandGermany,ourstudentsareable toimmersethemselves inaninternationalcultureandenhance their learning possibilities by engaging inexperiencesteachingotherstudents.

A place where ... innovativeobservationof fieldcomponentstakesplacethroughtheuseof “WalkAbouts’”usingPDA’s.

Throughtheinvolvementandcooperationof ourteamof renownedfaculty(representing35differentuniversities),supportassociatesandbrightstudents,wesearchforthebestideasinacademics,teachingand research. Recently, we have hired nine newfacultyfrommorethansevenstatestoachieveourmissionof preparingeducatorsandresearcherstobuildinclusivedemocraticcommunitiesinschoolsandsocietythroughcriticalandreflectiveresearch,teaching and service.Our team is committed todiversity,withfacultyfromTurkey,India,IranandChinaandmanyinternationalgraduatestudents.Whilewecontinuetoholdontoourtraditionsandourlegacy,weembracethefuturewithinnovativeinquiryandproblemsolving.

LeadershipA place where ... 150schooldistrictsattendourcareerfairtorecruitourteachers

Throughtheinvolvementandcooperationof ourteamof renownedfaculty(representing35differentuniversities),supportassociatesandbrightstudents,wesearchforthebestideasinacademics,teachingand research. Recently, we have hired nine newfacultyfrommorethansevenstatestoachieveourmissionof preparingeducatorsandresearcherstobuildinclusivedemocraticcommunitiesinschoolsandsocietythroughcriticalandreflectiveresearch,teaching and service.Our team is committed todiversity,withfacultyfromTurkey,India,IranandChinaandmanyinternationalgraduatestudents.Whilewecontinuetoholdontoourtraditionsandourlegacy,weembracethefuturewithinnovativeinquiryandproblemsolving.

Research Projects•AerospaceinMiddleSchools•ArtEducationandVisualCulture•CommunityCollegePreserviceTeacherPreparation•EducationResearchCenter•HighSchoolCompletionandDropoutFactors•InteractiveSciencefortheEnglishLanguageLearner•MathConnectionsProject•NorthTexasScience,Technology,Engineeringand MathematicsCenter•P-16EducationalImprovement•RecruitmentandRetentionofGiftedAfrican-AmericanTeachers•ScienceEducationPolicyResearchinHighSchools•ScientistsandScienceEducationforGrades7-12•StudentAchievementinMathematics•TeacherInstructionalOpportunitiesinNaturalScience

•TeacherSupportinImplementingCurriculum•U.S.andChineseTeacherPlanningandPerformance•VirtualLearningforMiddleSchoolStudents

Journal Editorships• American Educational Research Journal• Curriculum History• Contemporary Issues in Technology & Teacher Education

Journal• Journal of Curriculum and Pedagogy• Learning Environments Research• Literacy Studies: Perspectives from Cognitive Neurosciences,

Linguistics, Psychology, and Education• The National Journal of Urban Education and Practice• Reading & Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal• Reading Psychology• School Science and Mathematics

ExcellenceA place where ... virtuallearning,podcastingandotherfuturetechnologieschangethewaywesolveproblemsandinventnewwaysforour studentstolearn

LoyaltyA place where ... graduatestudentsareencouragedtoteachothers,collaboratewithfaculty,participateinresearch andpresentatnationalconferences.

“Prior to beginning this phase of my life, I thought the biggest impact that I could have in educating children would be in the classroom. Participating in research has helped me see that helping teachers become better educators has a vast impact as well.”– Crystal Waters, senior interdisciplinary studies major, who presented her research at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting and was published in Kappa Delta Pi Record

“I’ve always wanted to be a teacher. I have managed to connect with each of my students, and, though I may not bring them to do their best all the time, I have given them the tools to know how. If nothing else, I want to raise the bar for teachers everywhere.”– Bonnie Hill, a 2004 graduate of the department, who recently re-ceived the Teacher of the Year Award at Middle College for Technol-ogy Careers in Houston Independent School District.

“What I cherish the most about being a teacher is the opportunity to work with students and see them grow. I promote truthfulness, openness, and balance of opinion among my students and challenge them to question com-monly accepted beliefs. My main goal is for them to become professionals who care for their students as I have cared for them.”– Lynn Burlbaw, Associate Professor in the department, was awarded the Distinguished Achievement Award for Teaching from the Association of Former Students.

Department of Teaching, Learning and Culture4232TAMU•CollegeStation,TX77843-4232