Mission

The mission of the teacher education program at Anderson University is to prepare competent professional educators who demonstrate excellence in knowledge, practices, and dispositions and who model values of character. In line with the university’s mission, the School of Education seeks to produce teachers of excellence by integrating learning and Christian faith to prepare professional educators for effective teaching and service in a global society.

Overview

The teacher education program is anchored in Anderson University’s commitment to the liberal arts curriculum for the humanities, fine arts, mathematics, and social and natural sciences, as the essential foundation for developing competent educators. Students in the program for teacher education develop their professional knowledge, skills and dispositions through:

• Knowledge and mastery of subject matter
  
• Knowledge of human development and its implications for the learner
  
• Understanding of social and cultural relationships
  
• Understanding the interrelationship of curriculum, instruction, and assessment
  
• Practice of critical inquiry and reflection on teaching and learning
  
• Development of effective communication
  
• Understanding of philosophical, historical, and sociological foundations of education
  

The School of Education offers undergraduate professional education in courses leading to licensing in early and middle childhood, adolescence, and adolescence/young adulthood. Students may also receive a dual certification in Elementary Education and Special Education. A Graduate Studies in Education program in curriculum and instruction is also available (see the Anderson University Graduate Academic Catalog).