College of Human Services, Education and Public Policy
Undergrad: Teacher Education Programs
(Catalog pages 215-217)

Responsibility for the coordination of the teacher education programs rests with the University Council on Teacher Education (UCTE). Teacher education programs in specific areas are administered by the Colleges of Agriculture and Natural Resources; Arts and Sciences; Health Sciences; Human Services, Education and Public Policy; and Marine and Earth Studies. For more information on teacher education programs, students who wish to prepare themselves to be certified teachers should consult the teacher education web site at www.udel.edu/teachered or the faculty advisor for the specific area of certification sought, as follows:

COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

Foreign Languages (French Education, German Education, Italian Education, Latin Education, Spanish Education)

General Information	Student Teaching
Dr. Bonnie Robb	Dr. Cynthia Lees
831-6141	831-2595
brobb@udel.edu	clees@udel.edu

Mathematics Education

Dr. Alfinio Flores
831-1864
alfinio@math.udel.edu

Music (Music Education/Instrumental, Music Education/General Choral, Piano and Voice)
http://music.udel.edu/musiced

Dr. Suzanne Burton
831-0390
slburton@udel.edu

Social Sciences (Anthropology Education, Economics Education, Geography Education, History Education, Political Science Education, Psychology Education, Sociology Education)
www.udel.edu/socialstudiesed

Dr. Barry Joyce
831-2860
bjoyce@udel.edu

Sciences (Biology Education, Chemistry Education, Physics Education)

Chemistry and Physics	Biology
Ms. Barbara Butler
831-8467
bmbutler@udel.edu

COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES

COLLEGE OF HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION AND PUBLIC POLICY

Early Childhood Education (Early Childhood Education and Early Childhood Special Education)

Dr. Lynn Worden
831-6500
worden@udel.edu

COLLEGE OF MARINE AND EARTH STUDIES

Earth Science

Dr. John Madsen
831-8608
jmadsen@udel.edu

In all its teacher education programs, the University of Delaware is guided by a unified conceptual framework. Programs aim to develop teachers who are reflective practitioners serving diverse communities of learners as scholars, problem solvers, and partners. While the specific course requirements in the programs vary widely, they all support the conceptual framework and outcomes. All University of Delaware teacher education programs have a general education component of liberal studies, a major field or discipline component in the teaching field, and a professional education component of formal study in the educational foundation disciplines and clinical studies of curriculum design and instructional strategies. In addition, all teacher education students benefit from early and graduated ”hands on” experiential and instructional opportunities in schools. Information on the University of Delaware’s Title II Higher Education Act can be obtained at:www.udel.edu/teachered or by calling 302-831-3000.

FIELD EXPERIENCES (INCLUDING STUDENT TEACHING) are required of all students who wish to obtain an undergraduate degree in teacher education. To participate in the field experiences, including student teaching, students must satisfy their program’s course prerequisites, meet minimum GPA requirements, pass required competency tests, and satisfy other criteria as designated by their program, e.g., testing for tuberculosis, criminal background check, child abuse clearance, physical exam, etc. Consult the appropriate teacher education program advisor (see the list of advisors for teacher education programs) for the exact GPA requirements and other policies concerning qualifications for field experiences. Applications for student teaching must be submitted and approved prior to the student teaching semester. Deadlines, prerequisites, corequisites, and procedures for submitting applications for student teaching are published each year.

CERTIFICATION. The professional education unit of the University of Delaware is accredited by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). The individual teacher education programs have received State Approved Program status and have been recognized by national specialty organizations as having met their standards. Students who complete a University of Delaware Approved Teacher Education Program and who demonstrate competency in the appropriate academic content knowledge by taking the Praxis II test required by the State of Delaware for certification receive an institutional recommendation for teacher certification. Upon receiving the University’s recommendation, students must apply for certification through the individual state’s Department of Education. Most states require that students pass a standardized test to qualify for teacher certification. The Delaware Center for Teacher Education has information available to students on the testing requirements and the certification procedures.

DELAWARE CENTER FOR TEACHER EDUCATION
The Delaware Center for Teacher Education (DCTE) strengthens both pre-service and in-service teacher education, improves access for the education community to the University’s teacher education and professional development programs, and supports the state’s efforts to enhance teacher and professional development in line with new state content standards and accountability requirements. For further information about DCTE generally, call (302) 831-3000 or visit the web site at www.udel.edu/dcte/.

Of the programs and services within DCTE, the following are of particular interest to undergraduates.

The America Reads program recruits undergraduates to tutor young children in basic reading skills. For information, call 831-0722 or e-mail cmevans@udel.edu.

The Americorps VISTA program works with schools and community groups across the state developing mentoring programs. It places college graduate VISTA members in schools and with community groups to recruit and organize mentors for students in need. Following a year of service, members admitted to select College of Human Services, Education and Public Policy programs are guaranteed graduate assistantships. For more information call 831-0520 or e-mail mknights@udel.edu.

The ASPIRE program encourages students from underrepresented groups to pursue a career in teaching. In addition to recruiting qualified applicants, ASPIRE provides students in all the University’s teacher education programs with academic support, if needed, and professional development activities. For more information, call 831-1641 or email clscott@udel.edu.

The Delaware Mentoring Council provides support and technical assistance to mentoring programs throughout the state. For additional information, call 831-0520 or e-mail mknights@udel.edu.

The Teacher Quality Enhancement Grant provides support to undergraduate students interested in becoming special education teachers to build their content knowledge so that they meet the federal government’s “highly qualified” status requirements.

The Education Resource Center (ERC) is a multimedia, special purpose curriculum materials center that provides both circulating and reserve collections for use by teachers, students, and administrators. The ERC operates a Book Examination Site, receiving review copies of newly released books for youth from over 100 publishers. It also houses a site of the Delaware Teacher Center for constructing learning materials for use in classrooms with K-12 students. In addition, the Resource Center coordinates the school library media specialist program. For further information, call (302) 831-2335 or visit the website at: http://www.udel.edu/erc.