Teacher Education Department
Chair: Stacie Pettitt
Professors: Cynthia Alby, Nicole DeClouette, Rui Kang, Nancy Mizelle, Stacie Pettitt, Joanne Previts, Holley Roberts, Stacy Schwartz, Stephen Wills
Associate Professors: Roddran Grimes, Olha Osobov, Robert Sumowski
Assistant Professors: Andrea Christoff, Kim Muschaweck, Suzanna Roman-Oliver, Cara Smith
Lecturers: Miriam Jordan
Limited-term Lecturers: Rachel Bray, Elizabeth Colquitt, Mary Crook, Bethany McClure, Russ Merritt, Carmen Woodhall
Partnership and Field Placement Director: Claire Garrett
Certification Officer: David Ladd
Please see GCSU's Campus Directory for department and faculty office locations, phone numbers, and email addresses, and the department website for additional department information.
Programs
The cohorted undergraduate programs at GCSU have commendable reputations within and outside of the state of Georgia. Examples include the Regents’ Teaching Excellence Award and the Christa McAuliffe Excellence in Teacher Education Award. The Educator Preparation programs also take pride in the coveted Wisniewski Award from the Society of Professors of Education. This award recognizes an institution that has made "singularly significant contributions to the theory and practice of teacher education." The College of Education is named as one the nation’s top teacher prep programs in the book, Start Here to Become a Teacher. All programs follow the Architects of Change Conceptual Framework.
Admission
The undergraduate programs are offered in cohort models only. Cohorts begin the fall of the junior year and continue through the senior year. Admission to the cohorts is competitive and applications are due the third Friday in January prior to the beginning of the next fall semester.
Accreditation
The John H. Lounsbury College of Education is accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP).
The Elementary Education program is recognized by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) and is approved by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission (Ga PSC).
The Middle Grades Education program is recognized by the Association for Middle Level Education (AMLE) and is approved by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission (GaPSC).
The Special Education program is recognized by the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) and is approved by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission (GaPSC).