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James I. Perkins College of Education

 

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Through dynamic learner-centered programs that support lifelong study, our department faculty members prepare undergraduate and graduate candidates to meet the teaching demands of a culturally diverse 21st century society. Candidates use our resources ranging from the award-winning Early Childhood Laboratory and 91直播 Charter School to master the pedagogy and technology needed to develop classrooms appropriate for prekindergarten through 12th grade students.

Undergraduate Degrees & Teacher Certification Prep

Graduate Degrees & Certification Prep

Lumberjack Spotlight

  • Providing early intervention

    Dr. Kathy Sheriff, associate professor in special education, accepted a position on the Board of Directors for The Helping House in Nacogdoches. The Helping House provides early intervention services to local children with a diagnosis on the autism spectrum and other sensory and development delays.

    Kathy Sheriff

    Dr. Kathy Sheriff

  • Pursuing her dreams

    Inspired by the passion and dedication of her own high school teachers, recent secondary education graduate Katie Peterson was awarded the Ann Rogers Scholarship from the Texas Social Studies Supervisors Association during her final semester at 91直播. Peterson said the award, which she received while student teaching 11th grade U.S. history at Cy-Fair High School, meant everything to her and was an 鈥渋mmense help in pursuing my lifelong dream of becoming an educator.鈥

    Katie Peterson

    Katie Peterson

  • Helping students learn and teach math

    Dr. Mark Montgomery has combined versatile passions into a career filled with educational enthusiasm. His work to create a positive space for 91直播 students to learn both mathematics and effective ways to teach the subject to elementary and middle-level students earned him a 2019 Teaching Excellence Award.

    Mark Montgomery

    Dr. Mark Montgomery, 2019 Teaching Excellence Award recipient

  • Bringing the nation to Nacogdoches

    Dr. Heather Olson Beal, professor of secondary education, is a trailblazer in 91直播鈥檚 Perkins College of Education. She鈥檚 brought national programs to our East Texas campus, such as the Barrio Writers creative expression summer program, and she has helped craft many meaningful connections between 91直播 teacher candidates and area schoolchildren.

    Heather Olson Beal

    Dr. Heather Olson Beal

  • Coming full circle as ECHL director

    Lifelong resident of Nacogdoches Crystal Adams took the helm of the Early Childhood Laboratory in summer 2021, serving as its director after spending the past 11 years employed with Nacogdoches Independent School District as a teacher, counselor and assistant principal in middle and elementary schools. Her role at the ECHL allows her to connect with not only children attending the ECHL but also 91直播 education students who are training to be tomorrow鈥檚 educators.

    Crystal Adams

    Crystal Adams, Director of the 91直播 Early Childhood Laboratory

  • American Foundation for the Blind honors 91直播鈥檚 Dr. Shannon Darst

    A career鈥檚 worth of experience teaching the blind and visually impaired 鈥 and preparing other teachers to do the same 鈥 was recognized at a national level for Dr. Shannon Darst, assistant professor of education studies.

    Darst, along with two cocreators, received the Corinne Kirchner Research Award from the American Foundation for the Blind for a learning tool called the Visual Impairment Scale of Service Intensity of Texas, or VISSIT, which identifies the level of instruction a blind student needs in order to succeed.

    Dr. Shannon Darst playing guitar

    Dr. Shannon Darst

  • 91直播 Student Builds Global Connections Through Education

    91直播 education graduate student Kacie Clopp attended the international University Scholars Leadership Symposium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where she joined more than 1,000 emerging leaders from around the world to engage in high-impact conversations on humanitarian issues and global change.

    Kacie Clopp

    Kacie Clopp

Transformative Experiences

Jennifer Sommers
91直播 White Cane Day
Study Abroad
Las Americas
Math Carnival
Traci Dorsett
Graduate International Field Experience
Bilingual Education Student Organization
Undergraduate Research
East Texas Adventurers

  • Jennifer Sommers, director of education and community engagement with the Houston Ballet, led an arts-in-education workshop for students in the James I. Perkins College of Education during the spring 2023 semester. Sommers鈥 visit was the first in a series of experiential learning events made possible by the Margaret Hoover Perkins Research award, administered by Dr. Lauren Burrow, 91直播 associate professor in elementary education. The ongoing partnership with Houston Ballet is set to serve as a model for the types of school and community engagements teacher candidates can adopt when they enter kindergarten through sixth-grade classrooms.

  • The Braille and Cane Club from the orientation and mobility program advocates for individuals who are visually impaired. Each year, the club hosts a White Cane Day Parade to help educate the campus community.

  • Elementary education students traveled to Europe where they experienced cultural and educational life in a foreign classroom. The students spent two weeks observing and teaching in primary schools.

  • When 40 English-speaking preservice teachers in 91直播鈥檚 disciplinary literacy course visited Las Americas Newcomer School, part of the Houston Independent School District, they learned how the students at this school feel every day feel when first introduced to a new language and culture.

  • At the Math Career Carnival, 91直播 teacher candidates design and teach the lessons to fourth and fifth graders. This helps teacher candidates understand how easy it can be to engage young learners in problem-solving mathematics tasks and to connect classroom learning with real-world careers.

  • Education students have the opportunity to conduct and present research at local, state and national conferences. Traci Dorsett participated in the 18th Annual Region Five Texas National Association for Multicultural Education Conference, where she presented research on advice teacher candidates and in-service teachers want and need.

  • Graduate students can engage in international field experiences in Las Clavellinas, Mexico.

  • Our Bilingual Education Student Organization works to contribute to the field of ESL/bilingual education through presentations at the Texas Association for Bilingual Education conferences.

  • Undergraduate students can engage in independent or collaborative research projects with opportunities to present across the country!

  • Experience outdoor adventure education with East Texas Adventurers, a Texas Parks and Wildlife Department CO-OP-sponsored project!

Meet Our Students

  • Libby Rosipal

    Libby Rosipal

    鈥淭he university has helped prepare me to become a teacher in so many different ways. Starting with observing classrooms and moving into teaching the students myself, I鈥檝e had the chance to grow as both a teacher and a learner. This type of hands-on learning has helped prepare me to be confident in my own classroom one day.鈥

  • Lauren Zbranek

    Lauren Zbranek

    鈥91直播 provides hands-on experience with children during your first semester, and you learn so much from the very beginning! Each semester builds on the other, so you never miss a beat. The professors offer so much wisdom that allows you to feel like a natural when teaching. I鈥檓 very appreciative of 91直播鈥檚 education program and all it has done to help prepare me for my future classroom!鈥

  • Raymond Newton

    Raymond Newton

    鈥淭he 91直播 middle-level grades education program provided me with real-world experiences in the classroom and the opportunity to work with actual educators. I feel prepared for my career because I鈥檝e learned the best strategies to use with middle-level-grade students.鈥

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