Our Mission

The mission of this department is to develop innovative, research based programs for teachers, teacher educators, educational administrators, and educational interpreters; to work in close harmony with schools and educators across the university, in the region, state and nation for the improvement of education and interpreting; to develop leadership in scholarly research and writing; and to participate and assume leadership in professional organizations. The department holds to the conviction that questions of personal and organizational integrity can never be separated from questions of quality and effectiveness.

Greetings from the Department Head

Welcome to the TPTE Department website. We are a large and diverse group, with 33 full-time tenure/tenure seeking faculty, numerous clinical instructors, lecturers, and graduate assistants. Within the department there are 12 full professors, 9 associate professors, and 12 assistant professors. We offer an undergraduate program in educational interpreting; five-year programs of study leading to initial teacher licensure; graduate programs leading to educational administration licensure; and doctoral level graduate study in education with concentrations in early childhood education, educational administration and supervision, language, literacy, and ESL, and teacher education. I hope you find our website informative and helpful as you seek to learn more about the department or specific programs within the department. If you have additional questions, please contact us at 865-974-6228. You can reach the College Student Support Services Office at 865-974-5063 for questions related to teacher licensure.

Department Bylaws

Theory and Practice in Teacher Education Departmental BYLAWS 2007-2008 (PDF)

Contact CEHHS

335 Claxton Complex 1122 Volunteer Boulevard
Knoxville, Tennessee 37996

Phone: 865-974-2201
Fax: 865-974-8718