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Welcome to the Department of Curriculum and Instruction (C&I)! We offer high quality learning programs to prepare education professionals for positions in schools, higher education, and the workplace. Undergraduates in C&I may enroll in programs leading to teacher licensure in elementary education or social studies education. At the graduate level, students may pursue advanced degrees in education disciplines including curriculum studies, education for work and community, educational technology, literacy and language education, mathematics education, science education, and social studies education. Our faculty conducts research that links theory to practice leading to new discoveries in many aspects of the teaching and learning process across a wide variety of educational contexts. C&I serves the needs of society through engagement with our local, state, national, and international communities. We value collaboration, community, diversity, global perspectives, inquiry, and reflection, and we aspire to provide educational leadership in an increasingly diverse, interconnected, and technology-rich world. Sincerely, Phillip VanFossen Interim Head of the Department of Curriculum & Instruction |
Ken Tobin, Presidential Professor at the City University of New York and well-known science educator, will give the 2010 C&I Distinguished Lecture. Ken will speak on Tuesday, February 16, from 4:15-5:15 p.m. in LWSN 1142. The title of his talk will be "Collaborating to improve the quality of teaching and learning in urban schools." Phillip VanFossen, James F. Ackerman Professor of Social Studies Education, has been appointed as the Interim Head of Curriculum and Instruction, effective January 1, 2010. Professor Van Fossen will be taking over for James Lehman who has been named the Associate Dean for Discovery and Faculty Development for the College of Education. Purdue’s new licensure program with a focus on teaching English language learners was approved by the state of Indiana. The English Language Learning (ELL) licensure program will provide pre-service and in-service teachers with the professional preparation needed to add English as a New Language to existing teaching licenses. The main focus of the program is the development of current and appropriate skills to effectively accommodate the needs of English language learners (ELLs) in mainstream classrooms. The program will use a hybrid-course delivery format, with courses offered online and face-to-face in different semesters, to address the needs of teachers who are from diverse regions within Indiana. Program requirements include 12 credit hours of course work, participation in a professional conference, and completion of an electronic portfolio. For questions about this new program, contact Dr. Luciana C. de Oliveira, ELL Licensure Program Director, at luciana@purdue.edu or (765) 494-2358. To submit an application, go to https://app.applyyourself.com/?id=purduegrad. |