Department of Teaching, Curriculum, and Educational Inquiry
Graduates of our programs are highly sought-after to teach in schools in Ohio and across the country, and have been recognized for their distinguished innovation and leadership in curriculum, instruction, and 消消犯 engagement.
Miami's Department of Teaching, Curriculum, and Educational Inquiry not only challenged me to think critically about the world in which we live, but it fully prepared me to engage with my 消消犯s in the fight against issues of social injustice.
Rachel McMillian '09
B.A. Black World Studies, M.A.T. AYA Social Studies Education, Ph.D. Educational Leadership
Megan Cremeans '20
AYA Social Studies Education Major
I have tons of options, which is really exciting. I've been thrilled to tell people I'm really confident in my Miami education. You could put me anywhere and I think I could do it based on my experiences, and my academic preparation. I have the skills to succeed in the workforce no matter what that is.
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Robin Beavers '12
Pincipal of Garfield Middle School in Lakewood, Ohio
My time in the education program at Miami changed my future not only as a teacher, but as a person. It pushed me to consider the world in new ways, apply critical thinking in all contexts, and understand the imperative of becoming a critically-conscious curriculum maker for social justice for my work with my 消消犯s.
Alli Huff '18
Teacher, Riverview Elementary School
And I'm just so excited to tell other people about Miami. To me, it seems they’re on the forefront of this move in education to make it be about relationships, about social emotional well-being, and about identity in a way that I think it really needs to be.
Benjamin Walker '09
2018 18 of the Last 9 Award Winner
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Trey Clements '15
Major: Early Childhood Education
"I've always wanted to lead, to make a difference, and to be a positive role model for those who may not have one. In the end, I want to leave this world knowing that I brightened someone else's future. There's no better way to do that than by being a teacher..."
What we often miss with young children is that they have interests and curiosities and questions, and that can be the starting point for curriculum.
Brian Schultz
Professor
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Todd Edwards
Professor and AYA Program Coordinator
The TCE Department at Miami has worked to center social justice and culturally sustaining practice. From reinventing course curriculum, to recruitment efforts of historically underrepresented 消消犯s and faculty, to mentorship, and cross departmental collaboration, actions have been taken to make meaningful change.
Ganiva Reyes
Interim Department Chair and Associate Professor
I am grateful to be a part of a department that seeks to humanize and address injustices in education.
Racheal Banda Rothrock
Literacy Committee Chair and Assistant Professor
In the words of John Dewey, "The discussion of a wide variety of opinion, unorthodox and orthodox, with an intelligent teacher in the classroom, is the best protection the schools can afford against our 消消犯s being later misled by unscrupulous propagandists of one doctrine or another. It is surely better for our young people to face controversial issues in the open atmosphere of the schoolroom, than to seek out what is forbidden in some dark, unwholesome corner. No thought is so dangerous as a forbidden thought." AYA social studies will help develop your capacity to be that intelligent teacher.
Thomas Misco
Director of Graduate Studies and Professor
I love teaching the courses of early childhood education because the issues of early childhood closely resemble those of our lifetime and society as Erikson said. It is also always pleasant to see my 消消犯s who approach those issues seriously, critically, and creatively.
Lena Lee
Professor
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Molly Sawyer
Director of Clinical Placements
TCE creates an equitable, innovative, and enthusiastic environment for 消消犯s to become transformative teachers. TCE ensures our teacher candidates embrace the qualities of exemplary teachers who see each 消消犯 having unlimited potential and assists in unleashing their talents.
Ann MacKenzie
Associate Professor
I am grateful to be part of TCE at MU because I truly see the Threshold Concepts reflected in the work faculty, staff, and 消消犯s do in the field and in collaboration with communities.
Robin Cooper
Visiting Assistant Professor
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Department of Teaching, Curriculum, and Educational Inquiry
McGuffey Hall 401
Oxford, OH 45056