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The Department of Teaching and Learning offers programs for bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees. We prepare teachers at the undergraduate and post-baccalaureate level to work in settings serving culturally and linguistically diverse children.

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Teaching Wisconsin’s Teachers, Strengthening America’s Future

We are committed to social justice, equity and advocacy for children, youth and families. We educate students to be effective, evidence-based practitioners and leaders, prepared to serve diverse communities situated locally, regionally and globally.

At the undergraduate level, the department offers teacher education programs for Early Childhood (grades PK-3), Elementary and Middle Education (grades K-9), Early Adolescence Through Adolescence (grades 4-12), and Early Childhood Through Adolescence Level (PK-12), in regular and special education. We also offer American Sign Language/English Interpreting and American Sign Language Studies programs at the undergraduate level. At the graduate level, the department offers master’s degrees in Curriculum and Instruction (with multiple specializations) and Exceptional Education, certificates in a wide variety of specialty areas, and participates in the School-wide Urban Education Doctoral Program.

The Department of Teaching and Learning also offers a diverse and comprehensive offering of post-baccalaureate programs leading to teaching certification and licensure.

The Post-Baccalaureate term is used by the School of Education to describe students who already have an undergraduate degree but want to return to school to obtain a teacher certification in order to teach in Wisconsin Public Schools.

Barbara Bales (white woman), Associate Professor in Teaching and Learning
  • Associate Professor, Teaching and Learning
Maggie Bartlett (white woman), Associate Professor in Teaching and Learning
  • Associate Professor, Teaching and Learning
Craig Berg (white man), Professor in Teaching and Learning
  • Professor, Teaching and Learning
Jennifer Brownson (white woman), Teaching Faculty in Teaching and Learning
  • Teaching Faculty, Teaching and Learning
Sunny Brysch (white woman), Assistant Clinical Professor in Teaching and Learning
  • Assistant Clinical Professor, Teaching and Learning
  • Program Director, American Sign Language Studies
Pamela Sue Conine (white woman), Clinical Professor in Teaching and Learning
  • Clinical Professor, Teaching and Learning
  • Program Director, American Sign Language / English Interpreting
Elizabeth Cutter
  • Teaching Faculty I, Teaching and Learning
Elizabeth Daniel (white woman), Teaching Faculty in Teaching and Learning
  • Teaching Faculty I, Teaching and Learning
Christina Destrampe (white woman), Lecturer in Teaching and Learning
  • Lecturer, Teaching and Learning
Candance Doerr-Stevens (white woman), Associate Professor in Teaching and Learning
  • Associate Professor, Teaching and Learning
  • Program Director, Curriculum and Instruction, MS
Elizabeth Drame (black woman), Professor in Teaching and Learning
  • Professor, Teaching and Learning
Leanne M. Evans (white woman), Associate Professor in Teaching & Learning
  • Associate Professor, Teaching and Learning
Joseph Giera
  • Lecturer, Teaching and Learning
Catherine J. Giuntoli-DuBois (white woman), Teaching Faculty II in Teaching and Learning
  • Teaching Faculty II, Teaching and Learning
Alanna Harris
  • Teaching Faculty I, Teaching and Learning
Jeffrey Hawkins (white man), Associate Professor in Teaching and Learning
  • Associate Professor, Teaching and Learning
  • Program Director, Social Studies Education, Grades 4-12
  • Program Director, Urban Education Doctoral Program
Angel Hessel (white woman), Distinguished Lecturer in Teaching and Learning
  • Distinguished Lecturer and Teaching Faculty, Teaching and Learning
DeAnn Huinker (white woman), Professor in Teaching and Learning
  • Professor, Teaching and Learning
  • Director, Center for Math & Science Education Research
Tatiana Joseph (hispanic woman), Assistant Professor in Teaching and Learning
  • Assistant Professor, Teaching and Learning
  • Program Director, English as a Second Language Education
  • Program Director, World Language Education
Sara Jozwik (white woman), Associate Professor in Teaching and Learning
  • Associate Professor, Teaching and Learning
  • Program Director, Exceptional Education: K4-12 Special Education
  • Program Director, Exceptional Education, MS
Kristine Lize (white woman), Teaching Faculty IV in Teaching and Learning
  • Teaching Faculty IV, Teaching and Learning
  • Program Director, English and Language Arts, 4-12 Education
  • Interim Program Director, Reading Education
Hope Longwell-Grice (white woman), Senior Associate Dean in Office of Academic Affairs: Teaching and Learning
  • Associate Professor, Teaching and Learning
Annie Marcks, MS
  • WI FoRT Coordinator, Office of Academic Affairs: Teaching and Learning
  • Literacy Lecturer, Teaching and Learning
Nouri Marrakchi (white man), Teaching Faculty I in Teaching and Learning
  • Teaching Faculty I, Teaching and Learning
Anne Marshall
  • Lecturer, Teaching and Learning
Jana Mauldin (white woman), Lecturer in Teaching and Learning
  • Lecturer, Teaching and Learning
Anita Osvatic
  • Teaching Faculty III, Teaching and Learning
Laura Owens (white woman), Professor in Teaching and Learning
  • Professor, Teaching and Learning
Tracy Posnanski (white man), Associate Professor in Teaching and Learning
  • Associate Professor, Teaching and Learning
Nancy Rice (white woman), Professor in Teaching and Learning
  • Professor, Teaching and Learning
  • Department Chair, Teaching and Learning
Beth Schefelker
  • Lecturer, Teaching and Learning
Theresa Schmechel (white woman), Sign Language Interpreter and Associate Lecturer in Department of Teaching and Learning
  • Sign Language Interpreter, Teaching and Learning
  • Associate Lecturer, Teaching and Learning
Ashley Schmidt (white woman), Assistant Professor in Teaching and Learning
  • Assistant Professor, Teaching and Learning
Ray Scolavino (white man), Distinguished Lecturer and Teaching Faculty in Teaching and Learning
  • Distinguished Lecturer, Teaching and Learning
  • Program Director, Science Education, Grades 4-12
  • Program Director, Mathematics Education, Grades 4-12
Tara Serebin (white woman), Teaching Faculty III in Department of Teaching and Learning
  • Teaching Faculty III, Teaching and Learning
  • Program Director, Elementary and Middle Education, K-9
Ryne Thorne (white man), Teaching Faculty I in Teaching and Learning
  • Teaching Faculty I, Teaching and Learning
Crystasany Turner (african american woman), Assistant Professor in Teaching and Learning
  • Assistant Professor, Teaching and Learning
Erin Wiggins (white woman), Clinical Assistant Professor in Department of Teaching and Learning
  • Clinical Assistant Professor, Teaching and Learning