Austin Peay's education programs will give you the tools you need to be a world-class educator.
Our departments of Teaching and Learning and Educational Specialties offer undergraduate and graduate degree programs that will give you the training you need to be successful in our classroom and in yours. Our various Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) programs provide multiple avenues for career changers and college graduates in other disciplines to prepare themselves to become teachers. The Doctorate of Educational Leadership will prepare you for a variety of positions from state and district leadership roles to educational research and higher education careers.
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The Department of Educational Specialties offers advanced degree programs in both licensure and non-licensure areas. The mission of the department of Educational Specialties is to prepare and support educational professionals in their development as effective practitioners. |
The Department of Teaching and Learning offers degrees in initial licensure programs.
As you pursue your potential career as a professional educator, please explore what
the Department of Teaching and Learning has to offer in support of your career goal.
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Austin Peay State University celebrated bell hooks, renowned author and human rights icon, with a heartfelt symposium. Speakers shared personal accounts of hooks' life, shedding light on her influential philosophies on love and justice.
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The three-day event will honor author, educator and activist Gloria Jean Watkins - better known by her pen name bell hooks - through remarks from her family and friends, presentations from students she influenced and a faculty panel discussion on her lasting impact.
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Dr. Emmabeth Vaughn of the Department of Physics, Engineering and Astronomy and Dr. Bobette Bouton of the Department of Teaching and Learning aim to create an empathy scale using engineering-specific scenarios to help students and professionals in the engineering field track their empathy progression.
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More than 165 teacher residents are enrolled in the accelerated, three-year program. This fall, a new cohort of teacher residents begins working in five Tennessee counties: Cheatham, Dickson, Hickman, Montgomery and Robertson.
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Austin Peay State University and Clarksville-Montgomery County School System celebrate the graduation of their second Grow Your Own Teacher Residency cohort. The program, the nation's first federally recognized teacher apprenticeship, offers tuition-free teaching degrees, mentorship, and experience, fostering local education while inspiring similar initiatives across 21 states.
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