About the School of Education

Welcome to the School of Education at Indiana University Southeast!

It is a privilege to serve as the dean of a school that has a long tradition of advocating, helping, and caring for all learners. The School is proud to represent the cornerstone of Indiana University Southeast. We were one of the first academic disciplines to offer classes in 1941 at the Falls City Area Center, where the campus was originally located. As documented, the first student to enroll on campus was Lyda Jeannetta Radford—a New Albany, Indiana, native who achieved a 45-year teaching career in the Louisville public schools.

The future belongs to those with passion, reason, and courage to make a difference. Education, as a field of study, offers a powerful tool for change, improvement, and growth in each of us. We invite you to become educators who encourage dialogue, debate, and collaboration; are engaged in the community; and pursue what is right and just for all learners.

We provide quality educational programs for students seeking licensure as teachers, counselors, and school administrators. The School offers undergraduate and graduate degrees with concentrations in both teaching methodologies and content areas, teacher license renewal, additional teaching licenses, alternative teacher certifications, and professional development programs for elementary and secondary teachers, counselors, and school administrators.

You have a place here in the School of Education. Join us to fulfill your professional career goal in education.

If you have questions about our programs, have ideas to share and discuss with us, or would like to partner with us, please call us at 812-941-2385 or contact us via email at soeinfo@iu.edu.

Indiana University Southeast School of Education will be the regional leader in promoting community partnerships to advance the education and professional development of educators and all learners.

The mission of the Indiana University Southeast School of Education is to prepare and nurture high-quality, caring professionals who are leaders in the continuous improvement of schools within a diverse society.

The SoE programs share a vision for their efforts in preparing educators to work in P-12 schools. The conceptual framework establishes the direction for programs, courses, teaching, candidate performance, scholarship, service, and unit accountability.

Our conceptual framework consists of four themes:

• High quality
• Caring professionals
• Improvement of schools
• Diverse society

The mission of the Indiana University Southeast School of Education is to develop high-quality, caring professionals who are leaders in the continuous improvement of schools within a diverse society. In recognition of the demographic shifts underway in our world, our region, and our communities, the School of Education is committed to reflecting and incorporating diversity to adapt to our changing learning environment. Therefore, to prepare education professionals to meet diverse student needs, we use the word “all” in our candidate outcomes. The outcomes listed below reflect the mission of the School of Education.

Candidates completing School of Education programs of study will demonstrate:

• Knowledge of content and the use of best practices in delivering effective instruction to all students.
• Dispositions necessary to help all students learn.
• Knowledge, skills, and dispositions needed to participate in school transformation.

School of Education faculty and candidates will:

• Demonstrate knowledge of and respect for diverse learners and their families.
• Identify social disparities that affect students and apply social justice within the classroom and the school.
• Create an inclusive learning community where differences are respected.
• Adjust lessons, educational materials, resources, guidance, and other materials to accommodate the needs of all students.
• Examine and reflect on personal practice to reduce bias and stereotypes within their work.

Faculty and candidates will:

• Respect the accepted legal and ethical norms and values of education.
• Effectively interact and collaborate with others and foster similar behaviors among students.
• Commit to diversity through equitable treatment and respect for all individuals.
• Exhibit personal management behaviors valued by the professional education community.
• Exhibit enthusiasm and respect for education as a practice and a profession.
• Commit to continuous self-evaluation and personal improvement.
• Commit to the belief that all students can learn.