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Cumberland University's School of Education (SoE) is a candidate for accreditation by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). In their words, "NCATE is the profession's mechanism to help establish high-quality teacher preparations."

At the Cumberland University School of Education, we are proud of our long-held regional reputation for consistently preparing excellent educators for their work in schools, from the classroom to the state's administrative offices. We share a commitment to staying ahead of changes in the educational world -- whether related to policy or practice -- in order to not only maintain our reputation for excellence, but to deliver an education based on best current practices and research-based knowledge so that they in turn serve students and schools as professionally as possible.

The School of Education's Conceptual Framework reflects the incorporation of the International New Teachers Assessment and Support Consortium's (INTASC) 10 standards into our standing goal of creating caring, competent and qualified professional educators. INTASC's standard-specific knowledge, dispositions and skills requirements represented in the colored boxes match CU's goal of creating the competent, caring and qualified dimensions of professional educators. The arrows between reqpresent the interconnectedness of the various components of those dimensions. The arrows also communicate that a professional educator is well-versed in each of the domains. (The full text of our conceptual framework can be found here.)

Twenty-eight percent of Cumberland students major in Education-related programs. It’s one of our flagship programs and offers excellent preparation. Our School of Education offers the BS degree with or without teacher licensure. Seventeen majors are available – nine of which can be chosen for licensure or non-licensure. Individuals currently holding a baccalaureate degree in another academic discipline may seek Tennessee licensure by completing a second baccalaureate through Cumberland University.

If you’re interested in Health, Physical Education and Recreation Departments, you have a lot of options at Cumberland. You can pursue several Bachelor of Science degrees, ranging from:

• Physical Education and Health with Teacher Licensure
• Fitness and Wellness
• Sports Management
• Recreation Administration
• Athletic Training

Students seeking any degree at Cumberland can also choose one or more of the following minors:

• Physical Education
• Health
• Strength and Conditioning
• Coaching

These minors are also a part of our Associate of Arts in Education degree. None are designed to meet the standards of any Teacher Education program, state licensure requirements for teacher certification of State of Tennessee, Board of Medical Examiners. Students pursuing such degrees/minors should talk to an academic advisor early in their enrollment.

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Looking for professional development?  Visit the Tennessee Staff Development Council for Professional Development website.

Middle Tennessee Beginning Teacher Conference

A "beginning teacher"conference where you will receive cuttingedge behavior and assessment intervention strategies, along with an opportunity to earn in-service credit.

January 12, 2010 - 4:00 - 6:00 pm: featuring Dr. Alene H. Harris, author of the research-based behavior management program, Getting Off to a Good Start (GOTAGS).




March 22, 2010 - 4:00 - 6:00 pm: featuring Susan Hudson, Exemplary Educator with the State of Tennessee Department of Education.





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Register for the conference.