Learn how to sign “Vol for Life,” “Rocky Top,” the Torchbearer creed, and more! Find out more about the Education of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing program at tpte.utk.edu/eddhh.…
Department of Theory and Practice in Teacher Education
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It’s no secret how important reading is in the development of young minds. So we asked three experts from the Center for Children’s and Young Adult Literature to write about emerging trends in children’s literature and the increasingly popular genres of young adult lit and graphic novels.
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Kimberly Wolbers was close to getting a degree in accounting when she took time off to work with disabled individuals at Camp Courageous. There she encountered a three-year-old deaf boy who didn’t know any sign language. And neither did she.
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Assistant Professor Christopher Wright Hometown: Baltimore, Maryland Educational background: Bachelor of Architecture (Hampton University), master’s degree in technology education (University of Maryland Eastern Shore), and doctorate in science education (Tufts…
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Name: Paul Troy Major: History with secondary education minor Hometown: Santa Fe, Tennessee Why did you choose UT? “I chose the University of Tennessee because of the great in-state value,…
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For decades, classroom experience has been recognized as one of the most influential components of teacher preparation. The Department of Theory and Practice in Teacher Education (TPTE) is taking the rigorous academic rite of passage and making it intensive—yielding great results for the teacher interns and the schools in which they teach.