Teacher Education Department
410 S 3rd Street River Falls WI 54022 Phone 715-425-3230
Welcome to the
Department of Teacher Education
The University of Wisconsin-River Falls Teacher Education Program
is
approved by the Wisconsin
Department of Public Instruction, [external link] and is a National
Education Association (NEA) [external link] Exemplary Teacher Education
Program. 
"The College of Education seeks to reflect, enhance, and celebrate
the physical, biological, and cultural components of the region it serves.
Located as we are, among the erstwhile prairies and forested uplands of
the St. Croix Valley, we wish to live and teach in harmony with the natural
rhythms and cycles that make the area unique."
- David Pepi,
Associate Professor of Teacher Education
Teacher Education Department
Mission Statement
The University of Wisconsin-River Falls Teacher Education Programs are
designed to develop self-reflective practitioners in the areas of early
childhood, elementary, middle school, and secondary education. We serve
both those seeking initial certification and practicing professionals,
with a view towards helping them develop the pedagogical, content, and
technological skills necessary to function effectively in and contribute
positively to an every changing, diverse, and democratic society. Our intention is to work with our neighbors to promote richly satisfying, just, and sustainable relationships
with the St. Croix Valley and the planet
Listed
below are the Wisconsin Standards which are a part of our mission.
Goals Keyed to the Ten Wisconsin Teacher Standards
1. Teachers know the subjects they are teaching.
2. Teachers know how students with broad ranges of ability grow.
3. Teachers understand that students learn differently.
4. Teachers know how to teach.
5. Teachers know how to manage a classroom.
6. Teachers communicate well.
7. Teachers are able to plan different kinds of lessons.
8. Teachers know how to test for student progress.
9. Teachers are able to evaluate themselves.
10. Teachers are connected with other teachers and the community.
Site maintained by: Nora Koch nora.l.koch@uwrf.edu
