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Welcome to the School of Education 08-09 academic year!

Students studying outside Because summer is prime time for many SOE students, the pace doesn’t slow down noticeably between May and August. Nevertheless, we are excited about the new year and ready to welcome new and returning students.

Staff and faculty have been working hard to prepare reports to the various professional associations in advance of our fall ’09 continuing accreditation visit. All of these reports will be submitted during the fall semester, as required, at which point we will focus on preparing for the accreditation visit itself.

SOE instructional technology staff and faculty sponsored several IT workshops over the summer and many faculty will be implementing new teaching and learning strategies in their classes this year. Several faculty will pilot the use of videoconferencing to work with distant interns and mentor teachers, and to support instruction.

This fall, we welcome two additions to our skilled and dedicated SOE faculty. Dr. Ute Kaden brings a wealth of research and science methods instruction experience to SOE Secondary programs. Ms. Joanne Healy, a successful and respected special educator with particular expertise in low incidence disabilities, will teach and help develop UA cross-campus special education programs. We look forward to working with UAS and UAA on that initiative.

As always, we continue to work closely with public school districts around the state and deeply appreciate these colleagues who mentor our interns, host practicum experiences, advise us about our programs, and partner with us in a variety of other ways to provide learning opportunities for UAF SOE students.

Welcome students, and thank you to all our partners.

Eric Madsen, Dean, UAF School of Education

(UAF photo by Todd Paris)

Accreditation Information

The School of Education at the University of Alaska Fairbanks is accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), 2010 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Suite 500, Washington, DC 20036; phone (202) 466-7496. This accreditation covers initial teacher education programs and advanced educator preparation programs. NCATE is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation to accredit programs for the preparation of teacher and other professional school personnel.

The University of Alaska Fairbanks is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. UAF is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and educational institution.

Department Email: fysoed@uaf.edu
Fairbanks Telephone: 907-474-7341
Department Fax: 907-474-5451

Mailing Address:
UAF School of Education
Box 756480
Fairbanks, AK 99775-6480

Physical Address:
UAF School of Education
7th Floor Gruening Building
314 Cooper Dr.
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Fairbanks, AK 99775

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