Teacher Education
Educating the Next Generation of Teachers
Teacher Education programs at UW-Eau Claire prepare future educators to work with students with a wide range of abilities and diverse backgrounds. Through scaffolded courses and multiple K-12 classroom placements, future educators learn the knowledge and skills necessary to serve students. Future educators interact with experienced instructors and expert cooperating teachers across grade levels and school contexts. Become part of the next generation of Blugold educators who make a positive difference in young people’s lives!
Majors, Minors, and Certificates in Teacher Education
Explore options for your teaching career. Whether you’re interested in teaching younger children or engaging older students in a specific subject, UW-Eau Claire has a program that fits your goals. There are two departments within teacher education, Education Studies and Special Education.
The Department of Education Studies prepares future teachers to engage students and make a positive impact in their lives. Discover your teaching style through practicing hands-on teaching techniques, working with expert teachers in local schools, and learning to advocate for more just schools and communities. You’ll collaborate with fellow students and faculty as well as make life-long friends while joining the ranks of Blugold teachers who lead their students toward a bright future.
The Department of Special Education prepares educators to positively impact the lives of a diverse community of individuals with and without exceptionalities. Our passionate faculty and staff will go above and beyond to help you become the best teacher you can be, supporting you as you experience five classroom placements in various area schools. A combined special education K-12 and elementary/middle 4K-9 degree from UW-Eau Claire will equip you to have a meaningful impact on the lives of your students and community.
If you have an undergraduate degree and are interested in returning to school for a Wisconsin teaching license, please contact tep@uwec.edu for more information.
Meet the Faculty
Our education instructors have taught at the PK-12 level and bring those real-life experiences to their courses. Faculty have an open-door policy and encourage our future educators to meet with us as they arrive on campus. We also offer comprehensive advising, ensuring that you meet your four-year graduation plan.
Students in all programs have multiple opportunities to work in collaboration with local classroom teachers. Our K-12 classroom placements enable you to gain insights into and experience working with young people in a variety of settings, preparing you for success in your final student teaching placement.
Our program courses infuse equity, diversity, and inclusion principles, so you're prepared to work with all students in equitable and just ways.
Blugold Stories
Thanks to funding from a Wisconsin Economic Development Grant, Blugolds are spending a day with teachers and staff members in rural school districts. Hear what they learn about the unique challenges and benefits of small school settings.
I was always under the impression that research was mainly scientific, like chemistry or biology or neuroscience. So coming to UW-Eau Claire and learning that I could do research as an education major was the best of both worlds for me. I'm really grateful to have that opportunity, because I had no idea that research could go beyond STEM courses.
The education professors have been super influential and helpful to my experience here. They want to see you grow and flourish, and they want to see you succeed. And they also get you out in placements as early as they can, so you can know for sure that it's really what you want to pursue.
The teacher education programs at UWEC are rigorous and highly structured. The Aspiring Educators LLC gives students that round-the-clock support of a community all going through the same process. Together is better!
Teacher Education
Centennial Hall 3102
1698 Park Avenue
Eau Claire, WI 54701
United States
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