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Welcome
On behalf of the Department of Education faculty, staff and students, welcome to the Department of Education! You will be spending a considerable amount of time in Fowler Hall during your course of studies, where the majority of your classes and our offices are located. Please note you will have a personal mailbox on the third floor, which we recommend you check often for fast-breaking news.
Clerc statue in front of the entrance of Fowler Hall
Washington is a wonderful place to visit and we have provided a list of places that might interest you by clicking here.
Graduate Students: You will have Graduate School Orientation during the week of August 19th. As part of that week, Wednesday, August 20th, we will have the Department of Education Orientation from 9:00 a.m. to noon in Fowler Hall 101A. Please RSVP by August 1, 2008 to Ms. Tami Kinsler, Administrative Secretary, Department of Education at tammy.kinsler@gallaudet.edu.
Job Opportunity: There will be limited number of graduate assistantship positions available; these are part-time jobs (approximately 10 hours per week at $10 hour) working for the Department office, assisting with research and/or various support tasks such as photocopying, typing, filing, etc. If you are interested, please fill out an application that will be provided in your orientation packet and submit to Ms. Kinsler, in Fowler Hall Room 304.
For more information about the Department of Education, please contact us at: education@gallaudet.edu.
Mission Statement
The Department of Education established in 1891, is an ASL/English bilingual, diverse, multicultural learning community devoted to preparing teachers and teacher educators as reflective change agents promoting the intellectual, linguistic, and social potential of deaf and hard-of-hearing children and youth.
In compliance with program accreditation, licensure and certification requirements, and state and federal mandates for high quality teacher preparation and the dissemination of research-based educational practices, the mission of the Gallaudet University Department of Education is to nurture and mentor pre- and in-service teachers, teacher educators, clinical supervisors, educational leaders, and classroom-based agents for change.
Toward this end, roles and responsibilities of Department faculty members include: (1) the art and craft of teaching, including the modeling of educational content, strategies, and performance assessment, student advisement, and curriculum building and revision; (2) research and the dissemination of knowledge through publication, and other creative endeavors; and (3) a commitment to service through a variety of activities at local, national and international levels.
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