Category Archives: Middle Years Education
GrowSTEM2 Teaching Internships Summer 2021
Applications are now open! Are you a current high school, community college, or university student and are interested in teaching? […]
Apply Now for VolsTeach for Appalachia Math / Science Teacher Education Scholarships
Make a difference. Become a teacher! VolsTeach for Appalachia is recruiting community college and university students who are interested in […]
TPTE alum, Laura Boyd, is named Poplar Grove Middle School Teacher of the Year
Congratulations to Theory and Practice in Teacher Education (TPTE) alum, Laura Boyd, on being named Poplar Grove Middle School Teacher […]

TPTE alumna and doctoral students published in ILA’s “20 Research Articles for 2020”
Arianna Banack and Heather Matthews, two doctoral students from the Center for Children’s and Young Adult Literature, had the unique opportunity […]

Joshua Kenna and colleagues awarded prestigious NEH grant
Joshua Kenna, associate professor of social science education, along with colleagues and collaborators, Derek Alderman, professor and department head of […]

TPTE Alumni Well Represented in Knox County Schools 2020 Teachers of the Year
Written by Kristin Rearden, clinical professor of STEM education / science and Anthony Pellegrino, associate professor of social science education […]

Center for Children’s and Adult Literature hosts “I’d Rather Read YA” online book club
Over the course of this Spring semester, the Center for Children’s and Adult Literature (CCYAL), a center within Theory & […]

TPTE Faculty Summer 2019 Plans
Written by Kristin Rearden, clinical professor of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) / science education Spring commencement ceremonies may […]

TPTE Doctoral Students’ Project LIT Success
Written by Anthony Pellegrino, associate professor of social science education Last year, Theory and Practice in Teacher Education (TPTE) doctoral […]

TPTE celebrates faculty at Provost’s Bookplate reception
On Monday October 22, 2018, Provost Maderscheid and the Provost’s Office hosted the 15th annual Bookplate reception to honor faculty […]