The Office of Teacher Preparation is responsible for coordinating the preparation of teachers at Christopher Newport University through the graduate program, the Master of Arts in Teaching. The Office assists in recruiting, advising, scheduling classes and field experiences, maintaining student records and working with the Virginia Department of Education to insure that program completers are able to obtain a teaching license in the state of Virginia.

The purpose of the Teacher Preparation Program is the development of new teachers who have a strong foundation of content knowledge and pedagogical skills appropriate to teaching a diverse student population.

The goals of the program are graduates who:

• Plan and prepare for instruction based on knowledge of content, resources, and students;
• Create a safe, orderly, and nurturing environment that creates high expectations for all while recognizing and respecting diversity;
• Deliver and assess instruction tomeet state-mandated and district objectives, adjusting methods as needed to engage and teach every child; and
• Demonstrate professional responsibilities of dress, collegial behaviors, engagement of families, administrative duties, and self-directed growth.

Emily Useem student teaches in Panama.