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Undergraduate Majors, Minors and Certificates
- Bachelor of Arts in Education with an Emphasis in Art K-12
- Bachelor of Arts in Education with an Emphasis in Elementary Education
- Bachelor of Arts in Education with an Emphasis in Middle School
- Bachelor of Arts in Education with an Emphasis in Secondary Biology
- Bachelor of Arts in Education with an Emphasis in Secondary Chemistry
- Bachelor of Arts in Education with an Emphasis in Secondary English
- Bachelor of Arts in Education with an Emphasis in Secondary Mathematics
- Bachelor of Arts in Education with an Emphasis in Secondary Social Science
- Bachelor of Arts in Education with an Emphasis in Special Education
- Bachelor of Arts in Education with an Emphasis in World Languages
- Bachelor of Education Studies
Educator Preparedness Program Receives Frank Murray Award
The School of Education's Department of Teacher Education was recognized with a 2022 Frank Murray Award from The Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP). Webster’s Educator Preparedness Program is one of only 32 out of more than 600 around the world considered for the honor to earn the recognition in 2022 — and is the only college or university in Missouri to be recognized.
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[Music]
Text on screen: Webster University is the only school in Missouri to receive the Frank Murray Award for Excellence in Educator Preparation!
[Interim Dean Stephanie Mahfood talks in front of wall with historical college photos.]
Text on screen: Webster’s Educator Preparedness Program is one of only 32 out of more than 600 around the world considered for the honor to earn the recognition in 2022.
[Image on screen: CAEP Accredited Provider badge, Excellence in Educator Preparation Accreditation]
[Education faculty member Paula Witkowski sits at desk while talking to camera; camera pans to show Stephanie Mahfood sitting next to her and classroom manipulatives on table.]
Text on screen: Webster is the only college or university in Missouri to be recognized.
Each year, CAEP grants the Frank Murray Award to outstanding educator preparation providers who complete a rigorous accreditation process.
[Image on screen: CAEP Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation]
[Education faculty member Yin Lam Lee-Johnson sits in chair talking and gesturing, multiple camera angles.]
Text on screen: The Frank Murray Award is reserved strictly for those institutions that achieve the gold standard in teacher preparation accreditation with a clean review — meaning zero stipulations for change or improvement.
[Multiple photos of Webster School of Education students and faculty.]
[Webster faculty photo with two rows of faculty on the steps of Webster Hall.]
Text on screen: To our faculty, staff and students: Thank You!
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Faculty and Staff Highlight
SOE faculty members Joseph Sencibaugh, Professor of Teacher Education, and Jennifer Bond, Adjunct Professor in the Teacher Education Department, presented a mathematics workshop at the LASE Insight Series Workshop.
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