Chair:  Cynthia Neese Bailes,  Ph.D.
Contact: Tammy Kinsler
Fowler Hall (FH)  304

TTY: 202-651-5530
Voice: 202-651-5530
FAX: 202-651-5860

The Department of Education is the most widely recognized teacher training program in deaf education in the world. For over 100 years, the department has prepared over 2,000 teachers of deaf and hard of hearing children and youth. We currently have over 100 students and 16 full-time faculty members.

The department offers a variety of undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate programs to prepare teachers to work with all ages of deaf and hard of hearing children in various kinds of educational programs and settings.

For more information about the Department of Education, please contact us at: education@gallaudet.edu.

Mary Cregan (with son Brennan),  is a graduate of our Undergraduate Program class of 2006 and is currently working towards her Master's in Deaf Education with a focus in Elementary.

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.

Accreditation

The Department of Education is part of the Professional Education Unit at Gallaudet University, which is accredited by the State Education Agency-Board of Education of the District of Columbia and the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). The following Certification programs have been approved by the State Education Agency-Board of Education of the District of Columbia:

• Deaf Education (M.A.)
• Early Childhood Education (B.A.)
• Elementary Education (B.A.)
• Physical Education: K-12 (B.S.)
• Secondary Education - Biology (B.A.)
• Secondary Education - English (B.A.)
• Secondary Education - Mathematics (B.A.)
• Secondary Education - Social Studies (B.A.)

Additionally, the following Certification programs have been accredited or recognized by their national associations:

• Deaf Education (The Council on Education of the Deaf and The Council for Exceptional Children)
• Early Childhood (The National Association for the Education of Young Children)
• Elementary Education (The Association for Childhood Education International)
• Physical Education: K-12 (National Association of Sports and Physical Education)
• Secondary Education - Biology (National Science Teachers Association)
• Secondary Education - English (National Council of Teachers of English)
• Secondary Education - Mathematics (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics)
• Secondary Education - Social Studies (National Council for Social Studies)