Department of Education

UMD Teacher Prep Program Highlights

Undergraduate Licensure Areas

500+

Hours of classroom experience

90%

Graduates in their field

Become a learner-centered educator

The mission of the UMD Department of Education is to celebrate and cultivate opportunities for reflection and growth across the professional, personal, and civic lives of our students, colleagues, and communities. We engage in justice-oriented, culturally responsive and sustaining pedagogies and practices to value, learn from, and foster ongoing collaborative and interdependent relationships.