Maybe you played school endlessly as a child. Perhaps you've known forever that you wanted to make a difference in a classroom of your own. Or maybe your life was forever changed by that one teacher who took the time to understand you and help you love to learn. If the thought of teaching tugs at your heartstrings, you belong in the School of Education at Indiana University Kokomo.
Here, we believe in the power of teachers to change the world for the better. Our program will prepare you for the challenges, responsibilities, and abundant
96%Of our graduates were rated highly effective or effective by their district
96%Of our graduates feel well prepared to begin teaching
78%Of program completers were hired into teaching positions
84%Of program completers were employed in a CEP district
The faculty and staff at IU Kokomo are dedicated to your success. We want nothing more than to help you on your path to becoming an effective and compassionate educator. Our goal is to help you secure a satisfying professional position and begin making a difference in your own classroom. We provide resources to help you grow alongside your peers:
If you’re interested in diving into the School of Education at IU Kokomo to take advantage of opportunities like experiencing real-world classrooms both locally and abroad, working one-on-one with experienced faculty, and growing alongside a cohort of your peers, don’t hesitate to take the next step and apply today.
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Taking college classes her senior year in high school set Courtney Brackett up for success.
Brackett, who graduates in May, was among the first group of students in Indiana University Kokomo’s Tomorrow’s Teachers program, which allows high school students to take School of Education classes at their high school during junior and senior year.
“I grew a lot, and without that program, I don’t think I would have been prepared for college,” she said. “I made that first mistake of not following my syllabus, and I learned from it and never made that mistake again. My freshman year would have been rough if I hadn’t had the chance to try college with high school support.”
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As a paraprofessional at Alexandria-Monroe Elementary School, Meredith Nichols sees the current teacher shortage firsthand.
“Schools are having difficulty finding teachers or paraprofessionals, and keeping them once they’ve been hired,” she said. “It’s been very difficult trying to keep up with the need.”
Her school corporation is one of five in north central Indiana partnering with Indiana University Kokomo to mitigate the shortage, by offering a program for teaching assistants like Nichols to complete a bachelor’s degree and become certified teachers.
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As a principal, Jennifer Rhoades works hard to prevent her teachers from burning out and leaving the profession — a critical job, given Indiana’s current teacher shortage.
However, Rhoades and other school administrators know that to lead their teachers and students, they also need to apply that same care to themselves.
“The professional lifestyle is, everybody works like mules, and it’s not sustainable,” said Rhoades, principal of Greencastle’s Tzouanakis Intermediate School. “You have to give yourself grace. Taking care of my own wellness is going to make me a better leader.”
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