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UTK Teacher Education
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University of Tennessee, Knoxville's Department of Theory and Practice in Teacher Education. Preparing teachers & educators via undergraduate & graduate licensure & non-licensure programs https://cehhs.utk.edu/tpte/
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utkteachered.bsky.social
Congratulations Class of 2025! We are so proud of you!
@utknoxville.bsky.social @utkcehhs.bsky.social #UTGrad2025 #VFL #VirtuallyUnstoppable #UTKAlumni #academicsky
Photos shows University of Tennessee students at commencement. One student is wearing a graduation cap that reads "If you are reading this, I am so proud of you kid"
December 12, 2025 at 2:42 PM
utkteachered.bsky.social
Congratulations to our very own Enilda Romero-Hall, Associate Professor of Learning, Design, & Technology in TPTE’s Interdisciplinary and Learning Unit, upon the publication of her book: Learning Designers in Context: Examining Practices Across the Global South! #academicsky @utknoxville.bsky.social
Graphic shows a photo of Enilda Romero-Hall on the left side with text “Faculty Publication Announcement” on the right along with a photo of the book cover of her new publication “Learning Designers in Context: Examining Practices Across the Global South”. The TPTE logo is in the lower right-hand corner.
December 10, 2025 at 6:51 PM
utkteachered.bsky.social
We're so proud of our faculty, staff, & students who lead & coordinate the Boyd Center for Community Schools program. Read more abt their work in local TN communities tinyurl.com/notasinglefl... @utknoxville.bsky.social #utktpte #teachereducation #communityschools #academicsky
Not a Single Flower
UT is leading the charge to serve young students and families across the state through University-Assisted Community Schools.
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November 21, 2025 at 5:49 PM
utkteachered.bsky.social
Repost from @utkcehhs.bsky.social-the #CEHHS Office of Professional Licensure won 1st place in the @utknoxville.bsky.social 2025 Homecoming 'Torchbearers & Trailblazers' Banner Drop Competition among campus offices & departments! Want to start your journey to becoming a teacher? 📬 [email protected]
Photo 1 shows a white banner with the words "blazing trails, bearing torches, building teachers" and painted items including an apple, a pencil, ASL sign language, ruler, school house, science beaker, a globe, music notes, and building blocks which say "CEHHS". The email address to apply to the Office of Professional Licensure (to become a teacher) is included and says "beateacher@utk.edu" Photo 1 shows a white banner with the words "blazing trails, bearing torches, building teachers" and painted items including an apple, a pencil, ASL sign language, ruler, school house, science beaker, a globe, music notes, and building blocks which say "CEHHS". The email address to apply to the Office of Professional Licensure (to become a teacher) is included and says "beateacher@utk.edu"
November 20, 2025 at 9:32 PM
utkteachered.bsky.social
Congratulations to our Fall 2025 & Spring 2026 Scholarship Recipients! We're so proud of these future teachers & teacher educators! #TeachersRock #utkteachereducation @utknoxville.bsky.social #academicsky #edusky #teachereducation #education #teacher
Graphic shows circles with photos of TPTE scholarship recipients on a white background and text congratulating the recipients. There are multi-colored balloons on the right-side of the graphic, an orange starburst on the left-side, and the TPTE logo in the lower right-hand corner. Graphic shows circles with photos of TPTE scholarship recipients on a white background and text congratulating the recipients. There are multi-colored balloons on the right-side of the graphic, an orange starburst on the left-side, and the TPTE logo in the lower right-hand corner.
November 17, 2025 at 6:48 PM
utkteachered.bsky.social
#UTKTPTE students! Join us for our informal, drop-in Café Hour Nov 19 | 3:30-4:30pm | BEC 204 & Zoom (for Zoom link, email [email protected] using your #UTK email address) Chat with our Dept Head, Lynn Hodge, & other TPTE students! Light refreshments provided @utknoxville.bsky.social #academicsky
Graphic shows a background of cups and bowls filled with coffee and tea, on a brown table with tea and coffee seeds, leaves and flowers. Text describes the TPTE coffee hour. There is an orange and blue streamer in the upper right-hand corner saying "Join Us" and an orange and blue bubble saying "Hello". There is also a graphic of a cake stand with cakes and desserts on the graphic. There is a graphic representing 3 people talking to one another.
November 14, 2025 at 3:54 PM
utkteachered.bsky.social
It's Homecoming on #RockyTop & our students & postdocs have gone all out to decorate our main office & have done an amazing job! Thank you to each & every one of them! #UTKHomecoming #utktpte @utknoxville.bsky.social #utkcehhs #Vols #VFL #VolNation #academicsky #edusky
Photos show TPTE Homecoming decorations including a Power T made out of paper on a wall, a Torchbearer torch made out of paper, tape, and other materials on a wall, a Torchbearer torch painted on to orange and blue cloth on a wall, game activity sheets, and a box of promotional items / giveaways. Photos show TPTE Homecoming decorations including a Power T made out of paper on a wall, a Torchbearer torch made out of paper, tape, and other materials on a wall, a Torchbearer torch painted on to orange and blue cloth on a wall, game activity sheets, and a box of promotional items / giveaways. Photos show TPTE Homecoming decorations including a Power T made out of paper on a wall, a Torchbearer torch made out of paper, tape, and other materials on a wall, a Torchbearer torch painted on to orange and blue cloth on a wall, game activity sheets, and a box of promotional items / giveaways. Photos show TPTE Homecoming decorations including a Power T made out of paper on a wall, a Torchbearer torch made out of paper, tape, and other materials on a wall, a Torchbearer torch painted on to orange and blue cloth on a wall, game activity sheets, and a box of promotional items / giveaways.
November 14, 2025 at 3:52 PM
utkteachered.bsky.social
Happy Halloween from our Special Education student teacher scholars & their spooktacular professors, Donna Alderman & MariBeth Coleman (or should we say Professors M&M & Yarn?)! Aren't they awesome! @utknoxville.bsky.social #utkteachereducation #academicsky #edusky #specialeducation #teachers
Photos show UTK professors and teachers in their classroom dressed in costumes for Halloween. Photos show UTK professors and teachers in their classroom dressed in costumes for Halloween.
October 31, 2025 at 5:12 PM
utkteachered.bsky.social
Smokey came out to support us & brought his own 'theory' (because we're 'Theory' & Practice in Teacher Education). We think it's one of the best theories we've ever heard🐾 A huge thank you to Smokey & the #UTK Spirit teams & staff!
@utknoxville.bsky.social @utkcehhs.bsky.social #utknoxville #VFL
Photo shows the University of Tennessee, Knoxville's mascot, Smokey, holding up a sign that says "Theory of being a good boy"
October 31, 2025 at 11:56 AM
utkteachered.bsky.social
Congratulations to our Fall 2025 & Spring 2026 Scholarship Recipients! We're so proud of these future teachers & teacher educators! #TeachersRock #utkteachereducation #utknoxville #utkcehhs #AcadmicSky #EduSky #EduSkyChat @utknoxville.bsky.social
Graphic shows circles with photos of TPTE scholarship recipients on a white background and text congratulating the recipients. There are multi-colored balloons on the right-side of the graphic, an orange star burst on the left-side, and the TPTE logo in the lower right-hand corner.
October 29, 2025 at 2:23 PM
utkteachered.bsky.social
Congratulations to #UTKTPTE secondary #STEMed student Sydney Allen on being named Nita Ganguly Memorial VolsTeach Scholarship awardee! Named after our former VolsTeach professor, this scholarship is awarded based on academic achievement, teaching commitment, & potential #utknoxville #academicsky
Graphic shows a photo on the left-side of scholarship recipient, Sydney Allen, standing in front of a UTK building wearing a black dress and glasses. The graphic background is white and has text congratulating Sydney and the name of the award in orange and blue banners. The TPTE logo is in the lower right-hand corner.
October 23, 2025 at 2:55 PM
utkteachered.bsky.social
#UTKTPTE students! Join us for our informal, drop-in Café Hour Oct 22 | 3:30-4:30pm | BEC 204 & Zoom (for Zoom link, email [email protected] using your #UTK email address) Chat with our Dept Head, Lynn Hodge, & other TPTE students! Light refreshments provided @utknoxville.bsky.social #academicksky
Graphic shows a background of cups and bowls filled with coffee and tea, on a brown table with tea and coffee seeds, leaves and flowers. Text describes the TPTE coffee hour. There is an orange and blue streamer in the upper right-hand corner saying "Join Us" and an orange and blue bubble saying "Hello". There is also a graphic of a cake stand with cakes and desserts on the graphic. There is a graphic representing 3 people talking to one another.
October 20, 2025 at 3:10 PM
utkteachered.bsky.social
#repost from SEC Academics
Congrats to our very own Jud Laughter, prof of English ed & director of faculty affairs @utkcehhs.bsky.social on being named an Academic Leadership Development Fellow with SEC Academics @utknoxville.bsky.social #utktpte #utkteachered #academicsky #edusky #teachereducation
Graphic shows photos of 4 recipients of the SEC Academic Leadership Program Fellows from UT Knoxville. Text lists the recipients names (Michael Danquah, Jud Laughter, Brendan McConville, and Christopher McNulty) on a bronze ribbon against a dark blue background. The SEC logo is in the upper right-hand corner.
October 10, 2025 at 2:51 PM
utkteachered.bsky.social
Congratulations to our Fall 2025 & Spring 2026 Scholarship Recipients! We're so proud of these future teachers & teacher educators! #TeachersRock #utkteachereducation #utknoxville #utkcehhs #AcadmicSky #EduSky #EduSkyChat #academia #teacher #education
Graphic shows circles with photos of TPTE scholarship recipients on a white background and text congratulating the recipients. There are multi-colored balloons on the right-side of the graphic, an orange starburst on the left-side, and the TPTE logo in the lower right-hand corner. Graphic shows circles with photos of TPTE scholarship recipients on a white background and text congratulating the recipients. There are multi-colored balloons on the right-side of the graphic, an orange starburst on the left-side, and the TPTE logo in the lower right-hand corner.
October 8, 2025 at 3:08 PM
utkteachered.bsky.social
repost @utkcehhs.bsky.social @utknoxville.bsky.social '23 alum, Joe Ogle, taught 9th-grade history while completing his MS in Teacher Education online. “I’ve wanted to be a #teacher since I was a kid, & this program has been amazing in developing my education skills & making that dream a reality.”
Photo 1 shows TPTE alum, Joe Ogle, standing next to school lockers holding a laptop. Photo shows TPTE alum, Joe Ogle, standing next to a whiteboard, pointing at the information on the whiteboard. Joe is teaching.
October 1, 2025 at 6:19 PM
utkteachered.bsky.social
We have a great course on offer in Winter Mini-Term 2026 / beginning of Spring 2026!

TPTE 495 / TPTE 595 - AI for Educators

For more info: Yukyeong Song, Assistant Professor ([email protected])

#utkteachereducation #utknoxville #utkcehhs #academicsky #edusky #aiedu
Poster shows a photo of a woman working with an AI software program on a computer. Text describes the AI for Educators TPTE 495 / 595 course on a blue background with the TPTE logo in the bottom left-hand corner.
October 1, 2025 at 5:02 PM
utkteachered.bsky.social
Congratulations to our Fall 2025 & Spring 2026 Scholarship Recipients! We're so proud of these future teachers & teacher educators! #TeachersRock #utkteachereducation #utknoxville #utkcehhs #AcademicSky #EduSky #teachers
Graphic shows photos of TPTE scholarship recipients within circles that have orange rings around them on white background. There are balloons on the right of the graphic and orange lines bursting on the right of the graphic. The TPTE logo is in the lower-right hand corner. Recipients are Kelsey Bell, Victoria Collins, Sophia Costarides, Bellanira Cruz Enriquez, Katherine Lewis, Rachel Lynn, Caroline Peplow, and Ashlynn Spears.
September 23, 2025 at 3:55 PM
utkteachered.bsky.social
#UTKTPTE students! Join us for our informal, drop-in Café Hour Sep 10 | 3:30-4:30pm | BEC 204 & Zoom (for Zoom link, email [email protected] using your UTK email address) Chat with our Dept Head, Lynn Hodge, & other TPTE students! Light refreshments provided #utknoxville #Vols #utkteachered #utkcehhs
Graphic shows a background of cups and bowls filled with coffee and tea, on a brown table with tea and coffee seeds, leaves and flowers. Text describes the TPTE coffee hour. There is an orange and blue streamer in the upper right-hand corner saying "Join Us" and an orange and blue bubble saying "Hello". There is also a graphic of a cake stand with cakes and desserts on the graphic. There is a graphic representing 3 people talking to one another.
September 9, 2025 at 12:31 PM
utkteachered.bsky.social
We are pleased to announce 2 tenure-track Assistant / Associate Professor in Education positions:
Literacy Ed apply.interfolio.com/172346
Elementary Ed apply.interfolio.com/172356
cehhs.utk.edu/tpte/
#utknoxville #utkcehhs #teachereducation #teachingjobs #educationjobs #academicsky #edusky
Graphic shows text regarding two tenure-track faculty position announcements for literacy education and elementary education on a blue background with QR codes and Interfolio links. There is an orange and white announcement horn in the upper left-hand corner, the TPTE website address in the lower left-hand corner and the TPTE logo in the lower right-hand corner.
August 27, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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@utknoxville.bsky.social re-post

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#utknoxville #nationaldogday🐶
Photo shows Smokey, the dog mascot of University of Tennessee, Knoxville on a background of University of Tennessee colors orange and white. The text says "utknoxville Always #1 in our hearts #nationaldogday"
August 26, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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It's finally here! Happy first day of Fall 2025, @utknoxville.bsky.social #CEHHS students! 🍊🥳

Wishing you a semester of success, growth, and new discoveries. We can't wait to see what you do this year!

Go Vols! 🧡
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Credit graphic & words @utkcehhs.bsky.social
#utknoxville #academicsky #teachers
Graphic shows students walking on University of Tennessee, Knoxville campus in UT colors, orange, white, and smokey gray. Students are cheering and smiling. Text says "Happy First Day of Classes"
August 18, 2025 at 7:32 PM
utkteachered.bsky.social
Please help us in giving a Big Orange Welcome to our new faculty members!
Kate Bentley, Lindsey Loflin, Bestie Malone, Megan Mundi & Yukyeong Song
Welcome to UT!
#utktpte #utkteachereducation #utkcehhs #utknoxville #teachereducation #literacyed #specialed #etec #edtech
Graphic shows 6 photos, one for each new faculty member on a purple background. An orange flag saying 'Welcome' in the upper left corner with the words "New Faculty!"
August 14, 2025 at 6:04 PM
utkteachered.bsky.social
TPTE PhD students, faculty, & staff-please join us for our start-of-Spring-semester, informal, drop-in Café Hour! Begin this semester with light refreshments & good conversation & meet faculty & other students #utktpte #utkteachereducation #utkcehhs #utknoxville #springsemester2025 #academicsky
Graphic shows text describing the cafe hour on a beige square on top of a photo of coffee and tea cups and beans on a table. There is a Join us banner in orange, blue, and white in the top right corner. There is a Hello sign in orange, blue, and white in the lower right-hand corner. There is a graphic of cakes and cookies on the upper left-hand corner.
August 13, 2025 at 8:10 PM