Department of Curriculum and Instruction
The Department of Curriculum and Instruction is ranked 5th in the nation, according to 2014 US News and World Report. The faculty addresses critical issues of learning, teaching, and social justice at global and local levels. The department emphasizes preparation and continuing professional development of early childhood, elementary and secondary teachers and teacher educators. Faculty and students are committed to seeking deep interconnections among theory, research, and practice.
Faculty members Mark Dressman and Rochelle Gutierrez promoted to Professor
Mark Dressman's research investigates the underlying cultural, philosophical, economic, and historical assumptions that shape research and practice in the teaching of literacy across a wide range of textual modes.
Rochelle Gutierrez's research focuses on the structural and pedagogical factors involved in equity for marginalized students, especially African American and Latina/Latino students.
