“Those who educate children well are more to be honored than even their parents, for these only give them life; those the art of living well.”
~ Aristotle
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Praxis
Have you taken the
Praxis yet?
Praxis I should be taken during your freshman year and is a prerequisite to EDUC 250 Introduction to Education.
Praxis II must be completed before you can begin student teaching.
Visit the Praxis Web site to register online, get study tips and order score reports. For more information on Praxis, visit our department’s Praxis Information Web page.
Welcome
Welcome to the Department of Teacher Education’s Web site. We hope that your visit here will provide you with a sense of enthusiasm for changing and improving the future one child at a time.
Come LEARN in a nationally accredited department which offers an intense and culturally diverse learning environment. Our teacher preparation program, which has earned a rating of exemplary for the past four years by Louisiana’s Board of Regents, will prepare you to become a true professional. Learn to enhance instruction with innovative educational strategies and the best teaching practices from experienced, competent faculty.
Come LIVE in a department that practices an open-door policy. (Do teachers have homes?) Our department will open the doors to your professional career choice. Candidates share authentic field experiences in diverse school settings, fostering life-long professional relationships with K-12 professionals throughout our region and beyond.
Come LEAD in a department where education is delivered with passion and a strong emphasis on the application of skills, knowledge and dispositions in field-based activities. Our candidates touch the lives of our community’s future leaders.
Come join us to experience the personal touch of Cajun hospitality, spit a few seeds on Watermelon Day and cheer the championship Colonels on to victory. Savor real Creole cuisine whose spiciness is only to be outdone by our faculty and candidates’ compassion for improving the lives of future generations. At Nicholls, we produce confident, competent and compassionate teachers. Please feel free to contact me with any questions you may have about our department or Nicholls.
“To teach is to touch a life forever.” ~ Author Unknown
See you soon,
Dr. J. Lavone Landry
Department Head