College of Education

Building on TU’s leadership in the preparation of classroom teachers, school leaders and education specialists for more than 150 years.

The College of Education (COE) is preparing our students to respond to the critical education challenges of the twenty-first century, as classroom teachers, school leaders and education specialists. TU graduates are helping to transform education in Maryland and beyond, and the support through the RISE Campaign ensures that TU will keep fueling the regional and national education system with highly qualified and very capable teacher-leaders.

Gifts Are Supporting These Projects

Literacy Center and Reading Clinic

Literacy Center and Reading Clinic

Help bring reading confidence and literacy to those who want to learn and enjoy the gift of reading. The TU Reading Clinic helps families and participants of any age, develop literacy skills for learning, comprehension and reading enjoyment. Our team includes experienced classroom teachers in the final stages of the graduate reading education program who share a passion for literacy instruction.

Computer Science (CS) and Computational Thinking (CT)

Computer Science (CS) and Computational Thinking (CT)

Your support will position TU as the leader in the preparation of teachers for grades K-8. Our goal is to advance teacher education preparation by creating a credential-based smart learning environment using advanced and immersive technologies.

Diverse Teacher Workforce Development

Diverse Teacher Workforce Development

You can help bring life to educational experiences that encourage and welcome diverse thinking and life experiences. By creating and implementing programs to help encourage greater diversity in educators, we help to ensure that every student touched by a TU-educated teacher, thrives and appreciates their value in society.

Serving Children with Autism (and the Teachers who serve them)

Serving Children with Autism (and the Teachers who serve them)

Help elevate the Teacher as Leader in the ASD M.Ed. program. As a leader in autism study and training, the TU Training and Immersion Classroom offers effective early intervention for young children with social communication impairments through the Baltimore County Infant and Toddler Program. This hands-on learning creates immersion training opportunities for Towson University pre-service students as well as in-service educators in Baltimore County.

Serving English Language Learners

Serving English Language Learners

You can enhance the opportunity for teachers to work with the growing population of English learners in today’s classrooms. Through research, innovative undergraduate and graduate programs and professional development using advanced technology, your support offers both teachers and English learners the opportunity to succeed.

Endowment Funding

Endowment Funding

Endowing department chair positions or professorships ensures that the positions exist in perpetuity in the College of Education, with naming opportunities available. All academic programs in the College of Education can benefit from the resources and prestige that come with the establishment of an endowed chair or professorship.

Faculty Research Funding

Faculty Research Funding

Funding exceptional faculty and student research opportunities in the College of Education is critical to the student experience and an excellent incentive for recruiting outstanding faculty and building a highly-credentialed faculty team.