The College of Education provides quality opportunities to faculty and staff that will assist in their personal and professional development as a fulfillment of Texas State's belief in supporting life-long learning for all employees.
Faculty Awards & Honors
Each year the College of Education celebrates faculty members who have been awarded honors at the university, presidential, and college levels for their excellence in scholarly/creative activities, teaching, and service.
What We Do
Faculty and Staff Development initiatives contribute to individual, organizational, and community excellence through learning, quality improvement, and knowledge exchange.
Important dates & deadlines regarding submissions
Funding and Grant Opportunites for Faculty
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Monthly Writing Challenge
The purpose of the COE Academic Writing Month Challenge is to assist faculty members in meeting their writing objectives.
Professional Development
At Texas State, faculty and staff can participate in various professional development events that take place throughout the year. To access a comprehensive list of these events, please click on the link provided below.
Upcoming Faculty Development Events
- Location:
- Online via Zoom
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- Faculty Success - facultydevelopment@txstate.edu
- Campus Sponsor:
- Faculty Success
Looking for new ways to spark student engagement? Join us for a session exploring Top Hat, a platform designed to enhance student engagement and provide tools for active learning in any classroom setting.
Discover how colleagues use Top Hat to streamline grading, leverage AI for customized test reviews, and use polling features to assess student understanding in real time. No matter your teaching format, you’ll gain practical strategies and creative ideas to make your courses more interactive and effective. Top Hat representatives will also offer live guidance to help you explore the platform's features and applications. Don’t miss this opportunity to explore Top Hat in action.
Presented by:
Dr. Farzan Irani, Chair and Professor, Department of Communication Disorders
Dr. Manish Kumar, Professor of Instruction, Department of Biology
Dr. Angela Murphy, Professor, Department of History
Shashank Santosh, Senior Enterprise Client Lead, Top Hat
Sumi Voora, Professional Services Manager, Top Hat
Zoom link provided after registration via Sign Up. Click here for more information
more about event
Discover how colleagues use Top Hat to streamline grading, leverage AI for customized test reviews, and use polling features to assess student understanding in real time. No matter your teaching format, you’ll gain practical strategies and creative ideas to make your courses more interactive and effective. Top Hat representatives will also offer live guidance to help you explore the platform's features and applications. Don’t miss this opportunity to explore Top Hat in action.
Presented by:
Dr. Farzan Irani, Chair and Professor, Department of Communication Disorders
Dr. Manish Kumar, Professor of Instruction, Department of Biology
Dr. Angela Murphy, Professor, Department of History
Shashank Santosh, Senior Enterprise Client Lead, Top Hat
Sumi Voora, Professional Services Manager, Top Hat
Zoom link provided after registration via Sign Up. Click here for more information
- Location:
- Online via Zoom
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- Faculty Success - facultydevelopment@txstate.edu
- Campus Sponsor:
- Faculty Success
Across the country, college campuses are seeing a consistent and dramatic increase in student mental health concerns, and Texas State is no exception. In fact, our students are experiencing challenges that exceed national trends, calling for a community-wide response.
Join us for an engaging session designed to explore how mental health challenges are showing up in our classrooms, increase awareness of students’ needs, and build confidence in responding to students in distress while maintaining healthy professional boundaries.
Presented by:
Dr. Clare Duffy, Associate Director/Training Director/Supervising Psychologist/Assessment Coordinator, Counseling Center
Zoom link provided after registration via Sign Up Click here for more information
more about event
Join us for an engaging session designed to explore how mental health challenges are showing up in our classrooms, increase awareness of students’ needs, and build confidence in responding to students in distress while maintaining healthy professional boundaries.
Presented by:
Dr. Clare Duffy, Associate Director/Training Director/Supervising Psychologist/Assessment Coordinator, Counseling Center
Zoom link provided after registration via Sign Up Click here for more information
- Location:
- Online via Zoom
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- Faculty Success - facultydevelopment@txstate.edu
- Campus Sponsor:
- Faculty Success
Grading can often be time and energy-consuming. What if you had a tool that could scan and recognize student handwritten work and grade it digitally?
With Gradescope, faculty have access to dynamic analytics, streamlined grading, and rich feedback tools, making it easier to evaluate student work—including handwritten work—and provide timely feedback that keeps large and small classes engaged in the learning process. Join us to hear directly from colleagues who are already using it in their courses and learn how this tool can lighten the load so you can focus more on the joy of teaching.
Presented by:
Dr. Pritha Chakraborty, Assistant Professor of Instruction, Department of Mathematics
Dr. Jill Seaman, Professor of Instruction, Department of Computer Science
Dr. Christopher Wight, Assistant Professor of Instruction, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Zoom link provided after registration via Sign Up Click here for more information
more about event
With Gradescope, faculty have access to dynamic analytics, streamlined grading, and rich feedback tools, making it easier to evaluate student work—including handwritten work—and provide timely feedback that keeps large and small classes engaged in the learning process. Join us to hear directly from colleagues who are already using it in their courses and learn how this tool can lighten the load so you can focus more on the joy of teaching.
Presented by:
Dr. Pritha Chakraborty, Assistant Professor of Instruction, Department of Mathematics
Dr. Jill Seaman, Professor of Instruction, Department of Computer Science
Dr. Christopher Wight, Assistant Professor of Instruction, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Zoom link provided after registration via Sign Up Click here for more information