Dr. Tamara Andersen is a passionate educator with a goal to support current and future educators as they face the ongoing challenges, demands, and current trends in education. Her educational experience in both K-12 and in Higher Education spans more than 20 years, which has allowed her to develop the necessary expertise to be an educational leader and professor who implements current research-based instruction, develops and revises curriculum, fosters online learning experiences, and differentiates instruction for “ALL” learners.
Dr. Andersen holds a Doctorate in Educational Leadership and Administration with supporting degrees and certificates in Special Education and Elementary Education, Reading Instruction, Structured English Immersion, and Early Childhood. Her educational experience took place within the inner-city schools in Phoenix, Arizona, as a Special Educator, Lead Teacher, Instructional Coach/ Evaluator, and Administrator.
Dr. Andersen takes extreme pride in teaching, developing, preparing, and supporting all Teacher Candidates as they embark upon their professional careers as educators. The challenges of today will continue to develop stronger educators for our future!
- Special Education and Instructional Practices
- Co-Teaching and Co-Planning
- Women in the Field of Education (teachers, instructors, and educational leaders)
Doctorate in Educational Leadership and Administration with supporting degrees and certificates in Special Education and Elementary Education, Reading Instruction, Structured English Immersion, and Early Childhood.
- Professional Learning & Practice
- Educational Foundations: The Learner and the Learning Environment
- Special Educational Foundations: The Learner and the Learning Environment
- A/B Content Knowledge & Instructional Practice II: Literacy Pedagogy
- Content Knowledge & Instructional Practice IV: Differentiated Instruction
- Clinical Practice I: Planning
- Clinical Practice II: Teaching & Learning
- Clinical Practice IV: Reflection and Professional Responsibility
- Clinical Practice IV: Reflection and Professional Responsibility
- Clinical Practice I: Planning
- Clinical Practice II: Teaching & Learning
- Clinical Practice IV: Reflection and Professional Responsibility
- Clinical Practice IV: Reflection and Professional Responsibility
- Implementation and alignment of the new Mild/Moderate Support Needs (MMSN) Standards
- Redevelopment of Clinical Practice courses for Standard Intern and Student Teaching Program Pathways & Tracks
- Faculty Trainings
- Collaboration, implementation, and pilot of the new assessment management system (AMS) for Teacher Education
- Alignment of the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Standards throughout the Teacher Education Program
- Collaboration and implementation of revisions to the CSOE Teacher Education Clinical Practice -Resource Page and Program Resources
- Presentations at International and National conferences on ISTE Standards, Building anti-racist Organizations, Combating Deprofessionalization, and Asynchronous Instruction
- Serving on various university committees: Assessment, DEI, and Chairing a Faculty Assembly.