ULM School of Education

06/06/2026

06/06/2026

As the past-president of LACTE, the Louisiana Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, Dr. Myra Lovett was honored to represent our state’s teacher preparation programs at AACTE’s Washington Week- Day on the Hill, joining teacher preparation leaders from across the country to support educators and the students they serve.

The Best is TRULY on the Bayou!

05/27/2026

Brandi Paine and Dr Tia NeaI hanging with Ace at the ULM booth at Teacher Leader Summit in New Orleans.

The Best is truly on the Bayou!

05/21/2026

Dr. Leigh Ann Moore successfully completed her Ed.D. in Curriculum & Instruction. She successfully defended her capstone research, Determining the Impact of a Collegiate Corequisite Model on Student Success at a Community College: A Practical Action Research Study, with support from her committee: Dr. Myra Lovett, Dr. Amy Weems, & Dr. Ashley Schulte. Congratulations, Dr. Moore!

The Best is truly on the Bayou!

05/20/2026

Congratulations to Dr Joelle Raynes for graduating this month.

She successfully defended her capstone, “Examining Instructional Routines to Support Oral Reading Fluency through Differentiated Instruction and Phonics Strategies”

The Best is truly on the Bayou!

05/20/2026

Congratulations to our very own educator extraordinaire, Dr Jessica McAllister. She completed her doctorate this May while coordinating our MAT program and teaching undergraduate and graduate level courses. We are so proud of you!

Her dissertation was titled, A Phenomenological Study of Middle School Teachers’ Perspectives for State-Mandated Trauma-Informed Best Practice.

The Best is truly on the Bayou!

05/20/2026

Congratulations to our Dr. Juliette Okola. She graduated with a dissertation titled: A comparative analysis of pre-kindergarten programs as predictors of third grade reading proficiency.

The Best is truly on the Bayou!

05/20/2026

Dr. Sara Hansen successfully completed her Ed.D. in Curriculum & Instruction this month. She successfully defended her capstone research, The Effects of a Career Interest Program on Elementary Student Aspirations in Health Care, with support from her committee: Dr. Myra Lovett, Dr. Greg Koers, & Dr. Nicky Khattapan. Congratulations, Dr. Hansen!

05/12/2026

Have a bachelor’s degree and want to become a certified teacher? Are you teaching in a classroom and need to become certified? Our MAT program may be for you.

Our Masters of Arts in Teaching program allows you to teach and gain certification with a graduate degree in 14-20 months.

Dr. Jessica McAllister coordinates the program and brings years of excellent teaching practice into the graduate classroom.

Email [email protected] for more information.