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Faculty Profile

Paul Tougaw, Assistant Professor & Interim Chairman

Director of Professional Development and Placement

Miller Hall 229 A
219-464-6106
Paul.Tougaw@valpo.edu

Biography

I was born and raised in Souther Illinois and am in my 40th year of working in the field of Education. I am a Christian gentleman who is dedicated to God, my family and my vocation of being a teacher.

Doctor of Philosophy - Souther Illinois University at Carbondale 1993
Specialist in Educational administration - Easter Illinois University 1982
MS in Education - Mathematics - Easter Illinois University 1972
BS in Education - Mathematics and Physical Education - Eastern Illinois University 1969

Certifications

Administration: Accomplished Practitioner - Indiana

Instructional: Accomplished Pracitioner - Indiana

Superintendent Endorsement - Illinois

General Administrative - Administrative K-12 - Illinois

Standard, Secondary Teaching Grades 6-12 - Illinois

Areas of Specialization

Mathematics, Physics, Science, computer science, Physical Education and Literature

Courses Taught

ED 323: Methods of Science Education

ED 439: Supervised Teaching in Elementary Grades

ED 449: Supervised Teaching in General & Special Education

ED 459: Supervised Teaching in Secondary Schools

ED 479: Supervised Teachin in Middle School Grades

ED 457: Principles and General Methods for Teaching in Secondary Schools

ED 485: Foundations in Education Seminar

ED 495: Environmental Conservation

ED 589: Curriculum and Instruction - Mathematics

ED 619: Cultural and Legal Foundations of Education

ED 626: Internship in Education

ED 690: Integrated Technology in Elementary Science Classroom

BIO 489: Teaching of Natural Science

PHY 489: Teaching of Physics

CHE 489: Teaching of Chemistry

Publications

Twenty Minutes to Impress - Key to Successful Interview, Kappa Delta Pi Record, Accepted for Publication - August 2008
Important Thoughts on Your First Years of Teaching, 2009 American Association for Employment in Education Handbook, September 2008
Important Thoughts on Your First Years of Teaching, 2008 American Association for Employment in Education Handbook, September 2007
Important Thoughts on Your First Years of Teaching, 2007 American Association for Employment in Education Handbook, September 2006
Bisecting a Torn Angle, Illinois Mathematics Teacher, December 1994
Promoting Track in a Small High School, Athletic Journal, February 1974

Professional Affiliations

Phi Delta Kappa
International Educational Honor Society President of Indiana Dunes Chapter
Association of Teacher Education - Indiana Unit
Member of Field Director Division and Program Reviewer
Illinois Association of School Administrators
Retired Member and Program Developer
Illinois Council of Teacher of Mathematics
Journal Article Reviewer
American Association of Colleges for Teacher Educatrion (AACTE)
Institutional Representative