The Division of Teaching and Learning at the University of Missouri-St. Louis 21st Century College of Education, as part of Missouri’s public, metropolitan, land-grant, research University, will be a leader in developing educators for instructional, leadership, research and other roles in PK-12 schools and other learning communities. The Division is a collaborative teaching and learning environment for educators and is committed to significantly advancing the quality of teaching, learning, and research as it serves a dynamic, technologically advanced and diverse metropolitan community.

The Division adopted the COE Mission Statement & Strategic Plan, in 2004, as well as the Knowledge Base Statement