VISION

(same as SEAS’s)

THEME

(same as SEAS’s)

DEPARTMENT MISSION

To prepare teachers who are dedicated to the academic achievement of all students and who demonstrate a commitment to lifelong, professional growth and school leadership.

PHILOSOPHY

Teachers should be leaders within their own educational settings.

Teachers should value a lifelong commitment to continuous professional development.

DELIVERY SYSTEM

Sequence of three core classes

Courses within a pattern

Planned electives

Thesis, Project, Graduate Synthesis, or application to NBPTS

as a Capstone

KNOWLEDGE BASE

Scope and sequence of the pre-K-12 curriculum

Research on schools, teaching, and learning

OUTCOMES

Translates research into curriculum and instruction

Assumes leadership roles within his/her own educational setting

Sets goals to contrtibute to the profession

Critiques educational practice and policy through the lens of social justice

EVALUATION/ASSESSMENT SYSTEM

End-of-the-program interviews with students

Follow-up studies (questionnaires) every one and three years

EVALUATION OF THE CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK

Meetings of graduate faculty

Focus group with students in the last quarter of the program