Goals and learning outcomes

Program goals

The Education faculty will:

1. Promote and support social justice
2. Promote and support diversity
3. Engage in outstanding faculty scholarship
4. Provide innovative and high quality teaching
5. Collaborate with communities and schools and provide service in the field
6. Provide educational offerings that meet professional and regional needs for high quality, rigorous, and accessible educational programs
7. Support interdisciplinary education

Student learning outcomes

Upon graduation from the Education Program, students will be able to:

1. Integrate theory, research, ethics, and experience to implement best practices in assessment, instruction and classroom management
2. Develop an integrated philosophical framework that clarifies and guides educational practices
3. Develop the dispositions, knowledge and skills to collaborate in professional learning communities
4. Demonstrate strategic decision making for the betterment of the students, classrooms, families, schools and communities
5. Develop a reflective practice that addresses the complexity and strength of race/ethnicity, class, culture, language, genders, sexualities, age, mental/physical ability and religion