Core Values

We are a community of educators, educational partners, and students. Seven core values undergird our professional community. We value learning as a life-long process, professional literature that guides and informs our practice, responsibility to self and to the group, diversity as enriching the whole, multiple pathways to learning including the use of technology, critical inquiry that promotes positive student outcomes, and authentic and reflective assessment. We aspire to adhere to and model these in all our professional interactions. Through experiencing these core values in their educational journey, we believe our students will embrace and in turn, model them in their professional lives.

Based on our core values, our mission is as follows:

Mission Statement

Our mission is to teach, to serve, and to engage in scholarship. We teach our students to be critical thinkers and lifelong learners. We prepare professionals who improve student learning, promote diversity, make informed decisions, engage in collaborative endeavors, maintain professional and ethical standards, and become change agents in their workplaces. We engage in scholarly work that informs the profession and serve the educational community by providing applied scholarship.

Student Outcomes and Indicators

After successful completion of a program of study, our credential recipients and program graduates are:

Outcome 1: Knowledgeable and Competent Specialists

a)  demonstrate strong foundation in subject matter or field of study

b)  demonstrate strong understanding and implementation of pedagogical skills or skills in their field

c)  demonstrate ability to use technology as a resource

Outcome 2: Reflective and Responsive Practitioners

a)  promote diversity

b)  make informed decisions

c)  engage in collaborative endeavors

d)  think critically

Outcome 3: Committed and Caring Professionals

a)  become change agents

b)  maintain professional and ethical standards

c)  become life-long learners