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| Conceptual Framework |
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| Introduction |
| The most exciting and powerful way to ensure our future is to create it.
That begins with a vision, and success depends on our ability to align everything we do with fulfilling that vision. Our Vision, Mission, and Aim build on the foundation of our Philosophy that ALL students can learn and that such learning can be enhanced by design.
The College of Education Vision, Mission, Aim, Philosophy, and Learner Outcomes define who we are as members of the learning community. We are committed to the preparation of P-12 educators who exhibit competence, reflection, and a professional passion manifested in their advocacy for children and their communities. |
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| Vision |
The professional preparation programs in the College of Education have a shared vision: To prepare teachers and service personnel who impact positively and optimally on the achievement of all K-12 students in academic and non-academic areas. The attributes that undergird our school-based preparation programs are high standards, academic rigor, and intellectual integrity. CSU Stanislaus, College of Education has an enduring commitment to the preparation of professionals who are:
- Competent in their chosen areas, Able to integrate subject-matter content with pedagogy appropriate to their field of study,
- Able to use technology to enhance teaching and learning
- Culturally responsive and responsible, knowledgeable, and appreciative of the diversity among learners,
- Committed to self-assessment and reflection and,
- Partners, educational advocates, and leaders at the school level and in the wider community.
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| Mission |
| The mission of the College of Education is to undertake the professional preparation of teachers and school service professionals as identified by state legislative and administrative law. The faculty of the College is committed to meeting the rightful expectations of the public regarding the education of effective and dedicated professionals and creating a student-centered learning paradigm. The College of Education is also committed to broadening and deepening the pool of educators to reflect the diversity of its school populations. |
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| Aim |
| Through quality programs with high standards, academic rigor, and intellectual integrity, the College of Education is committed to the preparation of K-12 educators who exhibit competence, compassion, reflection, and a professional passion manifested in their advocacy for children and their communities. |
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| Philosophy |
- Education is the means by which individuals, both singly and collectively, reach goals they might not otherwise attain. The faculty of the College of Education believes that ALL students can learn and that such learning can be enhanced by design. It is our belief, that more than any other variable, students? learning is a function of how they are taught.
- The content, goals, and learner outcomes of the professional preparation programs are designed to prepare educators who can make thoughtful and effective choices as they prepare children and youth to meet the demands of today and the future. Educators much be dedicated professionals: knowledgeable, content, curricular, and pedagogical, ethical, responsible, caring, and lifelong learners. They must be able to manage, monitor, and enhance the learning and development of each child. As members of learning communities, educators must be committed to keeping abreast of new ideas and understandings in their field, value and support professional organizations, and establish personal and professional goals.
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| Learner Outcomes |
Values & Beliefs
The CSU Stanislaus professional education graduate is knowledgeable and values diversity among learners while actively modeling cultural responsibility and responsiveness.
- Collaboration. The educators believes in on-going collaboration and cooperation with others in the field or associated with learning
- Cultural Diversity. The educator is sensitive to others and respects both individual and cultural diversity.
- Learning Focused. The educator promotes, respects, and celebrates learning at all levels and in all forms of engagement.
- Sense of Purpose. The educator displays a defined sense of purpose on a variety of levels: personal, professional, and public.
Knowledge & Skills
The CSU Stanislaus professional education graduate is competent in his or her chosen area.
- Student Development. The educator recognizes how students develop and learn, and provides settings that assist in their intellectual, social, physical, and individual development.
- Instructional Enrichment. The educator recognizes the primary need for discipline, knowledge and pedagogical understanding, and constructs learning experiences that make these facets significant to students’ comprehension and intellectual enrichment.
- Technology. The educator integrates information and educational technology effectively into professional practice.
- Variation. The educator recognizes differences in knowledge bases and appreciates the diversity among learners, creating appropriate learning opportunities.
- Academic Environment. The educator understands the knowledge of the social, political, philosophical, and cultural contexts in which education occurs, including ethical standards, professional practice, and laws and regulations.
Performance & Achievement
The CSU Stanislaus professional education graduate impacts positively on the achievement of all K-12 students in academic and non-academic areas.
- Learning Environment. The educator creates and effective learning environment.
- Integration across Disciplines. The educator integrates subject matter content with pedagogy appropriate to the field of study
- Accommodation. The educator accommodates for range of differences in culture and developmental levels.
- Responsive Pedagogy. The educator develops appropriately responsive curriculum to accommodate the diversity among learns that is accessible and meaningful to students.
Assessment & Reflection
The CSU Stanislaus professional education graduate is committed to self-assessment and reflection.
- Awareness. The educator makes well-informed decisions based on continuous research and reflection.
- Lifelong Learning. The educator actively seeks opportunities and involvement to grow professionally as a lifelong learner.
Advocacy & Leadership
The CSU Stanislaus professional education graduate is a partner, education advocate, and leader at the school level and in the wider community.
- Professionalism. The educator adheres to high standards of professional and ethical conduct.
- Communication. The educator collaborates effectively with parents, educators, and various service and support personnel.
- Activism. The educator leads the learning community as an advocate for equal opportunity and access to education for all students.
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