Our Vision

"Preparing educators to be knowledgeable, ethical, caring decision makers"

Our Mission

Our mission is fulfilled through:
• the delivery of exemplary instruction to students at the
  undergraduate and graduate levels;
• production, interpretation, and dissemination of sound and useful
  research and scholarship;
• leadership, collaboration, and service within the profession; and
• promotion, understanding, and celebration of diversity.

Conceptual Framework Overview

Our Conceptual Framework serves as the guide for fulfilling our vision of preparing educators to be knowledgeable, ethical, caring decision makers. The College of Education strives to address three major areas in preparing the teachers of tomorrow:

> General Education — courses and experiences that help students develop theoretical and practical knowledge and understanding related to the arts, communications, history, literature, mathematics, philosophy, sciences, and the social studies.

> Content Area Studies — courses and experiences provide students opportunities to master the structure, skills, concepts, ideas, values, facts, and methods of inquiry unique to their discipline.

> Professional Studies — courses and clinical and field-based experiences ensure that students understand and apply appropriate strategies for meeting individual learning needs in the diverse educational environment. Professional studies courses and experiences are designed to address the following four categories: Perspectives and Preparation, Learning Environment, Instruction and Professionalism.