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Vision Statement
The Education Department strives to meet
student's educational needs for knowledge, skills, dispositions, and
values necessary for their educational, family and/or career goals.
Mission Statement
The mission of the Education Department is to
provide quality learning experiences for students enrolled in Parent
Education, Family Education, Early Childhood Education,
Para-education, and Education Transfer Programs.
Goals
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Respect the dignity, worth, culture, and
uniqueness of each individual student
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Provide quality classroom, laboratory, and
resource room environments for students
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Provide instruction, support and advising
for students in education programs
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Support faculty growth and development
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Adhere to established standards of
professionalism, ethics, and appropriate practices in the fields
of early childhood and school-age education, special education,
teacher preparation, and adult education
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Provide a variety of pedagogical
strategies to accommodate individual student's learning needs
and goals
Department Outcomes
To achieve our vision, mission, and goals, the
faculty will:
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Maintain memberships in appropriate
professional organizations, such as NAEYC, ACEI, NEA, CEC, TASH.
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Stay current in their field by conference
attendance, professional reading, scholarly writing, course
work, and other continuing education activities.
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Review and evaluate their professional
development, individual behavior practices and relationships
with students and colleagues.
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Maintain learning environments that model
developmentally appropriate practices and anti-bias curriculum
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Apply critical thinking theory and pedagogy
to curriculum, instruction, and assessment.
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Integrate ethical codes, and pertinent state
and federal laws and regulations into curriculum and practice.
Last updated:
October 30, 2006
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