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Teacher education is a vital part of Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ College. The members of Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹’s Department of Education embrace the College’s goal to educate students for success and to prepare them for service in the wider community.

°Õ³ó±ðÌýmissionÌýof the Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ College Department of Education is to prepare reflective practitioners who have the 21st century knowledge, skills, and values to effectively teach all students.ÌýGraduates of the Department of Education, whom we term Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ teachers, believe that reflection is essential to improving the quality of their teaching. They are able to examine the dilemmas of classroom practice within the cultural contexts in which they teach. They are able to question the assumptions they bring to teaching and strive to understand how their actions impact their students.Ìý Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ teachers are able to engage in reflection not only within theirÌýown classrooms but also within a community of professionals who have the common goal of improving student learning.

°Õ³ó±ðÌývisionÌýof the Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ College Department of Education embodiesÌýteaching, learning, leading. We seek to become the premier teacher education program in the Southeast. Our programs strive to be responsive to the needs of public schools, rigorous both in content and pedagogy, and innovative in design and delivery.