Professional Education Unit's Conceptual Framework
A Tradition of Caring: Informed
Professionals Promoting Student Success and
Excellent Practice in Education
Themes and Associated Learning Outcomes
Focus on Student Learning
- Respect of cultures, values, beliefs and talents of all persons
- Recognition that self-esteem influences achievement
- Value of cultural dimensions of communication
- Understanding how learning occurs
Salisbury University graduates:
- Incorporate an understanding of social context, cognitive and
psychological development, and professional ethics into their practice.
- Understand human diversity and design activities and experiences which
develop individual strengths.
- Foster a climate conducive to inquiry, achievement and active
construction of knowledge.
- Communicate effectively to diverse audiences through a variety of
mediums, including technology.
- Create environments that promote active discourse and interaction among
participants.
Scholarship
- Content and pedagogical knowledge grounded in the arts and sciences.
- Interactive models of teaching that engage all learners and encourage
active learning in a scholarly environment.
- Recognition that careers in education require a lifelong process of
scholarly learning.
Salisbury University graduates:
- Apply knowledge and skills attained through rigorous content and
pedagogical study
- Experience and apply varied instructional strategies as an essential
component of practice in each discipline.
- Develop a commitment to scholarship and continue to expand knowledge and
facility in their respective fields of study.
Informed and Reflective Practice
- Clear communication of knowledge so that others can learn.
- Application of pedagogical theory to diverse educational settings.
- Appreciation of the use of technology as a tool for learning and
communication.
- Informed decision making.
- Quality performance through critically examined practice.
Salisbury University graduates:
- Connect knowledge with an understanding of how content learning occurs.
- Demonstrate skills in communication, critical thinking, problem solving
and leadership in a variety of professional settings.
- Employ skills in technology to promote inquiry and effective practice.
- Draw upon experience, research and knowledge of best practice to make
professional decisions.
- Strive to refine and improve practice through continuous reflection and
assessment.
- Base decisions and actions on professional and ethical judgment.
Professional Collaboration and Development
- Knowledge of schools as social and political systems.
- Establishment of productive relationships with parents, educators, and
other members of the community.
- Commitment to teaching, learning and service through participation in
professional development.
- Appreciation of the magnitude of responsibility for education
professionals.
Salisbury University graduates:
- Understand that schools are organizations within a larger community and
recognize that the community influences schools and education.
- Collaborate with others as members of learning communities to promote
educational excellence and to bring about necessary change.
- Pursue knowledge through professional development and demonstrate
excellence and enthusiasm for teaching, learning and service.
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