Stetson UniversityStetson UniversityDepartment of Teacher EducationDepartment of Teacher EducationFrom From Mission StatementMission Statement to to GoalsGoals: :

How to get How to get therethere from from herehere!!

Mission StatementMission Statement The mission of the Department of The mission of the Department of

Teacher Education is to develop Teacher Education is to develop creative and creative and reflectivereflective practitionerspractitioners capable of capable of assuming assuming leadershipleadership roles within roles within culturally culturally diversediverse educational educational settings in a rapidlysettings in a rapidly changingchanging world. world.

Reflective PractitionersReflective Practitioners To To BEBE one you must one you must BECOMEBECOME one… one…Think about it… educators – Think about it… educators –

practitioners – must constantly practitioners – must constantly reflect. Look inward, look outward, reflect. Look inward, look outward, think about it, talk about it, think about it, talk about it, question the status quo… What question the status quo… What worked? What didn’t work? Why? worked? What didn’t work? Why? Why not? What next…?Why not? What next…?

A Reflective Practitioner:A Reflective Practitioner:

Recognizes that he is a work-in-Recognizes that he is a work-in-progressprogress

Recognizes that she can and will Recognizes that she can and will change her mindchange her mind

Recognizes the value of lifelong Recognizes the value of lifelong learninglearning

Department Goals are for Department Goals are for candidates to become:candidates to become:

Reflective Reflective PractitionersPractitioners

Collaborative Collaborative Instructional Instructional LeadersLeaders

Responders to Responders to Diversity, andDiversity, and

Facilitative Facilitative Change AgentsChange Agents

This is consistent with our mission statement:This is consistent with our mission statement:

The mission of the Department of Teacher The mission of the Department of Teacher Education is to develop creative and Education is to develop creative and reflectivereflective practitionerspractitioners capable of assuming capable of assuming leadershipleadership roles within culturally roles within culturally diversediverse educational educational settings in a rapidlysettings in a rapidly changingchanging world. world.

So, how do we reach So, how do we reach these 4 goals?these 4 goals?

Your Your road maproad map, or guide, , or guide, to reaching these goals, is to reaching these goals, is found in the found in the 12 Florida Educator 12 Florida Educator Accomplished PracticesAccomplished Practices. . By developing the By developing the knowledgeknowledge, , skillsskills, and , and dispositionsdispositions to positively to positively impact impact student learningstudent learning you will reach these goals.you will reach these goals.

12 Accomplished 12 Accomplished Practices:Practices:

1.1. AssessmentAssessment2.2. CommunicationCommunication3.3. Continuous Continuous

ImprovementImprovement4.4. Critical ThinkingCritical Thinking5.5. DiversityDiversity6.6. EthicsEthics7.7. Human Human

Development Development and Learningand Learning

8.8. Knowledge of Knowledge of Subject MatterSubject Matter

9.9. Learning Learning EnvironmentsEnvironments

10.10. PlanningPlanning11.11. Role of the Role of the

TeacherTeacher12.12. TechnologyTechnology

In class and in the field…In class and in the field… ……you will have the you will have the

opportunity to learn about the opportunity to learn about the 12 Florida Educator 12 Florida Educator Accomplished Practices and Accomplished Practices and develop your proficiency in develop your proficiency in their application. As you their application. As you develop the develop the knowledgeknowledge and and skillsskills to apply in classroom to apply in classroom settings, your settings, your dispositiondisposition towards teaching will develop. towards teaching will develop. All of this will impact your All of this will impact your students’ learningstudents’ learning..

The four goals again:The four goals again: Reflective Reflective

PractitionerPractitioner

Collaborative Collaborative Instructional Instructional LeaderLeader

Responder to Responder to DiversityDiversity

Facilitative Facilitative Change AgentChange Agent