Teacher Education Program Handbook Page 0 - Simpson College

Teacher Education Program Goal and Mission
Simpson Teacher Education Department Goal
Simpson College nurtures and prepares highly effective teachers who are competent,
caring, and reflective.
Simpson College Teacher Education Program Mission Statement and Conceptual
Framework
The mission, or conceptual framework, of the Simpson College Teacher Education
Program is to ensure that each program graduate C.A.R.E.S. about students and families,
knowledge and learning, pedagogy and teaching, critical and reflective thinking, ethical and
professional behavior, and serving the greater good of humanity.
Simpson Teacher Education Program graduates
Care about and respect students as unique human beings while nurturing their
participation in our diverse democratic community within a larger global context;
Apply knowledge of the historical, philosophical, and sociological foundations of
education; child and adolescent development and learning; subject matter content;
and research-based pedagogy to the teaching and learning process;
Reflect critically upon what is, envision what could be, and act in a purposeful
and humane manner;
Are ethical and professional; and
Serve the greater good of humanity.
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