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School for Educationknowledge and professional knowledge tosupport and enhance student developmentand learning, including meeting studentneeds across physical, social, psychological,and intellectual contexts, as demonstrated byvaried, evidence-based strategies, includingtechnology.3. Candidates possess the necessary knowledgeand skills to conduct and interpretappropriate assessments and to use theinformation from assessments to develop andadapt instruction that meets learners’ needsand maintains their engagement.4. Candidates exhibit behavior thatdemonstrates a belief that continuous inquiryand reflection can improve professionalpractice.5. Candidates view and conduct themselves asprofessionals, providing leadership in theirchosen field, and communicating effectivelywith students and stakeholders.Core Beliefs:The goals are rooted in these core beliefs thatmake up the knowledge base that drives ourprogram.to ethics and confidentiality. Educators alsoknow that assessment is both formative andsummative. (Goal 3)#4: Educators are reflective change agents whoare experts in collaborative problem-solvingand critical inquiry. They are professionals whoshould regularly engage in high-level thinking,and should promote and nurture those samehigh levels of thinking in the learners theyserve. (Goal 4)#5: Becoming a leader in education is alifelong, developmental and social process thatunfolds uniquely for each individual Key tothis process, leaders in education are scholarsof teaching and learning, and, as such, aregrounded in both best practice and currentin evidence-based research in the field ofeducation. In communicating effectively withstudents and stakeholders, educators use theircompetence in cross-cultural communicationto communicate effectively with students andstakeholders. (Goal 5)#1: School professionals are advocates forequity and excellence for all. Every person canlearn, and the goal of education is to give everyindividual the best possible opportunities toreach his or her highest potential. (Goal 1)#2: There is a definite knowledge base ineducation. All educators are grounded incontent knowledge, educational theory,pedagogical knowledge, research and bestpractice, and professionalism. Educators are alsoconnected to the professional communities andlearned societies in education in general and intheir chosen field, and are knowledgeable in thestandards of those societies as well as of those ofthe state of Missouri. (Goal 2)#3: Within the definite knowledge basein education, educators have the necessaryknowledge and skills to conduct and interpretappropriate assessments and to use theinformation from assessments to develop andadapt instruction that meets learners’ needs andmaintains their engagement. Throughout theassessment process, educators uphold AmericanPsychological Association guidelines related23