CU School of Education & Public Service: Vision, Mission, Purpose & Goals
Through appropriate modeling of professional methods, advisement, clinical experiences, assessment and action research, Cumberland University's School of Education & Public Service will collaborate to create a viable learning community of distinction. Our mission is to prepare candidates to become "competent, caring, qualified" professionals and reflective practitioners. The program will provide candidates opportunities to learn the interrelated themes of the common body of knowledge that encompasses the essential skills, dispositions and knowledge required by professionals in their fields of practice.
Our Vision Statement
Through a shared vision, the faculty of the Cumberland University School of Education & Public Service strives to protect our status of being recognized by regional practitioners as a program that produces "competent, caring, qualified professional" practitioners. School of Education faculty will continue to be aware of and prepare our candidates for the constantly evolving policy, socio-cultural and technological contexts of the constituents they will serve.
Our Purpose
The purpose of the programs in the School of Education & Public Service is to produce graduates who have mastered the knowledge, gained or enhanced the dispositions and demonstrated performance of the skills required of professionals of distinction. Graduates should leave the program with the skills to continue to critically reflect on their own practice in such a way that they can effectively strive for continual self-improvement.
Teacher Education Programs' Goals
The faculty of the School of Education strives to protect our status of being recognized by regional educators as a program that produces educators who are "competent, caring, qualified professional educators" in a changing world. Through content, curriculum and modeling, the goal of the faculty of the School of Education is to produce candidates who:
1. Understand the central concepts, tools of inquiry, and structures of the discipline(s) he or she teaches and can create learning experiences that make these aspects of subject matter meaningful for students.
2. Understand how children and youth learn and develop, and can provide learning opportunities that support their intellectual, social and personal development.
3. Understand how students differ in their approaches to learning, and create instructional opportunities that are adapted to learners from diverse cultural backgrounds and with exceptionalities.
4. Understand and use a variety of instructional strategies to encourage students' development of critical thinking, problem solving and performance skills.
5. Use an understanding of individual and group motivation and behavior to create a learning environment that encourages positive social interaction, active engagement in learning and self-motivation.
6. Use knowledge of effective verbal, non-verbal and media communication techniques to foster active inquiry, collaboration and supportive interaction in the classroom.
7. Plan and manage instruction based upon knowledge of subject matter, students, the community and curriculum goals.
8. Understand and use formal and informal assessment strategies to evaluate and ensure the continous intellectual, social and physical development of their students.
9. Are reflective practitioners who continually evaluate the effects of their choices and actions on others (students, parents and other professionals in the learning community) and actively seek out opportunities to grow professionally.
10. Communicate and interact with parents/guardians, families, school colleagues and the community to support students' learning and well-being.
1. Understand the central concepts, tools of inquiry, and structures of the discipline(s) he or she teaches and can create learning experiences that make these aspects of subject matter meaningful for students.
2. Understand how children and youth learn and develop, and can provide learning opportunities that support their intellectual, social and personal development.
3. Understand how students differ in their approaches to learning, and create instructional opportunities that are adapted to learners from diverse cultural backgrounds and with exceptionalities.
4. Understand and use a variety of instructional strategies to encourage students' development of critical thinking, problem solving and performance skills.
5. Use an understanding of individual and group motivation and behavior to create a learning environment that encourages positive social interaction, active engagement in learning and self-motivation.
6. Use knowledge of effective verbal, non-verbal and media communication techniques to foster active inquiry, collaboration and supportive interaction in the classroom.
7. Plan and manage instruction based upon knowledge of subject matter, students, the community and curriculum goals.
8. Understand and use formal and informal assessment strategies to evaluate and ensure the continous intellectual, social and physical development of their students.
9. Are reflective practitioners who continually evaluate the effects of their choices and actions on others (students, parents and other professionals in the learning community) and actively seek out opportunities to grow professionally.
10. Communicate and interact with parents/guardians, families, school colleagues and the community to support students' learning and well-being.
Athletic Training Program Goals
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The mission of the Cumberland University Athletic Training Education Program is to prepare students for the profession of athletic training. It is designed to give students knowledge and experience necessary to continue their athletic training career in whatever avenue they decide to pursue. This includes giving students the knowledge and skills necessary to become a certified athletic trainer, continue on to a graduate program and/or prepare them for a job as a certified athletic trainer upon completion of the program.
The mission of the Cumberland University Athletic Training Education Program is to prepare students for the profession of athletic training. It is designed to give students knowledge and experience necessary to continue their athletic training career in whatever avenue they decide to pursue. This includes giving students the knowledge and skills necessary to become a certified athletic trainer, continue on to a graduate program and/or prepare them for a job as a certified athletic trainer upon completion of the program.
