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Advanced Preparation
Programs—Goals
Advanced educator preparation programs at
Eastern
Michigan University are committed to preparing graduates
for the
following professional roles: educational leader, reflective
inquirer, student-centered professional, and collaborative
community member. In order to do so, all programs share
three core outcomes. Programs also have program-specific
outcomes reflecting particular knowledge bases.
The shared outcomes for advanced
programs are:
Students will solve problems and make decisions in
professional practice through the use of:
- research
- reflective
inquiry
- knowledge
of learning and development
- knowledge
of diversity and cultural context
- knowledge
of subject matter and/or professional
knowledge.
Students will demonstrate leadership by:
- communicating effectively
- working
collaboratively
- using
technology effectively
- engaging
in exemplary professional practice
- advocating for children and young adults
- engaging
in continuous professional development
Students will demonstrate professional dispositions:
- adherence to professional ethics: demonstrates
adherence to standards of ethical conduct,
fulfills
professional
obligations, assumes responsibility for own
decisions
- collaboration:
works effectively with professional
colleagues, parents, and other adults
- commitment
to diversity: values multiple aspects of diversity;
respects children and
adults of
various cultural backgrounds, ethnicities,
religions, sexual orientations, social classes,
abilities, political beliefs, etc.
- leadership
and initiative: assumes leadership roles in
improving professional
practice, goes beyond what is expected,
actively seeks
solutions to problems
- professional
advocacy: serves as an advocate in schools
and
in the broader community to
enhance educational opportunities
for all
students
- professional demeanor: deals with conflict
appropriately, posed and professional behavior,
responsive
to professional
feedback.
- self-reflection: reflects on and evaluates
one's own experience and work, is willing and
able
to recognize difficulties or deficiencies
in one's professional practice,
seeks after knowledge and professional development
- student focus: focuses professional decision-making
around student
needs rather than personal preferences.
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additional
information
on the
accreditation/approval
process,
please
contact
Jerry H. Robbins,
Dean, at
734.487.1414
or by e-mail
at jerry.robbins@emich.edu.
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