COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
Goodwyn Hall
Dean: Dr. Derrick Smith
Associate Dean: Dr. Brooke Burks
Academic Departments
Mission
Professional study in the College of Education is based on a framework that prepares competent, committed and reflective professional educators. The college is committed to providing challenging opportunities for a diverse learning community in a nurturing environment. Consistent with the mission of AUM, the College of Education strives to fulfill the following goals:
1. Provide individuals seeking careers in education with the knowledge, competencies, ethical attitudes, skills and credentials necessary for successful performance in the teaching profession. A. Utilize recruitment, admission, retention and advising activities that facilitate student progress and guarantee highly qualified graduates. B. Include in all teacher education programs a general studies component that will enable each student to become a well-educated person, as defined in the AUM Mission Statement. C. Provide, through course work and field/clinical experiences within the professional studies component of each program, cognitive and affective experiences that enable students to become dedicated, ethical, successful teachers. D. Provide prospective educators with a basic understanding of cultural diversity. E. Provide prospective educators with the knowledge and skills necessary to teach children with exceptionalities. F. Develop student skills and attitudes necessary for decision making, investigation, research, lifelong learning and continued professional development. G. Prepare prospective educators to meet the demands of advances in knowledge and technology. | ||
2. Provide undergraduate level programs leading to the master’s and education specialist degrees that will enable graduates to improve and extend their professional competencies and leadership abilities. | ||
3. Based on a coordinated plan for external and internal program evaluation, continually study and modify undergraduate and graduate programs to ensure quality learning experiences that reflect sound educational thinking. | ||
4. Provide leadership in educational innovation and emphasize learning experiences that will encourage graduates to evaluate trends and become change agents for educational improvement. | ||
5. Improve and extend resources necessary for implementing quality educational programs. | ||
6. Engage in research that contributes to instructional programs and the advancement of knowledge. | ||
7. Continue to serve the community, state, and region by educating qualified professional personnel, providing on-campus educational services and extending faculty expertise and university resources to schools and agencies within the region. |