East Carolina University

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East Carolina Universitys Conceptual Framework
for Preparing Education Professionals
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Accreditation

• A process for assessing and enhancing academic
  and educational quality through voluntary peer
  review.

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Accreditation

• The teacher education programs at ECU are
  accredited by the National Council for
  Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE).

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Accreditation

• NCATE accreditation informs the public that an
  institution has a professional education unit
  that has met state, professional, and
  institutional standards of educational quality.

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Accreditation

• Members of the NCATE Board of Examiners visit the
  university to interview faculty, students, staff,
  graduates, and employers, and to gather
  information to evaluate the teacher education
  programs.

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Accreditation

• The NCATE standards are the basis for the
  evaluation of the programs. They include
• 1. Conceptual Framework
• 2. Candidate Performance
• 3. Unit Capacity

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Conceptual Framework
A conceptual framework establishes the shared
vision for a units efforts in preparing
educators to work in P12 schools.
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Conceptual Framework
It provides direction for programs, courses,
teaching, candidate performance, scholarship,
service, and unit accountability.
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Conceptual Framework
The conceptual framework is knowledge-based,
articulated, shared, coherent, consistent with
the unit and/or institutional mission, and
continuously evaluated.
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Conceptual Framework
The conceptual framework provides the bases
that describe the units intellectual philosophy,
which distinguishes graduates of one institution
from those of another.
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COE Mission Statement
The mission of the School of Education is the
preparation of professional educators and allied
practitioners, including professionals in
business information systems, counseling,
electronic media, and librarianship. Significant
to this mission is a strong commitment to three
important related areas, all of which are
realized through partnerships and other
endeavors. These three areas are the
encouragement and nurturing of professional
growth for educators and allied practitioners at
all levels and in all areas of the educational
endeavor a continuing emphasis on and support
for scholarship and research/creative activity
and service in all areas of professional
education. Critical to such commitment is the
promotion of effective teaching staff
participation in the improvement of schools and,
in concert with other state agencies, the
development and creation of educational policy
for North Carolina.
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Teacher Education Mission Statement
The mission of Teacher Education is to prepare
and develop professionals through partnership
with the educational community. Teacher
Education is committed to the vision of preparing
education and human services professionals who
are academically and technically proficient
knowledgeable, skilled, and reflective in their
practice committed to the empowerment of all
people to develop their full potential and
committed to the role of public education in a
democratic society.
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ECUs Conceptual Framework Emphasizes that the
preparation of Education Professionals is the
responsibility of the entire university - not
just the College of Education or The Office of
Teacher Education
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Core/Center All includes candidates, K-12
students, teachers, administrators, other school
personnel Aligns with the Teacher Education
Mission Statement - Primary goal of all of our
efforts in education.
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Puzzle Pieces Includes the endeavors of the
entire unit our efforts influence more than just
preparation. Interlocking pieces reflect
interconnected nature of the activities.
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• Background
• Reflective Education Professional
• includes ALL education professionals - Teachers,
  Guidance Counselors, Social Workers, School
  Psychologists, Principals, etc.
• All of our efforts are built on this foundation.

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• Teacher Education Theme
• Can only achieve excellence, and empower all
  learners, through partnership with the schools
  and community.

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Outer Ring Depicts current areas of special
emphasis in the unit. Flexible/fluid element
of the framework that can change without altering
the entire framework. Will reflect the changing
needs of our learners.
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Strategy for remembering the Conceptual Framework

1. ECU strives to prepare reflective education
   professionals,
2. who are capable of empowering all learners,
3. in all educational endeavors,
4. and achieving excellence through partnership.

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1. I strive to be a reflective education
   professional
2. who empowers all learners,
3. in all educational endeavors,
4. and achieves excellence through partnership.

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