National College of Education
National College of Education (NCE) faculty and candidates use scholarly habits of mind and methods of inquiry in order to affect pre-kindergarten through 12th grade student learning by:
- Envisioning, articulating and modeling democratic and progressive education
- Designing powerful learning environments that:
- Integrate appropriate technologies
- Utilize multiple meaningful assessments
- Enable self-directed learning
- Working collaboratively in diverse communities and with diverse learners to achieve learning goals
- Advocating for democratic values, equity, access and resources to assure educational success for all
NCE Faculty and candidates continuously demonstrate a high standard of professional ethics by:
- Cultivating curiosity and excitement for learning in themselves and others
- Respecting and learning from other peoples, cultures and points of view
- Demonstrating a caring attitude in recognizing the needs of others and acting to promote their growth
- Acting with confidence and self-knowledge to assume professional leadership roles and responsibilities
- Using information from self and others to continuously improve