It provides direction for programs, courses, teaching, candidate performance, scholarship, service, and unit account-ability.
Assessments indicate that candidates meet professional, state, and institutional standards.
The unit has an assessment system that collects and analyzes data on the applicant qualifications, candidate and graduate performance, and unit operations to evaluate and improve the unit and its programs. The unit and its school partners design, implement, and evaluate field experiences and clinical practice so that teacher candidates and other school personnel develop and demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and dispositions necessary to help all students learn. Diversity The unit designs, implements, and evaluates curriculum and experiences for candidates to acquire and apply the knowledge, skills, and dispositions necessary to help all students learn. Institutional standards are reflected in the unit's conceptual framework and include candidate proficiencies. They also collaborate with colleagues in the disciplines and schools.