They need to believe that every student can learn and that a teacher can support or diminish a student's sense of self-worth. All teachers are role models. We, as a teacher education faculty, must provide appropriate models as a part of our instruction. Students who leave teacher education programs are not finished products. Rather, they need to be lifelong learners with high ethics and ideals.
Teaching is a profession that is both an art and a science.
There is a collective body of knowledge regarding effective teaching. This body of knowledge and the skills that accompany that knowledge can be taught. We offer several academic credit courses designed to assist in the infusion of technology into the classroom. We firmly believe that university faculty members must be competent in the use of current technology in order to provide appropriate training for students majoring in education. The application of current technology in schools is a critical component of staff growth and development.