Dedicated and committed to serving children and youth. Respectful of children and youth and their families. Honoring and valuing of the teaching profession. All students can achieve at high levels. Students learn best when it is an intentional process of constructing meaning from information and experience.
Students learn best in a supportive, caring environment where they are free to try out ideas.
Social interactions, interpersonal relations, and communications with others influence student learning. Strong foundation in liberal arts and sciences. Mastery of subject matter in the content specialty of the teacher. Understanding how children and youth develop and how they learn. Understanding of how past experiences, personal strengths and weaknesses, and personal characteristics influence teaching, learning, and leadership.