NATIONAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION Mission :
National College of Education (NCE) is a professional community collaborating with teacher candidates, teachers, administrators and others advocating for all learners. For over one hundred and twenty nine years, NCE has had as its mission excellence in teaching, scholarship, service, and professional development. NCE continues its history of innovative leadership in education in Chicago, the nation, and in other parts of the world. Recognizing the importance of life-long learning in a diverse, rapidly changing global society, the College is committed to developing and empowering all learners, consistent with the mission of National Louis University. Philosophy and Knowledge Base : Building on the progressive tradition of John Dewey and our founder Elizabeth Harrison, the National College of Education continues its historical commitment to student-centered education. Our research based, best practice programs fuse theory and practice and engage candidates in critical reflection and inquiry. Through our theme of advocating for all learners, NCE programs place teacher candidates and the schools they work with at the center of the educational process. Candidates actively construct meaning individually, cooperatively and collectively by integrating knowledge and experience within a community of learners. Purposes, Professional Commitments, and Dispositions : The NCE professional community recognizes that the learner and the process of schooling are situated in social, historical, political, and cultural contexts. We value diversity and cultural differences among children, families, and communities, and continue our long and distinguished tradition of promoting social justice and developing democratic communities. Performance Expectations: Reflection and inquiry provide an informed and integrated basis for advocating for all learners. Through this process, NCE candidates will develop the disposition, knowledge and skills to: • Help students construct their own knowledge • Understand the contextual nature of learning • Collaborate with students, teachers, administrators, parents, policy makers and the community at large • Engage in inquiry • Assess, reflect on, and critique their own knowledge, practice, school and society Teacher Preparation Priorities Program-Level Outcomes associated with MAT ECE Education • Integrate theory and practice
At the completion of the MAT ECE Program candidates will be able to: Teaching, Students, and Environment
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