Department of Education
The theme/purpose of the conceptual framework
undergirding the Department of Education's programs are
To produce graduates who are critical-thinking problem solvers with the
knowledge, pedagogical and technological skills, and professional dispositions
needed to function as effective teachers and leaders in a diverse world.
MISSION
The Shaw University Department of Education builds on the knowledge, skills, and values that students acquire through their liberal arts and science foundations. Teacher candidates graduating from the department will have the specialty area knowledge and professional dispositions, experiences, and skills, including technological skills, necessary for employment in their profession and for admission to graduate school. With the knowledge, skills, dispositions and experiences that candidates acquire, they will be able to function as competent and effective teachers and leaders who think critically and demonstrate effective problem-solving strategies that use technology to facilitate and enhance the learning of diverse students.
PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES (PLO’s):
North Carolina Professional Teaching Standards (NCPTS) General
- Teachers Demonstrate Leadership
- Teachers establish a respectful environment for a diverse population of students.
- Teachers know the content they teach.
- Teachers facilitate learning for their students
- Teachers reflect on their practice
CONTACT
The Department of Education
c/o Shaw University
309 TOS Building
Raleigh, NC 27601 |
Phone: 919-546-8530
Fax: 919-546-8531
E-mail: lstephens@shawu.edu |
The Department of Education at Shaw University will be hosting an accreditation visit by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) in January 2014. Interested parties are invited to submit third-party comments to the visiting team. Please note that comments must address substantive matters related to the quality of professional education programs offered, and should specify the party's relationship to the institution (i.e., graduate, present or former faculty member, employer of graduates).
We invite you to submit written comments to:
Board of Examiners NCATE
2010 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20036-1023
Or by e-mail to: callforcomments@ncate.org
Letters of comment should be submitted no later than November 1, 2013