A Professional Community Advocating for All Learners

NCE Faculty and candidates use scholarly habits of mind and methods of inquiry in order to affect P-12 student learning by:

*       Envisioning, articulating, and modeling democratic and progressive education
*       Designing powerful learning environments that:
        *       integrate appropriate technologies
        *       utilize multiple meaningful assessments
        *       enable self-directed learning
        *       Working collaboratively in diverse communities and with diverse learners to achieve learning goals
        *       Advocating for democratic values, equity, access and resources to assure educational success for all

 
NCE Faculty and candidates continuously demonstrate a high standard of professional ethics by:

*       Cultivating curiosity and excitement for learning in themselves and others
*       Respecting and learning from other peoples, cultures, and points of view
*       Demonstrating a caring attitude in recognizing the needs of others and acting to promote their growth
*       Acting with confidence and self-knowledge to assume professional leadership roles and responsibilities
*       Using information from self and others to continuously improve