Bachelor of Arts [B.A] [Elementary Education] From American University

The school seeks to achieve its goals though creative teaching, rigorous research, and professional service. It is committed to ongoing social change, societal improvement, and advancing individual welfare and potential. Graduates of its programs act as agents of social change through work as health professionals, teachers, researchers, managers, and administrators.

They share a professional belief in working towards excellence, equity, community, and diversity.Beyond SOE’s fundamental commitment to its students and alumni who work in the community to advocate for the individual, both domestically and internationally, it also prepares candidates to build a learning society in many diverse environments and for many diverse populations.

The mission is to equip graduates of SOE programs to meet individual needs, to nurture the strengths and talents of those they serve, and to provide leadership in public policy arenas.The Teacher Education Program is anchored in a knowledge-based, research-and values-informed conceptual framework. The framework was developed and adopted by the faculty through almost two years of deliberations. The mission of SOE reflects and reinforces this conceptual framework, which is derived from the teaching, research, professional service, and value commitments of the faculty. It is illustrated below.

The conceptual framework for the School of Education has at its center the core value of Reflection, which is supported through the professional commitments and activities evoked by teacher Beliefs, Knowledge, and Practice. The conceptual framework is organized by the concepts of Community, Diversity, Equity, and Excellence, and is made operational through the 10 INTASC standards.