The unit standards for the Richard W. Riley College of Education educator preparation programs provide the underlying structure of our curriculum and expectations for the students. The teacher education programs at the undergraduate and MAT levels are guided by the Initial Teacher Preparation Unit Standards. The Framework for Advanced Programs, Educator as Leader, provides the standards for the advanced graduate (M.Ed.) programs. They identify the student learning outcomes for our programs in counseling, educational leadership, teaching, and school psychology.
Unit Standards for Initial Preparation Programs
Initial Teacher Preparation Unit Standards Framework (pdf - 948 kb)
Educator as Leader, A Conceptual Framework for Advanced Programs (pdf - 660 kb)
Professional dispositions are attitudes, values, and beliefs that are demonstrated through verbal and non-verbal behaviors as professionals interact with students, clients, colleagues, families, and communities. Graduates of the College of Education are expected to uphold the highest standards of the profession as they relate to other professionals and the constituents they serve.
The College of Education uses a proactive and preventative approach that is designed
to assist students in developing more effective skills. The approach involves two
tiers. Tier I involves formative feedback and is designed to improve student awareness
of professional behaviors. Tier I uses the PDSA (Professional Dispositions Student
Assessment). Tier II involves a structured intervention that is designed to improve
targeted skills. Tier II involves the Professional Dispositions and Skills Concerns
Intervention Form.
Tier I - Formative Feedback
Professional Dispositions Student Assessment (pdf - 34 kb)
PDSA Procedures (pdf - 123 kb)
PDSA Resources
Tier II - Skill Building Intervention
Professional Dispositions and Skills Intervention Procedures (pdf - 86 kb)
Professional Dispositions and Skills Intervention Form - (pdf - 20 kb)
The COE Dispositions Committee members are available to assist in the process of advising, assessing, and/or providing feedback about students' dispositions. The level of assistance is up to each individual professor. To contact the chair of the Dispositions Committee, please email coedispositions@winthrop.edu.