Mission and Vision

Mission and Vision

Our faculty have identified big ideas that conceptually ground our programs. We strive to prepare teachers who:

  • Are “inspired to care about our physical and social worlds and have the knowledge and skills [and dispositions] to enact that caring” (UNESCO, 2005)
  • Revitalize classrooms and communities by providing equitable, socially just opportunities for learning and flourishing
  • Address racism at systemic and individual levels and recognize the impact of racism on learning and opportunities
  • Promote Interdependence between people, communities, and the natural world by what and how they teach

These big ideas are connected to courses and experiences through the following thematic strands:

  • STRAND 1: Teachers Cultivating Educational Ecosystems
  • STRAND 2: Pedagogies for Sustainable, Equitable Communities
  • STRAND 3: Teachers and Learners as Meaning Makers
  • STRAND 4: Teaching as Inquiry
  • STRAND 5:  Teachers as Advocates