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Education Overview
The Teacher Education Program at Georgetown College is rooted in the liberal studies tradition, the Vision Statement, and the Eight Guiding Principles of the College. The phrase developing scholars who are competent and caring educators, committed to a spirit of service and learning serves as the theme and philosophical basis that guides the "dynamics" of the teacher education program here. This philosophy embraces an ethic of caring coupled with excellence in curriculum design and professional practice. It provides both the conceptual framework for the undergraduate and graduate teacher education programs and a guide for program development and evaluation. These concepts are best expressed in the program model depicted above, which includes three primary domains: (1) Professional Skills and Competencies, (2) Professional Values and Dispositions, and (3) Reflective Practice.
A variety of classroom and on-campus experiences, extensive fieldwork, and continuous counseling and evaluation of students are integral components of the Teacher Education Program, and serve to meet the following objectives:
- to send teachers into the workforce who possess the professional skills and competencies necessary for effecting high levels of achievement for all students;
- to send teachers into the workforce who have the professional values and dispositions necessary for creating supportive and constructive learning communities;
- to send teachers into the workforce who engage in continuous reflective practice in order to improve their own teaching, increase student learning, and to make positive changes in their school and communities.
Within this framework, bachelor’s degree level students are able to meet Kentucky’s New Teacher Standards for Preparation and Certification and graduate students enhance their ability to meet the Experienced Teacher Standards. All students must complete the appropriate PRAXIS Tests to receive certification. Please note the EPSB disclaimer in the next paragraph.
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Education Department
Georgetown College
400 East College Street
Georgetown, KY 40324