Teacher Education Overview
VCSU Conceptual Framework:
Teacher as Knowledge-based Decision Maker
The broad goal of the Teacher Education Program at Valley City State University is to prepare entry-level teachers who:
- are capable of teaching and guiding students of varying backgrounds, strengths, and needs;
- are competent decision makers;
- are skilled in planning, implementing, and evaluating learning experience for students;
- view decision making as a reflective process;
- understand and are committed to the moral dimensions of teaching;
- select and apply technology appropriately;
- accept the view that professional growth and development is an on-going, never-ending process.
For more information on the Teacher Education Program, see:
