Catalog 2007-2008
Graduate School of Education and Counseling

Please Note: This is the 2007-2008 catalog. It is now out of date, and included here only for archival purposes. Please use the current edition. Thank you.

Who We Are: Statement of the Teacher Education Faculty

John Dewey defined education as "that reconstruction or reorganization of experience which adds to the meaning of experience, and which increases to direct the course of subsequent experience." We, the teacher education faculty at Lewis & Clark College, apply this meaningful statement to our work.

We are a community of learners and teachers committed to the preparation of educators who

• Create democratic learning communities in which caring, equity, social justice, and inclusion are practiced and diverse perspectives are supported.
• Integrate fundamental and emergent components of disciplinary knowledge in ways that extend learners' experience and enhance their own and students' capacity to solve problems.
• Engage students and school personnel in meaningful learning experiences responsive to individual differences, interests, developmental levels, and cultural contexts.
• Design educational activities that cultivate connections between learners and their communities and region.
• Incorporate a wide range of teaching and technological resources from the school and community into experiences that support learning.
• Assess, document, and advocate for the successful learning of all students and school stakeholders.
• Adopt habits of personal and scholarly reflection that examine professional practice and lead to systemic renewal.
• Lead and collaborate with others to plan, organize, and implement educational practices and programs that confront the impact of societal and institutional barriers to academic success and personal growth.
• Pursue a professional identity that demonstrates respect for diverse peoples, ideas, and cultures.

Recognizing the need for intellectual, social, and civic vitality in a democratic society, we are committed to preparing educators who will be leaders in these areas. At the center of our experience as teaching and learning communities, we explore the rich diversity of human experience, culture, creative expression, and our natural landscapes of the Northwest so that these may be our legacy for many generations to come.