School of Education

Promote and provide best practices through…

1. innovative teaching and learning opportunities
2. professional development to all learners and educators
3. extensive field clinical practice and implementation of evidence-based interventions

Explore and develop new non-degree/degree programs and special projects to address the needs of stakeholders and the workforce

Revisit current curriculum for each program to address low scores of candidates in licensure exams

Initiate scholarships for minorities and non-traditional candidates, as well as those pursuing high need areas, such as: STEM, Special Education, teaching of English Language Learners

Request new faculty position for new programs, as needed

Promote student research opportunities through conference attendance, fellowships, and faculty-student research projects

Develop a strong partnership with existing child care facility for Early Childhood Education clinical/field experience.

Revitalize early childhood education program

Increase SOE Scholarship recipients by 10%

Create at least 2 service learning opportunities/programs for students

Add at least 10 new concentrations in BS and MS programs

Develop at least 5 new content area concentrations to comply with Department of Education requirement of 18 hours of content graduate courses for dual-credit high school teacher qualifications.

Add two new faculty members

All programs use authentic assessments in curricula.

Licensure program improvement plans show utilization of data on the scores of candidates per licensure exam.

Identify updates needed for classrooms, etc. and request appropriate funds & materials from university & other sources

All faculty/staff incorporate at least one innovative technology in teaching, research and/or service.

Student research activities on and off campus will increase by 5% each year.

Promote retention and recruitment projects or programs to maintain and increase enrollment

Expand access to all learners and educators

Promote diversity and cultural competence

Collaborate and build partnerships with stakeholders

Build strong relationship with candidates, colleagues on and off campus, alumni and former colleagues

Explore opportunities for expanding international partnerships

Leverage our international partnerships when doing international travel

Build and maintain relationships with area schools to enhance clinical experiences and their ties to IU Southeast courses

Create a sense of community for candidates and faculty in each of our program

1. Increase student enrollment by 2% each year.
2. Increase recruitment of diverse and non-traditional students by 1% each year.

Establish a new Advisory Board to serve both undergraduate and graduate programs.

1. Increase student participation in the study abroad program by 1% each year.
2. Expand brown bag series and other similar projects by adding new virtual or long distance collaborative professional development with diverse communities.

Each program incorporates service learning and community engagement in the curricula following the guidelines of the Office of Service Learning and Community Engagement.

Increase student membership in student-lead organizations on campus by 5% each year.

Give incentives to all our P-12 Clinical Educators and other similar professional partners each year (e.g. waived registration fee at programs, workshops and conferences; recognitions at ATE-I and SOE Honors Program; hire as adjuncts)

1. Promote compliance with ADA facilities
2. Ensure 100% compliance of UDL course syllabi

1. One hundred percent (100%) of programs add and implement a component of teaching English Language Learners.
2. Develop a new ELL minor in the undergraduate programs.

Coordinate with Alumni Office to establish a tracking system of program graduates.

Increase faculty, staff and student participation by 5% each year at SOE sponsored events, such as: student orientation, pinning ceremony, Honors Program, open house, etc.

Expand access to Education programs and completion for all learners and educators

Establish leadership opportunities for students

Explore and establish a speaker series to address topics in education that are current or edgy

Support professional dispositions in the School of Education

Advise-mentor candidates using best practices

Incorporate high impact practices in all programs

Establish a regular evaluation of student advising

Establish advising-mentorship duties and responsibilities for both advisors and advisees to promote student success and life-long learning

Increase professional development opportunities for candidates and full-time and part-time faculty/staff by 5% each year 

Increase candidates’ participation in professional education organizations.

Explore and establish strong mentorship program for candidates

All programs incorporate high impact practices

All program and licensing advisors complete a yearly report for progress and improvement

Program Coordinators complete a yearly report on faculty and staff advising-mentorship of students

Use evidence-based decision making by creating a culture of assessment

Promote continuous collaboration with P-12 schools by providing professional development opportunities 

Engage in continuous professional development for faculty and staff

Share success stories of the School of Education

Collaborate, consult and partner with different groups of stakeholders in the continuous evaluation of processes, policies and results

Develop an electronic newsletter to publicize the unit’s projects and other developments or accomplishments

Use other means of social media to promote or advertise the unit

Use evidence-based decision making by creating a culture of assessment

Promote continuous collaboration with P-12 schools by providing professional development opportunities 

Engage in continuous professional development for faculty and staff

Share success stories of the School of Education

Collaborate, consult and partner with different groups of stakeholders in the continuous evaluation of processes, policies and results

Develop an electronic newsletter to publicize the unit’s projects and other developments or accomplishments

Use other means of social media to promote or advertise the unit

One hundred percent (100%) of programs have a curriculum map aligned with all required Standards by end of fall 2017.

One hundred percent (100%) of programs, following the unit guidelines, submits a yearly needs assessment, work plan and end of the year report to reflect continuous program improvement.

Unit and all programs’ website, brochures, flyers, and other promotional materials are updated and current, accurate information.

All programs submit a yearly report using TaskStream to use data to ensure quality preparation, ongoing professional development, and successful completion of candidates in the programs.

Continue to receive state approval and national accreditation for the unit and all appropriate programs

100% of programs submit a yearly report on collaboration and partnership with stakeholders

Unit has a yearly report to show that full-time and part-time faculty/staff engages in professional development activities.

100% of programs completes a yearly report on partnership or collaboration with P-12 schools:

1. through clinical placements, and
2. implementation of dispositions in clinical experiences.

Online publication of School of Education newsletter every year

Increase exposure and distribution of social media campaigns by 10% each year.

Unit adopts TaskStream and 100% of programs use it to store and analyze data for program improvement

Increase faculty and staff participation in local, regional and international conferences and associations by 5% each year.