The mission of the Department of Education is to elevate the teaching profession by educating the next generation of teachers. We achieve this mission through:
- Rigor – alignment with the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
- Residency – full-year, mentored induction into the profession
- Modeling – scaffolded professional teaching interactions and practices
- Teamwork – deliberate, cohort-based, collaborative experiences
- Growth mindset – a purposeful commitment to fostering growth and reflection
Measures of our success toward meeting our goals include the following objective data:
- 100% job placement of Master of Arts in Teaching candidates since 2016
- 93% or higher pass rate on all New York State Teacher Certification Exams
- 93% 5-year persistence rate among alumni in the field
To continually improve upon our teacher education model, the programs have recently integrated the following support for graduate candidates and alumni:
- 15-hour seminar on diversity and inclusion
- 10-hour workshop series on the job market
- An annual alumni event with professional development opportunities
Our Quality Assessments
The Clarkson Department of Education has an integrated and comprehensive quality assurance program, which includes:
- An Advisory Board made up of alumni, school partners from public, independent and charter schools, and community partners. The Board meets twice annually to tackle challenges in the field and lend expertise to strategic planning and departmental decisions.
- Institutional course evaluations
- Annual faculty evaluations
- A validated, residency assessment instrument which is part of a national consortium providing benchmarking and comparative data annually
- A validated dispositions tool to measure and provide feedback to all candidates on their growth toward developing professional dispositions
- New York State Teacher Certification Exams, including the Educating All Students exam and Content Specialty Tests
- A culture of continual assessment, research and redesign with the goal of meeting the needs of our school partners and larger education field
For further details, please see the Education Department's annual accreditation report at this link.
