In accordance with the Council for the Accreditation of Education Preparation (CAEP), the following framework and dispositions are for College of Education teacher/educator certification programs that are aligned with mapped national standards.
Vision and Framework for CAEP-Accredited Degree Programs
The vision for CAEP-Accredited Degree Programs in the College of Education (COE) at The University of Alabama is to develop effective, ethical, and reflective professionals who advance the theme of the COE: Unite, Act, and Lead (UA Leads). By engaging in theoretically informed and intellectually advanced effective practice our graduates will
- UNITE with the larger community to collaboratively nurture cultural competence, empathy, and a vision of equity and justice for all learners;
- ACT to develop the full potential of all learners to be excellent professionals in their fields; and
- LEAD through continuous research-based critical inquiry of policy and reflective practice to enable transformative change in our diverse local and global communities.
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Dispositions for CAEP-Accredited Programs
We strive to create programs that emphasize Fairness and Equity, Reflective Stance for Professional Practice, a Commitment to Diversity, and a Culture of Collaboration.
PATHWAYS TO TEACHING
REASONS TO BECOME A TEACHER
“I touch the future. I teach.”
— Christa McAuliffe, American Astronaut
“The duties of a teacher are neither few nor small, but they elevate the mind and give energy to the character.”
— Dorothea Dix, American advocate on behalf of the indigent mentally ill who, through a vigorous and sustained program of lobbying state legislatures and the United States Congress
“Better than a thousand days of diligent study is one day with a great teacher.”
— Japanese Proverb
“I am not a teacher, but an awakener.”
— Robert Frost
“The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character—that is the goal of true education.”
— Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
“One child, one teacher, one book, and one pen can change the world.”
— Malala Yousafzai, Pakistani female education activist and the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize laureate
“Education doesn’t just make us smarter. It makes us whole.”
— Jill Biden, American educator and former First Lady of the United States since 2021
“A well-educated mind will always have more questions than answers.”
— Helen Keller, American author, disability rights advocate, political activist and lecturer
“Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today.”
— Malcolm X, American Muslim minister and human rights activist
“Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.”
— John Dewey, American philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer