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Candidates - Continued Professional Development

The unit’s mission is to “prepare competent, successful, caring and enthusiastic professionals (EC) dedicated to responsible service, leadership, and continued professional and intellectual development” http://www.education.sfasu.edu/coe/html/Introduction.htm (CF, p. 39).


Survey results
Question 8 # 7

Virtually ALL FACULTY who responded to the survey said they encourage Candidates to use technology beyond assigned duties (e.g., professional develoment, test prep, job hunting, etc.); only 5% of the faculty said they did not.

Question 9 #6

Virtually ALL FACULTY who responded to the survey said they encourage Other School Personnel to use technology beyond assigned duties (e.g., professional develoment, test perp, job hunting, etc.); only 4% of the faculty said they did not.

Some faculty report encouraging professional development as bonus options or other during regular courses.  RDG 318, for instance, encourages Candidates to sample online Annenburg videos; RDG 314 encourages Candidates to explore internet sites for bonus credit. Alumni pages also encourage continued professional develoment and contact with professors. http://www.education.sfasu.edu/ele/classes/abel/abelalumni.html

Follow up Surveys may begin to tell us more.


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