The theme “Reach. Teach. Impact” is the foundation of the College of Education’s conceptual framework for program-specific learning outcomes that guide the operation of all initial and advanced programs in the college. These outcomes provide benchmarks to ensure that our candidates exit their programs as just, equitable and inclusive educators and leaders who possess the knowledge, skills, and dispositions to:
REACH the intersecting social identities of all learners through the critical examination of implicit and explicit biases and privileges in order to provide fair, respectful, non-discriminatory, equitable, inclusive, and humanizing learning environments.
TEACH through an anti-racist lens using culturally and linguistically relevant strategies, including educational technologies and community engagement, to provide equitable opportunities and supports necessary for all learners to attain high-quality outcomes.
IMPACT schools and communities through a commitment to dismantling systems of oppression by supporting students, teachers, and leaders as citizens in a highly diverse, global, interconnected, and digital world.
The Department of Secondary Education
The Department of Secondary Education offers the Single-Subject Credential Program and Master’s Program. These are interdisciplinary programs that connect the three main elements of teaching (subject matter competency, pedagogical competency, and field experiences) through collaboration among the Department of Secondary Education, university academic departments and programs, and local school districts. Our program recruits and supports teacher and teacher candidates in developing the dispositions, knowledge and skills needed to enable them to meet the needs of the diverse learners in California’s schools.
