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School of Education

Mission and Vision

Vision Statement

The Edmund J. Gleazer School of Education is committed to being a premier Educator Preparation Program (EPP) that is visionary, innovative, responsive, and transformative.

 

Mission Statement

We develop educational leaders who practice an ethic of care and are agents for social change. We create inclusive learning communities that are reflexive and transformative. Supported by evolving technologies, we are process-oriented and purposefully work toward our goal to provide an innovative and cutting-edge program. We have an expressed and committed sensitivity to diverse learners. Our candidates learn to utilize a culturally-responsive pedagogy that meets the challenges of a global world.

The faculty is committed to professional development, and in turn, supports students in career-oriented paths of learning resulting in the development of competent professional educators. The Gleazer School of Education is dedicated to promoting visionary, innovative, responsive and transformative communities of practice.

Conceptual Framework

The GSOE Conceptual Framework expands on the mission and identifies four domains that serve as cornerstones of the teacher educator program.  Faculty members purposefully move this model to practice and evidence that teachers who care about learners, reflect on instruction, and collaborate with others will have greater impact on student learning and motivation and will become successful leaders in the classroom.  This link contains supporting educational literature that aligns with the characteristics of our conceptual framework. 

 

Preparing and Supporting Effective Teachers Who

Care, Collaborate, Lead, and Reflect

Cares

Candidates seek to establish a relationship of acceptance and respect for learners that reflects the values of justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion.

 

Collaborates

Candidates develop the knowledge, skills, and dispositions to effectively involve learners, parents/guardians, colleagues, and the community.

 

Leads

Candidates prepare to facilitate instruction and assume broader leadership responsibilities to advance their profession.

 

Reflects

Candidates analyze and synthesize from their academic and clinical experiences and articulate what they have felt, thought, and learned.

 

Announcements & Job Postings

North Kansas City Hiring Fair

Posted By Garnet Coulthard
Tue, Sep 12 2023 at 3:26 PM

Fort Dodge CSD

Posted By Garnet Coulthard
Tue, Aug 29 2023 at 2:26 PM

 

Fort Dodge is currently hiring for (mid-year graduates looking for positions):

  • World Language: Spanish
  • Science: Physics

Fort Dodge is an urban school in a rural community. The high school serves about 1,100 students and has a teaching staff of close to 100. We are a Leader in Me school and we grow our instructional practice with the 5D instructional Framework. We have been a Restorative Practices school/district for about six years now.

 

Fort Dodge is a community of about 25,000 that has all the conveniences that people enjoy. We have shopping, arts/theatre, music/nightlife, outdoor recreation, and a very strong community. 

Interested students should contact Emily Klocke eklocke@fdschools.org or the building Principal, Staci Laird slaird@fdschools.org   

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Contact Information

Gleazer School of Education Directory
Name Phone E-mail
Lamoni Campus (641) 784-____ @graceland.edu 
 Tanya Coffelt (Chair and Faculty) 5263 coffelt
 Michele Dickey-Kotz (Faculty) 5202 dickey
Shaen Polasky (Faculty) 5225 polasky1
 Aryn Kruse (Faculty) 5444 akruse1
 Garnet Coulthard (Education Prep   Specialist & Field Placement   Coordinator) 5391 coulthar
     
Fax 5481  
     
Independence Campus (816) 423-____  
Allison Dudley (Faculty) 4742 adudley