STRATEGICPLAN2009-2014

LOOKING BACK

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The College of Education began over

100 years ago when the first professor

of education was hired. The mission then

was to prepare teachers with rich content

knowledge and strong instructive skills.

Over the years that mission has expanded.

We are now the hub of teacher education at

Purdue University. Undergraduate teacher

education majors are dispersed across six

colleges—we coordinate the clinical experiences

of each student while our colleagues coordinate

content knowledge. This collaboration ensures

that all Purdue teacher education graduates

receive the absolute best training.

Interwoven with our commitment to teacher

preparation is our commitment to meaningful

research and engagement. Our faculty and

staff are discovering new ways to enhance

learning and are implementing these

pioneering methods in schools.

Through outstanding teacher preparation,

scientific discovery in the field of education

and partnerships—locally and beyond—we are

launching the future.

Launching the future through the discovery

and development of human potential

THE DIRECTION3

Launching the future through the discovery

and development of human potential

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THE ROUTE

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To prepare exceptional teachers

and intellectual leaders

To improve educational outcomes through

inspired teaching, research and public service

To advance scientific discovery related to

learning and human development

• Creatingacultureofinnovation

• Deliveringrevolutionaryand

responsive curriculum

• Empoweringfaculty,staffandstudents

to effect positive change

• Tacklingcriticaleducationalchallenges

through cross-disciplinary collaboration

• Influencingeducationalpolicies

and governance

• Attractingandretainingstellar,diversefaculty,

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THE GUIDES

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Integrity fuels every step on our path.

Values that are particularly important

for our journey include:

• Excellenceindiscovery,learning

and engagement

• Respectforbothresearchand

professional practice

• Multiculturalism

• Competencetoenterdiverseand

dynamic professional environments

• Creativityandtheentrepreneurialspirit

• Collaboration

• Socialresponsibility

GETTING THERE

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We will increase knowledge about what works in education in order to transform learning and enhance human development.

Selected strategies:

• Increaseexternallyfundedresearch

and faculty scholarship

• Developstronginfrastructuresupport

for faculty research and scholarship

• Increasetheresearchproductivity

and global impact of our centers

• Securecompetitivefundingpackages

for doctoral applicants

• Provideexemplaryfoundational

coursework and individualized mentoring

for doctoral students, the next generation

of educational researchers

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GETTING THERE

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We will create and deliver outstanding educational programs, preparing professionals who will be intellectual leaders.

Selected strategies:

• Recruithigh-caliberstudents

• CollaboratewithP-12schoolsand

P-12 teachers to create outstanding

learning experiences

• Designanddeliveralternativeand

online certification and master’s

programs for teachers

• Createsystemstomeasuretheeffectiveness

of each of our programs

• CollaboratewithP-12schoolsandP-12teachers

to create experiences where high school

students can explore teaching as a career

• Updateprogramstoincluderelevantfaculty

research about how students learn

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GETTING THERE

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We will forge partnerships to anticipate and respond to the real needs of the global community.

Selected strategies:

• Developengagementactivitiesthatare

substantially beneficial to all parties

• Emphasizetheresearchoutcomesof

engagement activities

• Increaseanddiversifyexternalsourcesof

funding for engagement activities

• Developanddelivermeaningful

professional development programs

for the continual improvement of

education professionals

• Evaluateandenhancetheimpact

of our centers’ engagement efforts

with our P-12 partners

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GETTING THERE

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We will celebrate cultural and intellectual diversity.

Selected strategies:

• PrepareP-12studentstoliveandwork

in a multicultural, global society

• Identifyandenactstrategiesfor

closing achievement gaps

• Recruit,supportandretainundergraduate

and graduate students who reflect diversity

of cultures to enhance the global experience

of all students

• Incorporatetheinternationalexperiences

of faculty and students participating in

our classrooms

• Secureprivatefundingtosupportstudy

abroad experience for students

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GETTING THERE

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We will sustain a positive work environment where outstanding faculty and staff can excel.

Selected strategies:

• Recruittalentedfacultyandstaffwhose

records of scholarship and productivity

advance our mission

• Createmoreendowedprofessorships

• Providecompetitivestartup

packages for newly hired faculty

• Establishasystemofincentivesand

awards for faculty who apply for

and receive high-impact grants

• Establishasystemofincentives

and awards for outstanding staff

• Increasethediversityoffacultyandstaff

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ARE WE THERE YET?

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Throughout our journey we will check our

progress by comparing our efforts to our peers.

Comparable PeersUniversity of Florida•GeorgeMasonUniversity•University of Kentucky•

Aspirational PeersIndiana University – Bloomington•University of Iowa•University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign•University of Connecticut•University of Kansas•UniversityofMaryland–CollegePark•University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill•

Criteria for both sets of peers included: public institution with undergraduate and graduate professional preparation programs, similar in faculty size (45-95) and university size (>25,000), with a preference for land grant institutions. Comparable peers were ranked + or – 10 from Purdue University (78-58) with external funding per faculty full-time equivalent (FTE) comparable to Purdue University College of Education. Aspirational peers were ranked 20-40 (28-48 places higher than Purdue) with external funding/faculty FTE higher than that of Purdue University College of Education.

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COMEALONGFOR THE RIDE!

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Read the complete 2009-2014 strategic plan here:

www.education.purdue.edu/strategic_plan

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