The College of Education (COE) has established a conceptual framework for the preparation of teachers based upon a shared view of the role of education in preparing for the future. Our mission is to prepare educators who will continue to learn to be more effective teachers in an ever-changing world. With the understanding that rethinking the education of students is a major undertaking, requiring the development of a common vision, and recognizing that programs with a unified mission are more able to transmit that shared vision, especially to pre-service teachers, the faculty has selected the theme Educators for a Global Future. This theme represents viewpoints which are more fully articulated in a shared philosophy, outcomes, and professional dispositions.