In addition to Biblical principles, the Grace University Teacher Education Program adheres to five professional principles:

• Conceptual Framework – Instruct, Inspire, Inquire
• Nebraska Department of Education Administrative Rules
• CREDE Five Standards of Effective Pedagogy
• Six Trait Writing
• Reading, Writing, Speaking, Listening (RWSL)

Conceptual Framework – Instruct, Inspire, Inquire – requires teacher candidates to complete four foundational areas of study:

• Bible major
• Service-oriented leadership studies
• General Arts and Sciences knowledge
• Professional Studies block geared toward a specific teaching role

Nebraska Department of Education Administrative Rules - ensures teacher candidates complete all requirements for state certification.

Additionally, our program has voluntarily submitted to self-studies and the corresponding recommendations by the following institutional evaluation bodies to ensure we continue to offer our students the highest-quality education and to maintain a world-class reputation in the higher education arena:

Association of Christian School International (ACSI)

731 Chapel Hills Drive

Colorado Springs, CO 80920

 
ABHE

5850 T.G. Lee Blvd, Ste. 130

Orlando, FL 32822

(402) 207-0808

The Higher Learning Commission

230 South LaSalle Street, Suite 7-500

Chicago, IL 60604-1413

(800) 621-7440

CREDE Five Standards of Effective Pedagogy- trains future teachers and administrators to be effective leaders in increasingly diverse and global environments by:

• Having teachers and students work together

• Developing Language and Literacy skills across all curriculum

• Connecting lessons to students’ lives

• Engaging students with challenging lessons

• Emphasizing dialogue over lectures

Using this model, we emphasize the importance of engaging all learning styles through classroom differentiation and of understanding the socio-political and cultural contexts of education within both multi-cultural and international settings.

Six Trait Writing

Through the Six Traits philosophy—Ideas, Organization, Voice, Sentence Fluency, Word Choice, and Conventions-- students learn how to teach writing effectively in their future classrooms.

Reading, Writing, Speaking, Listening (RWSL)

The Teacher Education Program has extensive experience and expertise in English Language Learner (ELL) instruction, so our students learn how to develop lesson plans that integrate the four most critical language development areas—Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening.