{"id":100,"date":"2018-03-06T14:33:24","date_gmt":"2018-03-06T14:33:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wcsu.wpengine.com\/ncate\/default\/standard4\/"},"modified":"2018-03-06T15:14:49","modified_gmt":"2018-03-06T15:14:49","slug":"standard4","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/ncate\/default\/standard4\/","title":{"rendered":"Standard 4. Diversity"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Standard 4. Diversity<\/strong><\/p>\n

The unit designs, implements, and evaluates curriculum and provides experiences for candidates to acquire and demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and professional dispositions necessary to help all students learn. Assessments indicate that candidates can demonstrate and apply proficiencies related to diversity. Experiences provided for candidates include working with diverse populations, including higher education and P-12 school faculty; candidates; and students in P-12 schools.<\/em><\/p>\n

4.1 Diversity<\/strong>
How does the unit prepare candidates to work effectively with all students, including individuals of different ethnicity, race, socioeconomic status, gender, exceptionalities, language, religion, sexual orientation, and\/or geographical area?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The unit has made considerable efforts in moving toward target level for the Diversity Standard. These areas have included revising the curriculum to focus on diversity, placement in diverse field settings, and university efforts to recruit diverse candidates and faculty. See 2014 WCSU Field and Clinical Placements<\/a><\/p>\n

At WCSU the term \u201cdiversity\u201d includes ethnicity, race, age, socioeconomic status, gender, exceptionalities, language, religion, and learning styles. Our program curriculum and individual courses integrate elements of diversity throughout. Our Conceptual Framework, EDUCATOR, has as its second element Diversity.\u00a0 Where the Conceptual Framework element of Diversity is addressed in a course it is documented in the standards matrix of the syllabus (See www.wcsu.edu\/ncate<\/a>\u00a0 Standard I, IR Exhibits 1.5.b.1 Syllabi, listed by course).
See specifics by Standard Element in 4.2.a below.<\/p>\n

4.2.a Standard on which the unit is moving to the target level. Describe areas of the standard at which the unit is currently performing at the target level for each element of the standard. Summarize activities and their impact on candidate performance and program quality that have led to target level performance. Discuss plans and timelines for attaining and\/or sustaining target level performance as articulated in this standard.<\/strong><\/p>\n

WCSU Response <\/strong>
The Western Connecticut State University Educational Unit has worked diligently to enhance this standard from multiple perspectives.\u00a0 See the summary of our efforts listed in:<\/p>\n

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IR Addendum Exhibit 4.2.1 Meeting the Target Level<\/a><\/h3>\n

4a. DESIGN, IMPLEMENTATION, AND EVALUATION OF CURRICULUM AND EXPERIENCES<\/strong><\/p>\n