Creating an Educational Credo

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Creating an Educational Credo

• EDSU 630

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Just What Is an Educational Credo?

• Beliefs, opinions, values, attitudes as a
  foundation for practice
• Who you are affects what you do
• A Platform
• Sources
• Life experience
• Formal education
• Trial and error experience

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More on Credos

• This is not about right or wrong
• Know what it is
• Know how it affects what you do
• Be able to articulate it
• Know that it may differ from others beliefs and
  respect those differences
• Style is individual

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Types of Credos

• Basic competency
• Social drama
• Human growth
• Democratic socialization
• Critical awareness
• Ecological

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Elements of a Platform

• Aims of education
• Major achievements of students this year
• Social significance of students learning
• Image of the learner
• Image of the curriculum
• Image of the teacher
• Preferred pedagogy
• Preferred school climate

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The Supervisors Platform

• The purpose or goal of supervision
• The preferred process of supervision

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Developing a Credo

• The use of metaphor
• The eight elements
• Another pair of eyes
• Working with a group
• Relation to the schools mission

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Usefulness

• Supervision implications
• Working with parents
• Working with students
• Encouraging reflection