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Standard 5.0: Overview Standard 5.1 Qualified Faculty Standard 5.2 Modeling Best Professional Practices in Teaching Standard 5.3 Modeling Best Professional Practices in Scholarship Standard 5.4 Modeling Best Professional Practices in Service Standard 5.5 Collaboration Standard 5.6 Unit Evaluation of Professional Education Faculty Performance Standard 5.7 Unit Facilitation of Professional Development Exhibits and Displays for Standard 5 Collaboration with P-12 Schools and the Community (For further details on the following, refer to Collaborative Activities) Collaboration is one of the four dispositions expected of unit candidates; it also characterizes professional education faculty. As candidates collaborate with students, parents and community, so do faculty collaborate with colleagues, school partners, and the professional community. Collaboration with Other Units, Universities, and Professional Community Collaboration with other units in the university is critical because at the Initial level candidates major and minor in content areas rather than in Education. These examples show formal and informal collaboration between the College and other units and between other units and state program review committees.

The College also interacts and collaborates on several levels with its professional community, alumni, cohort groups across the state, personnel from other universities, education groups, and interested citizens. Summary of Collaborative Activities Back to top

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