The Institute for Education and the Ribbons of Excellence

• Caring for humanity and the world: Making socially responsible decisions; providing service to local and global communities; interacting positively with persons of diverse cultures and backgrounds.

The Institute for Education will foster this caring disposition by:

1. Providing service learning opportunities;
2. Examining and respecting multiple perspectives and ways of thinking; and
3. Demonstrating professional ethics.

• Learning throughout a lifetime: Continuing to ask important questions; pursuing knowledge in each new age; remaining open to new learning experiences.

The Institute for Education will foster this life-long commitment by:

1. Increase opportunities for students at Adrian College to learn about their profession through curricular and extracurricular experiences, including coursework, internships, and volunteerism;
2. Conducting research and disseminating findings; and
3. Setting and pursuing goals for continued growth.

• Thinking critically: Developing critical habits of mind; exploring multiple points of view; raising thoughtful questions, identifying problems and solutions.

The Institute for Education will foster critical thinking by:

1. Utilizing educational research and professional resources;
2. Providing students with classes, seminars, guest lectures, experiential learning and activities; and
3. Supporting their content areas and standards of excellence in their profession.

• Crossing boundaries and disciplines: Developing literacy in multiple fields; personifying the liberal arts experience; making connections across disciplines.

The Institute for Education will foster crossing boundaries and disciplines by:

1. Bridging the academy and professional life by bringing faculty, school administrators, teachers and students into a close relationship;
2. Implementing interdisciplinary approaches; and
3. Facilitating collaboration and forming partnerships

• Developing creativity: Engaging in creative arts; developing creative talents and skills; recognizing and employing figurative expression.

The Institute for Education will foster creativity by:

1. Developing a partnership with schools in Lenawee County to develop innovative instructional models;
2. Equipping students with an education grounded in innovation, research and practice of professional excellence; and
3. Developing a myriad of strategies to engage students in learning.