Mission, Vision, Core Values

Mission
Providing sustained and high-quality professional development that enables K-12 educators and human resource professionals to continue learning throughout their careers

Vision
Be a leader for promoting professional development opportunities for educators and human resource practitioners in a changing environment

Core Values
These practices guide the PDC behavior as it pursues its mission:

  • serve as outreach agent for CEHD departments, programs, centers
  • adhere to the values and standards of the College of Education and Human
    Development
  • employ the principles and practices of effective staff development
  • promote learning communities and reflective practice
  • expand the professional knowledge-base of our constituents
  • work in partnership with educational and human service community
  • collect and utilize evaluative data
  • address identified needs systematically
  • emphasize flexibility and creativity in our work
  • engage regularly in a process of self-monitoring and reflection