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Mission Statement
The Ruth S. Ammon School of Education is one of the largest private centers for the preparation of educational professionals in New York State with a proud history of graduating well-respected, sought after teachers, clinicians, and school administrators.
The School is composed of three departments: Curriculum and Instruction; Communication Sciences and Disorders; Health Studies, Physical Education and Human Performance Science.
Each department offers specific programs leading to undergraduate and graduate degrees. These departments offer a wide range of programs leading to certification in early childhood, elementary and secondary education, special education, TESOL and bilingual education, literacy, educational leadership and technology, physical and health education, and speech and communication disorders.
Some programs also offer advanced certificates for candidates seeking to extend their education. A number of programs offer community services that also are training opportunities for our candidates. For example, the Adult Fitness Program provides clinical training for Exercise Science and Pre-Physical Therapy students, the School’s Hy Weinberg Center offers an array of diagnostic and treatment options for children and adults with communication disorders; the Reading Clinic offers diagnosis and intervention for children having difficulty developing literacy skills; the Early Childhood Learning Center offers exceptional experiences observing and studying pre-school children.
All programs in the Ammon School of Education are committed to insuring that candidates have the knowledge, skills, and dispositions required in their field of study. As a School, we believe that educational professionals working in a complex multi-cultural society must not only be scholars, but also reflective practitioners who can grow and learn over time. We believe in inclusive communities that respect the contribution and worth of all individuals, and that educational professionals have the ability to change society. Finally, we seek to promote a holistic view of learning and the recognition that teaching is a creative act, that creativity and the arts enable schools to become more humane and just.
Core Values
The Ammon School of Education and the departments within it, advocate six core values, which are at the heart of our mission. What follows is a list of those values and a brief definition of each.
- Scholarship—Teachers, clinicians, and school administrators must be scholars who value and engage in lifelong learning.
- Reflective Practice—We stress t he value of learning through meaningful activity and reflection within a community of scholars/educators.
- Social Justice—We frame our learning and service within the cultural, historical, and material contexts of the diverse populations of the New York metropolitan area.
- Inclusive Community—Our philosophy embraces community and collaboration.
- Wellness—Our conception of learning is holistic. Values and personal growth in the physical, mental, social, emotional, and spiritual domains should be nurtured.
- Creativity and the Arts—Creativity and vision are inherent in our conception of the education professional. The creative process allows us to reflect on our world as well as envision ways of making it more humane and just.
(For more about these core values, please visit the School of Education main website.)
To ensure that each candidate is developing the knowledge, skills, and dispositions required in their chosen field and valued by the School we take a number of steps:
First, we hire highly qualified instructors who teach curriculum aimed at fulfilling our mission.
Candidates are required to have a range of fieldwork experiences prior to student teaching (if required by the program) in diverse settings so that they can be best prepared to work with many different kinds of students.
We use multiple sources of data (e.g., results of professional license and certification exams, course evaluations, feedback from employers) to help us reflect on the effectiveness of our curriculum.
We also monitor all our candidates to insure that they are meeting our academic standards and that their professional behaviors are in keeping with the School’s values and the highest expectations for educational professionals.
While each program within the department may use similar but different assessment tools (all aligned with our core values), each program monitors every candidate’s knowledge, skills, and dispositions. Be sure to obtain specific information regarding the assessments used in your department and program at an orientation session or by meeting with an adviser.
Programs of Study
Undergraduate Programs
- Department of Curriculum and Instruction
- Communication Sciences and Disorders
- Health Studies, Physical Education, and Human Performance Sciences
Graduate Programs
- Department of Curriculum and Instruction
- Communication Sciences and Disorders
- Health Studies, Physical Education and Human Performance Sciences
Postgraduate Certificate Programs
- Department of Curriculum and Instruction
- Health Studies, Physical Education and Human Performance Sciences
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