Student Dispositions
Dispositions are the values, commitments, and professional ethics
that influence behaviors toward students, families, colleagues, and communities and affect student
learning, motivation, and development as well as the educator’s own professional growth and
development (NCATE).
Lander University School of Education has adopted the following
seven categories of dispositions and behaviors as examples of the highest standards which help to
develop a Professional Instructional Leader.
Professional Commitment
Communication Skills
Flexibility
Classroom Operational Behaviors
Classroom Operational Dispositions
Self-Management
Professional Integrity