The ethical codes of conduct and achieving social justice are closely related; they are one of the foundations to build a healthy community. In the field of education in all nations, the ethical codes of conduct that teachers exercise are critical to create social justice in their classroom and society. So teacher candidates should learn and be assessed while they are in universities to become ethical educators. This presentation will discuss how a teacher preparation program fosters teacher candidates ethical competency and assesses its outcomes via multiple layers in the school curriculum, stand-alone courses, disposition evaluations, committee reports, and campus life. A systematically designed spiral way of integration of relevant contents and evaluations in the ethical codes of conduct will be presented. Especially, how self-evaluation of teacher candidates on their own dispositions and professional behaviors activates their awareness and action of the ethical behaviors at educational and real-life settings will be highlighted. This presentation will discuss the following issues using diverse examples that my institution offers for teacher candidates.
• How the curriculum facilitates teacher candidates to learn the ethical codes of conduct and assess their competency
• How a stand-alone course related to diverse issues in education is structured with relevant contents
• How the multiple disposition evaluations are structured throughout the curriculum
• How students practice the ethical codes of conduct in real life settings via practicums and internships
• How a committee handles violation of the ethical codes of conduct
• How special events boost teacher candidates awareness of action plan in professionalism

Authors:
Dong Choi, Park University, United States

About the Presenter(s)
Dr. Dong (Donna) Choi is currently a full professor at Park University, Missouri in the United States of America.

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