About our Center | Faculty & Staff  | Multimedia Books  | Curriculum & Materials Center | Diné Language Arts Fair | Home Principalship Grant  Our Mission, Goals, & Objectives Our Program Mission The mission of the Master's degree program in Education Administration and Supervision, a collaborative effort between Diné College and Arizona State University is to help educators assume leadership and administrative roles in the development of linguistically and culturally appropriate schooling for preK-12 Navajo learners. Our Four Goals     I. Students will articulate and apply Leadership Strategies to support preK-12 Navajo Learners. Nitsáhákees: Students are developing knowledge in leadership strategies necessary for administration for preK-12 settings. Nahat'á: Students are organizing and planning their time and materials to ensure they are gaining leadership strategies. Iiná: Students are applying knowledge in leadership strategies so they can be confident as administrators. Siihasin: Students are engaging, assessing, and reflecting upon their knowledge of leadership strategies appropriate for preK-12 settings.     II. Students will utilize Diné Language and Culture to support preK-12 Navajo Learners. Nitsáhákees: Students are developing knowledge in strategies necessary to include Navajo language and culture as administrators for Navajo preK-12 schools. Nahat'á: Students are organizing and planning their time and materials to include Navajo language and culture as administrators for Navajo preK-12 schools. Iiná: Students are applying knowledge to include Navajo language and culture as administrators for Navajo preK-12 schools. Siihasin: Students are engaging, assessing, and reflecting upon inclusion of Navajo language and culture as administrators for Navajo preK-12 schools.     III. Students will engage Family and Communities to support preK-12 Navajo Learners. Nitsáhákees: Students are developing knowledge in strategies to engage families and communities as administrators for Navajo preK-12 schools. Nahat'á: Students are organizing and planning their time and materials to engage families and communities as administrators for Navajo preK-12 schools. Iiná: Students are applying knowledge to engage families and communities as administrators for Navajo preK-12 schools. Siihasin: Students are engaging, assessing, and reflect upon inclusion of families and communities as administrators for Navajo preK-12 schools.     IV. Students will articulate and put into action a Strong Commitment to Learning. Nitsáhákees: Students are developing knowledge in strategies to create and maintain a strong commitment to learning as administrators for Navajo preK-12 schools. Nahat'á: Students are organizing and planning their time and materials create and maintain a strong commitment to learning as administrators for Navajo preK-12 schools. Iiná: Students are applying knowledge to create and maintain a strong commitment to learning as administrators for Navajo preK-12 schools. Siihasin: Students are engaging, assessing, and reflect upon articulating and maintaining a strong commitment to learning as administrators for Navajo preK-12 schools.   ©2005-6 Center for Diné Teacher Education, Diné College, Tsaile, AZ 86556 Questions? Contact CDTE@dinecollege.edu Updated 09 November 2005