Within our model of educator preparation, Asbury strives to produce teachers who possess personal integrity and spiritual sensitivity that is demonstrated through dispositions. Expressed in the day-to-day personal decisions of teachers, we believe dispositions influence the knowledge and skills of children and youth and have a significant impact on who they become as adults.
We identified five dispositions we believe all candidates graduating from Asbury should possess:
Throughout the program we guide candidates in the development of these dispositions.