The Texas Institute for Teacher Education exists to prepare competent and compassionate professional educators dedicated to serving the diverse cultural, linguistic, and exceptional learning needs of all students. Accordingly, the Institute is committed to the following tenets:

• The preparation of professional educators equipped to meet the diverse educational needs of all Texas children, particularly those with cultural, linguistic, and exceptional learning needs.
   
  
• The preparation of professional educators who recognize that collaboration and dialogue, the supreme hallmarks of the learning community, accentuate the design, delivery, and evaluation of effective classroom instruction.
   
  
• The preparation of professional educators who recognize that culturally and linguistically responsive professional practice reflects a keen understanding of how human diversity issues impact the individualized learning process, including the acquisition of critical thinking, problem-solving, and performance skills.
   
  
• The preparation of professional educators who employ evidence-based, differentiated instructional practices to create positive learning environments that value diversity, academic excellence, and the meaningful participation of all stakeholders.