This course in the M. Ed sequence explores the roles of individuals as professional educators. The course will include topics such as professionalism, leadership, organizational change, diversity, conflict resolution, consensus governance, and other current and timely topics as requested by the students and/or faculty. In this course you will: Consider and discuss what it means to be a professional educator in today’s society; Participate as a professional colleague in listening, discussing, critiquing and reflecting on readings and presentations; Apply these perspectives to your own emerging and expanding definition of what it means to be a professional educator; Understand how the vision we hold of ourselves as professional educators affects both our individual classroom practice as well as the larger community and society.