The conceptual framework for professional educators at Fort Hays State University is defined in terms of the seven goals enumerated under the heading of "The Professional Educator" in coordination with the INTASC Standards and the Kansas State Department of Education Standards.

Graduate students in ESOL, Adaptive and other advanced programs in the College of Education and Technology are assessed in the seven dispositions listed below, which are aligned with the Conceptual Framework Goals.

The Professional Educator values:

• multiple perspectives from the disciplines and ongoing professional discourse (Conceptual Framework Goals I and III);
• the inclusion of students, families, communities, and cultures in the educational process (CF Goals I and IV);
• the development of critical thinking and independent problem solving (CF Goals I, II, and III);
• planning educational strategies based on individual student growth in the areas of cognitive, emotional, linguistic, social and physical development (CF Goals IV, V, VI, and VII);
• the refinement of practices based on reflection, multiple and ongoing assessment strategies, and learning (CF Goals VI and VII);
• professional and ethical standards based on behaviors consistent with professional education roles in areas such as attire, preparation, participation, punctuality, appropriate language usage, communication skills, interpersonal relationships (CF Goals II and III);
• the importance of integrating technology in planning, designing, delivering and evaluating effective learning experiences (CF Goal V).
• The Professional Educator takes diversity into consideration in all seven dispositions listed above