中美教育研究协会的发展以中英美四大思想家的理念为指导。
大同。协会以中国古代伟大教育家孔子的“大同世界”为理念，致力打造一个合作创新奋发图强的高精尖教育“地球村”。在地球村里，所有热爱教育事业的同仁一视同仁，互相坦诚，互相尊重，互相信任，互相学习，互相鼓励，
互相交流，互相合作，互相成功。我们立志把“地球村”建设成为一个中美之间的平台，让中美两国的教育者们联合起来，加强彼此之间的交流与合作，把优质的教育资源进行研发、整合、普及、运用，促进两国教育事业的共同
发展。
服务。协会本着美国弗吉尼亚大学创始人托马斯.杰斐逊总统 “教育要服务社会”的理念，将“服务社会”和“贡献社会”定为中美教育研究协会的最高目标。
创新。受英国创造力专家肯·鲁滨逊先生的教育理念影响，我们认为二十一世纪的教育在其定义，目标，内容，形式和方式上都应该大胆创新。和传统的教育组织不同，中美教育研究协会非常包容并欢迎多种有创意的教育形式如艺术，音乐，小品，表演等。协会大力提倡其成员通过非传统的教育方式来影响和改变社会。
价值。在协会创始人邓婷.博延顿博士的互值理论的指导下，我们坚信价值的创立与价值的实现是人类的基本需求与生命的基本意义。因此，协会致力于帮助其成员实现四大价值：
1）自值：帮助每个成员实现最大的自我价值；
2）被自值：让每个成员感觉到自己被他人所认可，尊重和欣赏；
3）倡议每个成员多关心，尊重，支持，鼓励，和欣赏他人；
4) 事值：激发每个成员对学生，对教学，对教育，对生活的热爱以及对他人，社会和世界的责任。
The development of S-AERA was primarily influenced by four thinkers in China,England, and the U.S.
One world. Inspired by the “one world” vision of the greatest ancient Chinese educator, Confucius, S-AERA intends to create a collaborative and egalitarian intellectual community called the “Global Village.” In the Global Village, all educators are treated as equal with mutual respect, trust, honesty, encouragement, support and collaboration. The Global Village serves as a platform for passionate
educators in both the U.S. and China to exchange ideas, to collaborate on projects and to explore educational solutions together.
Service. Guided by UVA founder Mr. Thomas Jefferson’s belief that “education should serve society,” the S-AERA’s ultimate goal is to serve humanity and the global community by providing free services and resources (e.g., activities, videos).
Creativity. S-AERA is influenced by the well-known British creativity expert Sir Ken Robinson. Unlike traditional academic organizations, the S-AERA organization is very open and it welcomes a variety of creative formats including art, music, dance, skits, and performances. It highly encourages its members to make an impact in society using nontraditional formats.
Value. The development of S-AERA is also guided by its founder Dr. Dengting Boyanton’s mutual value theory. Dr. Boyanton strongly believes that seeking and creating value is the fundamental need of all human beings and also the essential purpose of living. Thus, S-AERA strives to help its members achieve four values:
1)self-value, help its members to achieve their fullest individual potential;
2) perceived self-value, help its members to feel cared for, respected, encouraged, and appreciated by one another;
3) other-value, encourage its members to care for, support, encourage, respect, and appreciate each other;
4) course-value, help its members to discover their passion for children and education as well as to develop a sense of responsibility for the society and the world.