Transcript TENNESSEE TEACHING QUALITY INITIATIVE

TEACHING QUALITY INITIATIVE
Dr. Paula Myrick Short
Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Teaching Quality Initiative
 Traditional pedagogy course structure eliminated and
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competencies developed in intensive institute and
on-site residency in the schools
Modular approach (PBL) rather than 3 credit hour
classes
Competencies demonstrated through valid and
reliable assessments
Strong partnerships with school districts essential
and must be developed/Local P16 Councils
Cohort of students placed in a school with master
teachers and university faculty
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TBR Pilots - Update
 June 2008-August 2008:
 Meeting of ETSU and MTSU redesign pilot teams
and team leaders
 Development of Problem-Based Learning (PBL)
modules
 All six TBR institutions established PBL writing teams
 July 2008, teams attended PBL workshop conducted
by Dr. Michael Hosokawa from the College of
Medicine at University of Missouri-Columbia
 Teams are now writing problems/cases based on the
Tennessee Teacher Competencies/Characteristics
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TBR Pilots - Update
 September 2008-October 2008:
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Begin work with TEA on TQI teacher recognition program
(professionalization initiative)
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Met with Dr. Earl Wiman, TEA President, to identify teams of
teachers who will develop the evidence and rubrics,
portfolios for the pilot and conduct the peer/blind review
evaluation of the portfolios.
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Meeting of all TBR university Redesign teams and PBL
teams
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Initiation of the pilots (ETSU and MTSU) with the cohorts
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TBR Pilots – Update
 September 2008-October 2008:
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Modeling pilot
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September 4, 2008, TTU hosted a Modeling
Kick-Off Event with special guest speaker, Dr.
George Nelson, former NASA astronaut and
Associate Professor of Physics at Western
Washington University
Teams of faculty in Arts & Sciences and COE
have begun meeting to develop small-scale
interventions for implementation in the spring.
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TBR Pilots - Update
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November 2008-July 2009
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Development of pilot evaluations and performance
assessments (TQI Assessment and Evaluation Team)
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Teacher recognition program piloted in partnership
with TEA (Professionalization initiative).
Multiple sessions with all TBR university redesign
teams and PBL writing teams
Administration of pilot performance postassessments (TBR Assessment and Evaluation Team)
Final reports from pilots (ETSU and MTSU)
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TQI Implementation
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Summer 2008:
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initiation of pilots at East Tennessee State University and Middle
Tennessee State University with cohorts
establishment of TQI Research Center
Fall 2008-Spring 2009:
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identification of TQI campus coordinators
establish Problem-based learning writing teams
TQI campus redesign teams
initiation of Modeling of Evidence-Based Best Practices Pilot at Tennessee
Technological University
meetings to allow all six university chief academic officers, college of education
deans, TQI campus coordinators, TQI campus redesign teams, Problem-based
learning team leaders and faculty to network, dialog and plan campus
implementation of the Tennessee Board of Regents teacher education redesign
which is comprised of the following components: (a.) problem-based learning, (b.)
school-based residency, (c.) close partnerships with schools and (d.) partnerships
with Arts and Sciences.
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TQI Implementation
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Fall 2008-Spring 2009:
 meetings with the National Council for Accreditation of
Teacher Education (NCATE), the American
Association of Colleges for Teacher Education and
local and regional TN P-16 Council Contacts
 development and approval of Tennessee Board
Regents Teaching Quality Initiative Guidelines that will
facilitate the TQI teacher education redesign on each
campus
 interim reports from pilots
 establishment of a TQI Assessment Taskforce
 development of a TQI website and DVD and ProblemBased Learning training DVDs
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TQI Implementation
 Summer 2009:
 meeting of university Chief Academic Officers,
College of Education Deans and TQI Campus
Coordinators
 meeting of all Community College Chief
Academic Officers and one Associate of
Science in Teaching Degree representative
form each campus
 PBL faculty development training provided by
Dr. Michael Hosokawa, University of MissouriColumbia School of Medicine
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TQI Implementation
 Fall 2009-Spring 2010:
 fall retreat - meetings to allow college of education and
arts and sciences deans, TQI campus coordinators,
Problem-based learning team leaders and faculty to
network, dialog and plan campus implementation of the
Tennessee Board of Regents teacher education
redesign
 establishment of a TQI Assessment System
 initiation of Assessment pilots
 initiation of PBL pilots on six university campus
 ongoing faculty development
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TQI Implementation
 Summer 2010
 submit interim reports
 submit phase-in plan for the 2010-2011 academic year
 meetings to allow college of education and arts and
sciences deans, TQI campus coordinators, Problembased learning team leaders and faculty to network,
dialog and continue planning campus implementation
of the Tennessee Board of Regents teacher education
redesign Each campus will provide an update of
progress
 update from Assessment Taskforce regarding pilots
 ongoing faculty development and Program Evaluation
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TQI Implementation
 Fall 2010-Spring 2011
 initiate pilots in all four areas for each campus
 ongoing faculty development and Program Evaluation
 Summer 2011
 submit interim reports
 submit phase-in plan for the 2011-2012 academic year
 meetings to allow college of education and arts and
sciences deans, TQI campus coordinators, Problembased learning team leaders and faculty to network,
dialog and continue planning campus implementation
of the Tennessee Board of Regents teacher education
redesign Each campus will provide an update of
progress
 ongoing faculty development and program evaluation
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TQI Implementation
 Fall 2011-Spring 2012
 continue pilots in all four areas for each campus
 ongoing faculty development
 Summer 2012
 submit interim reports
 submit phase-in plan for the 2012-2013 academic year
 meetings to allow college of education and arts and
sciences deans, TQI campus coordinators, Problembased learning team leaders and faculty to network,
dialog and continue planning campus implementation
of the Tennessee Board of Regents teacher education
redesign Each campus will provide an update of
progress
 ongoing faculty development and program evaluation
Tennessee Board of Regents
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TQI Implementation
 Fall 2012-Spring 2013
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continue pilots in all four areas for each campus
ongoing faculty development and program evaluation
 Summer 2013
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submit full implementation plan for the 2012-2013 academic year
meeting to allow college of education and arts and sciences deans,
TQI campus coordinators, Problem-based learning team leaders and
faculty to network, dialog and continue planning for full implementation
of the Tennessee Board of Regents teacher education redesign Each
campus will provide an update of progress
ongoing faculty development and Program Evaluation
 Fall 2013-Spring 2014:
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Full implementation of year-long school-based residency
Ongoing faculty development and program evaluation
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TQI Implementation
 TQI Coordinators:
 Serve as liaison between TBR and COE/SOE
 Monitor TQI implementation
 Collaborate with PBL team leader
 Facilitate Campus Redesign Team meetings
 Send interim reports to Assistant Vice Chancellor of
TQI/P-16
 Monitor progress of research efforts
 Attend TQI in Nashville
 Meeting with Deans and TQI Campus Coordinators
 December 9, 2008, 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. (CDT)
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Contact Information
Dr. Paula Myrick Short, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Tennessee Board of Regents
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 615.366.4411
Dr. Kandi Hill-Clarke, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Tennessee Board of Regents
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 615.366.3948
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