Transcript REICH COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

REICH COLLEGE
OF
EDUCATION
SPRING SEMESTER 2008
Opening Meeting
WELCOME
FALL 2007
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
FACULTY AND
STAFF
RECOGNITION
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Melanie Greene, (C&I) Board of Governors’
Teaching Excellence Award for ASU
Charlene Sox, (C&I) Board of Governors’
Teaching Excellence Award (campus)
Joy Osborne, ASU Outstanding Staff Award
PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
Professional Development
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SALT Grants Awarded—11 proposals and
$120,000
Initial Educational Leadership Conference for
MSA faculty across the state
Diversity Reading Group with 18 participants
Price Reading Symposium
Special Education Regional Conference
Student Activity
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Teaching Fellows Alumni Seminar
ASU Scholars Weekend
Mountaineer Reading Day
Teacher Cadet Day
Curriculum/Program Development
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DPI Approval for Special Education Graduate
Program, Communication Disorders, and
Instructional Technology;
Implementation of PRAXIS II requirement for
all students as a part of student teaching
requirements;
Implementation of background checks for all
early field experience students and student
teachers.
OTHER ACTIVITIES
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Successful “Swing for Scholarship” Golf
Tournament yielded close to $30,000;
Implementation of the IDEA Factory in
collaboration with Belk Library
Host for Jordanian school administrator who
spent 10 days with Watauga schools and the
RCOE;
Assistance with visit of 20 Egyptian educators
who visited ASU and the state.
CHALLENGES
AND
OPPORTUNITIES
We’re going to be hot, hot, hot!
DPI UpDate
Changes!
DPI Deletions
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Program approval process separated from the
accreditation process;
Technology portfolio requirement eliminated;
candidate proficiency assessed within program
evidence;
No program visits; all reviews done
electronically by DPI;
2.5 gpa no longer an admission requirement;
licensure requirement only;
DPI Deletions cont.
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School Leaders Assessment Exam deleted as
requirement for MSA programs;
Requirement that methods faculty be licensed
eliminated;
Current program and unit standards eliminated;
DPI Additions
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Content “power” standards be developed for
each licensure area; must reflect expected
candidate learning outcomes and be aligned with
NC K-12 Standard Course of Study and
standards of appropriate national professional
associations;
A rubric will be developed by McREL that
institutions will use to assess candidates for
licensure purposes; candidates will be expected
Cont.
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Evidence, available electronically, that they meet
the standards; cvandidate’s rating on the rubric
will be included on the licensure form.
Annual review of electronic evidences accepted
on candidates by the institution; reviews to be
carried out by DPI;
IHE Performance Report will include data from
the annual reviews
Cont.
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2lst Century measures be developed that can be
used by institutions as evidence of candidate
knowledge, skills, and dispositions; should
include 21st Century measures of basic skills
rather than PRAXIS I exams.
Requirements for continuing program review to
be focused on
--Scoring Criteria based on annual review of
electronic evidences;
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--Results from surveys of employers &
graduates; to be expanded to include
performance of candidates in K-12 c
classrooms as determined by ratings on the
teacher evaluation instrument and
eventually student achievement;
--Involvement with/service to public
schools.
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Rubrics be developed for “product of learning”
at the master’s level & these be used as
evidences for approval of master’s level
programs.
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TIMELINE
Initial report on “re-vision” due July 1, 2009 to
SBE
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Timeline cont
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Power Standards for each content area to SBE
May-June 2008 for approval;
Reviews of new programs July 2009-Sept. 2009
Approval Fall 2009 by SBE
Implementation of new programs Fall 2010
Summer 2012 annual review of evidences
piloted;
Summer 2013 First required review of electronic
evidences.
General Education
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Program reviews related to Gen Ed offerings
Alignment of programs with new DPI Power
Standards; alignment of Professional Core with
new Unit Standards
Alignment with NCATE Standards
ASSESSMENTS and
ACCOUNTABILITY
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Internal assessment—undergraduate and
graduate
External assessment—DPI and NCATE
Teacher Education Assessment Management
System
BUILDING UPDATE
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Open Public Hearing on Issues affecting the
building—Thursday, January 10, 2008
Planning Council Meeting, Monday, January 14,
7p.m. Town Council Chambers
Town Council Meeting, Thursday, January 17,
2008, Town Council Chambers
All meetings open to the public
SO WHAT DO WE LOOK LIKE NOW?
PROPOSED ADJUSTMENTS TO
THE EDUCATION BUILDING
JUST REMEMBER
Change is a Journey, not a Destination!