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Rio Salado College

Rio Salado College. The Future…NOW: Online Post Baccalaureate Teacher Preparation Programs at the Community College Rio Salado Education Department. Founded in 1978 Largest of the ten Maricopa Community Colleges One of the fastest growing colleges in the nation Rio’s primary focus:

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Rio Salado College

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  1. Rio Salado College The Future…NOW: Online Post Baccalaureate Teacher Preparation Programs at the Community College Rio Salado Education Department

  2. Founded in 1978 • Largest of the ten Maricopa Community Colleges • One of the fastest growing colleges in the nation • Rio’s primary focus: - Online Learning - Customized Programs - Collaborative Partnerships - Accelerated Formats

  3. Rio Salado College transforms the learning experience through: • Choice, Access, and Flexibility • Customized, High Quality Learning Design • Personalized Services and Organizational Responsiveness

  4. ID,Course Production & Support Institutional Research StudentEnrollmentServices Instructional Support Helpdesk Adjunct Faculty Services Technology Support Helpdesk Marketing Online Library RSC’s Systems Approach toCustomer Astonishment

  5. The Rio Brand of eLearning Distance Learning courses Start every Monday in your associated block

  6. Rio Support Services Online and via Phone • Registration • Bookstore • Academic Advisement and Counseling • Financial Aid • Call-A-Tutor • Technology & Instructional Helpdesk • Online Electronic Library and Reference Librarians • 7 Days a Week

  7. Overview of Online Teacher Preparation Program Elements

  8. How can a Community College provide a Post-Baccalaureate Teacher Preparation program? In 1998 the Arizona Department of Education revised the state rules and regulations for teacher certification.

  9. Rio’s Teacher Education programs have been designed for: • Working Adults • College Graduates • Undergraduates • Stay at home parents • Re-careering Adults

  10. Our Typical Student

  11. Program DevelopmentHistorical Timeline • Endorsements 2000 • Post Bacc Programs 2001 • Master’s Program 2002 • AA Degrees (2+2) 2003 • 3+1 Partnership 2003 • Bridge Partnership 2004

  12. Program DevelopmentHistorical Timeline, (con’t) • Teacher-In-Residence 2005 • Professional Development Institute 2006 • Early Childhood 2006 • K-12 Arts Education Certificate 2009

  13. Teacher Prep Learning Model • Online Coursework • Taught by experienced teachers • Convenient • Self-paced • Practicum Experience • Observing • Tutoring • Teaching • Master Teacher Seminars • Role Model • Reality • Student Teaching • Site Based Outcomes Qualify for Institutional Recommendation (IR) to become a certified teacher

  14. In-Person Components • Practicums • Master Teacher Seminars • Exams • Student Teaching

  15. Virtual Practicums

  16. What are Virtual Practicums? • Professionally developed videos (CDs) of actual classroom experiences/situations that model effective strategies • Created in support of site-based classroom instruction • Only offered through Rio Salado College Teacher Education Programs • WOW Award by the Western Cooperative for Educational Telecommunications

  17. Standard Post Baccalaureate State Approved Programs Elementary Secondary Early Childhood Special Education K-12 Arts

  18. Approved Programs for Special Education • Cross Categorical • Emotional Disabilities • Learning Disabilities • Mental Retardation • Orthopedic Impairments • Other Health Impairments

  19. Standard Post Baccalaureate Program Characteristics • E-Learning and in-person (hybrid) model • Approved by the Arizona Department of Education for full certification (not an “Alternative” Program) • Meets HQT Requirements • Flexible (courses can be accelerated) • Affordable

  20. Approved Programs for K-12 Arts Education • Art • Dance • Dramatic Art • Music

  21. Standard Post Baccalaureate Program Plan • Level I – available to everyone • Formal admission • Level II • 9-week student teaching experience • Institutional Recommendation (IR)

  22. Teacher-in-Residence • Not Alternative • Same state approved coursework as Standard Post Baccalaureate program • Lock-step Elementary Secondary Special Education

  23. Teacher-In-Residence (TIR) Rio Salado College Partnership School District AZ Dept of Ed Student

  24. Teacher-In-ResidenceProgram Characteristics • E-Learning and in-person (hybrid) model • Approved by the Arizona Department of Education • Meets HQT Requirements • Accessible anytime, any place • Flexible (courses can be accelerated) • Affordable • Lock-step 1-3 year program • Intern certificate required for participation

  25. Tuition Comparison Approximate full-time annual tuition comparison based on two 12-credit semesters. Verification with your academic advisor is recommended.

  26. Enrollment • 18,000+ students have taken EDU coursework (2001-present) • 3,111 students in the last year (unduplicated)

  27. Rio Salado Teacher Education Programs Global Outreach Working with students in 47 states and over 33 countries

  28. Professional Development Institute • Endorsement/Credit • Non-Credit

  29. Partnerships

  30. Baccalaureate Degree Partnership • Northcentral University 3 +1 (90/30) in: - Elementary - Secondary - Special Education

  31. Master’s Partnerships

  32. Doctorate Degree

  33. Additional Partnerships • Alaska Department of Education & Early Development • Arizona Public Universities • Army JROTC • Ashford University • Teach For America • Troops to Teachers

  34. Future Endeavors

  35. Communiversity @ Surprise

  36. Program Rewards & Recognition • National Council of Instructional Administrators “Exemplary Practices Award” in the Educational Technology category. (April,2002) • Finalist for the Bellwether Award in the category of Workforce Development. This award recognizes outstanding and innovative programs and practices successfully leading community colleges into the future (February, 2003) • Prestigious Paul M. Pair Innovation Award as the MCCCD Wide Innovation of the Year (April, 2003) and recognized nationally by the League for Innovation in the Community College (June 2003) • WCET (The Cooperative advancing the effective use of technology in higher education) Outstanding Work (WOW) Award for the Online Teacher Education Programs “Virtual Practicum” Experience. It recognizes the use of Educational Technology and celebrates the best and most promising practices within the WCET community (presented November 9th, 2007 in Atlanta, Georgia at the WCET National Conference)

  37. Questions? Comments? • www.riosalado.edu/teachers

  38. Thank you!

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