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The National Landscape of Educator Preparation Program Evaluation

The National Landscape of Educator Preparation Program Evaluation. APPALACHIAN COLEGE ASSOCIATION Annual Meeting of the Presidents and Chief Academic Officers June 14, 2011. Pressures on TEACHER EDUCATION. What is Prompting These Evaluation Efforts?. Real and Persistent Education Challenges

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The National Landscape of Educator Preparation Program Evaluation

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  1. The National Landscape of Educator Preparation Program Evaluation APPALACHIAN COLEGE ASSOCIATION Annual Meeting of the Presidents and Chief Academic Officers June 14, 2011

  2. Pressures on TEACHER EDUCATION

  3. What is Prompting These Evaluation Efforts? • Real and Persistent Education Challenges • The economy • Focus on Accountability

  4. Why are Teacher Education Programs under fire?

  5. Current Accountability and Data Collection

  6. Why is Teacher Education Vulnerable?

  7. Why are We Vulnerable? • Black Box • Black Hole • Perceived Lack of a Profession • Unwillingness to Deal with Weak Programs • No Easy Way to Measure Program Quality

  8. Examples of Evaluation Efforts • Presidential Teaching Fellows Proposal • State Examples • LA • FL • TN • OH • Statewide Data Systems • USNWR/NCTQ Project

  9. USNWR/NCTQ PROJECT

  10. “As education schools continue to be in the la-la land of good intentions and child-centered progressivist thinking, outside pressure continues to mount. And NCTQ is proud to be out there leading the charge. In about a month, NCTQ is releasing a study of Illinois’ teacher preparation programs, and next year we’re partnering with US News and World Report to publish ratings of all of the nation’s education schools. Stay tuned for more.” Kate Walsh National Center for Teacher Quality Teacher Quality Bulletin September 30, 2010

  11. Past NCTQ Projects • National Studies • Elementary Mathematics Preparation • Elementary Reading Preparation • State Studies • IL, UT, NM, TX, CO, IN, WY • Upcoming Studies • Student Teaching (Elementary Preparation)

  12. Highlights of National Project • Rating every SCDE (not included in the study are non-IHE based programs) • Primary Methodology – Review of syllabi, handbooks, other paper documents • Looking at 17 standards developed by NCTQ’s technical advisory board • Project completion expected in mid-2012

  13. Responses • Non-participation by states: WI, GA, NY, KY, MD • California formally questioned but didn’t decline • States are cooperating: NC, TN • States objected, but decision is with the institution: FL, HI, IL,CO, OH, RI, TX, UT, VA • AACTE surveyed its membership regarding participation in the project

  14. Concerns (CADREI) • Non-participants should not be included • Shadow standards • Resources and Effort • Transparency • Methodology Issues • Who participates • Privates • Non-higher education teacher education programs

  15. How Should We Respond?

  16. Pressures on TEACHER EDUCATION

  17. Or………….. • We can engage our critics • Show the data • Solve the problems

  18. State of Statewide Data Systems • Seen as the “answer” to the data issues • What is their current capacity?

  19. Questions for Institutions Are your educator preparation programs meeting the needs of: Your students? How do you know? Your community? How do you know? Who are your partners? What is your unique contribution to the partnership?

  20. Questions to consider • What accountability/evaluation efforts are in place in your programs? • How are institutions of higher education engaged in or responding to national and state efforts? • Do you have evidenced-based data that allows you to talk about the quality of your teacher education program?

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