Purpose of this webinar

1. Purpose of this webinar Orient NH institutions of higher education (IHEs) to the basics of state policy on teacher education program review and approval • For IHE faculty and staff not familiar with the role and function of • Professional Standards Board • Council for Teacher Education • 600s – the administrative rules for program approval

3. Introduction to NH teacher education policy • State Board of Education initiates state education policy • State Department of Education implements state policy • Professional Standards Board • By statute recommends to State Board administrative rules for • Educator certification • Educator preparation program approval

4. Introduction to state teacher education policy • Council for Teacher Education • By statuteserves as advisory and coordinating council for • teacher education • In addition, CTE members • Help recruit program reviewers • Serve as review team chairs • Advise DOE on matrices for program review • Advise DOE on reviewer and IHE training • Vote on recommendation for State Board on program approval

5. Questions so far? Do you have any questions so far about the role and work of the Professional Standards Board or Council for Teacher Education?

6. Key changes in the 600s • New administrative rules (600s) put unprecedented emphasis on: • Eliminating duplication of effort and expense for IHEs seeking • state approval if nationally accredited in teacher education • Rather than providing candidate work samples for every • certification standard, IHEs expected to examine own samples • Redefining role of educator from content deliverer to • learning facilitator • Providing candidates with effective research-based pedagogy • in the classroom and field experience • IHEs exploring most useful, feasible and empirically sensible ways • of using K12 student learning data to inform • preparation program improvement and assessment** • **IHE flexibility, experimentation and collaboration will be encouraged

7. Are there questions about the new 600s? Let’s pause to see if there are questions about the new 600s

8. New focus on continuous improvement • Review team will assess how effectively the IHE uses data to • Ensure candidate mastery of general, professional education and • content standards • Improve its programs’ curriculum, pedagogy, candidate • assessment, and resources based on such evidence as • candidate data • research on effective practice • faculty observations • alumnae/i and employer surveys • P12 student data, etc.** • **IHE flexibility, experimentation and collaboration will be encouraged

9. The new matrices • Matrices aligned to the new 600s will be used by • IHEs to prepare for external review of their programs • Reviewers to assess programs and the IHE’s system for • continuous improvement • Advanced faculty development in use of the IHE and reviewer matrices • will be provided by the DOE and Council for Teacher Education

10. Questions, Concerns or Suggestions?

11. For more information Robert T. McLaughlin, Ph.D., Administrator Professional Educator Preparation Program Approval NH DOE (603) 271-2634 robert.mclaughlin@doe.nh.gov