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Posted in Advisor on May 21, 2010 | No CommentsAACTE, NEA: Effective Teaching Requires Strong State Policies

In recognition of the fact that education remains a state responsibility, AACTE and the National Education Association (NEA) hosted a policy forum May 10 highlighting how states can develop and support a high-quality educator workforce. Held as part of the two organizations’ Partnership for Teacher Quality (PTQ) activities, the “Policy Makers: Can You Hear Us? Effective Teaching Requires... Read More

Posted in Advisor on May 21, 2010 | No CommentsAACTE Briefing Presents Teacher-Pipeline Data

As school districts across the nation increase efforts to recruit the most effective classroom educators possible, AACTE offered a comprehensive analysis of the most recent teacher preparation data at a national policy briefing April 15, providing a snapshot of data related to teachers and prospective teachers. “There is an ever-growing need for researchers, policy makers, school leaders, and teacher preparation providers to do a better job of examining the staffing needs in K-12 classrooms and actual teacher production,” said AACTE President/CEO Sharon P. Robinson. “As... Read More

Posted in Advisor on May 21, 2010 | No CommentsNRC Study: Better Data Needed to Judge Teacher Preparation

A much-anticipated report released April 29 by the National Research Council (NRC) calls for better data on the connections between teacher preparation and learning in order to assess preparation programs’ quality. The report, Preparing Teachers: Building Evidence for Sound Policy, calls existing research inadequate to determine what constitutes effective preparation or how to improve teacher quality. “Research is badly needed on specific factors that may ultimately affect student learning,” according to an NRC press release announcing the study’s findings,... Read More

Posted in Advisor on May 21, 2010 | No CommentsNOTES FROM THE CHAIR: The Power of Advocacy

Each June, proactive and committed advocates for education descend on our nation’s capital for AACTE’s Day on the Hill. This invaluable experience is shared by university administrators, faculty, students, and PK-12 leaders from across the nation, joining together to meet with congressional delegations to share regional... Read More

Posted in Advisor on May 21, 2010 | No CommentsBring a Team to AACTE’s Day on the Hill | June 16-17, 2010

Join AACTE and your colleagues from around the country at the 2010 Day on the Hill, the Association’s premier advocacy event. The event will be held June 16-17 in Washington, DC, around the theme “Preparing Effective Teachers: The Critical Clinical Component.” This year brings many proposed changes for federal support of educator preparation programs.... Read More

Posted in Advisor on May 21, 2010 | No CommentsAACTE State Leaders Institute

June 15, 12:00 p.m. – June 16, 12:00 p.m. AACTE Headquarters, Washington, DC The State Leaders Institute is an annual meeting of the Advisory Council of State Representatives, composed of elected leaders of AACTE’s state chapters. The Institute focuses on current professional and policy issues in educator preparation and on leadership development, and it encourages the membership to discuss and advise the Association regarding policy and education trends at the state level. All state chapter leaders are encouraged to attend. Receive a reduced registration rate if... Read More

Posted in Advisor on May 21, 2010 | No CommentsFederal Update: Spring Flurry of Activity Around ESEA Reauthorization

The release of President Obama’s “blueprint” for reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) has spurred a flurry of related activity in Washington. Both the House and the Senate are in the midst of holding several hearings on key ESEA topics such as school turnaround, teacher and leader quality, assessment, high school... Read More

Posted in Advisor on May 21, 2010 | No CommentsFoundations Support Teacher Performance Assessment Initiative

In partnership with Stanford University (CA) and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO), AACTE is pleased to announce generous grants from the Ford Foundation, MetLife Foundation, and the Stuart Foundation supporting the teacher performance assessment initiative. The Ford Foundation grant is the second grant earmarked for this work. This round of grants from all three foundations will support small-scale tests this spring in preparation for the piloting of the assessment next spring. More than 100 representatives from institutions of higher education and state... Read More

Posted in Advisor on May 21, 2010 | No CommentsNew Webinar Series to Connect Digital-Age Learning and Teacher Preparation

AACTE has recently developed a partnership with Discovery Education to offer the “21st Century Education: Digital-Age Learning and the Preparation of Teachers” webinar series. As a leader in digital media-based learning, Discovery Education—powered by Discovery Channel—delivers comprehensive curricular resources in easy-to-use formats for all core-curricular subject areas. Specifically designed for teacher preparation... Read More

Posted in Advisor on May 21, 2010 | No Comments2010 Leadership Academy Condensed, Improved

This year’s AACTE Leadership Academy will introduce changes in response to feedback from last year’s attendees. The Academy, to be held June 27–July 1 at the Hilton Charlotte Center City in Charlotte, North Carolina, has been reduced to 4 days in length – starting mid-afternoon on Sunday and ending midday on... Read More

Posted in Advisor on May 21, 2010 | No CommentsState Directions: New York Authorizes Alternative Routes to Offer Master’s Degrees

In November 2009, the New York Board of Regents began working in earnest with the state department of education on the identification of steps needed to spark reform in education across the state, particularly for high-poverty students. That month, a report titled Part I: Transforming Teaching and Ensuring an Equitable Distribution of Qualified Teachers... Read More

Posted in Advisor on May 21, 2010 | No CommentsBriefly

Foundations Pledge $506M in i3 Support As schools and organizations assembled their applications last month for federal Investing in Innovation (i3) funds, a coalition of foundations announced the availability of up to $506 million in matching grants for the program. See https://www.foundationregistryi3.org/. JUSTEC 2010 to Meet in Tokyo The 22nd Annual Seminar of the Japan-United... Read More

Posted in Advisor on May 21, 2010 | No CommentsPEDSinfo: Racial/Ethnic Distribution of Undergraduate Enrollment in Education Degree Programs, Fall 2008

Total Non- resident alien Black, non- Hispanic American Indian or Alaskan Native Asian or Pacific Islander Hispanic White, non- Hispanic Race/ ethnicity unknown Full-time Female Number 218,333 1,396 16,467 2,017 3,657 11,813 172,904 10,079 Percent 100.0 0.6 7.5 0.9 1.7 5.4 79.2 4.6 Male Number 74,162 640 7,722 734 1,231 4,140 55,881 3,814 Percent 100.0 0.9 10.4 1.0 1.7 5.6 75.3 5.1 Part-time Female Number 33,241 282 4,869 530 636 3,118 21,231 2,575 Percent 100.0 0.8 14.6 1.6 1.9 9.4 63.9 7.7 Male Number 10,154 98 1,273 194 195 796 6,788 810 Percent 100.0 1.0 12.5 1.9 1.9 7.8 66.9 8.0 Source:... Read More

Posted in Advisor on May 21, 2010 | No CommentsAround the Association

Steven Bossert, dean of the Graduate School of Education at the University of California, Riverside, retires from the deanship. Christopher Campisano leaves the New Jersey Department of Education to become director of the Program in Teacher Preparation at Princeton University (NJ). M. Jayne Fleener leaves Louisiana State University to become dean of the... Read More« Previous Entries
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