How Institutions Can How Institutions Can Leverage Change as an Leverage Change as an

Opportunity for Educator Opportunity for Educator PreparationPreparation

The Missouri Association of Colleges The Missouri Association of Colleges for Teacher Education Fall 2009 for Teacher Education Fall 2009

MeetingMeeting

James G. Cibulka James G. Cibulka PresidentPresident

National Council for Accreditation of National Council for Accreditation of Teacher EducationTeacher Education

October 1, 2009October 1, 2009

A Changing Environment A Changing Environment Surrounding Educator Surrounding Educator PreparationPreparation

Increasing criticism of colleges of Increasing criticism of colleges of educationeducation

Obama Administration fociObama Administration foci

Mediocre U.S. student achievement Mediocre U.S. student achievement

Teachers’ importance in student learningTeachers’ importance in student learning

Expectations of policy communityExpectations of policy community

Policymakers… Policymakers…

Want recruitment of highly talented and diverse Want recruitment of highly talented and diverse teaching forceteaching force

See licensing regulations as keeping some good See licensing regulations as keeping some good people out and accepting some weak candidatespeople out and accepting some weak candidates

Want to solve the challenge of low performing Want to solve the challenge of low performing schoolsschools

Still see gaps in educator preparation; some filled Still see gaps in educator preparation; some filled by alternate route non-university programsby alternate route non-university programs

Are focused on Obama Admin. goals Are focused on Obama Admin. goals

Evidence from Evidence from Research that Research that Challenges COEs Challenges COEs

Masters degreesMasters degrees Child/adolescent developmentChild/adolescent development DiversityDiversity ELLELL

Recreating COEs for Recreating COEs for the 21the 21stst Century Century

Better alignment with needs of P-12 Better alignment with needs of P-12 schools, e.g. low performing schools, schools, e.g. low performing schools, high drop-out rates, preparation for high drop-out rates, preparation for college and career readiness college and career readiness

Pre-service and programs for Pre-service and programs for experienced teachers to be more experienced teachers to be more clinically based, in partnerships with clinically based, in partnerships with schools schools

Recreating COEs for Recreating COEs for the 21the 21stst Century Century (cont’d)(cont’d) Address human capital Address human capital

development in array of program development in array of program offerings and in program designofferings and in program design

Build multiple pathways to Build multiple pathways to teaching within COEs and in teaching within COEs and in collaboration with other collaboration with other departments/collegesdepartments/colleges

Recreating COEs for Recreating COEs for the 21the 21stst Century Century (cont’d)(cont’d) Utilize more powerful R & D strategies Utilize more powerful R & D strategies

in program design in program design

Build the evidentiary base for Build the evidentiary base for measuring the effectiveness of all measuring the effectiveness of all graduates and use this information to graduates and use this information to redesign programs redesign programs

Redesign COE curricula for digital age Redesign COE curricula for digital age learners (candidates, experienced learners (candidates, experienced teachers, and P-12 students)teachers, and P-12 students)

Recreating COEs for Recreating COEs for the 21the 21stst Century Century (cont’d)(cont’d) Bring strong alternative (non-IHE) Bring strong alternative (non-IHE)

providers into accreditation to providers into accreditation to drive higher levels of drive higher levels of performance across a mixed performance across a mixed market of providersmarket of providers

Two Options for Two Options for Reaccreditation in NCATE Reaccreditation in NCATE

Redesign Redesign

Continuous Improvement VisitContinuous Improvement Visit

Transformation Initiative Visit Transformation Initiative Visit

Focus of the Review: Focus of the Review: Continuous Continuous ImprovementImprovement The unit will engage in continuous The unit will engage in continuous

improvement between on-site visits.improvement between on-site visits.– Submit annual reportsSubmit annual reports– Describe changes in the IRDescribe changes in the IR– Submit IR at least one year before visit for Submit IR at least one year before visit for

formative feedbackformative feedback

The unit will assess itself against the The unit will assess itself against the target level of one or more standards.target level of one or more standards.

Focus of the Focus of the Transformation Transformation InitiativeInitiative Engagement in an initiative for Engagement in an initiative for

self-improvement and self-improvement and contribution to the improvement contribution to the improvement & reform of the profession, & reform of the profession, including learning in P-12 schools including learning in P-12 schools

R&D R&D

Examples of Examples of Transformation Transformation Initiatives Initiatives Human capital development Human capital development

(recruitment, induction, retention, (recruitment, induction, retention, professional development) professional development)

Robust clinical practiceRobust clinical practice Teaching digital age learnersTeaching digital age learners Diversity-based skillsDiversity-based skills

Follow-up performance dataFollow-up performance data

Validity studies of assessmentsValidity studies of assessments

Examples of Examples of Transformation Transformation InitiativesInitiatives Partnerships with P-12 schools for the Partnerships with P-12 schools for the

transformation of student learning & transformation of student learning & conditions that support learning, e.g. conditions that support learning, e.g. learning teamslearning teams

Improving P-16 system (e.g., college Improving P-16 system (e.g., college readiness, access, & completion)readiness, access, & completion)

Use of formative assessments to Use of formative assessments to improve student learningimprove student learning

Eligibility for Eligibility for Transformation Transformation Initiative Initiative Unit must clearly show it Unit must clearly show it

continues to meet standards.continues to meet standards.

– Submission of TI IR three years Submission of TI IR three years before visit (adjusted for pilots)before visit (adjusted for pilots)

– TI IR reviewed by Offsite BOE Team TI IR reviewed by Offsite BOE Team along with other evidence to along with other evidence to determine eligibilitydetermine eligibility

Off-Site Reviews for TIOff-Site Reviews for TI

Offsite BOE Team Offsite BOE Team will meet will meet electronically to review Mid-cycle IR, electronically to review Mid-cycle IR, determine eligibility for TI, & write BOE determine eligibility for TI, & write BOE Feedback ReportFeedback Report

Committee on Transformation Committee on Transformation InitiativeInitiative will review TI proposal & will review TI proposal & provide feedback &/or request additional provide feedback &/or request additional information or clarificationinformation or clarification– Must focus on a major problem or challenge in Must focus on a major problem or challenge in

the field and have a strong research designthe field and have a strong research design

On-Site TI Visit On-Site TI Visit

Follows CI onsite visit process with Follows CI onsite visit process with the addition of feedback on the the addition of feedback on the implementation of the TIimplementation of the TI

Expert or consultant on the TI may Expert or consultant on the TI may be asked to serve as a resource to be asked to serve as a resource to the Onsite BOE team the Onsite BOE team

Evaluation on process vs. outcomeEvaluation on process vs. outcome TI may continue into next cycleTI may continue into next cycle

Thank you Thank you

For all you do for our nation For all you do for our nation

for joining NCATE in a redesigned for joining NCATE in a redesigned & transformed accreditation & transformed accreditation process.process.