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Rachel McBroom's presentation at the Fall 2013 NC-ACTE Teacher Ed Forum on Sept. 19, 2013.TRANSCRIPT
The Changing Tides of Educator Preparation in NC
Rachel A. McBroom, Ph.D.
NC-ACTE Fall Forum
Sept. 19-20, 2013
http://ihe.ncdpi.wikispaces.net
Holden Beach SunrisePhoto by Keith Green, Jus Messin Around Fotographie
The dialogue on teacher education this past year
Oak Island, NCPhoto by Keith Green, Jus Messin Around Fotographie
Raising the Bar for Entry into the Profession
National
• Rigorous entrance requirements
• Rigorous licensure exams
• Higher GPA requirements
Raising the Bar for Entry into the Profession
State
• Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators effective ’13-’14
• SL 2013-360 requires Praxis II for all candidates/ anticipate SBE approval in Oct.
• CAEP State Partnership Agreement Development/re-evaluation of NC Program Approval Standards to include GPA
Program Standards/Content
National
• Stronger alignment & coherence between standards, programs & assessments
• Improve preparation for effective use of technology in teaching & learning
• Strengthen elementary & special education preparation, especially in areas of math & reading
Program Standards/Content
State
• Focus on the development of continuing program approval standards including alignment of standards & assessments.
• SL 2013-11- SBE/DPI develop Digital Teaching & Learning(DTL) Competencies 2013-14
• DTL competencies required in teacher and administrator preparation programs & CEU requirements – July 1, 2017
Program Standards/Content
State Cont’d
• Foundations of Reading & General Curriculum for NC exam – Session at IHE Institutes– Regional 1 day collaborative planning session– Online module development
• SL 2013-360 – Additional specificity to literacy CEU requirements for
elementary/middle school teachers– Additional specificity to program approval standards for
elementary/special ed programs in literacy– Additional reporting requirement in IHE Performance report (‘14-’15)
Program Standards/Content
State Cont’d
• SBE Task Force on Global Education recommendations will impact teacher prep programs
• Effectiveness of Program Graduates will be tied to continuing program approval– SL2013 – 226 links Ed Prep Report Cards to IHE Performance
Report including effectiveness of program graduate data
Other Legislative Actions with Implications for Teacher Ed
• Elimination of tenure
• Elimination of graduate pay
• Teacher Pay Issues/Task Force on Teacher Compensation
• Elimination of Teaching Fellows/NC Teacher Corp
• Expansion of TFA
• School/District Performance Measures
NC SNAPSHOT5 Year Trends from IHE Performance Report Data
Lateral Entry 5 Yr Trend
Undergrad Enrollment 5 Yr Trend
Graduate Enrollment 5 Yr Trend
Student Teacher 5 Yr Trend
NC Status Report
• Remodeling (aka Revisioning) – a step in the right direction
• edTPA pilot in NC
• Collaboration with UNC System, NCICU & DPI to reinstate graduate and employer satisfaction surveys
NC Status Report
• Educator Preparation Report Cards – provides value-added data to IHEs for program level continuous improvement in preparation for CAEP
• CAEP Partnership Agreement Development will begin this fall
North Myrtle Beach, SCPhoto by One Proud Momma