Spotlight on Schools of Education How 59 Institutions Approached NCATE Standards 1 and 2

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Spotlight on Schools of EducationHow 59
Institutions Approached NCATE Standards 1 and 2

• AACTE Conference
• NCATE Presentation
• February 2005
• Sheila Allen

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BOE Report Research

• Fall 2003 59 institutions assessed for
  re/accreditation
• The Ethnograph software used to code practices
• Coding completed Spring, Summer, Fall 2004
• Coding completed on Standards 1 and 2
• One weakness information only from BOE reports

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Standard 1

• Content knowledge
• Content knowledge for other personnel
• Pedagogical content knowledge
• Professional and pedagogical knowledge
• Professional knowledge for other personnel
• Dispositions
• Student learning
• Student learning for other personnel

• Grade Point Average
• State Test Scores
• Performance Data
• Portfolios
• Teacher Work Samples
• Surveys
• Program Reviews
• BOE interviews

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Standard 2

• The Assessment System
• Data collection, analysis, and evaluation
• Use of data for program improvement

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Element 1 The Assessment System

• Creation and alignment
• Transition points
• Assessments
• Candidates
• Programs
• Units
• Removing bias

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Element 2 Data Collection, Analysis, and
Evaluation

• Regular and comprehensive information
• Whos responsible?
• Whats being collected
• How often and in what format is it summarized and
  analyzed?
• Use of information technology
• Record of complaints

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Element 3 Use of Data for Program Improvement

• Regular and systematic use of data
• What data is shared?
• With whom is it shared?
• Use of data for program improvement
• For candidate improvement
• For program improvement
• For unit improvement

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Spotlight on Schools of Education

• Section 1
• Description and explanation of Standard 1 and
  Standard 2
• Section 2
• Best practices vignettes Spotlight on the
  colleges
• Section 3
• Research data