Connecting the Teacher Pipeline

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Connecting the Teacher Pipeline

• Creating the Associate of Arts of Teaching Degree
  (AAT)
• Nancy S. Shapiro
• AACTE 2005

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Maryland K-16 Context Problems to be solved

• Aligning high school expectations to improve
  access to and success in higher education
• Improving the Preparation of Quality Teacher
  Candidates in Maryland
• Strengthening communication and cooperation
  between MSDE, USM, MHEC, and other state
  institutions

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Maryland K-16 Partnership for Teaching and
Learning

• K-16 Leadership Council
• Co-chairs State Superintendent, University
  System Chancellor, Secretary of Higher Education
• Stakeholder groups represented Business,
  Education Deans, College Presidents, Teacher
  Unions, etc.

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Need for a New AAT Degree The Challenge

• Urgency of addressing the teacher shortage
• Federal requirements in NCLB for academic content
  knowledge

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The Response Why

• Potential for teacher recruitment through
  community colleges
• Need for seamless transfer into four-year
  institutions
• Priority of first addressing the areas of
  critical shortage

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The Response HowCreating the Secondary
AATOversight Council

• Expanding statewide efforts to engage arts and
  sciences faculty
• Establishing disciplinary committees in selected
  content areas with ongoing oversight
• Formation of Oversight Council as a K-16
  Workgroup committee

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Charge to the Oversight Council

• Purpose To increase the supply of secondary
  teachers through a seamless 2-year/4-year system
• Process Inclusive, collaborative,
  representative, consensus driven

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Functions of the AAT Oversight Council

• Identify disciplinary committee membership
• Plan approach that fosters faculty engagement
• Develop and deliver charge to committees
• Sponsor and support committee work
• Meet timelines for program development and K-16
  reporting

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Membership of the Oversight Council

• Approach
• representation of affinity groups and institution
  types
• members speak for the groups they represent
• Includes presidents, chief academic officers,
  deans, education and arts and sciences faculty
• Includes USM, MSDE, MHEC, MACC