Early Childhood Education (ZA) Endorsement Program Reviewer Technical Assistance

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Early Childhood Education (ZA) Endorsement
Program Reviewer Technical Assistance

• Office of Professional Preparation Services
• Michigan Department of Education

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Application Process Overview

• Applications and supporting documentation must be
  submitted in an electronic format.
• All endorsement program applications must be
  submitted by November 1, 2010.
• All fees must be paid by December 1, 2010.

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Review Process

• During the Month of December
• January-March 1 complete reviewer comment form 
• March 1 review teams meet on own schedule
• Complete team reviews and send one combined
  reviewer recommendation form to Bonnie
  Rockafellow by April 1, 2011
• Office of Professional Preparation Services will
  send reviewer recommendation forms to Teacher
  Preparation Institution

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Purpose of Peer Review

• As you review please remember that this review
  process should
• support institutions as they offer documentation
  highlighting the quality of the ZA program.
• provide valuable feedback in relationship to the
  new Early Childhood Education (ZA) Endorsement
  Standards

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Purpose of Peer Review

• The process is not designed to
• replicate a program you may have graduated from
  or work within.
• evaluate the institutions capacity to use
  technology for documentation.

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Reviewers Guidelines

• Review Forms
• Application for State Approval of Teacher
  Preparation Specialty Programs http//www.michigan
  .gov/documents/progapp_21902_7.doc
• This is the documentation format we expect to see
  for all the programs.

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Reviewers Guidelines

• Reviewer Comment Form
• The reviewer's comment form was prepared to help
  reviewers working with institutional documents
  submitted for review. It may also be useful for
  your conversations with your review partner.
  This form is for the reviewers use and is NOT
  used by the institution under review.

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Reviewers Guidelines

• The Early Childhood Education (ZA) Endorsement
  standards are available at
• http//www.michigan.gov/mde/0,1607,7-140-6530_5683
  _6368-204349--,00.html
• These are the standards that each institution
  must address when completing a standards matrix
  for the program (see instructions for Section VI
  of the Application for State Approval of Teacher
  Preparation Specialty Programs).

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Review of Standards

• Awareness
• Possesses General Knowledge (exposure)
• Basic Understanding
• Ability to Comprehend and Apply (Use)
• Comprehensive Understanding
• A High Level of Understanding, Application and
  Reflecting (Proficient)

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Awareness

• Syllabus
• The Text provides the information
• A Lecture has the information as a topic

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Basic

• Syllabus
• Text has information
• Lecture includes issues as topics
• Assignments for field experience is inclusive of
  issues
• Assessments clearly address issues

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Comprehensive

• Syllabus
• Text and Additional Readings Provide Multiple
  Perspectives Relative to the Issues
• Assignments Require Reflection and Comparative
  Analysis of Issues
• Evidence of Application During Field Experiences
• Assessment Criteria and Rubrics Provide Clear
  Expectation of Use and Student Learning/Impact
  Analysis

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Additional Resources

• ELL Resource http//www.michigan.gov/documents/mde
  /Web_Resources_263842_7.doc
• Assistive and AdaptiveTechnology
  http//mits.cenmi.org/LendingLibrary.aspx
• How to review specialty programs
  http//www.michigan.gov/mde/0,1607,7-140-6530_5683
  _6368-204349--,00.html

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The Review

• Individual review
• Team Review and building consensus
• Use reviewer comment form for team notes

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The review

• Reviewer Recommendation Form
• Send completed reviewer recommendation form AND
  reviewer comment form to Bonnie Rockafellow by no
  later than April 1, 2011
• Email forms to rockafellowb_at_michigan.gov

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Early Childhood Education (ZA) Endorsement
Program

• Questions regarding the review process can be
  sent to Bonnie Rockafellow at rockafellowb_at_michiga
  n.gov
• A more in-depth discussion of specific content
  components of the review will be held during the
  Early Childhood Conference on October 21st.