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

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The dialogue on teacher education this past year

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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

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