TEACHER PREPARATION AT ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY

The College of Education forthe 21st Century

MARY LOU FULTON TEACHERS COLLEGE

Sarah Beal Association of Teacher Educators Annual ConferenceFebruary 15, 2015

TEACHER PREPARATION AT ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY

Starting and Sustaining a Program

1999

• 1 PDS cohort in 1 school district

2003

• 5 PDS cohorts in 5 partner districts (partially funded by US DOE TQE Grant)

2009

• 10 PDS cohorts in 10 partner districts (partially funded by US DOE TQP Grant)

TEACHER PREPARATION AT ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY

272011 Excellence at scale

Praised for “raising the bar” by U.S. Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan (Nov. 2014)

28 cohorts in 22 districts

Four Stars by National Council for Teacher Quality

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TEACHER PREPARATION AT ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY

iTeachAZ Key Features

Accountability For Effective Teaching and

Student Growth

Increased content

knowledge

Rigorous student teaching

experience

Performance-based

accountabilityClear

professional expectations

Connection between

coursework and clinicals

TEACHER PREPARATION AT ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY

ASU Contribution

Community-embedded partnerships

District Contribution

• 25-30 teacher candidates• Hiring pipeline: 39% of graduates

employed in placement district• Full-time faculty member• Professional development for

mentors

• Participation in hiring of Site Coordinator

• Recruitment and compensation of mentor teachers

• Participation in quarterly governance meeting

• Dedicated ASU classroom with technology support

TEACHER PREPARATION AT ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY

• Program specialists• Site review

• Course observation• Performance Assessment

pre-conference observation• Performance Assessment

co-observation and co-scoring• Performance Assessment

post conference• Mentor training• Governance meeting

Program fidelity

TEACHER PREPARATION AT ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY

Data for continual improvement

• Teacher candidate performance entered on laptop, tablet, or mobile device

• Data is immediately available to teacher candidates, mentors, and faculty

Mobile data collection app

TEACHER PREPARATION AT ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY

Data for continual improvement

Data Dashboard

• Individual and cohort-level data available to candidates, mentors, site coordinators, program leaders

• Used to provide support and inform program improvement

TEACHER PREPARATION AT ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY

Addressing the Challenges

• Starting and Sustaining a Program

• Program Buy-In, Win-Win Partnership

• Embedding Special and Bilingual Education Features

TEACHER PREPARATION AT ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY

iTeachAZ Key Features

Excellence at scale

Increased quality and quantity of clinical experience

Rigorous coursework High performance standards

Program fidelity Community-embedded partnerships

Data for continual improvement