The New CAEP Standards: Implications for Teacher

Education Programs

Kathryn Chval

Session Overview

• Background• Table Discussions• Groups Summarize Big Ideas

Media & Political Perceptions

• New York Times 10.21.13: An Industry of Mediocrity

• NPR Study 6.18.13: Teacher Prep Programs Get Failing

Marks• Arne Duncan

Teacher education programs are “part of the problem.”

CAEP Strategic Goals

1. To raise the bar in educator preparation.

2. To promote continuous improvement.

3. To advance research and innovation.

4. To increase accreditation’s value.

5. To be a model accrediting body.

6. To be a model learning organization.

Organizational Profile:Environment, Relationships, & Strategic Situation

1Leadership

2Strategic Planning

3Student Focus

5Workforce

Focus

6Operations

Focus

7Results

4Measurement, Analysis, and

Knowledge Management

Baldrige Education Criteria for Performance Excellence Framework

A Systems Perspective

Standard 1: Content and Pedagogical Knowledge

Standard 2: Clinical Partnerships and PracticeStandard 3: Candidate Quality, Recruitment,

and SelectivityStandard 4: Program ImpactStandard 5: Provider Quality Assurance and

Continuous Improvement

Three Pathways

• Continuous Improvement• Inquiry Brief• Transformation Initiative

Evidence

Candidates’:• Content knowledge• Pedagogical knowledge and skills• Pedagogical content knowledge• Professional knowledge and skills• Professional dispositions

Evidence Must Show

Completers:

Are capable of continuing professional growth

Use technology in their work

Use their knowledge and skills about diversity to help their P-12 students learn

Programs Must Demonstrate

• Accomplishments in relation to state and professional standards

• Analyze the validity and reliability of the results

• Use the analysis to improve the quality of their work.

Program Capacity

• Curriculum• Program faculty• Facilities, equipment, and supplies• Fiscal and administrative capacity• Student support services• Recruiting• Admissions practices

Admissions Requirements

• 3.0 GPA• Performance on ACT, SAT, or GRE

top 50% 2016-2017

top 40% 2018-2019

top 33% by 2020

Annual Reporting Data

Measures of Program Impact:• Impact on P-12 learning and development• Indicators of teaching effectiveness• Results of employer surveys, including

retention and employment milestones• Results of completer surveys

Annual Reporting Data

Measures of Program Outcome and Consumer Information:• Graduation rates• Ability of completers to meet licensing

(certification) and any additional state requirements

• Ability of completers to be hired• Student loan default rates and other

consumer information