College of Education

Faculty meeting and

Awards Ceremony

Spring 2009

Agenda

• Welcome & Introductions

• CoE Goals for 2008-2009

• Faculty Awards

Welcome New Staff

• Jean “Cathryn” Othic – grant writer• Joy Mistele – Major Gifts Officer

CoE Goals 2008-20091. Accreditation

– Successful NCATE/DESE review was Job #1!

2. Curriculum revisions:– Associate of Arts in Teaching (AAT)

• 4-yr plans completed

– Foundations, field experience, & core courses in the Professional Education block

3. Unit Assessment– Nicole Nickens – Coordinator of TWS Assessment– Teacher Work Sample (TWS) beginning Fall 2009

• Training in the fall for U-sup’s, D-sup’s, and students

• Teacher Work Sample Day – Friday April 23, 2010

CoE Goals 2008-2009 (cont.)

4. Field experiences– Documentation and coordination of all field

experiences– U-sup and D-sup training required for successful

transition– Plan for PDS expansion to secondary– Faculty involvement – especially with student

teaching

5. Aggressively expand programs in KC market– New student population– Urban experience for current students

CoE Goals 2008-2009 (cont.)

6. Alliance for Innovation & Research in Education (AIRE)

– Grant writer hired March 16, 2009– Opportunity for faculty involvement in the field

(action research and other projects)– Assistance with grant writing

7. Incubator lab– Odin Jurkowski committee chair– Partnership with Center for Teaching & Learning– Spring 2009 launch

8. Continue to build relationships across the PEF– Implemented through each goal listed

Thank you!

We’ve had a great year!