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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