Teacher Education Advisory Council College of Education Alabama State University

Why are we here? Comedian Don Novello once did a bit about the "Five Minute University." His premise was that we don't remember more than about five minutes' worth of knowledge from our college education, so why not go to college for just five minutes?

Why are we here? We want far more than that. We want to promote deep, insightful learning that endures. Our conceptual framework calls this life long learning.

Why are we here? COE needs your help to provide us with valuable suggestions for ways to enhance curricula, pedagogies, and assessments that promote deep learning.

Why are we here? Two of the exciting pedagogical developments of the last few years has been the growth of the learning communities and service learning. We need your help in involving our teacher candidates in these processes.

Why are we here? Last NCATE visit – November 2003 “The unit, its school partners and other members of the professional community do not systematically design, deliver, and evaluate field experiences and clinical practice or jointly determine student teacher/internship placements.” “The unit does not have a systematic process to ensure that candidates at the initial and advanced levels are placed in diverse setting throughout the field experience and clinical practice.”

Why are we here? Early interaction between our teacher candidates and the P-12 schools Waiting for student teaching (Internship) is too late for many to actually teach Too much ‘watching’ Need your suggestions for getting our candidates active in the schools.

A Look at the College of Education 21 Programs Undergraduate 1042 students Graduate students 914 students

1956 Students in 21 Programs Biology -21/34 Business Education - 28 Elem Education – 302/185 Early Child Educa. – 143/67 English/Lang Arts – 58/53 Health – 17/3 History – 28/26

1956 Students in 21 Programs Mathematics – 66/52 Music Education 21/2 Physical Education – 116/26 Psychology Reading Specialist Recreation - 26 Social Science – 4/22 Spanish Special Education – 41/77

1956 Students in 21 Programs Educational Admin -144 General Counseling - 66 Leadership, Policy and Law (Ed.D.) - 42 Library Education Media - 71 School Counseling – 44

Faculty 43 Full time Faculty Curriculum and Instruction (13) Health, Physical Education, and Recreation (6) Foundations and Psychology (9) Instructional Support (15) 81 Adjunct Faculty Curriculum and Instruction (36) Health, Physical Education, and Recreation (13) Foundations and Psychology (18) Instructional Support (14)

Program Revisions Beginning with the Summer 2005 graduates, all secondary education majors will have the same major course work as their College of Arts and Sciences counterparts Example: Mathematics majors require 51 hours of mathematics – Mathematics Education majors will take identical coursework in mathematics and have a major in mathematics.

What’s in Our Future New Building Ground-breaking in Spring 2005

New College of Education Bldg.

What’s in Our Future Praxis II Service Learning Block Instruction Cohort groups Weekend Courses Internet Courses Blackboard Assessment Office New Building Ground-breaking in Spring 2005

Roundtable Discussions 1. What are your expectations of a new teacher? How can we improve/change our programs to meet your expectations? 2. How do we get our students more involved in the schools? 3. How do we meet NCATE’s expectations for diversity? 4. Other concerns (open)