1. Assessment Committee Meeting December 15, 2010
Preparation for NCATE Trainings in Early Spring
January 22 (Educational Counseling)
February 8 (dual department meeting)
March 19 (Teacher Education)
Review of content
How do we ensure the inclusion of all faculty?

2. University Values
Conceptual Frameworks
Guiding Principles
How were they developed? By whom? Stakeholder input? Widely held and understood? How do they impact teaching and clinical experiences? Corroborating Evidence?
Transition Points
Key Assessments
Assessments Levels
Candidate – Course – Program (Instructors) – Unit
How were they developed? By whom? How do we know we are doing this right? How does it inform our conceptual framework? How do the key assessments ensure that candidates are meeting standards? What are we doing to maintain thoroughness and consistency?
Dispositions
Methods of measurements
Intervention strategies
How were they developed? By whom? Stakeholder input? Widely held and understood? How do we know we are doing this right? Are they working?
Quality Assurance – Ensuring Program Quality Throughout the Unit
Input from all stakeholders
Evaluation of quality in each program, across all programs, at all locations, as a unit?
Diversity
Faculty experiences with peers, candidates, and students
Candidates competencies
Candidate interactions with students in field experiences?
Professional Development
Improving teaching and scholarship
How does this happen? Are our efforts effective? Are they consistent across the unit?

3. Glossary
Assessment
Partners
Evaluation
RCA
Standards
Clinical Experience
Candidate Proficiencies
Internship BR IR
Conceptual Framework
Master Teacher
Guiding Principles
Candidate
Dispositions
Students
Transition Points
Stakeholders
Key Assessments
Assessment System
Various Fieldwork Supervisor Positions
Program Types
Program Assessment Documents
Lead Course Faculty
Shadowing
Syllabus vs Template
Unit
Off campus
Institution
Off-site

4. Program Types Initial: Teacher Education Special Education Level I
Advanced Teacher Education:
Special Emphasis
Special Education Level II
Reading
Other School Professionals:
Education Management
School Psychology
Educational Counseling
Other Unit Programs:
Child Development B.S. and M.S.
Child Life
Liberal Studies
Organizational Leadership