1. TEACHER PREPARATION AT ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY The College of Education for the 21 st Century MARY LOU FULTON TEACHERS COLLEGE Sarah Beal Association of Teacher Educators Annual Conference February 15, 2015

2. 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)

3. TEACHER PREPARATION AT ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY 27 2011 Excellence at scale Praised for “raising the bar” by U.S. Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan (Nov. 2014) 28 cohorts in 22 districts Four StarsFour Stars by National Council for Teacher Quality 1

4. 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 accountability Clear professional expectations Connection between coursework and clinicals

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. TEACHER PREPARATION AT ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY Addressing the Challenges Starting and Sustaining a ProgramProgram Buy-In, Win-Win PartnershipEmbedding Special and Bilingual Education Features

10. TEACHER PREPARATION AT ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY iTeachAZ Key Features Excellence at scale Increased quality and quantity of clinical experience Rigorous coursework High performance standards Program fidelity Community-embedded partnerships Data for continual improvement