Directors and Representatives of Teacher Education Programs

Minutes and Handouts

April 3, 2009 Meeting

Agenda
MDE Professional Preparation and Development Unit report
Minutes

February 6, 2009 Meeting

Agenda
Treasurer's Report
MDE Professional Preparation and Development Unit report
Minutes

December 5, 2008 Meeting

Agenda
Treasurer's Report and List of Member Institutions
MDE Professional Preparation and Development Unit report
Minutes
Dispositions discussion - Iowa , Disposition: A Superfluous Construct in
Teacher Education, Nurturing Five Dispositions of Effective Teachers , National Center for the Study of Educational Dispositions

October 3, 2008 Meeting

Agenda
Treasurer's Report
MDE Professional Preparation and Development Unit report
Minutes
MDE Elimination of Endorsements
MDE Timeline for Elementary Education and Early Childhood Education Program Reviews
MDE Appropriate Assignments for Elementary Teachers

April 4, 2008 Meeting

Agenda
Treasurer's Report
MDE Professional Preparation and Development Unit report
Minutes
Superintendent's Plan to Advance Teacher Preparation

February 1, 2008 Meeting (cancelled)

Agenda
Treasurer's Report
MDE Professional Preparation and Development Unit report

December 7, 2007 Meeting

Agenda
Treasurer's Report
MDE Professional Preparation and Development Unit report and addendum
Minutes (revised)

October 5, 2007 Meeting

Agenda
Treasurer's Report
MDE Professional Preparation and Development Unit report
Minutes
Institutional membership roster

access older minutes and handouts: 2005-2007 or 2003-2005

News:

Meeting dates for 2010-2011 are: October 8, December 3, February 4, and April 1.

Michigan Non-traditional Route to Teacher Certification Information:

Summary document of existing non-traditional programs in Michigan;
Senate Bill 0965 introduced last week for an alternative route via legislation;
The route as proposed by the State Superintendenrt last spring.

Applications are being accepted now for the MATE student teacher of the year competition. The application fee and form must be in by March 5, 2010; all materials must be in by March 18. The winner and finalists are announced on May 14.

The new elementary education standards were approved by the State Board of Education on Jan. 8, 2008. All information pertaining to the upcoming review may be found on the MDE web site right here. Training sessions for reviewers will be held on Sept. 25 at Wayne State, Sept. 28 at Central Michigan, and Oct. 12 at Northern Michigan. The submission deadline for early adopters is Nov. 1, 2009, and the payment deadline is Dec. 1. The review session for early adopters is February 12, 2010.

The most recent of Jerry Robbins' MACTE public affairs notes is available as of March 5, 2009. Download the latest here, and look up the archive here.

AICUM institutions working together to align TEAC quality principles and cross-cutting themes with MDE standards in vartious specialty areas. The results are freely available to use.

Criteria for Teacher Preparation:
Download the 2007-08 TPI reporting forms and worksheets.

Exceptions to the requirement that secondary teacher candidates pass MTTC tests in minor areas of certification

Proposed Administrative Rule Changes (Teacher Certification, School Counselors, School Psychologists, Suspension/Revocation of Certificates)

Development Timeline for New Program Standards

Press Release: Governor Signs Bills Establishing Rigorous High School Curriculum

USA Today Article: Teacher Testing

Panel Considers Revamping College Aid and Accrediting

School Board Superintendant Monthly Podcast

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