November 3, 2004 - Minutes
Introductions
• Dennis Stewart, Teacher Education Committee Chair, Division of Social Science Psychology and Management
• Joe Alia, Division of Math & Science - Chemistry
• John Ross, Division of Humanities -Music
• Chris DeVries, Division of Education Wellness & Sport Science
• Judy Kuechle, Division of Education Chair and Secondary Education, Exofficio
• Jana Koehler, Division of Education Principal Administrative Specialist
Purpose of Teacher Education Committee
• This committee is a sub-committee of Curriculum. The committee learns about the teacher education program at UMM and preparation of teacher sin MN and elsewhere. Members of the committee inform their Division faculty of any major changes or initiatives in teacher education.
• This committee assists the Division of Education in meeting an NCATE/BOT requirement that our teacher education programs be connected to the liberal arts.
• A yearly report is made to the Curriculum Committee with summary of past year discussions and actions. A recommendation regarding the continuance of the committee is also provided.
Education Catalog Changes
• Ed 2101 changed and Ed 2111 was added. The practicum experience has been separated from the in-class discussion and readings of Ed 2101 and is now assessed in a new course, Ed 2111.
Teacher Education Program
• Exams that are required for our students are increasing in price and number
• ElEd is currently conducting a search for a tenure-track position to begin Fall 05
• Faculty Communication of Concern form for students and process for students to use for program or faculty concerns Issues for future discussion of the Teacher Education Committee
• No Child Left Behind (NCLB)
• Student Teachers and the process UMM uses for placements, supervision, observation
• Teacher Education Faculty to meet and discuss programs
• Dispositions of teaching candidates
• Relations with local school districts
• Athletes in teacher education programs
Prepared By ~ Jana Koehler
December 8, 2004 - Minutes
Present:
• Dennis Stewart, Teacher Education Committee Chair, Division of Social Science Psychology and Management
• Joe Alia, Division of Math & Science - Chemistry
• Chris DeVries, Division of Education Wellness & Sport Science
• Jessica Glaza, Student
• Judy Kuechle, Division of Education Chair and Secondary Education, Exofficio
• Jana Koehler, Division of Education Principal Administrative Specialist
Teacher Education Dispositions
• Judy explained that UMM Teacher Education developed a form, Teacher Candidate Dispositions, Standards of Effective Practice are included and they are state standards adopted by the National standards and the conceptual framework describes our program for NCATE (National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education).
• UMM Teacher Education recommends students to the state and ultimately the state decides if a student receives a license.
• Suggestions: form could be less subjective, obtain evaluations from different people, form should be used after they get into the program, incorporate assessment into one of these categories, this is in line with The Big 5 Personality Traits
Student Athletes and Teacher Education
• Discussed UMM teaching schedule and practice times and compared them from Division II to Division III.
• The fall season is very heavy with the Beginning Student Teaching practicum and also other field experiences.
• For the most part the students are very responsible and have communicated with the instructors and coaches.
Next Meeting - February 2005
Prepared By ~ Jana Koehler
February 14, 2005 - Minutes
Present:
• Dennis Stewart, Teacher Education Committee Chair, Division of Social Science Psychology and Management
• Joe Alia, Division of Math & Science Chemistry
• John Ross, Division of Humanities -Music
• Chris DeVries, Division of Education Wellness & Sport Science
• Judy Kuechle, Division of Education Chair and Secondary Education, Exofficio
• Jana Koehler, Division of Education Principal Administrative Specialist
Status of Teacher Education in Minnesota
• Education Week Article
• Shows report for all states in different areas
• Department of Education - http://education.state.mn.us/html/mde_home.htm
• Alice Seagren, new Commissioner was in Fergus Falls last Tuesday (2/8)
• Governor Pawlenty has two proposals: Get Ready, Get Credit and Q Comp
• Performance based science exam will be implemented in 2007
• Institutional Report Card like K-12 School Report Card
• MN Teacher Recruitment Center, school districts/teachers can search for qualified candidates/openings
• Board of Teaching - http://education.state.mn.us/html/intro_board_teach.htm
• Licensure via Portfolio
• Looking at additional licensure options: Biology 5-12 can also get General Science 5-12 to be able to teach Chemistry for an example
• MN Association of Colleges for Teacher Education - http://www.mnteachered.org/
• Search the 29 Institutions
• MTQM Measures of Teacher Quality in Minnesota
National Education
• US Department of Education - http://www.ed.gov/index.jhtml
• No Child Left Behind
Future Agenda Items
• International Reports
• Science (TIMMS) and Social Studies Exams
Next Meeting - March 7, 2005 from 8-9am in Ed 102
Prepared By ~ Jana Koehler
March 7, 2005 - Minutes
Present:
• Dennis Stewart, Teacher Education Committee Chair, Division of Social Science Psychology and Management
• Joe Alia, Division of Math & Science Chemistry
• Judy Kuechle, Division of Education Chair and Secondary Education, Exofficio
• Jana Koehler, Division of Education Principal Administrative Specialist
Review of Teacher Education at UMM http://www.morris.umn.edu
• Suggestion: Alumni page add statement if person does not want their name on the webpage then they should contact Ed office
• Master of Education Graduate courses - Karen Johnson in Continuing Education is contact person
E-Folio - http://www.efoliomn.com/
• Examples http://sarakremin.efoliomn.com/ and http://jennawolf.efoliomn.com/
• E-Folio used by all education students for electronic presentation
National Center for Education Statistics http://nces.ed.gov/
• Minnesota Profile http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/states/profile.asp
• International Comparisons in Education http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/international/
• Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study http://nces.ed.gov/TIMSS/
National Council for the Social Studies - http://www.ncss.org/ - curriculum standards
• All content areas have prepared standards within the professional organizations. Science, English, etc. all have content standards that are recognized by MN and are utilized to identify standards for MN licensed teachers.
National and State Exams
• http://www.ets.org/praxis/ - for students who want to be licensed teachers
• http://education.state.mn.us/html/intro_dist_test_coord.htm - for K-12 students
Committee Report
• Compilation of minutes and report will be sent to committee members for approval and then sent to Executive Committee
Prepared By ~ Jana Koehler