Teacher Prep. Accreditation

Teacher Preparation AACTE Critiques Proposed Accreditation Standards
AACTE provides critical feedback on aspects of a set of draft teacher college accreditation standards.
Stephen Sawchuk, April 12, 2013
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Teacher Preparation Accrediting Body Unveils Draft Standards for Teacher Prep
The proposal includes a 3.0 GPA for applicants and evidence that programs' graduates make an impact in their K-12 classrooms.
Stephen Sawchuk, February 19, 2013
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3 min read
Teacher Preparation NCATE Accredits First 'Nontraditional' Program
The national teacher-college accreditation body has approved its first nontraditional, non-university-based program.
Stephen Sawchuk, May 24, 2012
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3 min read
Teacher Preparation Teacher-Prep Accreditor Names Standards-Setting Panel
The group will recommend standards for ensuring that candidates know their content and can teach effectively, among other policies.
Stephen Sawchuk, February 28, 2012
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5 min read
Standards & Accountability Merged NCATE Likely to Raise Teacher-Entry Bar
Tougher admissions criteria for teacher education programs are under consideration for the new teacher-accreditation body.
Stephen Sawchuk, December 14, 2011
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5 min read
Teaching Opinion NCATE's "Transformative" Vision...Not So Much
NCATE's big report "Transforming Teacher Education Through Clinical Practice" is out today, and is likely to get the predictable hosannas. It's scheduled for a morning event at the National Press Club (I'm doing a bit of discussant duty), where the Blue Ribbon Panel's call for "radically" revising teacher prep to focus on practical training and residencies will be hailed as a transformative moment. SUNY Chancellor Nancy Zimpher, a co-chair, said, "This is a seismic moment for teacher education." I'm not sold.
Rick Hess, November 16, 2010
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4 min read
Teacher Preparation Teacher-Prep Accrediting Groups to Merge
The merger of NCATE and TEAC could mean a more rigorous bar for teacher preparation in the future.
Stephen Sawchuk, October 25, 2010
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5 min read
Federal Video Education Secretary Arne Duncan on Teacher Prep Programs and Teachers' Unions
June 23, 2010
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Federal NCATE Offers Multiple Reaccreditation Paths
Schools can work toward a higher level of performance on NCATE standards, take on a major research project, or partner with a district.
Stephen Sawchuk, June 23, 2009
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6 min read
Federal NCATE President Fleshes Out Plans to Update Process
The president of the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education has laid out specific ideas for updating its accrediting process.
Stephen Sawchuk, March 6, 2009
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3 min read
Teacher Preparation NCATE Commits to Streamlining Accrediting Process
The nation’s largest accreditor of teacher colleges says it will streamline the process teacher preparation programs go through to get its approval.
Vaishali Honawar, November 20, 2008
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4 min read
Teacher Preparation NCATE To Redesign Accreditation Process
The National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, the nation's premier accreditor of teacher colleges, today announced it will redesign the process that programs have to go through to get its nod, and will provide more options and ensure cost-effectiveness, among other changes.
Vaishali Honawar, November 18, 2008
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1 min read
Teacher Preparation NCATE and TEAC: Separate and Multiple
A few weeks back, the two national teacher accreditors, the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education and the Teacher Educator Accreditation Council, were asked to work together to come up with a unified accrediting system in the best interests of the teaching profession.
Vaishali Honawar, August 12, 2008
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1 min read
Teacher Preparation Unified Teacher-College Accrediting System Urged
A panel of teacher education stakeholders wants the two national teacher-college accreditors to work together on creating a unified system of accreditation.
Vaishali Honawar, June 16, 2008
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6 min read
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