From Education WeekThe new president of the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education is brimming with ideas for change. The system of accreditation is under a microscope, said James G. Cibulka, who feels a need to respond to expectations in the field for an improved teacher workforce and teacher education programs.
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CONTACT: Alyssa Mangino, amangino@aacte.orgor 202.478.4596 Featuring tools created for customized member assistance Washington, DC (September 9, 2008) Accreditation is sometimes considered to be a lengthy and complex process that involves a significant amount of attention and patience but the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education(AACTE) is here to help! AACTE announced today a brand […]
Download CONTACT: Alyssa Mangino, amangino@aacte.orgor 202.478.4596 AACTE to Profile Models on Capitol Hill Washington D.C. (June 16, 2008) The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) will host a congressional briefing, entitled “Partnerships That Work: Turning Around Low-Performing Schools,” on Thursday, June 19, 2008, from 8:30AM to 10:00AM in 902 Hart Senate Office […]
Download MEDIA RELEASE CONTACT: Alyssa Mangino, amangino@aacte.orgor 202.478.4596 Washington, D.C. — The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) welcomes James G. Cibulka, dean of the College of Education at the University of Kentucky, as the new president of the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). Cibulka’s appointment takes effect July […]
From Education WeekBy Alyson Klein Congress is poised to finish crafting long-stalled legislation reauthorizing the Higher Education Act, providing the first comprehensive update in federal law covering teacher education and college-preparatory programs in nearly a decade. The HEA, which governs a broad swath of federal higher education programs, was last reauthorized in 1998. The renewal has […]
From: Education DailySharon Robinson, president of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education welcomed the report, saying she particularly supported the need to enhance the clinical development component in most programs. “Universities have to go off campus, provide the opportunities to learn skills of practice in a setting of practice with highly skilled practitioners,” […]
From: Education WeekSharon P. Robinson, the president of the Washington-based American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, or AACTE, a group that represents about 750 colleges of education and that is a member institution of NCATE, called the recommendation for redesigning accreditation “over the top.” “NCATE has given every indication that it is capable of […]
From: The Boston Globe“The findings are sobering, and we take them seriously,” said Sharon Robinson, president and CEO of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, which represents 800 schools. She said Levine’s motives are true and his “tough love” findings have credibility. But she took issue with some ideas, such as shifting more […]
From: eschoolnews.comDespite some examples of success, the majority of today’s teacher-education programs are engaged in a “pursuit of irrelevance,” having failed to keep pace with substantial changes in technology, student demographics, and global competition, according to a new report from the non-partisan Education Schools Project. The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education said it […]
From: Inside Higher EdCalling that part of Levine’s proposal “elitist,” Robinson, the AACTE president, said it’s unwise to abandon programs at the colleges that produce the greatest number of teachers. “Like other professions, education must rely more heavily on the less selective institutions to build the bulk of its work force, incorporating the growing first-generation […]
