Author: Tunara Moore

MOOCs Provider in Higher Ed. Targets K-12 Teacher PD

From Education Week By Sean Cavanagh In attempting to bring “MOOCs” to the world of teacher training, the Silicon Valley company Coursera and its partners at universities and other institutions are courting a new and potentially vast audience, one that is becoming increasingly accustomed to receiving professional training via the Web. The decision marks the […]

Nation’s Top Educators Prepared by Colleges and Schools of Education

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For interviews, contact: Lisa Johnson Kiefer 202-478-4502 or lkiefer@aacte.org (April 26, 2013, Washington, D.C.) – The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) applauds the Council of Chief State School Officers’ 2013 National Teacher of the Year Jeffrey Charbonneau, the three additional finalists and the colleges and schools of education that […]

Sharon P. Robinson: Commit to International Study Cultures

From the National Journal “Education Experts” blogBy Sharon P. Robinson Many of AACTE’s more than 800 member programs do phenomenal work incorporating global competencies into their curriculum. However, this is nowhere near a common enough practice in educator preparation or higher education as a whole. As I thought about this topic further, I could think of no better […]

AACTE Critiques Proposed Accreditation Standards

From Education Week By Stephen Sawchuck Though it praises the overall thrust of a proposed set of accreditation standards, the main membership organization for teacher colleges this week also highlighted concerns about some specifics. In a feedback document on its website, the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, questions, in particular, the accreditor’s ideas for candidate […]

FY 2014 Budget Lacks Vision for Future of Educator Preparation

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For interviews, contact: Lisa Johnson Kiefer 202-478-4502 or lkiefer@aacte.org (April 12, 2013, Washington, D.C.) – The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) appreciates President Obama’s and the Administration’s overall increased investment in education in his FY 2014 budget proposal. However, the Association believes the proposal lacks a vision for the […]

AACTE on Changing Teacher Preparation – Dr. Sharon Robinson interview by Higher Education Talk Radio

Reps. Chu and Hinojosa Reintroduce “The Equal Access to Quality Education Act”

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For interviews, contact: Lisa Johnson Kiefer 202-478-4502 or lkiefer@aacte.org (March 22, 2013, Washington, D.C.) – The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) today celebrated Rep. Judy Chu’s (D-CA) and Rep. Rubén Hinojosa’s (D-Texas) reintroduction of H.R. 1334, “The Equal Access to Quality Education Act.” The bill, originally introduced in September […]

Student Diversity Is Up But Teachers Are Mostly White

From abc News By Emily Deruy Classrooms are becoming more diverse, but the people leading them remain predominantly white. More than 80 percent of the bachelor’s degrees in education awarded during the 2009-10 school year were to non-Latino white students, according to a new study by the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE). […]

Not What You Thought on Teacher Ed

From Inside Higher EdBy Zack Budryk WASHINGTON — The national group that represents teacher education colleges on Wednesday released data that it says show such programs have become more competitive to get into and more clinically oriented. “The good news is that we are taking selectivity very seriously,” said Sharon P. Robinson, president of the […]