Author: Tunara Moore
AACTE Honors University of Washington and UC Santa Barbara Educators with Outstanding Journal of Teacher Education Article Award
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFor interviews, contact: Lisa Johnson202-478-4502 or ljohnson@aacte.org (Feb. 6, 2012, Washington, D.C.) – The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) will present its 2012 Outstanding Journal of Teacher Education (JTE) Article Award to Charles A. Peck, Ph.D., and Chrysan Gallucci, Ph.D., of the University of Washington (UW) College of Education and […]
Portland State, Ball State and Texas Christian Universities to Receive Joint AACTE-Southern Poverty Law Center Award
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For interviews, contact: Lisa Johnson 202-478-4502 or ljohnson@aacte.org (Feb. 6, 2012, Washington, D.C.) – The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) and the Southern Poverty Law Center will present the AACTE-Southern Poverty Law Center Award for Exemplary Culturally Responsive Teacher Preparation, a special one-time honor, to Portland State University’s Graduate […]
Kansas State University College of Education to Receive AACTE Award for Professional Ethics and Moral Dispositions in Teacher Education
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For interviews, contact: Lisa Johnson 202-478-4502 or ljohnson@aacte.org (Feb. 6, 2012, Washington, D.C.) – The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) will present its 2012 Best Practice Award for Professional Ethics and Moral Dispositions in Teacher Education to Kansas State University’s College of Education. The award, which recognizes excellence in […]
AACTE Honors University of Central Florida College of Education for Innovative Use of Technology
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For interviews, contact: Lisa Johnson 202-478-4502 or ljohnson@aacte.org (Feb. 6, 2012, Washington, D.C.) – The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) will present its 2012 Best Practice Award for the Innovative Use of Technology to the University of Central Florida (UCF) College of Education. The award, which honors programs that […]
Northeastern Illinois University to Receive AACTE Award for Support of Global Diversity
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For interviews, contact: Lisa Johnson 202-478-4502 or ljohnson@aacte.org (Feb. 6, 2012, Washington, D.C.) – The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) will present its 2012 Best Practice Award in Support of Global Diversity to the Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU) College of Education. The award, which recognizes a school, college or […]
AACTE Proposes Guiding Principles on Negotiated Rulemaking for Teacher Preparation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For interviews, contact: Lisa Johnson 202-478-4502 or ljohnson@aacte.org (Jan. 17, 2012, Washington, D.C.) – Tomorrow, the U.S. Department of Education’s Negotiated Rulemaking Committee on Teacher Preparation Programs will begin its work to develop regulations for Title II of the Higher Education Act (HEA) and the TEACH Grants. The American Association of Colleges […]
AACTE Priority Federal Education Programs Funded by Congress
Official AACTE Statement For interviews, contact: Lisa Johnson202-478-4502 or ljohnson@aacte.org (Dec. 19, 2011, Washington, D.C.) – The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) today announced that several priority programs survived a fiscal year 2012 (FY12) package agreed to by both the House and Senate. Most of the programs, which invest in innovation and […]
AACTE Applauds the National Education Association’s Push for Broad Expansion of the Teacher Performance Assessment
Official AACTE Statement For interviews, contact: Lisa Johnson202-478-4502 or ljohnson@aacte.org (December 16, 2011, Washington, D.C.) – The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) celebrates further progress in the nationwide adoption of the Teacher Performance Assessment (TPA), after National Education Association (NEA) President Dennis Van Roekel announced a new agenda to strengthen the teaching […]
Michelle Obama Honors Military Families at White House
From ABC Newsby Kristina Wong Earlier this week at the White House, first lady Michelle Obama honored military families and reflected on their sacrifice. “I have spoken with so many military spouses who are raising their kids alone while their loved one is stationed overseas for months at a time. I have heard from so […]