Author: Tunara Moore
Administration Pushes Teacher-Prep Accountability
Administration pushing shift through HEA reporting Published Online: March 8, 2011Published in Print: March 9, 2011, as New Rules For Ed. Prep Are Mulled From EducationWeekBy Stephen Sawchuk Federal officials plan to overhaul the reporting requirements for higher education-based teacher preparation in favor of leaner, outcome-based indicators of program quality, according to plans outlined in […]
Sharon P. Robinson Op-Ed: Education Master’s Programs, Add Value or Shut Down
From EducationWeekBy Sharon P. Robinson Published Online: February 16, 2011 It’s true – some education master’s programs do not add value to teaching quality or student learning. U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and Bill Gates were right in their recent suggestions that school systems rethink the current practice of granting pay raises automatically to […]
American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education’s Annual Meeting Highlights Reforms, Research and Best Practices to Improve Educator Preparation Profession
For Immediate ReleaseFor interviews, contact: Lisa Johnson 202-478-4502 or ljohnson@aacte.org (Feb. 22, 2011, Washington, D.C.) – The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) will host its 63rd Annual Meeting & Exhibits in San Diego February 24-26, 2011. Guided by this year’s theme, “Telling the Story: Writing the Next Chapter,” sessions will focus on measuring […]
William Paterson University to Receive National Best Practice in Global Diversity Award
For Immediate ReleaseFor interviews, contact: Lisa Johnson 202-478-4502 or ljohnson@aacte.org (Feb. 17, 2011, Washington, D.C.) – William Paterson University’s (WPU) College of Education will receive the Best Practice Award in Support of Global Diversity from the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE). The award honors the integration of diversity awareness into educator preparation and […]
San Diego State University to Receive National Innovative Technology Award
For Immediate ReleaseFor interviews, contact: Lisa Johnson 202-478-4502 or ljohnson@aacte.org (Feb. 17, 2011, Washington, D.C.) – San Diego State University (SDSU) will receive the Best Practice Award for the Innovative Use of Technology from the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE). The award, which honors programs that bridge the theory and practice of educator […]
AACTE to Award Boston College and University of Pennsylvania Professors for Distinguished Achievement in Teacher Education
For Immediate ReleaseFor interviews, contact: Lisa Johnson 202-478-4502 or ljohnson@aacte.org (Feb. 17, 2011, Washington, D.C.) – The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) has named Marilyn Cochran-Smith, Ph.D., of Boston College and Susan Lytle, Ph.D., of the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) the 2011 winners of its David G. Imig Award for Distinguished Achievement in […]
AACTE to Present Lifetime Achievement Award Posthumously to Vernon Polite
For Immediate ReleaseFor interviews, contact: Lisa Johnson 202-478-4502 or ljohnson@aacte.org (Feb. 17, 2011, Washington, D.C.) – The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) will honor Vernon Polite, the late dean of the College of Education at Eastern Michigan University, with its prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award. The award will be presented at AACTE’s 63rd Annual […]
AACTE to Present Outstanding Book Award to Kieran Egan for The Future of Education: Reimagining Our Schools From the Ground Up
For Immediate ReleaseFor interviews, contact: Lisa Johnson 202-478-4502 or ljohnson@aacte.org (Feb. 17, 2011, Washington, D.C.) – The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) will present Kieran Egan, Ph.D., with its 2011 Outstanding Book Award for his book The Future of Education: Reimagining Our Schools from the Ground Up. The AACTE award, which recognizes exemplary […]
AACTE to Present Outstanding Dissertation Award to Vera L. Stenhouse
For Immediate ReleaseFor interviews, contact: Lisa Johnson 202-478-4502 or ljohnson@aacte.org (Feb. 17, 2011, Washington, D.C.) – The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) will present Vera L. Stenhouse, Ph.D., with its 2011 Outstanding Dissertation Award for her study of the diversity content in its 2011 Outstanding Dissertation Award for her study of the diversity […]