Author: Tunara Moore
AACTE Warned of Efforts to Harm Public Education
From: Education WeekDiane Ravitch, no friend of the current state of teacher education, got a standing ovation from an unlikely crowd last week: a roomful of deans and directors gathered here for the annual conference of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education.In a speech titled “The Future of Teacher Education in a Hostile […]
WOMEN SHAPING HISTORY: Freedom Writers: Erin Gruwell
From: Education UpdateRecently, at the Hilton Hotel, the AACTE (American Association for Colleges of Teachers Education) kicked off the opening night of their annual meeting of administrators, principals, and teachers, and its “Challenge for Change” with the inspiring and heartfelt words of Erin Gruwell. Jeff Gorrel, chair of the Committee on Membership Development and Capacity […]
UNT receives innovative technology award
From: The University of North TexasThe University of North Texas has earned the Best Practice Award for the Innovative Use of Technology from the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE). “This award represents a national review by technology teacher educators who recognized UNT’s work as innovative and of high quality,” said Dr. Mary […]
NCATE Support Poses No Conflict for Teacher Group
From: The Chronicle of Higher EducationTo the Editor: “Teacher-College Group Presses for Single Accrediting Body” (March 7, 2007) quotes one individual who questions as a conflict of interest the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education’s financial contributions to the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, the professional accrediting body for teacher preparation. Accrediting […]
M. CHRISTOPHER BROWN SELECTED AS NEXT DEAN OF COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
From: The University of NevadaUNLV President David Ashley announced today that M. Christopher Brown II, Ph.D., has been selected as the next dean of the UNLV College of Education. Brown, who currently serves as vice president for programs and administration with the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE), will assume his new role […]
PROGRAMS
From: Birmingham NewsSharon Robinson, president and chief executive of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, is the Curtis Distinguished Lecturer for the 17th annual James P. Curtis Lecture, 7 p.m., Thursday, Graves Hall Auditorium, University of Alabama. She will present a lecture entitled “Teaching: Building a World of Learners.”
NCLB ‘universal design’ language endorsed
From: Education DailyTwenty-seven advocacy organizations have endorsed proposed language that would encourage states to incorporate the principals of universal design for learning into state academic content standards and require them to consider UDL in the design of assessments and teacher professional development.UDL is a framework for designing curricula and assessments accessible by students of different […]
Search for dean ends
From: The Rebel YellUNLV’s College of Education has ended the search for a new dean and selected Dr. M. Christopher Brown II. Brown, who will begin work at UNLV July 1, comes from his current position as the vice president of programs and administration with the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE). He […]
Envisioning a New Ed.D.
From: Inside Higher EdLasting improvements to the K-12 school system may well end up starting in the classrooms – and so colleges of education are logical starting places for education reform. Yet, while teacher education gets plenty of scrutiny, a new, nationwide initiative goes straight to the top of the food chain in an attempt […]
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