TEAC News Archive
TEAC accredits 9 new programs
September 22nd, 2010At its September 13-14, 2010, meeting in Washington, DC, TEAC’s Accreditation Committee accredited the following nine programs: Bethel University graduate education program, Bethel University undergraduate education program, Binghamton University State University of New York teacher education program, Centenary College graduate educational leadership program, Centenary College undergraduate teacher education and graduate special education program, Dixie State College of Utah teacher education program, Montana State University educational leadership program, Montana State University teacher education program, Ohio Christian University teacher preparation program.
Murray examines relationship between TEAC and National Board standards
June 25th, 2010Frank Murray, president of TEAC, proposes “A Role for NBPTS Standards in Teacher Education Accreditation” in his chapter contribution to a new book, Accomplished Teachers, Institutional Perspectives (NBPTS 2010), that considers ways to expand links between the NBPTS standards and assessment process and teacher preparation, program accreditation, and state licensure.
Murray points out that TEAC accreditation is focused on a program’s quality control system and the quality of the evidence the system yields that graduates have acquired the knowledge, disposition, and skill their academic degrees indicate and that the state license requires for a beginning teacher. He proposes ways the TEAC audit approach to accreditation could enhance the National Board’s examination of evidence of a teacher’s effect on student learning.
Other contributors to the book include C. Kent McGuire, dean, College of Education, Temple University; James Cibulka, president, NCATE; Marty Hopkins, professor of education, University of Central Florida; and Richard Navarro, professor of education, California State Polytechnic University. For more information and to view excerpts of the book, visit http://www.nbpts.org/products_and_services/books/accomplished_teachers
200th member joins TEAC
May 25th, 2010Roberts Wesleyan College of Rochester, New York, has become the 200th member of TEAC. Membership includes 185 institutions of higher education — 88 are already accredited and 83 are candidates for accreditation. TEAC also enjoys the membership of 13 affiliate institutions and 16 professional associations who support the TEAC process of accreditation.
TEAC’s 11th Year Status Report features 199 members and 110 accredited programs
May 17th, 2010TEAC begins its 12th year with 199 members composed of 183 institutions and 16 professional associations. It has accredited 110 programs in 88 institutions of higher education across 21 states and has 82 institutions currently pursuing accreditation for their programs.
A status report on TEAC activities for its 11th year highlights membership and accreditation activity, state partnerships, progress with the NCATE/TEAC Design Team, and more. Read the full report.
Massachusetts Signs Partnership Agreement with TEAC
January 18th, 2010In November 2009, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts joined eleven other states in signing a partnership agreement with TEAC that aligns the requirements and processes for TEAC accreditation with state program approval.
TEAC’s President Frank B. Murray noted, “We are pleased to welcome Massachusetts to our growing list of TEAC partnership states. In these difficult economic times, states find that a TEAC partnership can assist them to maintain state standards while encouraging educator preparation programs to pursue higher standards and continuous improvement through TEAC’s national accreditation process.”
In addition to Massachusetts, TEAC has partnership agreements with Colorado, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Utah, Virginia, and West Virginia.