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TEAC Accredits Three (3) New Programs

McDowell — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:27:20 +0000

At its December 9, 2011, conference call meeting, TEAC’s Accreditation Committee took the following three accreditation actions: Initial Accreditation (5 years) for Central Michigan University (MI) Master’s in Education Program; Initial Accreditation (5 years) for Central Michigan University (MI) Educational Leadership Program; and Accreditation (10 years) for Colorado State University – Pueblo (CO) Teacher Education Program. Congratulations to these programs!

To date, TEAC has accredited 134 programs in 104 institutions of higher education in 25 states.

THIRTEENTH ANNUAL MEETING IN CHICAGO

McDowell — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 19:53:03 +0000

Please join us for the Thirteenth Annual Meeting of the Teacher Education Accreditation Council (TEAC) on Thursday, February 16, 2012, from 1 p.m.—5 p.m., in the Crystal Ballroom C in the Hyatt Regency on the Riverwalk, 151 East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois. The meeting will include an introduction to the CAEP information management system and the opportunity for you to influence its development and will feature the presentation of the first annual Frank B. Murray Award for Innovation and Excellence in Program Self-Study.

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Please note that a separate meeting of the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) will be held on Thursday, February 16, 2012, from 9 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. in Crystal Ballroom C. This requires a separate registration. Please go to www.AACTE.org to register.

ANNOUNCING THE FRANK B. MURRAY AWARD FOR INNOVATION AND EXCELLENCE IN PROGRAM SELF-STUDY
At the October 2012 meeting of the TEAC Accreditation Committee, members voted to create an annual Frank B. Murray Award for Innovation and Excellence in Program Self-Study to be awarded to an educator preparation program selected from the set of cases granted accreditation during that year.

This distinctive award will be based upon the excellence of the quality control system and the quality of evidence it yields, particularly with regard to evidence of reliability and validity; the program’s innovation in performance assessment; and the program’s “principled vision.”

At each meeting, the Accreditation Committee will nominate any appropriate programs; the Committee will determine annually which, if any, program will receive the award at the annual meeting.

TEAC IB Workshop at Second CAEP Conference

McDowell — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:55:23 +0000

The Spring Inquiry Brief Workshop will be held at the second CAEP Conference, jointly hosted by NCATE and TEAC, in Las Vegas, Nevada, on March 15 and 16th, 2012.

We encourage you to attend the workshop and the conference. The workshop is organized so that you can return to your campus with a good start on a draft Brief and a solid understanding of the TEAC accreditation process and the role of the Brief in the process. In the workshop, we concentrate on the key concepts and tasks central to framing and producing the Inquiry Brief and Inquiry Brief Proposal.

We will begin at 8:00 a.m. on Thursday, March 15, and conclude at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, March 16. A Resource Room with sample Inquiry Briefs and audit reports will be open both days for your review. A full program of sessions will be available on the TEAC and NCATE websites after the first of the year.

The CAEP conference flyer is attached. The conference and workshop will be held at the Mirage Hotel and Casino with a conference room rate of $165. (The webpage URL for the flyer is: http://www.ncate.org/InstitutionalOrientation/Spring2012/tabid/768/Default.aspx). Conference registration is $425, and a group rate (savings of $25.00 per person) will be applied for three or more people registering together and billed on a single credit card.

I hope to see you in Las Vegas!

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TEAC Public Performance Disclosure Policy XI Update

McDowell — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 21:15:33 +0000

TEAC has revised its policy on public performance disclosure (Policy XI) in response to a newly instituted standard of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation demanding that accreditors require the programs and institutions they accredit to report program performance data. TEAC requests that institutions post a link to the Summary of the Case (now on the TEAC website at www.teac.org/membership/teac-members/) on their website along with links to such other performance assessment summaries as they determine appropriate (including websites reporting Title II data). For full information of the revised policy, see TEAC Public Performance Disclosure Policy XI Update. (Click here to view full document.)

TEAC BOARD AMENDS ACCREDITATION TERMS

McDowell — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 21:05:04 +0000

The TEAC Board of Directors revised TEAC’s policies relating to the length of accreditation terms so that, beginning with accreditation decisions made in 2012, programs that submit an Inquiry Brief and satisfy TEAC’s Quality Principles will be awarded accreditation for seven years (instead of the former accreditation terms of five years and ten years). Five-year terms of initial accreditation will continue to be awarded to programs that satisfy Quality Principles II and III in an Inquiry Brief Proposal. For full information of the revised policy, see TEAC Policy Update: Seven-Year Terms of Accreditation. Click here to view full document.

TEAC to Host Inquiry Brief Workshop in Puerto Rico: Spanish Version

McDowell — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 22:01:06 +0000

El Teacher Education Accreditation Council (TEAC) invita a usted y sus colegas a asistir al taller estructurado para los programas de preparación de educadores que aspiren a ser acreditados por el TEAC en los próximos tres años. Para su conveniencia, el taller ha sido planificado para el sábado, 3 de diciembre del 2011, a la Universidad del Este, Carolina, Puerto Rico.

Click here to access the full Invitation and Registration Form.

Fecha y sitio:
Universidad del Este
8:30 a.m.—4 p.m.
3 de diciembre del 2011

TEAC to Host Inquiry Brief Workshop in Puerto Rico: English Version

McDowell — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 21:52:38 +0000

The Teacher Education Accreditation Council (TEAC) invites you and your colleagues to attend a workshop designed for educator preparation programs seeking TEAC accreditation in the next three years. The workshop is conveniently planned for Saturday, December 3, 2011, at the University del Este in Carolina, Puerto Rico.

Click here to access the full Invitation and Registration Form.

Date and Location:
Location: Universidad del Este
Time: 8:30 a.m.—4 p.m.
Date: Saturday, December 3, 2011

TEAC Accredits Ten Programs

McDowell — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 15:47:30 +0000

At its September 29‐October 1, 2011, meeting in Alexandria, Virginia, TEAC’s Accreditation Committee took the following ten accreditation actions: Albion College (MI) Teacher Education Program; Bard College (NY) Master of Arts in Teaching Program; College of Mount Saint Vincent (NY) Teacher Education Program; Houghton College (NY) Teacher Education Program; Lakeland College (WI) Teacher Education Program; Manhattan College (NY) School Building Leadership Program; Spring Arbor University (MI) Teacher Education Program; St. John’s University (NY) Teacher Education Program; Texas Lutheran University (TX) Teacher Education Program; and University of Utah (UT) Teacher Education Program. Congratulations to these programs!

To date, TEAC has accredited 132 programs in 104 institutions of higher education in 25 states. TEAC has 222 members, 93 candidate IHEs, 10 affiliate IHEs, and 15 affiliate groups.

An Update on the Transition to CAEP

McDowell — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:25:18 +0000

We know that institutions have many questions on the transition to the new accrediting body, the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP). While we do not have all of the answers yet, here is [a link to] information to help clarify where we are now and our plans for the near future. We hope that this is a help to you as you engage in your own strategic planning.

Revised publications available on TEAC website

diana — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 18:46:16 +0000

TEAC has revised the Guide to Accreditation (www.teac.org/literature/) to include more specific information on scheduling the audit (pages 18-19) and clearer information on describing the program’s rationale for its assessments (pages 47-49). The revised Guide also includes a full list of TEAC staff and the questions each staff member is a resource for answering (www.teac.org/about/staff/).

In addition, the Fall 2011 Exercise Workbook (which will be used at the Inquiry Brief Workshop held as part of the CAEP Conference, September 8-10, 2011, has also been posted on the Literature page (www.teac.org/literature/).