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		<title>Review the updated InTASC Standards</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Council of Chief State School Officers has released its updated core teaching standards: Model Core Teaching Standards: A Resource for State Dialogue (Draft for Public Comment), developed by a committee of the Interstate Teacher and Support Consortium (InTASC). The standards are available at: http://www.ccsso.org/Resources/Publications/Model_Core_Teaching_Standards.html. Your comments on these standards are welcome. Please visit the www.ccsso.org [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teac.org/2010/09/review-the-updated-intasc-standards/</link>
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		<title>Plan to attend the fall 2010 Inquiry Brief workshop</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Fall 2010 TEAC Inquiry Brief workshop will be held October 28-29, 2010, in Baltimore, Maryland. It will begin with a brief orientation session, &#8220;What is TEAC all about?&#8221; to review TEAC&#8217;s accreditation process, quality principles, and standards of capacity.  The workshop is designed to improve participants&#8217; understanding of the TEAC process, helping faculty concentrate [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teac.org/2010/08/plan-to-attend-the-fall-2010-inquiry-brief-workshop/</link>
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		<title>Let us hear from you by September 15</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The TEAC &#8211; NCATE Design Team has issued a draft report on its plans to consolidate accreditation in teacher education while offering programs the options of the TEAC and NCATE processes. Please review the attached draft report and let us know your reactions. Click here for a Survey Monkey opportunity to respond to the report. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teac.org/2010/08/let-us-hear-from-you-by-september-15/</link>
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		<title>New report issued on the Value of Accreditation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Value of Accreditation, a document developed by regional, national, and programmatic accrediting organizations and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), briefly addresses accreditation: how it works and how it benefits students and the public. Included in the booklet are answers to &#8220;Frequently Asked Questions&#8221; on accreditation-related topics. A copy of the booklet is available [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teac.org/2010/07/new-report-issued-on-the-value-of-accreditation/</link>
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		<title>TEAC accredits 4 new programs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[At the June 14, 2010, meeting of the TEAC Accreditation Committee in Scottsdale, Arizona, the following programs at the following institutions were accredited: Lourdes College (Teacher Education Initial Licensure Program), Manhattan College (Teacher Education Program), Montana State University  (Northern Plains Transition to Teaching Program), and University of Virginia&#8217;s College at Wise (Teacher Education Program).]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teac.org/2010/06/teac-accredits-4-new-programs/</link>
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		<title>Murray examines relationship between TEAC and National Board standards</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Frank Murray, president of TEAC, proposes &#8220;A Role for NBPTS Standards in Teacher Education Accreditation&#8221; 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 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teac.org/2010/06/murray-examines-relationship-between-teac-and-national-board-standards/</link>
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		<title>DEADLINE Extended: on Call for proposals on the use of qualitative research to determine program quality</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The July 15, 2010, deadline for submitting proposals to the AERA SIG has been extended to July 22, 2010. Please submit proposals to www.aera.net. The AERA Academic Audit Research Special Interest Group announces a call for papers around the theme of &#8220;Using Qualitative Methods for Program Assessment.&#8221; Of particular interest is research relating to the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teac.org/2010/06/call-for-proposals-on-the-use-of-qualitative-research-to-determine-program-quality/</link>
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		<title>200th member joins TEAC</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Roberts Wesleyan College of Rochester, New York, has become the 200th member of TEAC. Membership includes 185 institutions of higher education &#8212; 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.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teac.org/2010/05/200th-member-joins-teac/</link>
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		<title>TEAC&#8217;s 11th Year Status Report features 199 members and 110 accredited programs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[TEAC 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, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teac.org/2010/05/teacs-11th-year-status-report-features-199-members-and-110-accredited-programs/</link>
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		<title>Evaluating Educator Preparation Programs Featured at Academic Audit Research SIG Sessions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Academic Audit Research SIG sessions at the 2010 AERA Annual Meeting in Denver featured a high level of interest in and discussion about some of the challenges involved in creating and evaluating a coherent educator preparation program. [See session highlights.] For faculty members who are involved in program assessment research associated with accreditation, the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.teac.org/2010/05/evaluating-educator-preparation-programs-featured-at-academic-audit-research-sig-sessions/</link>
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