Advanced Programs Committee
Present: Diane Winder, Music; Sue
Stickel, CSAP; Jennifer Hoffman (GA), Art; Chris Bocklage, Art; Joe Coyner,
SPECED; Judy Williston, TED; Lisa Frankes, TED, Kaia
Skaggs TED, Murali Nair, HPERD, Phil Cardon, BTE, Jane Gordon, TED, Carolyn
Finch, Associate Dean, Mike Vogt, Economics
The meeting was called to order by
Lisa Frankes, Co-Chair
Minutes from
Mike Vogt presented materials on
the Graduate Certificate Program in Economics.
The program has been designed to provide advanced coursework in
economics. This program is of interest
to teachers who may be teaching economics and want to upgrade their knowledge
base. Students in the certificate
program will be able to use coursework from the program if they continue with a
masters degree program in teacher education.
Discussion of the program ensued
concerning the advantages of a program that would provide an economics
endorsement on the teaching certificate. Such programs would require 18 hours
whereas the proposed program requires 15 hours.
It was suggested that many teachers would not seek to enter a master’s
program that would not lead to advanced certification. The question was raised
concerning whether or not the proposed coursework had been correlated with
material that is tested on the MEAP.
Members of the committee also felt that checking with Dr. Nelson, in the
history department concerning BDEU 526 Basic Business and Economics Education
for Teachers would be appropriate.
It was moved and seconded to
approve the proposed changes.
The motion was passed with the
following recommendations:
1.
That requirements for adding an economics
endorsement to the teaching certificate be examined
2.
That the courses be checked for content
correlation with the objectives of the MEAP.
3.
That consultation take place with the history
department
Lisa Frankes distributed folders containing due dates for folio materials and sample syllabi and vita materials for NCATE
Chris Bocklage presented materials in progress for the Art Education NCATE Folio
Members examine the Advanced
Program in Art Education’s conceptual framework. People examined the matrices
and commented that they clearly demonstrated alignment between NCATE standards,
Members examined many 4 draft folios from different advanced programs.
Examination of the materials elicited a discussion of folio strengths and weaknesses that included the following comments:
1) Folio for Masters of Arts in Educational Psychology with a Concentration in Educational Media and Technology
Members felt that the folio was an
exemplary. The
2) Folio for Master of Arts in Early Childhood
Members commented on the clear linkage between NAEYC Standards, the courses that address the specific standards and course experiences. Judy Williston commented that the program area is continuing to work on clarifying criteria used for rubrics.
3) Folio for Master of Arts in
Members commented that the draft is still being revised and will the document will need to demonstrate how course experiences and performance data are aligned with objectives. In addition questions were asked about the meaning of “Institution’s Competency Levels” (Awareness, Basic understanding, Comprehensive Understanding) and how this section of the matrix was being used in relation to assessment of course outcomes.
4) Folio for Master of Arts in Educational Leadership
Members had some suggested recommendations for consolidating the matrices to more clearly demonstrate alignment between NCATE standards, Interstate School Leader Licensure Standards, courses, and assessments. Different matrices showed limited amounts of information, for example, one matrix demonstrated alignment between student outcomes and courses and another demonstrated alignment between student outcomes and a set of standards. The committee suggested creating 1 matrix that combines information from the different sets of matrices.