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College of Education. Fall Meeting 2009. Welcome New Faculty & Staff. Academic Departments Career and Technology Education Educational Foundations and Literacy Educational Leadership and Human Development Elementary and Early Childhood Education Clinical Services and Certification. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Fall Meeting 2009
College of Education
Welcome New Faculty & StaffAcademic DepartmentsoCareer and Technology EducationoEducational Foundations and Literacy
oEducational Leadership and Human Development
oElementary and Early Childhood Education
Clinical Services and Certification
Welcome New Faculty & StaffAlliance for Innovation and Research
in Education (AIRE)oCentral Regional Professional Development Center
oMidwest Center for Charter Schools and Urban Education
oMidwest Clinic for Autism Spectrum Disorders
oMissouri Center for Career Education oWorkshop on Wheels
Review CoE Goals from 2008-2009
1. Accreditation Successful NCATE/DESE review was Job #1!
2. Curriculum revisions: Associate of Arts in Teaching (AAT)
4-yr plans completed Foundations, field experience, & Ed Psych
courses in the Professional Education block3. Unit Assessment
Nicole Nickens – Coordinator of TWS Assessment Teacher Work Sample (TWS) beginning Fall 2009
Training in the fall for U-sup’s, D-sup’s, and students Teacher Work Sample Day – Friday April 23, 2010
CoE Goals 2008-2009 (cont.)4. Field experiences
Documentation and coordination of all field experiences
U-sup and D-sup training required for successful transition
Plan for PDS expansion to secondary Faculty involvement – especially with student
teaching5. Aggressively expand programs in KC
market New student population Urban experience for current students
CoE Goals 2008-2009 (cont.)6. Alliance for Innovation & Research in
Education (AIRE) Grant writer hired Opportunity for faculty involvement in the field
(action research and other projects) Seek partners interested in improving education
7. Incubator lab Odin Jurkowski committee chair Partnership with Center for Teaching & Learning Spring 2009 launch
8. Continue to build relationships across the PEF
Implemented through each goal listed above
CoE Priorities for 2009-20101. Celebrate our successes!
NCATE/DESE accreditationImplement recommendations
Progress on Task Force recommendationsDeveloping coherenceField experiencesCurriculum revisionsEducational Technology Innovation Incubator Lab
CoE Priorities for 2009-2010 (cont.)
2. Assessment System refinements: its not rocket science, it just requires diligence! (Job #1 this year)
UCM 5-year internal review Fall semester for all UG majors/minorsEstablish an assessment calendar.All CoE Undergraduate and Graduate Programs part of assessment
system.Data collection each semester at program level, reported
annually.Course syllabi collected and reviewed each semester at the
program level.Program/curriculum revisions driven by data review and best
practices.Undergraduate: Teacher Work Sample (TWS).
Training Fall semester for PEF faculty and studentsLaunched Spring semester 2010Teacher Work Sample Day – Friday April 23, 2010
CoE Priorities for 2009-2010 (cont.)3. Departmental faculty / Center collaboration
Professional Learning Communities Great potential for transforming the
preparation of educational professionals. Task Force to explore joint appointments. Professional Learning Community activity.
Preparing Teachers for a Changing World: What Teachers Should Be Able to Do. Darling-Hammond & Bransford,2005.
It used to be “From Theory to Practice.” Now, its “Blend Theory and Practice.”
CoE Priorities for 2009-2010 (cont.)4. Expand the number of partner districts in
Professional Development School (PDS). Kingsville and Grain Valley added for 2009-
20105. CoE Kansas City Initiative for
Collaborative Partnerships. Dr. Paul James, Coordinator
College of EducationAlliance for Innovation and Research in
EducationKansas City Initiative for Collaborative
PartnershipsPurposes:
To become KC’s “University of Choice” for educational programs.
To increase the number of students in UCM’sCoE programs.Specifically, to recruit Kansas City students who have not typically
attended UCM’s Warrensburg campus.To establish meaningful, working partnerships with urban and
suburban school districts.To expand the number of partner districts in PDS.To increase the number of quality field experience and
internship sites for CoE programs in urban and suburban settings.
To better serve non-traditional and low-income students in the KC region.
To enhance the image of UCM College of Education with various stakeholders in the Kansas City region.
Kansas City Initiative (cont.)Increase student enrollment in:
o Graduate COE programs offered at CSC, school sites, and/or online.Recruit public and private school personnel for COE
graduate degrees.Recruit specifically from UCM Charter Schools.
o Undergraduate COE programs offered at CSC and/or online.Recruit high school students for AAT/UCM education
degrees.Recruit specifically from UCM Charter Schools.
Kansas City Initiative (cont.)Promote and enhance the UCM-CoEimage with
KC area school districts.o Support implementation/enhancement/expansion
of Professional Development Schools partnerships with KC area schools.
o Support implementation/enhancement/expansion of field experiences in KC area schools.
o Promote collaborative joint CoE faculty, student and center staff professional development with school district professional development programs.
o Provide research and professional development opportunities for CoE faculty.
Kansas City Initiative (cont.)Develop active partnerships with Kansas
City community colleges (MCC, JCCC, and KCCC).
Promote and enhance the UCM-COE image with public stakeholders.o Participate in collaboration, formal and
informal meetings necessary to promote and expand the College of Education (i.e., Chamber of Commerce, civic groups as appropriate, corporations, and foundations)
Kansas City Initiative (cont.)Secure resources to support the KC
Initiative and the College of Education.o Identify and secure funding necessary to
continuously maintain and grow the College of Education KC Initiative.
o Develop and maintain relationships with Kansas City metropolitan funding agencies including corporate foundations.
Kansas City Initiative (cont.)A primary goal of the KC Initiative is to provide
an opportunity for the intersection of our teaching, service and research.
Long term goal:
Establish a College of Education building – complete with
classrooms, laboratories and residential facilities – in Kansas
City
Remember, we’re here for our students!
Let’s Have A Great Year!