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 block

3. 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

teaching

5. 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

education7. 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/minors

Establish 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-

2010

5. CoE Kansas City Initiative for Collaborative Partnerships.

Dr. Paul James, Coordinator

College of EducationAlliance for Innovation and Research in

EducationKansas City Initiative for Collaborative

Partnerships

Purposes: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!