Department of Education

Our Conceptual Framework Experience Based Teacher Education

EBTE Teacher Education Cohort Experiences What experiences shape the training of teacher candidates while they attend SWOSU? Exemplary University Classroom Experiences Best Practice Field Experiences Teacher Education Cohort Experiences Education-Related Service Learning Experiences

Exemplary University Classroom Experiences “Faculty members have the responsibility to make [teacher candidates] aware of and to provide teaching strategies for maximizing student learning in the multitude of various classroom environments.” Policy and Procedures Manual (OSRHE,2012)

Exemplary University Classroom Experiences Examples of Classroom Experiences: Desired teaching behaviors that are modeled by SWOSU’s professional faculty Designing lesson and unit plans Engagement with guest speakers. Theoretical knowledge via coursework, texts, discussions, and multi-media presentations

Best Practice Field Experiences “The unit and its school partners design, implement, and evaluate field experiences…so that teacher candidates…develop and demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and professional dispositions necessary to help all students learn.” Professional Standards for the Accreditation of Teacher Preparation Institutions (NCATE, 2008)

Best Practice Field Experiences Examples of Field Experiences: 30 hour observation field experience in Foundations of Education course Practicums in Methods courses Diversity field trips in Principles of Teaching and Contemporary Issues courses 12 week Student Teaching experience

Teacher Education Cohort Experiences “Teachers are members of learning communities…They work with other professionals on instructional policy, curriculum development and staff development.” The Five Core Propositions (NBPTS, 1997)

Teacher Education Cohort Experiences Examples of Cohort Experiences: Collaborative classroom exercises Peer presentations and reviews Classroom discussions Electronic discussion posts on D2L, blogs, and Wikis

Education-Related Service Learning Experiences Service learning incorporates these four elements: An identified community need Students able to meet that need through service A course objective being met in the performance of the service A formal reflective activity following the service Service Learning at SWOSU (SWOSU, 2012)

Education-Related Service Learning Experiences Examples of Service Learning Experiences: Special Olympics Burcham Elementary’s F.R.O.G. Program Burcham Elementary’s Early Bird Reader Program Weatherford Middle School’s After School Program Federated Church’s Positive Pathways Program

EBTE The 4 Experiences: University Classroom Experiences Field Experiences Cohort Experiences Service Learning Experiences

The goal of EBTE is to produce professionally competent teachers.

Professionally competent teachers create quality PK-12 classroom experiences.

The product of quality classroom experiences is student learning.

Classroom Experiences e b t e Exemplary University Classroom Experiences Best Practice Field Experiences Professional Competence Quality PK-12 Classroom Experiences PK-12 Student Learning Teacher Education Cohort Experiences Education-Related Service Learning Experiences