October 18, 2010 Mari Koerner, Dean, Arizona State University Deanna Sands, Associate Dean, University of Colorado Denver

Why Reform?  The national critique Arne Duncan’s leadership & perspectives Headlines: Master’s degrees have no value Higher Ed Reauthorization for 3 years & plans for ESEA Reauthorization

State critiques—Arizona Arizona ○ Controlling Colleges of Education, especially reading and ELL ○ Pay for performance grants ○ Statewide evaluation of teachers and principals

State critiques—Colorado Colorado ○ Bill that will report on teacher ed & principal prep program graduates’ impact on student learning ○ Pay for performance replacing pay for education/degree ○ Teacher evaluation based 50% on K-12 academic growth

Overview  Areas of reform Research Community connections Partnerships for clinical preparation Data systems & data Alternative routes  Arizona State & UC Denver stories

Research Relevance  UC Denver: Urban Schools Research Collaborative: University of Colorado Denver & Denver Public Schools EdD Program – Inquiry coursework and Thematic Dissertations linked to district problems of practice New vision for roles of researchers within professional development schools  Arizona State: Challenge Professors

Community Connections  Professional development schools evolving into iTeachAZ: Arizona State  Urban Community Teacher Education Program: University of Colorado Denver

Partnerships for Clinical Preparation  Professional development schools: University of Colorado Denver  Professional development schools: Arizona State

Data & Data Systems  Developing state data systems: Arizona State  Adopting an outcomes framework: University of Colorado Denver  Using data & data systems to respond to critiques of MA & teacher ed programs

Teach For America: enemy or partner?  From MA to learning from each other: University of Colorado Denver  Sanford Education Project: Arizona State