Overlapping Goals Teacher Education PK-12 Field based Experiences Preservice /Student Teachers Professional Learning Communities PK-12 Student Success M entoring Teachers Emerging Teachers Administrative Support and Guidance

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Reshaping Schools & Teacher Preparation P-16 Professional Learning Communities Aligned P-16 Student Needs School of Education focused goals P-12 partnership /residencies

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NCATE’s Five PDS Standards 1. Learning Community 2. Collaboration 3. Accountability & Quality Assurance 4.Organization, Roles, Structure 5. Diversity and Equity P-16 Collaboration New leadership roles Diversity On site courses Shared Professional Development Collaborative Teams: MTs, PST’s, PCT’s, and MATs Professional Development School & Student successes School Improvement Plans Standards aligned Structure-cyclical Governance CurriculumResources Wide range of feedback Shared Technology Diversity training Long term Relationships Seminars Mentoring teacher input MAT, PCT, Mentoring Teachers, & Administrators Differentiation Feedback Admissions & Exit Interviews Feedback-test scores, evaluations New roles-Co teaching Reflection Many stakeholders Contractual Self study Austin & Davies business model CommunityCelebrations

Field Experiences without NCATE’s PDS Standards Similar to one-shot professional development, no focused student improvementSimilar to one-shot professional development, no focused student improvement Few collaboration effortsFew collaboration efforts No alignment to school improvementNo alignment to school improvement No planning or implementation processNo planning or implementation process Infrequent opportunities for rich dialogueInfrequent opportunities for rich dialogue Fewer opportunities for P-16 relationship buildingFewer opportunities for P-16 relationship building

1. Awareness 2. Needs Assessment 3.Potential Resources 4. Goals and Objectives 5.Program Design 6.Partnership Management 7.Implement Program 8. Monitoring & Evaluation of P-12 students & teacher education students Professional Development School Collaborative Process

The Pros of PDS Improving K-16 student learningImproving K-16 student learning P-16 collaborative partnerships with higher education institutionsP-16 collaborative partnerships with higher education institutions Shared goals:Shared goals: School improvement plans used for school improvement and School improvement plans used for school improvement and partnership design Shared responsibility- blended expertise and resources On going professional development to meet needs of diverse groups Accountability to the university & school communities they serve

The Cons of PDS Lack of evidence of K-16 student achievementLack of evidence of K-16 student achievement PDS roles, structure and resources not recognized as a true collaborative process between university and K-12 schools (to change policies and practices at the district, state, and national level)PDS roles, structure and resources not recognized as a true collaborative process between university and K-12 schools (to change policies and practices at the district, state, and national level) Little to no common teacher preparation goal alignment with PDS Separate accountability systems Lack of shared problem- solving and decision- making

Building New Models of Student Success & Preparation Race to the Top is providing incentives to states to develop longitudinal data systems to track P-12 student performance from early childhood into their careers. Race to the Top is providing incentives to states to develop longitudinal data systems to track P-12 student performance from early childhood into their careers. Our nation faces a magnitude of challenges to reshape an education system that must respond to a new global order

Teacher Preparation Support clinical strategies for educator preparation that appear to be the most effective in helping to increase P-12 student achievement.Support clinical strategies for educator preparation that appear to be the most effective in helping to increase P-12 student achievement. Institutions should be able to collect data on teacher candidate performance in relation to P-12 student learning.Institutions should be able to collect data on teacher candidate performance in relation to P-12 student learning.

Existing Research: Summary of the Literature How PDSs make a difference, Teitel (2004)How PDSs make a difference, Teitel (2004) Education reform in teacher preparation, Cibulka (2008)Education reform in teacher preparation, Cibulka (2008) Modify instruction for real world application,Modify instruction for real world application, Rubenstein (2008) Advocate for school improvement, parent advocacy and restructuring of teacher training programs,Advocate for school improvement, parent advocacy and restructuring of teacher training programs, Sexton (2004 & 2008)  Quality counts, report card for assessment, slow reform by colleges & universities Prichard Committee ( )  Ravitch (2003)  Verbeke & Richards (2001) NCATE ( )