Commission on Teacher Credentialing Ensuring Educator Excellence Adult Education January 2009
Commission on Teacher Credentialing Ensuring Educator Excellence Designated Subjects Adult Education Standards The first standards for preparing adult education teachers were adopted by the Commission in Program guidelines were used prior to adoption of 1993 standards.
Commission on Teacher Credentialing Ensuring Educator Excellence Advisory Panel In April 2008 the CTC recruited an expert advisory panel to review and update program standards for preparing adult education teachers. Panel members include 17 adult education experts including representatives from CSU, UC, ACSA, CSBA, CTA, & CFT.
Commission on Teacher Credentialing Ensuring Educator Excellence Panel Progress The panel met June 08- January 09 Draft requirements and standards completed and prepared to present to the Commission for information only on March 5, 2009
Commission on Teacher Credentialing Ensuring Educator Excellence Panel Process Panel consulted a variety of research resources and other standards to create consistency CTC staff established a web page for adult education prep/AE.html prep/AE.html prep/AE.html
Commission on Teacher Credentialing Ensuring Educator Excellence Major Change Recommendations 3 Year Preliminary Credential 3 Years work experience (CTE) Comprehensive, integrated program structure Early teacher orientation Program recommendations for credentials Stronger supervision, support & advisement
Commission on Teacher Credentialing Ensuring Educator Excellence Credential Authorization Change Recommendations Rename non-academic subjects Redesignate non-academic subjects New category renamed Career Technical Subjects Redesignate CTE subjects to industry sectors (broaden) Redefine ESL requirements
Commission on Teacher Credentialing Ensuring Educator Excellence Next Steps Field surveys of draft recommendations posted online and distributed early spring 2008 Revisions based on survey responses and final recommendations adopted for April Legislative report (SB52).
Commission on Teacher Credentialing Ensuring Educator Excellence Implementation Currently approved DSVE preparation programs required to submit for approval under new standards Technical assistance for developing new programs Program reviewers needed
Commission on Teacher Credentialing Ensuring Educator Excellence Contact Information Helen Hawley