1. NCTQ Teacher Prep Review: 2014-2016
Webinar
August 18, 2014

2. Agenda Strengthening teacher preparation
Plans for providing feedback to programs
Regional discussions with teacher educator leaders
Q&A

3. Goal: All new teachers should achieve a high level of competence
First year of teaching should not be trial-and-error trial-by-fire
Teacher preparation as the foundation of the teaching profession
Ensuring all teachers have achieved competence in necessary knowledge and skills
Auspices are not as important as results
Alternate routes into of the profession should be judged by the same criteria as traditional

4. Standards: Assuring competence
Overview of NCTQ standards
Accepting individuals with requisite academic strength
Ensuring that they know the subjects they will teach
Training and guidance in effective techniques (e.g., reading, classroom management)
Evidence of effectiveness and performance improvement
Minimum core principles for assuring competent graduates
We aim for productive dialogue about how to ensure all programs making these principles operational – and evidence needed to judge.

5. Feedback to programs: Appeals
June 17 – September 30: Submit appeal with evidence
August – November: NCTQ posts decisions on our website
December: Rankings updated
Last year:
54 programs appealed
Corrected scores of 23 programs on our own
All told, 68 standard scores corrected

6. More time to work together
Moving next publication to 2016 provides opportunity for:
Discussion of standards and methodology
Dialogue on how best to collaborate on how to achieve mutually held goals
Strengthening teacher preparation programs – and making sure that changes get recognition

7. Choice of programs
Choice of standards

8. Feedback to programs: 2014-6
September – December: Window for submitting new materials
Fall 2014 – Spring 2015: Briefings to programs on findings on new materials
Spring 2015 – Winter 2015: Submission of additional new materials reflecting changes
Spring 2016: Briefings with programs
Fall 2016: Publication of Teacher Prep Review 2016 with U.S. News & World Report

9. Feedback to programs: One-on-one briefings
Provide detailed findings about strengths and areas of improvement
Discussions will encompass evidence used and how we reached findings
Specific recommendations will be given on how to strengthen programs

10. Regional discussions with teacher educator leaders
Bring state officials into discussion
NCTQ to explain standards and methodologies in greater detail
Opportunity for teacher educators to ask questions and offer feedback
Hear from programs that perform well in key areas
Let us know if you would like to work with us to put such a meeting together in your state.

11. Q&A