1. The changing landscape
of teacher education: 
Who educates teachers? 

2. National and State Level Developments
that impact on
the Initial and Continuing
Education of Teachers

3. TEACHER PREPARATION
Characteristics of teacher education faculty in higher education
Partnerships between higher education and schools (e.g., Professional Development schools)
Alternative certification programs
Beginning teacher induction programs
Delivery of professional development for teachers

4. Who are TEACHER EDUCATORS
The term is generally applied to faculty in higher education who teach courses in teacher education programs.
Methods course
Student teaching
Educational psychology
Math for elementary teachers

5. Who are TEACHER EDUCATORS
What about others?
Teacher accepting a student teacher
School personnel who conduct beginning teacher induction program
For-profit firm providing staff development
School personnel conducting staff development
???

6. Who are TEACHER EDUCATORS
The Association of Teacher Educators accepted the challenge of providing an operational definition of a teacher educator.

7. ATE Standards Timeline
1992
1997
2002
2008
National Task Force on the certification of master teacher educators
ATE Standards for Teacher Educators Formalized
Second Commission Established
Current edition of Standards adopted

8. Activities of Second Commission
Teacher Educator Standards Cohort (TESC)
Evaluation of Standards: Mechanics, Quality, Substance
Survey of Higher Education on use of standards
Presentations and Publications on the standards
Input from participants at ATE conferences
Edited Book
Klecka, C. L., Odell, S. J., Houston, W. R., & Mc Bee, R. H. (2009). Visions for Teacher Educators; Perspectives on the Association of Teacher Educators’ Standards. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield.

9. Format of Standards
“..., accomplished teacher educators exhibit the following nine standards:”
Standard (1-9)
Introduction
Indicators
Artifacts/Evidence
References

10. The Revised Standards Standards 1 Modeling 2 Cultural Competence
3 Scholarship
4 Professional Development
5 Program Development
6 Collaboration
7 Public Advocacy
8 Teacher Education Profession
9 Vision

11. Uses of the Standards for Teacher Educators
NCATE cited Standards to define teacher educators
Development of doctoral programs
Individual self-reflection
Selection of faculty in higher education
Staff development of teacher educators
Uses described on ATE website

12. STANDARDS FOR TEACHER EDUCATORS?
No surprise that teacher educators also have standards
Resistance to use of standards for certification
But it is difficult to resist addressing the issue of the quality of those who educate teachers
If we don’t define the quality of teacher educators it will be done for us.

13. Continuing Questions
1. Do the 9 standards collectively describe the role of a teacher educator?
2. Are there teacher educators who are not served by these standards?
3. Do the indicators define the appropriate behaviors for each standard?
4. Are the artifacts listed for each standard useful to providing evidence of the indicators?
5. Does the introduction for each standard provide an orientation to the meaning of the standard?

14. School-based Teacher Educators
Given a choice of individuals, would the better person address more of the standards?
Do the standards provide guidance for designing staff development for school-based teacher educators?

15. Standards as Operational Definition
Standards are not part of a “certification” system, not a matter of reaching a compliance level.
See the standards as a continuum for professional growth.