1. ALTERNATIVE LICENSURE PROGRAM NORTHERN NEW MEXICO COLLEGE Contact Information: Rose Chiovitti-Cavalcante Ph: 505-747-5463 rcavalcante@nnmc.edu

2. TOTAL # OF STUDENTS CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN ALPCLASSES = 49 TOTAL # OF STUDENTS CURRENTLY IN THE PROGRAM = 61

3. FROM JULY 2006 TO JUNE 2007 TOTAL # NEW ALP STUDENTS = 25 TOTAL # OF GRADUATES = 31

4. STANDARDS FOR ENTERING THE PROGRAM 1)Bachelor’s degree including 30 hrs. in a particular field or Master’s degree including 12 hrs. in a particular field or Doctor degree in a particular field 2) Letters of recommendation 3) Philosophy of Education (rubric) 4) Letter of intent (rubric) 5) Personal interview 6) Copy of all transcripts.

5. STANDARDS FOR EXITING THE PROGRAM 1)Have completed all coursework with at least a B in each course including the Field Experience 2)Portfolio 3) Have taken and passed the tests: NMTA Basic Skills NMTA Competency NMTA Content Certificate

6. ELEMENTARY (K- 8) 1)ED 401- Foundations of education (3 crs) 2)ED 410 – Teaching and Diagnosis of Reading ( 3 crs) 3)ED 450 – Pedagogy and Learning ( 3 crs) 4)ED 460 – Reading and writing across the curriculum (3crs) 5)ED 493 – integrated Elementary classroom ( 2 crs) 6)ED 495 – Assessment and evaluation of student learning ( 3 crs) 7)ED 496 – Supervised Field Experience – Portfolio (1 cr) 8)ED496 L – Supervised Field experience – Lab (2 crs) TOTAL = 20 hrs.

7. SECONDARY (7- 12) 1) ED 401 – Foundations of Education (3 crs) 2) ED 450 – Pedagogy and Learning )3 crs) 3) ED 462 – Reading and writing across the curriculum – secondary ( 3 crs) 4)ED 474 – Methods and materials in secondary education – (3 crs) 5)ED 495 – Assessment and evaluation of student learning – (3 crs) 6)ED 496 – Supervised Field Experience – Portfolio (1 cr) 7)ED 496 L – Supervised Field Experience – Lab ( 2 crs) TOTAL = 18 hrs.

8. SPECIAL EDUCATION (K- 12) 1)SPED 401 – Foundations of education ( 3 crs) 2)SPED 455 – The Special Education Program (4 crs) 3)SPED 465 – Reading for Special Learners (3 crs) 4)SPED 475 – Curriculum methods and materials for special education (3 crs) 5)SPED 485 – Teaching Reading in Special Education (3 crs) 6)SPED 497 – Supervised Field Experience – Portfolio (1 cr) 7)SPED 497 L – Supervised Field experience – Lab (3 crs) TOTAL = 20 hrs.

9. FIELD EXPERIENCE LAST YEAR: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY: 64 hrs. 6 hrs. seminars 58 hrs. of classroom observations SPECIAL EDUCATION: 120 hrs. 6 hrs. seminars 114hrs. of classroom observations NEXT YEAR: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY: 96 hrs. 6 hrs. Seminars 30 hrs. Classroom observations 60 hrs. Student-teaching SPECIAL EDUCATION: 120 hrs. 6 hrs. seminars 60 hrs. student-teaching 54 hrs. classroom observations

11. PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO PASSED THE NMTA TESTS

12. RESULTS OF STUDENT SURVEYS FROM 2004 TO SPRING 2007 POSITIVE ASPECTS OF THE ALP # STUDENTS SURVEYED = 28 2004 = 3; 2005 = 15; 2006 = 8; 2007= 2

13. PROGRAM: Convenient class times Helpful advisors Affordable tuition Student-centered Allows students to progress at their own pace Knowledgeable staff and administration Accessible, inviting, supportive, useful Provide portfolio guidance

14. CURRICULUM Challenging Good content (lesson plans, human development, NM culture and history, assessment, teaching methods and strategies, etc.) Opportunity to observe different classrooms and schools Prepare for NMTA tests

15. INSTRUCTORS Have high expectations Knowledgeable (high level) Professional and enthusiastic Use research-based materials Caring

16. INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES Research-based Promote classroom interactions Use of hands-on approaches Realistic amount of coursework

17. Efforts CURRICULUM Working to include a student-teaching component in their field-experience Connecting all course-work/ assessment with portfolio Including more classroom-management content in the curriculum.