Council for Teacher Education
The third meeting of the Council for Teacher Education for the 2005-2006 academic year was held Monday, November 14, 2005 at 3:15 p.m. in Speight 202. Members present: Vivian Covington (Chair), Rick Barnes, Michael Bossé, Melva Burke, Joe Ciechalski, Dawn Clark, Lynne Davis, Dana Espinosa, Bethann Fine, Bill Grobe, Gwendolyn Guy, Melissa Hamm, Lilla Holsey, Linda James, Rhonda Kenny, Kelly Kiser, Carolyn Ledford, Al Muller, Ashleigh Phillips, Mary Lisa Pories, Marcela Ruiz-Funes, Sandy Triebenbacher, and Sarah Williams. Absent were Michael Brown, Linda High, Jami Jones, Mark Malley, Pitt County Representative, and Betty Smith.
Order of Business
Agenda I – Approval of Minutes
A motion was made by Michael Bossé and seconded by Al Muller to approve the minutes from the October 10, 2005 meeting.
Agenda II – Announcements
The chair announced that the ASIP 2000 Challenge Exam will be given January 10 or 11, 2006 and March 7 or 22, 2006. Contact BCTE in 2318 Bate Building to register for the exam. Students voluntarily quitting or failing the exam must take one of the required courses to meet the computer competency for upper division. Results appear on the student’s OneStop and on the AA13 screen in MVS for faculty to view.
Educational Testing Service no longer publishes the complete PRAXIS Registration Bulletin. Students need to go www.ets.org/praxis for instruction, fee information, and registering. Handouts were distributed listing testing dates. Plato, a web-based practice software for PRAXIS I, is available through the College of Education lab. Students must be referred by faculty to Ellen Dobson Dobsone@ecu.edu in order to access this program.
Program Approval Training will be held in High Point on November 28-30, 2005. Several program areas are to be reviewed soon and trained reviewers are needed in the areas of theatre arts, general and adaptive curriculum, school psychology, school social work, speech-language pathology, business ed and family & consumer sciences. If anyone is interested, contact Steleana Rountree at DPI, (919) 807-3378/Fax -3362 or email srountre@dpi.state.nc.us. Travel and meals will be reimbursed by DPI.
A copy of a Resolution on Classroom Discussion on Alcohol, which was endorsed by the Faculty Senate and others, was distributed. Some students have been offended by “off the cuff” remarks and jokes made in class concerning drinking. Faculty are asked to consider the resolution and issues precipitating it while conducting class.
November 7 was the last date to submit applications for Spring 2006 SRI/Fall 2006 SRII internship placements this semester. The first day of spring semester, January 6, 2006 is the final date to submit an application.
Lynne Davis reported that some of the websites under the Office of Teacher Education have changed (Portfolio, SRI & SRII-Fall 2005). Program areas should check their websites to make sure all links from OTE are current. Let her know if changes are needed.
Agenda III – Old Business
An update on PRAXIS II/Licensure/Highly Qualified Requirements was distributed. This is the most recent information available on testing requirements. Please inform students of these changes.
Agenda IV – New Business
Faculty License Renewal Plans are completed yearly. Our plan has been submitted for approval by DPI. Presentations, publications, coursework and workshops can be used for renewal.
Agenda V – Standing Committee
Curriculum – The chair, Linda James reported that the committee met and approved the following.
Revise ART 4850 and 4870, Internships, from 5 s.h. each to 6 s.h. each. Approve two new courses, ART 4851 and 4871 (3 s.h. each). DPI requires a minimum 10 week internship experience in one classroom. This changes the credit so tha
the intern will earn 6 s.h. credit for a 10-week experience and a 3 s.h. credit for the 5 week experience. The internship credit total will be 9 s.h. Revise ART 4325, Seminar, from 0 s.h. to 1 s.h.
Curriculum changes for the Middle Grades Education and Elementary degree programs were presented to align the curriculum with the model approved for NCATE review, incorporate and implement the new math courses previously approved, to adjust pre-requisites to reflect the developmental nature of the program, and to include the 24 credit hour concentrations within the degree curriculum itself (affects middle grades program). Complete minutes are on file for viewing.
New Course Proposals in English: ENED 6400, Teaching Multilingual Students in Secondary English and Middle Grades Language Arts Classrooms, (3 s.h.) and ENED 6165, Special Topics Seminar in Secondary Literature Study (3 s.h.). Both courses are electives.
The Science/Math Department proposed a new course in science, SCIE 3323, Introduction to Teaching in the High School Science Classroom, which includes a practicum. Program revisions to include the new junior level course and concentration hour alignment were presented.
A motion was made by Mary Lisa Pories to accept the report and seconded by Michael Bossé. All revisions and course proposals were approved.
Evaluation – The chair, Carolyn Ledford reported that 80% of the work has been completed on the upcoming NCATE/SDPI visit. Nan Restine from Texas Women’s University is the NCATE team chair. Reports are being reviewed and evidence boxes are being checked. Program Coordinators will meet with Lynne Davis next week. Al Muller moved to accept the report and Linda James seconded.
Admission and Retention – Melva Burke reported that the committee met to review a student’s request to repeat the internship. The report was accepted.
Policy – No report
Agenda VI – Ad Hoc Committees
Portfolio – Lynne Davis reported that a survey for Senior I Instructors is being completed to get a feel for the portfolio process. Later a survey will be sent to the students. The purpose is to see if the portfolio process is doing what we want.
Graduate Programs – Lilla Holsey reported the committee met. A draft of the Advanced Licensure Programs Initial Disposition Summary was distributed. The data collection and times were inefficient on the original summary. The committee proposed new collection times and put them forward for approval. The discussion of continuing the committee was tabled. A motion was made by Bill Grobe and seconded by Joe Ciechalski to accept the report.
Professional Studies – Melva Burke and Lynne Davis reported that the committee is continuing restructuring the Senior I agreement form and documenting other activities in Senior I. A motion was made by Bill Grobe and seconded by Sarah Williams to accept the report.
Gwendolyn Guy reported that 10 students have registered for the new diversity course, EDUC 3002. Seats are still available.
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 3:45 p.m. The next meeting for the academic year 2005-2006 will be December 12, 2005.
Respectfully submitted,
Sherry S. Tripp