Contributing to the accreditation review process. (Professional Standards/Teacher Education).One of the most important jobs for the Professional Standards/Teacher Education Committee is our support of the program review process for the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education The National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) was founded in 1954 to accredit teacher certification programs at U.S. colleges and universities. NCATE is a council of educators created to ensure and raise the quality of preparation for their profession. (NCATE NCATE National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education ). ACEI ACEI Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitor ACEI Association for Childhood Education International ACEI Association of Consulting Engineers of Ireland is the Specialized Professional Association (SPA) that reviews all elementary education elementary education or primary education Traditionally, the first stage of formal education, beginning at age 5–7 and ending at age 11–13. teacher preparation programs required to seek program approval in the NCATE accreditation process. Many members of the Professional Standards/ Teacher Education Committee serve as program reviewers, and a portion of the committee's meetings at the annual conference are devoted to supporting and providing input to that process. But did you know that any qualified member of ACEI, regardless of membership on the Professional Standards/Teacher Education Committee, might serve as a program reviewer? The committee continually receives questions about the program review process and reviewer eligibility from members. This article will review some information about the review process and the reviewers. The review of elementary education teacher preparation programs within the NCATE accreditation process is an important and extensive facet of ACEI's mission. ACEI has been the exclusive program reviewer for elementary education teacher preparation programs since 1989. We have the distinction of being the first SPA to implement standards for elementary education programs that are totally performance-based. These performance-based standards are the model for the other 17 SPAs that are now in the process of making their standards performance-based. Program reviewers are ACEI members who are teacher educators and elementary teachers (with at least 3 years of elementary teaching experience). The reviewers are trained in the program review process during an annual meeting and then volunteer time each semester se·mes·ter n. One of two divisions of 15 to 18 weeks each of an academic year. [German, from Latin (cursus) s to review elementary programs. Program reviews are mailed to reviewers and completed by the reviewers at home, so no travel is required. Each review is addressed by three reviewers, who communicate electronically. Update training sessions for reviewers are provided by ACEI each year at the annual conference. Also, sessions are scheduled throughout the conference by the NCATE Program Review Coordinator and the Professional Standards/ Teacher Education Committee to provide reviewers with information and updates on NCATE and the program review processes. Reviewer input also is welcomed and encouraged at these meetings. ACEI program reviewers provide a very important service to ACEI, NCATE, and their profession, affording them much personal and professional satisfaction. They also can take pride in ensuring that qualified and informed members of the profession are a vital part of the decisions made regarding quality teacher preparation programs. And reviewers have an opportunity to get a "from-the-inside-out" perspective on teacher preparation. The Professional Standards/Teacher Education Committee encourages members to become ACEI program reviewers. Contact ACEI Headquarters to receive an application and more information about the training sessions. Or, if you want to meet some of the reviewers and find out more about the process, the Professional Standards Teacher Education Committee extends an invitation to you to join us at our committee meeting at next year's annual conference in New Orleans New Orleans (ôr`lēənz –lənz, ôrlēnz`), city (2006 pop. 187,525), coextensive with Orleans parish, SE La., between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, 107 mi (172 km) by water from the river mouth; founded . Ensuring that the nation's elementary teachers are the best they can be is up to all of us and is guaranteed to be both exciting and rewarding! Resources for Helping Educators Respond to Crisis Situations www.ed.gov/emergencyplan In an effort to provide school leaders with more information about emergency preparedness pre·par·ed·ness n. The state of being prepared, especially military readiness for combat. Noun 1. preparedness - the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action); "putting them , U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige Roderick Raynor "Rod" Paige (born June 17, 1933), served as the 7th United States Secretary of Education from 2001 to 2005. Paige, who grew up in Mississippi, built a career on a belief that education equalizes opportunity, moving from college dean and school superintendent to be and U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Noun 1. Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Department of Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States Tom Ridge Thomas Joseph Ridge (born August 27 1945 near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives (1983–1995), Governor of Pennsylvania (1995–2001), Assistant to the President for Homeland Security announced a new section of the U.S. Department of Education's Web site designed to be a one-stop-shop to help school officals plan for any emergency, including natural disasters, violent incidents, and terrorist acts. www.familiesandwork.org Coping and Contributing in Times of Crisis This is a free, downloadable online resource from Families and Work Institute that contains tips for talking to Noun 1. talking to - a lengthy rebuke; "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to" lecture, speech rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval - an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to kids of all ages, from infants to teenagers, about times of violence and conflict. It also provides information about symptoms of trauma that parents and educators should be on the lookout for in search of; looking for. See also: Lookout . The guide describes various ways to help children cope. --Carol Anne Pierson Chair, Professional Standards/ Teacher Education Committee |
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