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Program

 

STATE ALLIANCE FOR CLINICAL EDUCATOR
PREPARATION AND PARTNERSHIPS

 

October 18-19, 2012

Hilton Hotel St. Louis Downtown

Thursday, October 18, 2012

7:00 a.m. CONTINENTIAL BREAKFAST
8:00 a.m. Welcome To St. Louis, Missouri
Karla Eslinger, Missouri Assistant Commissioner, Office of Educator Quality, Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
8:15 a.m. Getting Serious about Clinical Educator Preparation
James Cibulka, President, Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) and National Council for Teacher Education (NCATE)
8:30 a.m. It's Time to Pay Attention to Costs and Effectiveness for Clinical Educator Preparation
David Monk, Professor of Educational Administration and Dean of the College of Education, Pennsylvania State University

Topical Cafe Discussions
Each table will identify a facilitator and recorder who will remain at the table. The key issues related to cost effectiveness for clinical educator preparation will be identified on a table tent. Participants will assemble at the table of their choice and engage in a discussion about the topic. At the end of 20 minutes, participants will move to another table. The facilitator will recount the last group's discussion and engage in additional discussion on the topic. At the end of the two table sessions, the recorder and facilitator will report the groups' comments to all participants.

10:30 a.m. "Show Me" Initiative and Prototypes
"Hap" Hariston, MO Director - Educator Preparation, Office of Educator Quality
10: 45 a.m. Break
11:00 a.m. Breakout 1: Full Immersion into the Community and "Studio" Schools" (University of Missouri�St. Louis)
Carole Basile, Dean, College of Education, University of Missouri-St. Louis

Amy Joyce, Chief Human Resources Officer, Ferguson Florissant Public Schools
Kristy Houle, Principal, Parker Road Elementary School, Ferguson-Florissant Public Schools

Breakout 2: Designing and Researching Full-Year Student-Teaching Models (University of Missouri)
Kathryn Chval, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, College of Education, University of Missouri
Amy Watkins, Principal - Parkade Elementary School, Columbia Public Schools
Brian Tucker, 5th Grade Teacher, Parkade Elementary School, Columbia Public Schools

12:00 p.m. LUNCH
Thoughts from a Clinically Prepared Teacher
Brian Tucker, Teacher, Parkade Elementary School, Columbia Public Schools
1:15 p.m. "I had no idea!": Illuminating Teaching Practices through Clinical Experiences
Benjamin Dotger, Syracuse University, Associate Professor - Teaching & Leadership, Syracuse University School of Education
2:30 p.m. Campus Mentors: A Low-cost, Low-maintenance Model That Advances Clinical Educator Preparation and Partnerships
Leah Wasburn-Moses, Associate Professor of Educational Psychology, Miami University
3:30 p.m. State Planning For Clinical Preparation Cost Effectiveness
Participants will organize by state to consider how to develop a cost effective plan for their state's clinical preparation scale-up. A report out and critique of the plans will be conducted Friday morning by the "Roving Consultants" and participants.
5:30 p.m. Reception
6:30 p.m. Working Dinner On Your Own

Friday, October 19, 2012

7:00 a.m. Breakfast On Your Own
8:00 a.m. Implementing Rich Clinical Practice for Teacher Preparation: Understanding the Costs and Measuring Effectiveness
Lawrence Picus, Vice Dean for Faculty Affairs, Professor of Education Finance and Policy, USC Rossier School of Education

Report-out and Formative Critiques of Alliance States' Cost-effectiveness Strategy for Clinical Educator Preparation and Partnerships
State Alliance Participants
Respondents: Lawrence Picus, Vice Dean for Faculty Affairs, Professor of Education Finance and Policy, USC Rossier School of Education; Jim Cibulka, CAEP/NCATE President; Emerson Elliott, NCATE Director, Special Projects; Kaaryn Keller, CAEP Director of Communications and Public Relations

10:00 a.m. A Voice from Practitioners: NEA's Vision of Teacher Preparation Residencies
Ann Nutter Coffmann, Senior Policy Analyst, Teacher Quality, National Education Association
Randy Flora, Director, Education Policy Research and Member Advocacy, Ohio Education Association
11: 00 a.m. Brunch Break
12:00 p.m. Supporting Effective Clinical Practice with edTPA
Susan Petroff, Senior Director, Programs & Development, American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
Marcy Singer-Gabella, Vanderbilt University
Maggie Madden, Maryland Department of Education
Gale Hairston, Missouri Department of Elementary & Secondary Education
  • Mapping edTPa onto curricula.
  • Engaging faculty and K-12 partners in analyzing clinical practice.
  • Supporting candidates to practice desired outcomes in the field, and using data to inform program inquiry.
1:00 p.m. State Alliance for Clinical Practice and Partnerships: Unveiling the AIMS Workspace and Moving the State's Communications Strategy
Kaaryn Keller, CAEP Director of Communications and Public Relations
1:30 p.m. Clinical Preparation and Partnerships: What We've Done, Where We're Going, What We Need
Moderator: Jim Cibulka, CAEP/NCATE President
Kim, Walters-Parker, Director Educator Preparation Division (KY)
John Watzke, Dean and Professor, University of Portland (OR)
Robin Litaker, Principal, Trace Crossings School, Hoover (AL)
3:00 p.m. Adjourn
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