Alternatives to traditional education –Charter schools –Vouchers Accountability –Assessment of adequate yearly progress –Funding of public education Concern.

• Alternatives to traditional education– Charter schools– Vouchers

• Accountability– Assessment of adequate yearly progress– Funding of public education

• Concern over quality of teacher education programs– Importance of national accreditation

• Concern over teacher education standards– Content area expertise– Preparation of highly qualified teachers– Transition to teaching programs

What is Purdue Education doing to meet the What is Purdue Education doing to meet the challenges?challenges?

ENGAGEMENENGAGEMENTT

LEARNINGLEARNING

DISCOVERYDISCOVERY

TheTheNext Level:Next Level:

PREEMINENCEPREEMINENCE

• Strengthen preparatory education Strengthen preparatory education through enhanced, ongoing through enhanced, ongoing engagement with P-12 schools, engagement with P-12 schools, with special emphasis onwith special emphasis on

• LiteracyLiteracy• Mathematics educationMathematics education• Science educationScience education• Educational technologyEducational technology

VISIONVISION

MISSIONMISSION• Create knowledge in educationCreate knowledge in education• Develop exemplary learningDevelop exemplary learning experiences experiences• Advance human society through Advance human society through educationeducation

Unit HeadCollege of Education Dean

Teacher Education Council

College of Consumer & Family Sciences

College of Education College of Liberal Arts College of ScienceCollege of

Technology

Agriculture Education

Consumer & Family Sci. Ed.

Early Childhood Education

Educational Leadership

Educational Technology

Elementary Education

Gifted &Talented Education

Literacy & Language

School Counseling

Social Studies Education

Special Education

Communication Disorders

English Education

Foreign Languages Ed.

Health/Physical Education

Visual Arts Education

Biology Education

Chemistry Education

Earth/Space Sciences Ed.

Mathematics Education

Physics Education

Technology Education

Purdue North Central

College of Agriculture

The Purdue Teacher Education Program

Jeffrey GilgerJeffrey GilgerAssociate Dean for Discovery & Faculty Development

Sidney MoonSidney MoonAssociate Dean for Learning & Engagement

Kevin KellyKevin KellyHead, Department of Educational Studies

Jim LehmanJim LehmanHead, Department of Curriculum & Instruction

• Ranked in the Top 50 Colleges of Education by Ranked in the Top 50 Colleges of Education by U.S. News & World ReportU.S. News & World Report

• Prepare “highly qualified teachers” for IndianaPrepare “highly qualified teachers” for Indiana– 83% of graduates were licensed as teachers in 83% of graduates were licensed as teachers in

IndianaIndiana– 6,000+ hours of service-learning experiences in local 6,000+ hours of service-learning experiences in local

schools or in community agencies schools or in community agencies

• 2,000+ undergraduate education students 2,000+ undergraduate education students • 600+ graduate students600+ graduate students• Success in development supports strategic planSuccess in development supports strategic plan

Facts & Demographics

• Scholarships - $697,340• Faculty Support - $2,956,153• Facilities - $341,358• Programs - $1,902,836• Unrestricted - $5,997,572

Current Total - $11,895,259Campaign Goal - $14,000,000

• Scholarships - $697,340• Faculty Support - $2,956,153• Facilities - $341,358• Programs - $1,902,836• Unrestricted - $5,997,572

Current Total - $11,895,259Campaign Goal - $14,000,000

Development Highlights

Campaign SuccessCampaign Success

• External funding up 69% in five External funding up 69% in five yearsyears

• Number of proposals submitted Number of proposals submitted has nearly doubled in last two has nearly doubled in last two years (17/30)years (17/30)

• Amount requested in proposals Amount requested in proposals has increased from $2 – 14mhas increased from $2 – 14m

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Discovery Highlights

PPurdue urdue PProgram for rogram for PPreparing reparing TTomorrow’s omorrow’s TTeachers to use eachers to use TTechnologyechnology

• USDOE-funded initiativeUSDOE-funded initiative• Prepares future teachers to use Prepares future teachers to use

technologytechnology– 90 faculty 90 faculty

– 3000 teacher education students3000 teacher education students

• Impact: Impact: – Faculty increased use of technology Faculty increased use of technology – Students developed electronic portfoliosStudents developed electronic portfolios– Curriculum included technology-enabled Curriculum included technology-enabled

field experiencesfield experiences


Center for Research and Engagement in Science and Mathematics Education


Assessment Research Center

Discovery Learning Center

AccomplishmentsAccomplishments::• Early Field Experiences Early Field Experiences • Study Abroad Study Abroad

Experiences Experiences • New graduate program in New graduate program in

Counseling PsychologyCounseling Psychology• Nationally accredited Nationally accredited

undergraduate and undergraduate and graduate programsgraduate programs

Learning Highlights

Challenges: Opportunities:

• Building programs that reflect Building programs that reflect Purdue’s strengthsPurdue’s strengths

Develop partnerships with Develop partnerships with Science, Engineering & TechnologyScience, Engineering & Technology

• Meeting the needs of educators Meeting the needs of educators in Indianain Indiana

Foster collaborations with Foster collaborations with educational leaders & agencieseducational leaders & agencies

• Increasing resources to meet Increasing resources to meet strategic objectivesstrategic objectives

Pursue external funding and Pursue external funding and development initiativesdevelopment initiatives

• Enhancing our national Enhancing our national reputationreputation

Develop communications planDevelop communications plan

Priorities built on vision:Priorities built on vision:• Recruit & retain nationally Recruit & retain nationally

recognized faculty in signature recognized faculty in signature areasareas– LiteracyLiteracy– Mathematics EducationMathematics Education– Science EducationScience Education– Educational TechnologyEducational Technology

• Develop P-12 Center for Develop P-12 Center for Educational Engagement Educational Engagement

• Establish infrastructure to support Establish infrastructure to support external funding initiativesexternal funding initiatives

• Launch national communications Launch national communications planplan

Alternatives to traditional education –Charter schools –Vouchers Accountability –Assessment of adequate yearly progress –Funding of public education Concern.

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