Transforming Teacher Education through Clinical Practice: A National Strategy to Prepare Effective Teachers - Dr. Dwight C. Watson - University of Northern.

Transforming Transforming Teacher Teacher

Education Education through Clinical through Clinical

Practice: A Practice: A National National

Strategy to Strategy to Prepare Prepare Effective Effective TeachersTeachers-Dr. Dwight C. Dr. Dwight C.

WatsonWatson-University of University of Northern IowaNorthern Iowa

WHY DID NCATE COMMISSION WHY DID NCATE COMMISSION THE THE

BLUE RIBBON PANELBLUE RIBBON PANEL? ? Response to urgent need to ensure Response to urgent need to ensure

effective teachers for all childreneffective teachers for all children Leveraging role of accreditation to drive Leveraging role of accreditation to drive

reform among diverse providersreform among diverse providers Redesign and transformation initiativeRedesign and transformation initiative Response to prominent calls to examine Response to prominent calls to examine

clinical preparation (e.g., National clinical preparation (e.g., National Research Council report)Research Council report)

PANEL GOALSPANEL GOALS

Develop design principles for Develop design principles for clinically based model; clinically based model;

Make recommendations on how Make recommendations on how stakeholders can aid this stakeholders can aid this transformation;transformation;

Address the connection between Address the connection between clinical preparation and public and clinical preparation and public and professional accountabilityprofessional accountability

The Challenge & the The Challenge & the OpportunityOpportunity

Gap between how teachers are Gap between how teachers are prepared and what schools need for prepared and what schools need for student successstudent success Response to urgent needsResponse to urgent needs Preparation for 21Preparation for 21stst century teaching century teaching

Align preparation with the needs of Align preparation with the needs of practicing professionals practicing professionals

Panel RecommendationsPanel Recommendations

More Rigorous AccountabilityMore Rigorous Accountability Strengthening Candidate Selection and Strengthening Candidate Selection and

PlacementPlacement Revamping Curricula, Incentives, and Revamping Curricula, Incentives, and

StaffingStaffing Supporting PartnershipsSupporting Partnerships Expanding the Knowledge Base to Support Expanding the Knowledge Base to Support

what Works and Continuous Improvementwhat Works and Continuous Improvement

More Rigorous More Rigorous AccountabilityAccountability

Teacher preparation programs should be held accountable Teacher preparation programs should be held accountable by how they:by how they: address the needs of schoolsaddress the needs of schools help improve PK-12 student learninghelp improve PK-12 student learning

Teacher preparation programs will have more rigorous Teacher preparation programs will have more rigorous accreditation and program approval and will held accreditation and program approval and will held accountable to:accountable to: a clear and definte timeline for change and implementationa clear and definte timeline for change and implementation the same high standards for all programsthe same high standards for all programs

School districts will have a more significant role in:School districts will have a more significant role in: designing and implementing teacher education programsdesigning and implementing teacher education programs selecting candidates for placement in in their schoolsselecting candidates for placement in in their schools addressing candidates performance and progressaddressing candidates performance and progress

More Rigorous AccountabilityMore Rigorous AccountabilityPoints to Ponder (Personally reflect on these Points to Ponder (Personally reflect on these

questions)questions)

• Will your role shift if the Will your role shift if the recommendations were implemented? recommendations were implemented? Why or why not?Why or why not?

• How will these recommendations affect How will these recommendations affect your college, school, or department?your college, school, or department?

• Do you currently have any elements of Do you currently have any elements of this recommendation in place?this recommendation in place?

• How will you begin to implement these How will you begin to implement these recommendations?recommendations?

Strengthening Candidate Strengthening Candidate Selection and PlacementSelection and Placement

Residency model Residency model similar to medical modelsimilar to medical model More selective and diverse candidateMore selective and diverse candidate Focus on staffing Focus on staffing hard-to-staffhard-to-staff schools schools Clinical internships Clinical internships in schools that are in schools that are

structured and staffed to support student structured and staffed to support student learninglearning

Supervised by clinical faculty drawn for higher Supervised by clinical faculty drawn for higher education and the PK-12 sectoreducation and the PK-12 sector

Supervisors will determine if candidates are Supervisors will determine if candidates are ready to enter the classroom on the basis of ready to enter the classroom on the basis of candidate’s performance and student candidate’s performance and student outcomes.outcomes.

Strengthening Candidate Selection and Strengthening Candidate Selection and PlacementPlacement

Affinity Share (share with a person from your Affinity Share (share with a person from your institution)institution)

What is your understanding of a residency model?What is your understanding of a residency model?

How can your program be more selective?How can your program be more selective?

What is your program doing to recruit and retain diverse What is your program doing to recruit and retain diverse candidates?candidates?

Do you have partnership agreements with hard-to-staff schools?Do you have partnership agreements with hard-to-staff schools?

What is the nature of your clinical supervision? At what point in What is the nature of your clinical supervision? At what point in your candidates’ development do you have supervisors for your candidates’ development do you have supervisors for clinical? Who are your clinical supervisors?clinical? Who are your clinical supervisors?

What role do supervisors play in determining if candidates are What role do supervisors play in determining if candidates are ready to enter the classroom? Is the determination based on the ready to enter the classroom? Is the determination based on the candidate’s performance and student outcomes.candidate’s performance and student outcomes.

Revamping Curricula Revamping Curricula Incentives and StaffingIncentives and Staffing

Redesign program to support the core coupling of Redesign program to support the core coupling of practice, content theory, and pedagogypractice, content theory, and pedagogy

Model appropriate use of assessment to enhance Model appropriate use of assessment to enhance learninglearning

Re-evaluate reward structure in academe to support Re-evaluate reward structure in academe to support clinical teaching and legitimize the role of clinical facultyclinical teaching and legitimize the role of clinical faculty

Create new staff models so that clinical faculty, mentors, Create new staff models so that clinical faculty, mentors, teachers, coaches, teacher interns, and residents can teachers, coaches, teacher interns, and residents can work together to better educate students (teaching work together to better educate students (teaching hospital model)hospital model)

Development of rigorous criteria for the preparation, Development of rigorous criteria for the preparation, selection, and certification of clinical facultyselection, and certification of clinical faculty

Revamping Curricula Incentives and Revamping Curricula Incentives and StaffingStaffing

Cross-cultural Dialogue (Discuss with members outside Cross-cultural Dialogue (Discuss with members outside of your institution)of your institution)

What is the intersection of practice, content theory, What is the intersection of practice, content theory, and pedagogy at the varied institutions?and pedagogy at the varied institutions?

Discuss models and reward structures in that Discuss models and reward structures in that supports teaching and legitimize the role of clinical supports teaching and legitimize the role of clinical faculty.faculty.

What must we do to make this What must we do to make this teaching hospital teaching hospital model model a reality in which clinical faculty, mentors, a reality in which clinical faculty, mentors, teachers, coaches, teacher interns, and residents teachers, coaches, teacher interns, and residents work together to better educate students? work together to better educate students?

Discuss criteria for the preparation, selection, and Discuss criteria for the preparation, selection, and certification of clinical faculty.certification of clinical faculty.

Supporting PartnershipsSupporting PartnershipsWalk-about (Meet with someone from across the Walk-about (Meet with someone from across the

room)room)

How do we engage state policy makers How do we engage state policy makers to embrace these recommendations?to embrace these recommendations?

What can we do to limit candidates in What can we do to limit candidates in over demand programs such as social over demand programs such as social studies and elementary education?studies and elementary education?

How can we leverage our institutions to How can we leverage our institutions to financially support these financially support these recommendations?recommendations?

Expanding the Knowledge Base to Identify Expanding the Knowledge Base to Identify What Works What Works

and Support Continuous Improvementand Support Continuous Improvement

Currently, no large research base on Currently, no large research base on what makes clinical preparation what makes clinical preparation effectiveeffective

Encourages federal, state, and Encourages federal, state, and philanthropic support of research in this philanthropic support of research in this areaarea

NCATE should facilitate a national data NCATE should facilitate a national data network among interested collaboratorsnetwork among interested collaborators

Mapping the ShiftMapping the ShiftTable Talk (Read and discuss the Table Talk (Read and discuss the

distributed material)distributed material) Compare the Compare the current model current model to the to the

needed modelneeded model.. Discuss your institution’s movement Discuss your institution’s movement

to the to the needed modelneeded model.. Which of the Which of the needed model needed model will be will be

easiest to embrace.easiest to embrace.

Blue Ribbon PanelBlue Ribbon Panel

Sponsored by:Sponsored by: NCATE: NCATE: www.ncate.org Visit to review full Visit to review full

reportreport AACTE: AACTE: www.aacte.org

Chaired by:Chaired by: Nancy Zimpher – Chancellor State Nancy Zimpher – Chancellor State

University of New YorkUniversity of New York Dwight Jones – Commissioner of Education, Dwight Jones – Commissioner of Education,

Colorado StateColorado State