OPEN HEARING
WELCOME TO THE
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL
OKLAHOMA
October 4, 2007
University of
Central Oklahoma
• State’s oldest teacher preparation program
• NCATE accredited for over 50 years
• Currently state’s third largest preparer
• 24 certification areas – initial and advanced
• Prepared more than 50,000 teachers for
Oklahoma
Highlights and Challenges
• Highlights
– Assessment results indicating candidate competency
– Extensive partnerships and collaborations
– School Psychology program received national
accreditation by the National Association of School
Psychologists; only one of two in Oklahoma
– Accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation
for Dietetics Education
– $1.3 million grant from U.S. Department of Education
for bilingual education professional development
– Grant to history education faculty to provide
professional development to Western Heights and
Durant Public Schools
Highlights and Challenges
• Challenges
– Impact of state reforms on enrollment
– Reporting, documentation, and accountability
requirements
– Office space issue: Old North renovation
ASSESSMENT
SYSTEM
• Built from Conceptual Framework
• Assessment Sources
• Cycles
– Evaluation Cycle
– Change Cycle
– Communication Cycle
ASSESSMENT DATA:
Portfolios
ASSESSMENT DATA
Student Teachers 06-07
• Highest performance areas
– Rapport with students
– Knowledge of subject/content areas
– Preparation/Presentation
• Areas for improvement
– Classroom Management
– Time Management
ASSESSMENT DATA:
OCTP
• AYP for teacher preparation
• OGET (Aggregate)
– 88% UCO, 85% state
• OSAT (Aggregate)
– 95% UCO, 80% state
• OPTE (Aggregate)
– 98% UCO, 94% state
IMPACT ON TEACHER
EDUCATION
Majors (#) Fall 1998 Fall 2005 Fall 2007
Early 193 194 274
Childhood
Elementary 625 462 491
Special 188 115 104
Education
Mathematics 58 53 45
Science 101 53 43
English 161 111 122
History / 169 164 152
Social Studies
IMPACT ON
ADVANCED
PREPARATION
MAJORS FA 98 FA 05 FA 07
Ed Admin 112 83 90
Guid & Coun 112 60 66
Reading 24 43 32
Instruct Media 35 50 57
Bilingual N/A 79 79
SLP 46 38 45
REASONS FOR
LOWER NUMBERS
• More rigorous requirements
• New testing requirements
• Alternative Certification
• Greater challenges in the schools
• Supply/demand issues
• Low beginning and career salaries
• Other opportunities outside of education
PARTNERSHIPS &
COLLABORATIONS
• Partner Schools
– 101 school sites
– 472 FE1, FE2, ST
– Course-based experiences
• 401 Residency committees
• Clinical services
– educational evaluations
– SLP
PARTNERSHIPS &
COLLABORATIONS
• NCLB
• Service Learning Projects in At-Risk Schools
• Clinical services – educational evaluations, SLP
• Minority Teacher Recruitment Program
• NBC Mentorship Programs
• America Reads Program
Accreditation and
Accountability
• National Council for Accreditation of
Teacher Education (NCATE)
• Oklahoma Commission for Teacher
Preparation (OCTP)
• Oklahoma State Regents for Higher
Education
NCATE: The National
Council for Accreditation of
Teacher Education
• Knowledge, Skills and Dispositions
• Unit Assessment System
• Field Experiences and Clinical Practice
• Diversity
• Faculty Qualifications, Performance
and Development
• Governance and Resources
OPEN HEARING
• Questions &
Answers
• Input from
Audience
PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT
• NCATE Re-Accreditation Site Visit:
April 5-9, 2008
• Written comments and testimony should be sent
to:
• Board of Examiners
NCATE
2010 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20036-1023
or by email to callforcomments@ncate.org
UCO COLLEGE OF
EDUCATION
THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING!