March+19-20,+2014

Meredith College Teacher Education Meeting March 19-20, 2014 (online)

Welcome to the online meeting of the Meredith College Teacher Education Committee.

Committee members, please note that there are six agenda items: three are for your information and three require action. You will see that the action needed is clearly explained at the end of the agenda item description. Your comments are always welcome on information items.

On the items that require action, please take action by using the Discussion feature of the wiki. You can access this feature via the button in the upper right side of this page. The button is an icon of two word bubbles with a number. (The number represents the number of discussion posts.) Once you click the icon, you will be on the Discussion page, click on the appropriate agenda item thread, and post your response. To navigate back to this page from the Discussion page, click the page "March 19-20, 2014" in the navigation menu to the left. If you have any questions, please call me at 919 760-8315 or email delaneym@meredith.edu. Thank you! Mary Kay

Agenda

New Business

1. **Meredith College Professional Development Plan=Guide for CEUs for LIcensure Renewal** The Teacher Education Committee defined the professional development plan that guides CEU credits for licensure renewal of Meredith faculty only. A copy of this plan resides with NCDPI. The TEC developed this policy assiginging CEUs to faculty professional development activities. Each faculty member who seeks renewal of his or her teaching license must meet the state licensure renewal requirements. The Meredith College Professional Development Plan, as approved by the Teacher Education Committee, is attached below. This year we revised it slightly to clarify sections and to reflect current licensure requirements. These changes were administrative and did not change the approved plan. //ACTION NEEDED: Review the plans and offer comments for revisions/improvements.// The Department of Education will take comments into account when revising the document and will share the revisions with TEC at a future meeting.

Beginning with licenses expiring in 2016, the following CEUs will be required to renew a license: We are currently revising the documents under #1 to reflect these changes. We are in the process of making sure that affected faculty have this information. //INFORMATION ONLY, NO ACTION NEEDED//
 * 2. New requirements for licensure starting with licenses expiring in 2016.**
 * K-8 Licensure Area || - |||||| 8 CEUs per 5 year cycle ||  ||   |||||| All other Educators - 8 CEUs ||   ||   ||
 * ||  ||   || 3 Content ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   || 3 Content ||   ||   ||
 * ||  ||   || 2 Literacy ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   || 5 General ||   ||   ||
 * ||  ||   || 2 General ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||

//3.// **Proposal** **from CHILD DEVELOPMENT** Summary related to teacher education: The faculty in Child Development submits this proposal to fix an administrative error. The proposal is to:
 * "** include BK 350 as an elective for Child Development. This inclusion was inadvertently omitted from the 2009 Child Development approved curriculum changes. Since that time, the Department Head has had to individually submit to the Registrar a request for approval to include BK 350 as an elective for individual students. "

//INFORMATION ONLY, NO ACTION NEEDED because the proposal is not a change in a program. Rather, it is a "fix" for an error.//

//4.// **Proposal from DANCE** Summary related to teacher education: The faculty in Dance propose, as part of a larger proposal, that DAN 762 Methods of Teaching Dance and DAN 455 Performing Arts Administration, be listed as a choice in the Dance Studies in the Dance Studies Core and a choice in the Dance Studies Electives. This will allow more flexibility in students' planned programs without compromising academic integrity. The full proposal will add 1 credit hour to the major. //ACTION NEEDED// //Do you approve proposal? Please indicate by voting yes or no in the comments section. If you have discussion or questions, please write these in the comments section.//

5. **Proposal from EXERCISE AND SPORTS SCIENCE** Summary related to teacher education: This proposal offers changes to the ESS major. With the program changes, the HPE licensure program remains aligned with the four state program standards for HPE: scientific and theoretical knowledge, movement forms, nutrition and obesity prevention, and health education and promotion. //ACTION NEEDED:// //Do you approve proposal? Please indicate by voting yes or no in the comments section. If you have discussion or questions, please write these in the comments section.//

6. **Next meeting--April 15, 2014 @ 5:00.** We will discuss proposed revisions to the Conceptual Framework and program assessment data. You will receive materials for the meeting a week in advance. **We need everyone's input.** Your thoughts and observation will guide program improvement! //INFORMATION//

Thank you for your contributions to our programs. Working together we support the development of excellent teachers for all students!