February+19,+2015

February 19, 2015
Welcome to the online meeting of the Meredith College Teacher Education Committee. Your participation in this meeting is essential--the proposals have to be considered by this committee before consideration by Academic Council.

There are 8 agenda items: four are for your information and four require action. 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. If you have used this feature on the wiki before, please note that it has changed. Now, the discussion feature is at the bottom of this page and is easier to find and use.

If you have any questions, please email delaneym@meredith.edu. Stay warm! See in April for our next meeting. Thank you! Mary Kay
 * Note for minutes: The committee did not meet in April, as data were not yet available and policy issues that we are tracking remained under review (e.g. state-CAEP partnership agreement and program review process).**

** Reports (Information Items) **

 * NCATE Legacy Continuous Improvement--Institutional Report:** We are in the process of loading and reviewing the final pieces of the Institutional Report and exhibits required in the re-accreditation process. Everything is due on Friday, February 20! The on-site visit will be in October. More information at our April meeting.


 * Assessment Handbook** is complete. This handbook is an internal guide to our unit assessment system for teacher education.


 * Pilot to launch--Dispositions Assessment to be completed by professors in EDU courses in Spring--undergraduate (EDU 232 and 234), MAT, and M.Ed.** This is a copy of the survey for your information.


 * Political Science major--changes:** Among many other changes, the proposal calls for EDU 232 Schools and Social Change to be an elective for political science majors.

**Action Items**

 * 1. Changes to the Master's Program under Consideration.** In response to requests from alumni and others, the EDU faculty is currently exploring re-organizing the M.Ed. programs so that graduate students can earn the Curriculum and Instructional Specialist license in addition to the advanced specialty area license. **Your thoughts? Discussion comments are available below. In general, members were supportive of the idea. The comments will be taken to the Department of Education and we will report on progress at the next meeting.**


 * 2. Proposal to change requirements--Family and Consumer Sciences licensure program. ** (Deborah Tippett) Based on feedback from alumnae who are teachers and cooperating teachers and to align with FCS essential standards, this proposal seeks to replace CD 436 Administration of Programs for Young Children with CD 334 Infant Development. **Do you approve? The motion passed. Discussion available under Discussion tab.**


 * 3. Proposal from Music-** (Fran Page) The Department of Music is proposing to make changes to prepare teacher candidates better for the internship and to offer music majors a conducting lab course which will prepare them better for graduate school. The proposed changes include replacing two music methods courses (elementary and middle/secondary) at 6 credits total with three music methods courses (elementary, middle, secondary) at 6 credits total (2 credits each). it also proposes replacing a 3-hour conducting course with a 2-hour course plus a 1-hour conducting lab. Credit hours for licensure and the major do not change with this proposal. **Do you approve? The motion passed. Discussion available below.**

4. **Proposal from Child Development** (Kathryn Clark)--The Child Development program is proposing to add CD-345 as a pre-requisite to CD 434 Infant Curriculum because "the course content for planning curriculum for very young children builds on the foundations of observation-based-planning introduced in CD 345." This change affects students seeking BK licensure. Credit hours required remains the same. **Do you approve? Motion passed. Discussion available below.**

Please go to the Discussion section below to respond to respond to proposals. If you have questions, please post your questions. I will be facilitating by checking the wiki frequently for responses. Thank you!