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IGNITE Your Passion for<br />
Teaching & Learning with the<br />
Teacher Preparation Initiative
Background<br />
• The Teacher Preparation Initiative (TPI) is<br />
a 10-year, 4.5 million dollar grant focused<br />
on new teacher preparation and support.<br />
• Funded in January 2010.<br />
• http://www.stcloudstate.edu/tpi/
Network for Excellence in Teaching<br />
(NExT)<br />
• Bush Foundation committed to investing<br />
$40 million dollars over the next ten years<br />
to preparing 25,000 new, effective<br />
teachers in MN, ND and SD<br />
• Fourteen institutions are collaborating as<br />
part of this network to recruit, prepare,<br />
place and support new teachers<br />
• http://www.nextteacher.org/
NExT Marketing for Teachers<br />
• NExT Marketing Video<br />
• NExT Video Contest
TPI Vision<br />
<strong>St</strong>. <strong>Cloud</strong> <strong>St</strong>ate <strong>University</strong> will strengthen its<br />
teacher preparation program through strong,<br />
active partnerships across campus, with P-<br />
12 partners and the community
6 Partner Districts<br />
• Holdingford<br />
– Eric Williams, Superintendent<br />
• Monticello<br />
– Jim Johnson, Superintendent<br />
• ROCORI<br />
– Scott <strong>St</strong>aska, Superintendent<br />
• Sartell-<strong>St</strong>. <strong>St</strong>ephen<br />
– Joseph Hill, Superintendent<br />
• Sauk Rapids/Rice<br />
– Dan Bittman, Superintendent<br />
• <strong>St</strong> <strong>Cloud</strong> Area<br />
– Bruce Watkins, Superintendent
TPI Timeline
Working Group Approach<br />
• TPI currently has over 100 <strong>University</strong> and<br />
P-12 participants on five different Working<br />
Groups that are investigating and making<br />
recommendations regarding best practices<br />
for teacher preparation and support.
Recruit Working Group<br />
P-12 Members SCSU Members<br />
Cindee Hoberg, Monticello<br />
Carol Conkell<br />
Kelly Krueger, ROCORI<br />
Kathryn Gainey<br />
Michael Rogers, Sauk Rapids-Rice Sue Haller<br />
Deb Ruszat, Holdingford<br />
Bradley Kaffar (Facilitator)<br />
Susan Symanietz, Sartell-<strong>St</strong>. <strong>St</strong>ephen Martin Lo<br />
Richard Shearer<br />
Betsy Mahowald<br />
Rachel Wexelbaum
Recruit Working Group Charges<br />
• Examine current recruiting strategies.<br />
• Recommend new and improved recruiting strategies.<br />
• Examine current admissions criteria for incoming<br />
teacher candidates.<br />
• Recommend new and improved admissions criteria for<br />
incoming teacher candidates.<br />
• Develop recruiting and admissions materials.
Prepare Working Group<br />
P-12 Members SCSU Members<br />
Jona Deavel, <strong>St</strong>. <strong>Cloud</strong> Area<br />
<strong>St</strong>even Hoover<br />
Ryan Cox, <strong>St</strong>. <strong>Cloud</strong> Area<br />
<strong>St</strong>ephen Hornstein<br />
Sue Jenkins, ROCORI<br />
JoAnn Johnson<br />
Julie Midas, Sauk Rapids-Rice<br />
Elena Kurinski<br />
Eric Olson, Monticello<br />
Monica Peterson<br />
Katie Young, Holdingford<br />
Raymond Philippot<br />
Mike Rogers, Sauk Rapids-Rice<br />
Jim Robinson (Facilitator)<br />
Patty Simpson<br />
Fran Umerski
Prepare Working Group Charges<br />
• New models for teacher preparation?<br />
• Integration of all standards?<br />
• Teacher preparation core for all teacher candidates?<br />
• Teacher preparation, LEP and within 120 credits?<br />
• Working together more and in isolation less?<br />
• Less overlap but with more cooperation?<br />
• Relooking at all aspects of clinical experience components?
Support Working Group<br />
P-12 Members:<br />
Peggi Fogarty-Sartell-<strong>St</strong>. <strong>St</strong>ephen<br />
Barb Hadfield-Monticello<br />
Sandra Haller-Sauk Rapids-Rice<br />
Kendyll Jones-ROCORI<br />
Beth Lovdahl-<strong>St</strong>. <strong>Cloud</strong> Area<br />
Milissa Walz-Holdingford<br />
SCSU Members:<br />
Nancy Bacharach<br />
Shawn Jarvis<br />
Beth Mann (Facilitator)<br />
Mark Minger<br />
Ming-Chi Own<br />
Monica Peterson<br />
Carol Thoma
Support Working Group Charges<br />
• Investigate feasible and sustainable models for comprehensive induction for<br />
both P-12 Districts and SCSU.<br />
• Collaborate with prepare work group to explore induction as part of the<br />
curriculum at SCSU.<br />
• Explore a common professional development model as well as the concept<br />
of shared resources for a consortium of P-12 districts.<br />
• Investigate the use of technology to observe teaching and provide<br />
mentoring and professional development in remote settings.<br />
• Research and recommend the desirable characteristics that a Best Practice<br />
Network of Mentors must possess to support our graduates.
Technology Working Group<br />
P-12 Members SCSU Members<br />
Matt Coalwell, Monticello<br />
Tim Baker<br />
Ryan Cox, <strong>St</strong>. <strong>Cloud</strong> Area Michael Hasbrouk<br />
Linda Liebl , ROCORI<br />
Jim Pesta<br />
Megan Rogholt, Sauk Rapids-Rice Marcelyn Smale<br />
Marcia Thompson<br />
Mert Thompson (Facilitator)<br />
Rachel Wexelbaum
Technology Working Group Charges<br />
• Determine the professional development needs for teacher<br />
candidates relative to the effective utilization of technology.<br />
• Determine the professional development needs for P-16<br />
faculty relative to the effective utilization of technology in the<br />
preparation of teacher candidates.<br />
• Determine role that technology should play in the preparation<br />
of teacher candidates and develop a plan to implement that<br />
role.<br />
• Connect with TPI Work Groups to determine how technology<br />
can assist them in meeting their goals.
Assessment Working Group<br />
P-12 Members SCSU Members<br />
Michelle Raml, Sartell-<strong>St</strong>. <strong>St</strong>ephen<br />
Kathy Dahlberg<br />
Terry Hurd, Sartell-<strong>St</strong>. <strong>St</strong>ephen<br />
Brenda Sprenger, <strong>St</strong>. <strong>Cloud</strong> Area<br />
Sonja Goerdt (Facilitator)<br />
John Hoover<br />
Sandra Johnson<br />
Marcelyn Smale
Assessment Working Group Charges<br />
• Create a schedule for data collection, analysis, and<br />
dissemination for the TPI milestones.<br />
• Identify current teacher preparation and P-12 assessment<br />
practices.<br />
• Create a plan to address needs of faculty, staff, and P-12 to<br />
learn about value-added assessment, teacher performance<br />
assessment, and other assessments as needed.<br />
• Recommend methods to coordinate assessment and data<br />
collection methods used in P-12 partner districts.<br />
• Develop a process to collect hiring needs of partner districts.<br />
• Develop a long-term assessment plan for the Teacher<br />
Preparation Initiative.
Anticipated 2011-2012 Working<br />
Group Recommendations<br />
• Recruit<br />
– Scholarships, Future Educators Clubs, Admissions requirements, Marketing of<br />
Teacher Preparation Program<br />
• Prepare<br />
– Enhanced Field Experiences, Creating a <strong>St</strong>ructure for P-16 Collaboration, Curriculum<br />
Alignment<br />
• Support<br />
• New Teacher Institutes, Comprehensive Induction Model for P-12 Partner Districts,<br />
Support from SCSU for our graduates for up to three years<br />
• Technology<br />
– Incorporation of NETS <strong>St</strong>andards into Curriculum, P-16 Professional Development<br />
Plans Regarding Technology<br />
• Assessment<br />
– P-16 Professional Development Plans Regarding Assessment, Implementing<br />
Research-Based <strong>St</strong>rategies for Assessment of Teacher Effectiveness
Contact Us…<br />
• Becky Krystyniak, Co-Director<br />
• Gaby Silvestre, Co-Director<br />
• Bradley Kaffar, Interim Co-Director<br />
• Beth Mann, P-12 Liaison<br />
• Niki Ebensteiner, Office Manager<br />
• E-mail: tpi@stcloudstate.edu<br />
• Website: www.stcloudstate.edu/tpi