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CIPE

Council for the Improvement of Professional Education

Spring 2022

Agenda

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• Welcome and Lunch 11:30-12:15
• UTK Program Updates (and continue lunch) 12:15-12:45
• UTK Program Focus - Input Needed on Standards and Program Design 12:45-1:30
• Data Sharing and Updates 1:30-1:45
• “Lightning Round” Gallery Walk Feedback Session 1:45-2:30

Office of Professional Licensure (OPL)

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• David Cihak, PhD, Associate Dean of Professional Education Licensure & Director of the Bailey Graduate School of Education
• Amelia Brown, PhD, Director of the Office OPL
• Jalea Adams, PhD, Associate Director of School Based Experiences
• Meghan Copley, Administrative Program Support
• Julia Campbell, Administrative Specialist for School Experiences
• Diane Booker, Administrative Specialist
• Tammy Knierim, Online Leadership Studies Cooridantor

Office of Professional Licensure (OPL)

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OPL at BeATeacher@utk.edu

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• David Cihak, dcihak@utk.edu
• Amelia Brown, aabrown@utk.edu
• Jalea Adams, jalea.adams@utk.edu
• Meghan Copley, mcopley@utk.edu
• Julia Campbell, jcampb89@utk.edu
• Diane Booker, dbooker@utk.edu
• Tammy Knierim, tknierim@utk.edu

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Shared Goals

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• High Quality Educator Preparation
• Recruit, retain and support educator candidates from admissions to completion and beyond (early career supports and professional development)
• To increase the number teacher and leader candidates that reflect the diversity of P-12 learners

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JEP: LEA teacher, UT candidate = Our shared responsibility

• UTK has Multiple JEP pathways (Hybrid/Alternative):
• Candidates can Transfer from Internship/Student Teaching to JEP programs
• Candidates can start the JEP program Prior to entering the classroom as a teacher of record (can take coursework for a semester or a year prior to applying for jobs)
• We are reaching/nearing capacity for some JEP programs.
• Newer State policies allowing EPPs that are NOT approved by the TDOE/SBOE/TN Comprehensive Review Process to operate JEP programs
• High Quality mentoring/coaching while learning on the job
• We will be asking for feedback regarding improvements in this area today.
• Non-Academic Supports - balancing work-life (full-time teacher and student and family)

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Grow Your Own/Pipeline Programs

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If you have paraprofessionals with a Bachelor's degree who are interested in becoming a licensed teacher, we have some openings in a grant-funded Grow Your Own program that would start this summer. Interested individuals can complete this form or they can email BeATeacher@utk.edu for more information.

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Removing Barriers

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We have an institutional value to embody the modern Research 1, Land-grant institution.

We strive to empower learners of all ages and backgrounds to achieve their goals and dreams through affordable and accessible education.

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Removing Barriers - Accessibility

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• Online options for teacher and leader preparation and additional endorsements. All Job-Embedded Programs 100% Distance Ed.
• Campus-based supports for campus-based learners
• Schedules and programs to allow working professionals to complete educator preparation programs, including our paraprofessional to teacher programs and leadership programs.

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Removing Barriers - Affordability

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Traditional campus-based teacher education programs offered through both undergraduate and graduate year-long internship pathways to leverage undergraduate scholarship opportunities.

Options to complete teacher and leader licensure programs without quitting your existing teacher’s assistant or teacher position

Visiting Student options to allow high school students the opportunity to earn university credit in educator preparation courses without paying university tuition, and

Offering additional endorsements through both Microcredentials and tuition-based credit-generating programs.

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Removing Barriers and Increasing accessibility does NOT mean a reduction in quality or high standards.

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We will maintain our rigor and standards for preservice educators throughout all pathways into the classroom.

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New Teacher Education Programs

Undergraduate Internship Licensure and Degree Programs

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1. Elementary Education K-5
2. Dual Elementary Education K-5 & ESL P-12
3. Dual Elementary Education K-5 & Special Education Interventionist
4. Dual Elementary Education K-5 & Middle Grades Math
5. Dual Elementary Education K-5 & Middle Grades Science
6. World Language Education P-12 (French, German, Latin, Spanish)
7. Dual World Language Education P-12 (French, German, Latin, Spanish) & ESL P-12
8. Secondary Social Science Education 6-12 (History, Geography, Government, Economics)
9. Special Education Interventionist (K-8 and 6-12) and Comprehensive (K-12) Special Education
10. VolsTeach Secondary STEM (6-12 Mathematics Specialization)
11. VolsTeach Secondary STEM (Middle Grades Math Specialization)
12. VolsTeach Secondary STEM (6-12 Biology Specialization)
13. VolsTeach Secondary STEM (6-12 Chemistry Specialization)
14. VolsTeach Secondary STEM (6-12 Earth Science Specialization)
15. VolsTeach Secondary STEM (6-12 Physics Specialization)
16. VolsTeach Secondary STEM (Middle Grades Science Specialization)

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*5th-year professional internship accelerated masters’ degree and licensure programs are still available

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* Same high-quality

* Same number of A&S content courses

* More method courses

* More clinical experiences courses

* More literacy courses

* Less expensive

* More scholarship/funding opportunities

Educational Leadership Programs

Ed.D.

Doctor of Education Degree in Educational Leadership

Leadership

Academy

For aspiring school principals

Educational Administration

For aspiring principals & administrators

Ph.D.

in Education with concentration in Leadership Studies

Doctorate

Master’s /

Specialist

Distance Education

In-Person

OLS also offers an Instructional Leadership Graduate Certificate

Educational Leadership Programs

Educational Administration – DE

• 22 educators enrolled
• 14 TN Counties
• 4 EdS; 12 MS; 6 Graduate Certificate
• 2 Non-Licensure Students (Connecticut & Bermuda)
• Upcoming changes:
• MS, from 36 to 30 credit hours
• EdS, from 42 to 36 credit hours
• Review/Revamp Internship Experience
• Working on incorporating requirements per the Literacy Success Act of 2021

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Leadership Academy

• 10 educators in 2021-2022 cohort
• Jim McIntyre – Dean of Education at Belmont University
• James Martinez – Acting Director of CEL
• New UT budget model eliminated tuition waivers for future fellows
• Leadership Academy will be on hiatus for the 2022-2023 academic year
• Currently exploring the future of LA

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Partnership Announcements

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• Teacher Apprenticeship Programs with Department of Labor
• LEA-driven Application Process - “Playbook” coming soon to assist.
• This pathway requires strong partnerships: Employer/DOL/TDOE/UT
• Let us know if you want to partner!
• We will be asking or you feedback on several other partnership topics at the end of our meeting today.

We need your feedback!

Help us value the standards we should stress the most in teacher and leadership preparation:

1. Alone or with a partner, read and discuss the standards you are given (you will be given one Teacher Prep standard and one Leadership Standard)
2. Select the standards from your handouts that you believe to be the most important for us to stress at the pre-service level.
3. Prepare to share your selected standards with the larger group in a few minutes, along with the rationale as to why you selected your standards.

Standard #1

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Data Updates!

Data Updates: EPP Report Card

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Data Updates: EPP Report Card

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UT teachers employed across TN

Data Updates: TVAAS of UTK Completers

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Data Updates: TVAAS of UTK Completers

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Data Alignments

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Alignment of TVAAS scores with Admissions Requirements (ACT and GPA)

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TVAAS and Years of Experience

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TVAAS and Years of Experience

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TVAAS and Clinical Pathway

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TVAAS and Clinical Pathway

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What did we do with these data?

• New Undergraduate programs designed as Internship Programs
• Additional clinical experiences in new programs
• Less focus on steadfast adherence to admissions requirements, more focus on supporting candidates through the preparation program
• Expanding the JEP pathways (the Hybrid-Alternative model)
• Additional quality assurance with expanding JEP enrollment

We need your feedback!

We need feedback on several topical items in educator preparation!

1. This will be a “lightning round” gallery walk - three minutes per poster/prompt :)
2. Pick a poster to start (spread out, please)
3. Use the sticky notes or write directly on the posters to respond to the prompts.
4. Move clockwise to the next prompt when the time is up!
5. Stay safe - we don’t need this to become a super-spreader event!