American University - School of Education, Teaching and Health
Examples of Changes Made
Program Change
Praxis data reported by
category in GoEd.
Level of Change
EPP - Initial
Programs
Decision Point
Program Change Proposed by |
Approved By
Admisson for
Director of the Office of Teacher
Praxis I and
Education | Dean
Completion for
Praxis II
Reason for Change
Faculty needed more precise data on
candidate content strengths.
Date
Implemented
Date Data
First Collected
Spring 2014
Spring 2014
(NCSS) Revised the Course Program Admission
Grade Analysis Assessment - Secondary Social
added an advising sheet
Studies
and course descriptions of
acceptable courses
Social Studies Faculty | Director of Courses needed to be better aligned to
the Office of Teacher Education | the NCSS standards.
Dean
Fall 2014
Fall 2014
(NCSS) Revised Lesson
Planning and Impact on
Student Learning
assessment rubrics
Program Entry into
Secondary Social Student
Studies
Teaching
Social Studies Faculty | Director of Rubrics needed to be more directly
Fall 2014
the Office of Teacher Education
aligned to NCSS thematic standards and
|Dean
common core standards. The broad rubric
categores were not providing enough
specific data on candidate strengths in
Social Studies content.
Fall 2014
(NCTM) Revised the
Secondary Math Transcript
Analysis
Program Secondary
Mathematics
Admission
Math Faculty | Director of the
Office of Teacher Education |
Dean
Fall 2014
Fall 2014
(NCTM) A technology
component was added to
the Math Unit Plan
Assessment
Program Secondary
Mathematics
Entry into
Student
Teaching
Fall 2014
Fall 2014
(NCTM) Revision of the Unit
Plan assessment
Program Secondary
Mathematics
Entry into
Student
Teaching
Fall 2013
Fall 2013
(NAEYC) Created new
assessment - Written
Language and Inventory
Analysis
(NAEYC) Created new
assessment - Early
Childhood Lesson Plan
Program - Early
Childhood
Education
Entry into
Student
Teaching
Transcript Analysis needed to be realigned
to the NCTM standards and a new course
now required by the Department of
Mathematics and Statistics was added.
(Math 503: Foundations of Mathematics). A
technology component was also added to
the Math Transcript Analysis in order to
assess candidate ability to utilize
technology for teaching and learning.
Math Faculty | Director of the
(NCTM) The unit was not able to assess
Office of Teacher Education |
candidates ability to utilize technology for
Dean
teaching and learning satisfactorily. A
technology component was added to the
Unit Plan Assessment (These assessment
changes are also in the Mathematics CERT
and MAT)
Math Faculty | Director of the
The new unit plan allows candidates to
Office of Teacher Education |
take a scope and sequence from their
Dean
clinical experience and create a unit plan
connecting Common Core standards,
competencies and skills that will show the
students a complete picture of the
mathematical concepts for that unit.
Early Childhood Faculty | Director Previous assessment was not specific to
of the Office of Teacher
Early Childhood and not providing enough
Education | Dean
evidence of mastery of content
Fall 2014
Fall 2014
Program - Early
Childhood
Education
Entry into
Student
Teaching
Early Childhood Faculty | Director Previous assessment was not specific to
Fall 2014
of the Office of Teacher
Early Childhood and not providing enough
Education | Dean
evidence of mastery of planning instruction
Fall 2014
(NAEYC) Created new
assessment - Final
Observation of Student
Teaching for Early
Childhood
(NAEYC) Created new
assessment - Analysis of
Student Learning for Early
Childhood
Program - Early
Childhood
Education
Completion of
Student
Teaching
Early Childhood Faculty | Director Previous assessment was not specific to
Fall 2014
of the Office of Teacher
Early Childhood and not providing enough
Education |Dean
evidence of effective teaching
Fall 2014
Program - Early
Childhood
Education
Entry into
Student
Teaching
Early Childhood Faculty | Director Previous assessment was not specific to
Fall 2014
of the Office of Teacher
Early Childhood and not providing enough
Education
evidence of impact on student learning
Fall 2014
(NAEYC) Created new
assessment - Philosophy of
Teaching and Advocacy
Statement
(CEC) Portfolio
Program - Early
Childhood
Education
Entry into
Student
Teaching
Early Childhood Faculty | Director Previous assessment was not specific to
Fall 2014
of the Office of Teacher
Early Childhood and not providing enough
Education | Dean
evidence of impact on student learning
Fall 2014
Program - Special Program
Education LD
Completion
Special Education Faculty |
Director of Special Education
|Dean
Special Education program assessments
needed to be realigned to new CEC
standards
Fall 2014
Fall 2014
(CEC) Task Analysis
Program - Special
Education LD
Special Education Faculty |
Director of Special Education
|Dean
Special Education program assessments
needed to be realigned to new CEC
standards
Fall 2014
Fall 2014
(CEC) Field-Based
Performance Assessment
Program - Special Completion of
Education LD
Student
Teaching
Special Education Faculty |
Director of Special Education
|Dean
Special Education program assessments
needed to be realigned to new CEC
standards
Fall 2014
Fall 2014
American University - School of Education, Teaching and Health
Examples of Changes Made
Program Change
Level of Change
Decision Point
Program Change Proposed by |
Approved By
Reason for Change
Date
Implemented
Date Data
First Collected
(CEC) Curriculum-Based
Assessment
Program - Special Completion of
Education LD
Student
Teaching
Special Education Faculty |
Director of Special Education
|Dean
Special Education program assessments
needed to be realigned to new CEC
standards
Fall 2014
Fall 2014
(CEC) Psycho Educational
Case Study
Program - Special
Education LD
Special Education Faculty |
Director of Special Education
|Dean
Special Education program assessments
needed to be realigned to new CEC
standards
Fall 2014
Fall 2014
(CEC) Learning Disabilities
Exam
Program - Special
Education LD
Special Education Faculty |
Director of Special Education
|Dean
Special Education program assessments
needed to be realigned to new CEC
standards
Fall 2014
Fall 2014
The impact on student
learning (ISL) assessments
EPP - Initial
Programs
Completion of
Student
Teaching
Program faculty, methods leads | In all programs, the ISL assessments were
Spring 2014
Director of the Office of Teacher revised based on feedback from SPA
Education | Dean
reviewer comments and data analysis. The
previous ISL did not inform the program
directors of how candidates were
performing on content specific standards.
The ISLs were removed from the portfolio (a
completion requirement) and are now
implemented during methods classes
which take place before student teaching.
Spring 2014
Student Teaching Course
Rubric Assessment
EPP - Initial
Programs
Completion of
Student
Teaching
Program faculty, methods leads | The new director of teacher edcuation
Fall 2013
Director of the Office of Teacher implemented this rubric in order to have
Education | Dean
additional evidence of candidates'
mastery of the knowledge, skills and
dispoisitions required at the end of student
teaching
Fall 2013
Lesson Plan Analysis and
Implementation
EPP - Initial
Programs
Entry into
Student
Teaching
Director of the Office of Teacher
Education | Dean
Assessment needed to be clarified and
restructured.
Fall 2013
Final Evaluation of Student
Teaching
EPP - Initial
Programs
Completion of
Student
Teaching
Director of the Office of Teacher
Education | Dean
Assessment needed to be realigned to the Summer 2013
2011 INTASC Standards.
Fall 2013
Prospective Candidate,
Candidate Advising and
Faculty Management
Systems created
EPP - Initial and
Advanced
Programs
Admission
Program Directors | Dean
Fall 2013
Fall 2013
Transcript Analysis System
EPP - Initial
Programs
Admission
Director of the Office of Teacher
Education | Dean
Fall 2012
Fall 2012
Praxis exams required with EPP - Initial
no exceptions at admission Programs
Admission
Director of the Office of Teacher
Education | Dean
Fall 2012
Fall 2012
Practicum expanded to 2
EPP - Initial
days a week for elementary Programs
and secondary
Entry into
Student
Teaching
Director of the Office of Teacher
Education | Dean
Fall 2013
Fall 2013
5 portfolio entries are
required before student
teaching
EPP - Initial
Programs
Entry into
Student
Teaching
Director of the Office of Teacher
Education | Dean
Fall 2012
Spring 2013
Recommendation by
Practicum Supervisor
EPP - Initial
Programs
Entry into
Student
Teaching
Director of the Office of Teacher
Education | Dean
New GoEd modules were created to help
faculty and candidates manage programs
better. Data about prospective students
and why they did or did not choose AU is
now tracked. These data are being used to
more effectively recruite for Fall 2014. |
Adjunct faculty were able to submit their
evaluation report through GoEd in Summer
2014.
Transcript analysis system was created in
GoEd. The analysis also took place before
admission instead of after acceptance.
Some candidates were arriving at
graduation not being able to pass Praxis I,
and thereby, not graduating. Candidates
can now not be admitted conditionally if
they do not have passing Praxis I exams.
There was a discrepency between the
elementary and secondary practicum
experience requirement. The requirements
are now the same.
The portfolio was not being treated as a
developmental process. The current
director of the office of teacher education
now requires portfolio entries to be
submitted and reviewed by Practicum
Supervisors before entry into Student
Teaching
The new director of teacher edcuation
implemented this practice to have more
evidence of candidates' mastery of the
knowledge, skills and dispoisitions to move
to student teaching
Fall 2012
Spring 2013
Fall 2013