Huntington Hall Suite 202听 |听 1200 W. Montgomery Rd.听 |听 精东AV, AL听听|听 Phone: 334-727-8784听 |听 Fax: 334-724-3714听 |听 Email: mparmer@tuskegee.edu
School of Education Vision
The School of Education will be a world leader in educational research and practice.
听The primary mission of the School of Education is to 鈥渄evelop highly educated, well-rounded individuals who are knowledgeable in their fields of specialization, proficient in the application of professional skills and dispositions, and capable of identifying and adjusting to future professional requirements.
The School of Education offers accredited undergraduate programs, Classification B,听 that lead to the bachelor of arts degree and to professional teacher certification in听Elementary Education, English Language Arts, General Science Education, Mathematics Education, and Physical Education.听听The Selected Improvement Commission of the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) at its October 21-25, 2016 meeting continued the NCATE accreditation of the School of Education at 精东AV.听
EPP Conceptual Framework
The听EPP Conceptual Framework, the Paradigm for Educator Preparation (PEP),听听is the result of collaborative efforts between the faculty, administration, partner schools and districts, the Teacher Education Council (TEC), and other professional听advisory groups designed听reflect university, state, and federal EPP governance and standard,听听knowledge base, current research, and best practices.
EPP Strategic Plan
The School of Education completed the composition of its strategic plan in summer 2023. The plan is designed for the School of Education to take听its place on the world stage as a leader in education and research.听听Click here to see the plan at a glance.
The School of Education EPP is proud to share its 100% pass rate for the edTPA,听 the PRAXIS,听 and the Foundations of Reading Test. The EPP also has a 100% employment rate for its completers.听
The School of Education EPP's听4听Measures (2022-2023)
The EPP utilized the ALACTE survey of new first-year teachers to collect completer鈥檚 impact on P-12 student learning and teacher effectiveness data. The survey contains 26 items. In the recent report, the completers responded to all 26 items as 100% strongly agreed that the EPP prepared them for the different aspects of effective teaching. 精东AV鈥檚 School of Education First Year completer鈥檚 scores indicated that the program prepares them to:
Table: Impact on P-12 student learning
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Categories |
Strongly agree |
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Understanding of how learners grow and develop |
100% |
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Understanding of learners' commonalities and individual differences |
100% |
|
Understand the central concepts, tools of inquiry, and structures of the discipline(s) he or she teaches |
100% |
|
Use, design, or adapt multiple methods of assessment to document, monitor, and support learner progress appropriate for learning goals and objectives |
100% |
|
Implement assessments in an ethical manner and minimize bias to enable learners to display the full extent of their learning |
100% |
|
Understand and use a variety of instructional strategies and make learning accessible to all learners |
100% |
|
Encourage learners to develop a deep understanding of content areas, make connections across content, and apply content knowledge in meaningful ways |
100% |
|
Use evidence to continually evaluate the effect of my decisions on others and adapt my professional practices to better meet learners鈥� needs听 |
100% |
|
Use assessment to engage learners in their own growth |
100% |
|
Select, create, and sequence learning experiences and performance tasks that support learners in reaching rigorous curriculum goals based on content standards and cross-disciplinary skills |
100% |
Table: Teacher effectiveness
|
Categories |
Strongly agree |
|
Manage the learning environment to engage learners actively |
100% |
|
Connect concepts, perspectives from varied disciplines, and interdisciplinary themes to real-world problems and issues |
100% |
|
Use, design, or adapt multiple methods of assessment to document, monitor, and support learner progress appropriate for learning goals and objectives |
100% |
|
Understand the central concepts, tools of inquiry, and structures of the discipline(s) he or she teaches |
100% |
|
Implement assessments in an ethical manner and minimize bias to enable learners to display the full extent of their learning |
100% |
|
Plan instruction based on information from formative and summative assessments as well as other sources and systematically adjust plans to meet each student's learning needs |
100% |
|
Engage learners in critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, and communication to address authentic local and global issues |
100% |
|
Use assessment to engage learners in their own growth |
100% |
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Create learning experiences that make the discipline accessible and meaningful |
100% |
|
Engage in continuous professional learning to more effectively meet the needs of each learner |
100% |
The EPP continues to employ the ALACTE survey for employers of new teachers to collect teacher effectiveness data.听精东AV鈥檚 School of Education First Year completers were rated above the Alabama statewide average in the 鈥淓ffective Teacher鈥� category on 18 items. The completer was also rated as an 鈥淓merging Teacher鈥� on 4 items. Overall, 精东AV completer was rated at or above the statewide average on all 26 items.听
Our initial level programs use multiple measures to determine if our teacher candidates are ready for the profession. Our candidates must successfully complete:
Table: GPA score average 2022-2023 AY completers
|
Academic program |
General studies GPA |
Professional studies GPA |
Teaching field GPA |
Overall GPA |
|
Elementary Education K-6 (n of completers = 7) |
3.31 |
3.61 |
3.73 |
3.47 |
|
Physical Education K-12 (n of completers = 1) |
2.79 |
3.65 |
3.41 |
3.38 |
Table: edTPA passing score average (Elementary major)
|
AY 2020-2021 (n of completers = 1) |
AY 2021-2022 (n of completers = 6) |
AY 2022-2023 (n of completers = 听7) |
|
edTPA mean score听 54 |
edTPA mean score听 55.6 |
edTPA mean score听 51.4 |
Table: edTPA passing score average (Physical Education major)
|
AY 2021-2022 Physical Education (n of completers = 3) |
AY 2022-2023 Physical Education (n of completers = 1) |
|
edTPA mean score 鈥� 38 |
edTPA mean score 鈥� 37 |
The ability of completers to be hired in Education positions in Alabama is based on the following:
All 2022-2023 completers were able to be hired successfully upon graduation. Out of 8 completers, all eight听met licensure requirements. Six (6) completers are currently working in the K-12 education area in Alabama;听one (1)听is a Physical Education teacher, and five (5) are Elementary Education teachers. Those graduates are employed by Auburn City Schools, Macon County Schools, Lee County Schools, Phenix City Schools, and Pike Road Schools. The two completers are working in K-12 education in the following states: Georgia and Ohio. The overall employment rate for the last year is 100%.