Teacher Education Council Minutes - Cameron University
Teacher Education Council Minutes - Cameron University
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<strong>Teacher</strong> <strong>Education</strong> <strong>Council</strong> <strong>Minutes</strong><br />
February 21, 2008<br />
3:30 p.m.<br />
Nance-Boyer Hall, Room 1075<br />
(Approved)<br />
CAMERO<br />
I1908-2008<br />
Members Present Tajrat Ahmed, Shannon Bayones, Sharon Christensen, Joel Dering, Mike Dunn,<br />
Claudia Edwards, Russell Graves, Ramona Hall, Joe Jones, Marge Kingsley, Tobias, Kuhn, Teresa<br />
Lubrano, Diann Megert, Sherry Reynolds, Michelle Smith, Debbie Stoll, and Ronna Vanderslice.<br />
Members Absent: Jessi Brennan, Jennifer Dennis, Courtney GI'azer, Kurtis KolI, Crista! McCutcheon,<br />
Jan Thomas, and Philip Zaninelli.<br />
Proceedings:<br />
Meeting called to order at 3:30 p.m. by Chair, Ronna Vanders'lice.<br />
Director of <strong>Teacher</strong> <strong>Education</strong> Report<br />
A. Mock NCATE visit was held February 18-19. No final report yet, but things are in<br />
great order.<br />
B. The NCATE team for our visit was approved at the Commission meeting on<br />
FebruQry 14. <strong>Council</strong> members were given a Hst of the team members with their<br />
roles and home locations. An information sheet will be compi.led on the team and<br />
given to <strong>Council</strong> members at a later date.<br />
C. HB 3197 regarding alternative certification was reviewed. It passed the house<br />
yesterday, March 5, and will head to senate to be heard by the state senate in late<br />
'March or early April.<br />
D. NeATE visit April 19-23. TEC will be interviewed either Monday or Tuesday. The<br />
exact date and time will be announced after the pre-visit on February 27. The<br />
interview will last approx,imately 45 minutes. <strong>Council</strong> members were asked to make<br />
every effort to make this meeting, but not to send substitutes if they could not make<br />
it. Dr. Vanderslice then reviewed a few sample questions that the team may have of<br />
the <strong>Council</strong>.<br />
Last month's meeting minutes were approved.<br />
Other Business<br />
Old Business<br />
Packet contains approved December minutes<br />
New Business
A. Request to modify HIST 3043 Oklahoma History to include prerequisite of HIST<br />
1483 or 1493. Motion was to approve the request by Sherry Reynol'ds. Seconded<br />
by Teresa Lubrano. Carried.<br />
B. Request to modify gDUC 4553 Diagnosis and Remediation of Reading Difficulties to<br />
change the prerequisite from EDUC 3533 Intermediate Reading to EDUC 3513<br />
Primary because the Early Childhood <strong>Education</strong> program require EDUC 4-553, but<br />
not EDUC 3533. Mike Dunn made a motion to accept the request. Seconded by<br />
Sherry Reynolds. Carried.<br />
C. Request to modify the course description of SPED 4413 Teaching Students with<br />
Mild/Moderate Disabilities in order to reflect changes in the state law. Mike Dunn<br />
made a motion to accept the request. Seconded by Sherry Reynolds. Carried.<br />
D. Request was made to drop the following courses because they have not been<br />
offered in 5 or more years and they are not required for any program: 1) L1BS 3113<br />
Materials Selection; 2) L1BS 3123 School Libraries; 3) L1BS 3223 Reference<br />
Materials; 4) L1BS 4013 Organization of Library Materials; 5) L1BS 4041 Seminar in<br />
Library Science; 6) L1BS 4313 Young Adult Literature; 7) SPED 371,3 Introduction to<br />
Speech and Language Pathology; 8) SPED 4433 Teaching Students with<br />
Severe/Profound and Multiple Disabilities; 9) SPED 4453 Teaching Students with<br />
Emotional/Behavioral Disorders; 10) SPED 4621 Practicum in Mild/Moderate<br />
Disabilities; 11) SPED 4641 Practicum in Severe/Profound and Multiple Disabilities;<br />
and SPED 4703 <strong>Education</strong> of Gifted Children. Russell Graves made a motion to<br />
grant the requests. Seconded by Mike Dunn. Carried.<br />
E. Reque$t was made for a slight modification in the M.Ed. e-portfolio assessment<br />
policy. The new policy requires all artifacts and reflections from: all courses<br />
completed in the portfolio. The following definitions will apply:<br />
"meets" = a minimum of "3" on 85% of artifacts and an average<br />
of "3" on reflections<br />
"exceeds" =a minimum of "4" on 85% of artifacts and a<br />
minimum of "3" on reflecti'ons<br />
A motion was made by Diann Megert to accept these changes.<br />
Seconded by Sheny Reynolds. Carried<br />
F. After passing the Graduate Faculty Committee, request was<br />
made to change the policy for Course Transferl Substitution Policy for Chalk and<br />
Wire. Mike Dunn made a motion that the request of a change in the policy be<br />
granted. Diann Megert seconded. The first part of the new policy will read: Course<br />
Transfer - student will complete <strong>University</strong> form for transfer of credits AND<br />
<strong>Education</strong> Department Transfer Artifact form (see form for details). The <strong>Education</strong><br />
Department Transfer Artifact form will be taken to the professor who teacher the<br />
equivalent <strong>Cameron</strong> course. That professor will note on the form both the artifact(s)<br />
and reflection(s) that are required for Chalk and Wire. Both students and professor<br />
sign the forms. Marge Kingsley and Ronna Vanderslice will work on the verbage for<br />
the second part of the policy, which concerns course substitution for courses that<br />
were applied to a previous graduate degree. Carried.<br />
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Announcements<br />
G. A revised reflection rubric for the M. Ed. Program was presented that included<br />
criteria for each score was presented. Claudia Edwards made a motion that the<br />
revised rubric be accepted. It was seconded by Tobias Kuhn. Carried.<br />
H. The revised guidelines and rubric for the Analysis of Growth paper for<br />
the M.Ed. program were presented for approval. Motion was made by Tobias Kuhn<br />
to accept them as presented. Seconded by Mike Dunn. Carried.<br />
I. The Action Plan for Program Improvements was presented. Diann Megert made a<br />
motion to accept it. Teresa Lubrano seconded. Carried.<br />
Next meeting, is scheduled for March 6,2008 at 3:30 p.m. in Nance-Boyer<br />
1075.<br />
Committee members were asked to check their calendars for a possible<br />
meeting. on April 3.<br />
Meeting adjourned at 4:35 p.m.<br />
<strong>Minutes</strong> submitted by Debbie Stoll<br />
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