
	Where results make sense

Topic: NCATE

In the News (Wed 15 Feb 12)

EXECUTIVE POWER

Iran

ANALYSIS

Pakistan

Family compact

	NCATE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		NCATE is the only accrediting body for schools, colleges, and departments of education recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and the Commission on Recognition of Postsecondary Accreditation.
		NCATE is recognized for this purpose by the U.S. Department of Education and the Commission on Recognition of Postsecondary Accreditation (CORPA).
		The essential function of NCATE accreditation is to provide an external professional judgment of the quality of the education unit (at ENMU the unit is the College of Education and Technology) because it has primary responsibility for the initial and continuing preparation of teachers and other school or education personnel.
	www.enmu.edu /academics/undergrad/colleges/edtech/ncate/index.shtml (312 words)

	Protocol Addenum for Change in State Status fo NCate Accredited Teacher Education Units in Utah
		As a result of action taken by the NCATE Executive Board in October of 1999, an addendum has been included with the State of Utah's Partnership Protocol, to reflect actions to be taken by NCATE and the state when a change in "State Status" occurs for a teacher education unit.
		The NCATE president will notify the unit that the state has informed NCATE of a change in their state status and require the unit to submit a special report within 90 days.
		NCATE will remove the "Change of State Status" notation from its list of accredited units on the NCATE website and all other published lists of accredited units and communicate the revised status to its state partners.
	www.coe.usu.edu /ncate/accredit3.html (528 words)

	UNLV College of Education - NCATE Review
		The College of Education is preparing for the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) review planned for Spring 2003.
		NCATE is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as the accrediting body for colleges and universities that prepare teachers and other professional personnel for work in elementary and secondary schools.
		One of the most significant aspects of the NCATE standards is the conceptual framework, the underlying structure of the unit that sets forth a vision and provides a theoretical and empirical foundation for the direction of programs, courses, teaching, candidate performance, faculty scholarship and service, and unit accountability.
	education.unlv.edu /ncate (168 words)

	WOU: College of Education (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Now more than 50 years later NCATE, which was founded by the teaching profession and the states, has become the premier accrediting agency for education professionals in the United States, currently accrediting 588 colleges of education including the college at WOU.
		NCATE revises its standards every five years to incorporate best practice and research in order to ensure that the standards reflect a consensus about what is important in teacher preparation today.
		In the past decade NCATE has moved from focusing on curriculum and what teacher candidates were offered, to a data-driven performance-based system dedicated to determining what candidates know and are able to do.
	www.wou.edu /education/ncatehome.html (361 words)

	NCATE Visit 2005
		NCATE and the related state accreditation is the mechanism used by the education profession to help establish high quality teacher preparation.
		The NCATE and MSDE accreditation process focuses on the professional education unit, which by definition is the entire college, because it is responsible for the preparation of teachers and other professional school personnel.
		Using six NCATE standards, the BOE team will evaluate our college’s capacity to effectively deliver our programs and assess the quality of our candidates [students] and graduates as measured by their ability to apply the knowledge, skills, and dispositions needed to help all students learn.
	www.education.umd.edu /teacher_education/ncateVisit2005.html (457 words)

	Francis Marion University - News - NCATE ACCREDITS FMU's TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		NCATE expects teacher candidates to have a firm foundation in the liberal arts, and NCATE expects these two schools to demonstrate that they work together to develop future teachers.
		NCATE is a partnership of more than 30 national professional organizations, representing some three million Americans, who have united to ensure high quality teacher preparation.
		NCATE relies on outstanding educators and public members to develop rigorous standards for teacher preparation and determine which schools of education measure up.
	www.fmarion.edu /news/-1999992966/-1999966716/-1999719477.htm (657 words)

	NCATE Accreditation - Teacher Education @ CSU
		CSU is one of 602 NCATE accredited institutions in the country.
		NCATE's dual mission is accountability and improvement in teacher preparation.
		The NCATE continuing accreditation visit occurred on November 16-20, 2002 for CSU.
	www.colostate.edu /Depts/EdLicense/accreditation/ncate.htm (118 words)

	National Accreditation of Teacher Preparation Programs
		My problem with NCATE is that it likes "educationese" and the professional association upon which it relies for folio emphases are too enthralled with courses whereas I prefer the state's reliance upon competencies.
		NCATE is constantly adding new standards such as standards on technology and professional development school partnerships.
		When the NCATE Unit Accreditation Board plans to reverse a Board of Examiners recommendation and the reversal will result in denial of accreditation, the institution should be afforded a response period prior to the final UAB decision, and public announcement of the decision.
	www.ga.unc.edu /21stcenturyschools/reports/ncate.html (2664 words)

	Untitled Document
		The six NCATE standards and the Minnesota Standards of Effective Practice are both aligned to the Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium standards (INTASC, a task force for the Council of Chief State School Officers) for pre-service teachers.
		NCATE standards support the high quality education that is a part of the mission of Southwest Minnesota State University for undergraduate and graduate level programs.
		P-12 schools are seeking NCATE accredited institutions as places to recommend to their graduates and as sources for hiring new teachers.
	www.southwest.msus.edu /education/ssu_ncate.htm (695 words)

	PressRelease-NCATE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Professional accreditation is one way to ensure that schools of education are graduating well-qualified teachers, and it is also a way to assure the public of this quality, said Dr. Phillip Bennett, dean of Lander University's School of Education.
		NCATE standards expect accredited schools of education to ensure that subject matter content and teaching methods are a priority; to emphasize school district collaboration; to ensure that teacher candidates can use technology in instruction; and to prepare teacher candidates to teach students from diverse backgrounds.
		NCATE is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as the professional accrediting body for schools, departments and colleges of education.
	www.lander.edu /news_and_events/PressRel.28.html (662 words)

	Accreditation by NCATE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		NCATE is the profession's mechanism to help establish high quality teacher preparation.
		NCATE is a coalition of 33 specialty professional associations of teachers, teacher educators, content specialists, and local and state policy makers.
		NCATE, as an independent accrediting agency, replaced the accreditation function within teacher education previously conducted under the auspices of AACTE.
	ww3.munet.edu /education/Accreditation/I0NCATE.htm (166 words)

	College earns re-accreditation from NCATE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The College of Education is one of 54 schools of education that received accreditation from NCATE's Unit Accreditation Board in its most recent round of decisions.
		The college was one of 33 institutions across the country that piloted the new NCATE standards during fall 2000 and spring 2001.
		NCATE standards expect accredited schools of education to ensure that subject matter content, and how to teach it, is a priority; to emphasize school district collaboration; to ensure that candidates use technology in instruction; and that they prepare teacher candidates to teach students from diverse backgrounds.
	www.uky.edu /Education/news/NCATE.html (305 words)

	NCATE
		All programs in the college will continue to be fully accredited by the organization, which is recognized as the standard of excellence in teacher preparation.
		NCATE officials visited ASU in the spring and commended faculty on a job well done.
		Of particular interest to NCATE visitors was the process by which students demonstrated their skill levels with presentations of their portfolios.
	www.aug.edu /public_information_and_publications/Dec04/NCATE.htm (195 words)

	TIMELINE FOR INITIAL NCATE Visitation National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education 2010 Massachusetts ...
		NCATE sends to the institution the names and addresses of the assigned BCE team members who will conduct the on-site review.
		NCATE mails action letters and reports of the accreditation decision to the president meeting of the institution, the unit head, and the state agency if the institution is located in a partnership state.
		NCATE mails public disclosure notices to the state education agency, NEA and AFT stare affiliates, and state school board association.
	faculty.plattsburgh.edu /kathleen.whittier/TimelineForNcateVisit.htm (457 words)

	Frequently Asked Question About NCATE/NAEYC Program Review, Higher Education: National Association for the Education of ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		NCATE unit standards (or "NCATE 2000 Standards") are those standards or expectations that apply to all programs in the institution that prepare professionals to work in the field of education.
		NCATE's unit standards are broader and provide an umbrella for the more specific standards that apply to each specialty program (e.g., early childhood education, mathematics, physical education, special education).
		NCATE revised its unit standards in 2000, and NAEYC revised its standards for initial licensure and advanced programs in 2001 and 2001, respectively.
	www.naeyc.org /faculty/faq.asp (1015 words)

	NCATE Re-Accreditation
		The UNCG school is one of 36 departments or schools of education nationally that received either initial or continuing accreditation by NCATE's Unit Accreditation Board.
		Coordinator of the preparation was Dr. Ceola Ross Baber, associate dean for teacher education and director of the UNCG Teachers Academy.
		NCATE revises its standards every five years to incorporate best practices and research in order to insure that all standards reflect a consensus about what is important in teacher preparation today.
	www.uncg.edu /iss/ncate.html (528 words)

	NCATE celebrate 50th anniversary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Fifty years later, NCATE has become the premier accrediting agency for education professionals in the United States, currently accrediting 575 colleges of education, including the college at FHSU.
		The Kansas State Board of Education recently voted to continue its partnership relationship with NCATE to ensure continued high quality teachers produced in Kansas colleges and universities.
		The NCATE accreditation system is based upon periodic inspection visits.
	www.fhsu.edu /currentevents/general/ncate06-04.shtml (254 words)

	NCATE Standards
		NCATE accreditation is the standard of excellence in teacher education.
		NCATE is the only nationally-recognized accrediting organization for teacher education institutions.
		SUNY Oswego's NCATE accreditation means that our candidates, programs, and faculty are having a positive impact on K-12 student learning in our schools. That's the real significance of this symbol.
	homepage.mac.com /troutman2/Personal76.html (237 words)

	NCATE Report to NSTA 10.26.00
		Historically-new NCATE unit standards were approved in May. For a copy of the standards and related documents, click here.
		NCATE is conducting a pilot study of its performance-based elementary program standards, in which NSTA had a hand in their development, in a half dozen or so volunteer institutions.
		NCATE presented its "folio" to the USDE in fall 1999 for continuing accreditation by USDE and is awaiting a decision, which is expected to be positive.
	www.bsu.edu /classes/smith9/NCATE.NSTA/10.26.00NCATEnewsNSTA.htm (630 words)

	NCATE/ACEI Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		NCATE accredits schools, colleges and departments of education that provide professional training for teachers and other school specialists.
		NCATE, in fact, is the only accrediting body in higher education settings recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
		Universities and colleges seeking NCATE accreditation for elementary teacher education programs are required to submit a Program Review demonstrating compliance with the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) standards for elementary teacher preparation.
	www.udel.edu /bateman/acei/ncateinf.htm (291 words)

	About NCATE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		In NCATE's performance-based system, accreditation is based on results-results that demonstrate that the teacher candidate knows the subject matter and can teach it effectively so that students learn.
		NCATE has established rubrics for institutions to use to help them determine satisfactory levels of performance.
		NCATE assists in aligning accreditation standards with licensing standards and tests to ensure that the teaching profession's standards are the core of licensing examinations.
	www.knea.org /news/stories/2003/aboutncate.htm (430 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		NCATE sends copies of any third-party testimony received to the institution for comment and to the BOE team chair.
		NCATE mails action letters and reports of the accreditation decision to the president of the institution, the unit head, and the state agency.
		Unless a decision is being appealed, NCATE mails information on the accreditation decision to the U.S. Department of Education and releases information to the public via the NCATE website.
	www.tc.columbia.edu /administration/ncate/About_Accreditation/AccreditationTimeline.html (359 words)

	KSU College of Education - Accreditation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		NCATE stands for National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, a non-profit non-governmental organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as the accrediting body for colleges and universities that prepare teachers and other professional personnel for work in P-12 educational settings.
		The professional education unit is the administrative body within an institution that is primarily responsible for the preparation of teachers and other professional education personnel.
		K-State’s College of Education is the professional education unit that is held accountable for the quality of the initial and continuing preparation of all education personnel no matter where the programs are housed administratively on the campus.
	www2.educ.ksu.edu /aboutcoe/accreditation/questions.html (506 words)

	International Reading Association : Accreditation : NCATE - Review Process
		This composite review is submitted to NCATE, which then informs the institution that it is available.
		NCATE is now piloting a new Web-based system for program report preparation and review.
		With the new process, report preparation and review will be more streamlined and more consistent across all specialized professional associations; the result will be a simpler process for institutions seeking accreditation, and more consistent decisions on recognition.
	www.reading.org /resources/community/ncate_review.html (294 words)

	Education Department receives renewed NCATE accreditation
		“NCATE accreditation means we’re nationally recognized and endorsed by the largest accrediting body in teacher education,” said Dr. Stephen Holtrop, assistant dean for curriculum development and associate professor of education.
		“NCATE standards have come as a response to the call for better teacher preparation and assure that teacher candidates will be involved in a rigorous program which adequately prepares them for the teaching field,” Peace added.
		The Department of Education at Huntington College is accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), 2010 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Suite 500, Washington, DC 20036; phone 202/466-7496.
	www.huntington.edu /news/0001/NCATE.htm (621 words)

	National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) - American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
		NCATE is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and the Council of Higher Education as a professional accrediting body for teacher preparation.
		NCATE determines which colleges of education meet rigorous national standards in preparing teachers and other classroom specialists.
		Functioning as the profession's quality control mechanism for teacher preparation, NCATE is a coalition of 33 national education organizations, which represents teachers, teacher educators, subject matter specialists, and policymakers.
	www.actfl.org /i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3384 (468 words)

	ASHA-NCATE Agreement Summary
		The Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA) of ASHA and the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) have had an accreditation agreement (PDF format) in place since 1995.
		CEC, the specialty professional organization that initiates guidelines and reviews special education programs within NCATE, reviewed the CAA's 1999 accreditation standards and determined that these standards match or exceed CEC guidelines for advanced programs and are an indicator that specific content/specialty areas meet national standards.
		NCATE's Unit Standard 6 requires that the professional education unit (e.g., the school, college, or department of education) "effectively manages or coordinates all programs" that prepare P-12 school personnel.
	www.asha.org /about/credentialing/accreditation/ASHA-NCATE.htm (296 words)

	NCATE Accreditation
		Recognized as a leading professional accrediting body for teacher preparation, NCATE is a coalition of 33 specialty professional associations of teacher, teacher educators, content specialists and local and state policy makers.
		To receive NCATE accreditation, institutions must meet six standards: candidate content knowledge, assessment, field placement, diversity, faculty performance and qualifications and governance.
		"I think the NCATE accreditation is a natural step in the evolution of Mesa State College as it continues to grow in size and fulfills the mission of being a regional education provider," said Dr. Cathy Barkley, director of the Center for Teacher Education.
	www.mesastate.edu /info/media/releases/04/NCATE.htm (484 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)