The Pennsylvania Association of Colleges and Teacher Educators

A State Unit of the Association of Teacher Educators
and The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education

 

39th ANNUAL TEACHER EDUCATION ASSEMBLY
OCTOBER 27-29, 2010

“Advancing Teacher Education through Powerful Practices”
Holiday Inn - Harrisburg/Hershey

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

Due Date – Midnight, Saturday, April 10, 2010

Proposals must be submitted electronically
using the form posted on the PAC-TE website.

STANDARDS and INDICATORS
The PAC-TE Board of Directors has asked the Spring and Fall TEA Conference Planning Committees to focus professional development at upcoming conferences on the Association of Teacher Educators' (ATE) Standards for Teacher Educators.

THE ASSOCIATION OF TEACHER EDUCATORS
STANDARDS FOR TEACHER EDUCATORS

To help all teacher candidates and other school personnel impact student learning, accomplished teacher eduators demonstrate the following nine standards:

Accomplished Teacher Educators . . .

STANDARD 1
Teaching -- Model teaching that demonstrates content and professional knowledge, skills, and dispositions reflecting research, proficiency with technology and assessment, and accepted best practices in teacher education.

STANDARD 2
Cultural Competence -- Apply cultural competence and promote social justice in teacher education.

STANDARD 3
Scholarship -- Engage in inquiry and contribute to scholarship that expands the knowledge base related to teacher education.

STANDARD 4
Professional Development -- Inquire systematically into, reflect on, and improve their own practice and demonstrate commitment to continuous professional development.

STANDARD 5
Program Development -- Provide leadership in developing, implementing, and evaluating teacher education programs that are rigorous, relevant, and grounded in theory, research, and best practice.

STANDARD 6
Collaboration -- Collaborate regularly and in significant ways with relevant stakeholders to improve teaching, research, and student learning.

STANDARD 7
Public Advocacy -- Serve as informed, constructive advocates for high quality education for all students.

STANDARD 8
Teacher Education Profession -- Contribute to improving the teacher education profession.

STANDARD 9
Vision -- Contribute to creating visions for teaching, learning, and teacher education that take into account such issues as technology, systemic thinking, and world views.

TEA 2010 proposals must address one and may address up to three of the nine Association of Teacher Educators' (ATE) Standards for Teacher Educators.

Proposals must also address at least one and up to three indicator(s) for each standard chosen.

The complete standards document (including additional standards definition, indicators, artifact suggestions, and references) is posted on the PAC-TE website. Additional resources on the ATE Standards can be found at http://www.ate1.org/pubs/Standards.cfm.

The TEA Planning Committee is looking forward to reviewing proposals which showcase Pennsylvania teacher educators demonstration of one or more of the ATE Standards.

SESSION TYPES
Qualified parties are invited to submit proposals for presentation addressing the listed standards. A proposal may be for a workshop, roundtable, poster, panel or concurrent session. Session types are defined as follows:

  • Workshop – One hour and fifty-minute session designed to provide instruction with a HIGH degree of participant involvement.
  • Roundtable – Fifty-minute session that provides participants the opportunity to discuss a topic with the presenter, author, and/or researcher in a small, informal group.
  • Poster – Fifty-minute session that visually displays a research study or a program/project. Poster sessions are designed to foster maximum interaction with the audience. Proposers(s) must be willing to construct a poster exhibit of high quality that can stand alone in conveying information.
  • Panel – Fifty-minute session that is moderated and interactive. Panel sessions include participant interaction with the panelists.
  • Concurrent – Fifty-minute sessions in which individuals present on a topic relevant to the field. Participant interaction is strongly recommended.

PROPOSAL GUIDELINES
Please prepare your proposal following these guidelines. Note that proposals not meeting all guidelines will be disqualified.

The electronic submission form on the PAC-TE website includes the following sections, all of which must be completed.

Overview Section:
  • TITLE – Descriptive title
  • TYPE of SESSION – (Check one): workshop, roundtable, poster, panel, or concurrent
  • SESSION ORGANIZER/MAIN CONTACT PERSON – name, institution, address, office and home phone numbers, e-mail address
  • ADDITIONAL PRESENTERS – names, institutions, addresses, office and home phone numbers, e-mail addresses
  • ABSTRACT – a description of 25 words or less of the session for use in the conference program
  • BRIEF BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH to be used by the presider at your session

Summary Section:

  • TITLE – Descriptive title
  • TYPE of SESSION – (Check one): workshop, roundtable, poster, panel, or concurrent
  • ATE STANDARD(S) AND INDICATOR(S) ADDRESSED (1-3 standards, 1-3 indicators per standard)
  • OBJECTIVES of the PROGRAM
  • SUMMARY of the program in 200 words or less. (NOTE: Proposals exceeding this length will not be considered by the Planning Committee.)
  • PLANS for PARTICIPANT INVOLVEMENT
  • Proposals are chosen through a blind review process. DO NOT include any information about institutional or professional affiliation in this summary section.

CRITERIA FOR REVIEWING PROPOSALS:
  • Summary of the program in 200 words or less (Proposals exceeding this length will not be considered by the Planning Committee.)
  • Following all guidelines (3 points)
  • Relevance to the theme, ATE standards and ATE indicators (3 points)
  • Quality of ideas (3 points)
  • Clearly stated objectives (3 points)
  • Organization and clarity (3 points)
  • Proposal content match to session format type (workshop, roundtable, poster, panel, concurrent) (3 points)
  • Overall quality of the content for the PAC-TE audience (6 points)

PROPOSAL PROCESS:

  • Proposals must be submitted electronically no later than Midnight, April 10, 2010.
  • Access the form on the PAC-TE website.
  • Save the form to your hard or flash drive. Complete the form electronically. Save the form to your hard or flash drive.
  • Send the completed form as an attachment to the Executive Director at jalcook@velocity.net.
  • An e-mail message from the Executive Director will acknowledge receipt of proposal.
  • Notice of proposal acceptance or rejection will be sent via e-mail to each session organizer/main contact person no later than June 1, 2010.
  • All presenters must register for the TEA no later than September 1, 2010.

NEW for 2010:

  • TEA Sessions will be evaluated by participants, and the evaluations will be copied to the session organizer/main contact person.
  • Technology support is under discussion. Successful presenters will be informed of the technology support policy with acceptance letters.

QUESTIONS?
Linda S. Cook
Executive Director
PAC-TE
814-734-3881
jalcook@velocity.net