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

PAC-TE IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING STRONG ADVOCACY FOR TEACHER EDUCATION WITHIN THE COMMONWEALTH BY:

  1. Promoting quality programs of teacher education;
  2. Working with professional colleagues who are dedicated to the concept of education for all children and youth;
  3. Collaborating with professionals who believe that the quality of education depends upon the effectiveness of those who teach;
  4. Advocating the improvement of teacher performance and teacher education programs;
  5. Providing opportunities for the individual professional growth of all persons who are concerned with teacher education;
  6. Serving various councils and committees of national, state, and local government and professional associations in the ongoing effort to improve the professional status and image of teacher education.

PAC-TE INFLUENCES TEACHER EDUCATION BY:

  1. Providing a variety of forums for discussion of issues that are of concern to all who are engaged in teacher education;
  2. Serving as a unified, collective voice for teacher education in Pennsylvania;
  3. Facilitating and coordinating the development of teacher education associations and the individual professional development of teacher educators;
  4. Maintaining its role as one of the most active and supportive state affiliates of ATE and AACTE.

PAC-TE SEEKS MEMBERS WHO ARE DIRECTLY ENGAGED IN THE PREPARATION OF TEACHERS SUCH AS:

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