National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality (TQ Center) Webinar

Teacher Preparation Program Evaluation for 
Accountability and Improvement

Thursday, September 27, 2012
1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time

Join the National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality (TQ Center) for a webinar discussing teacher preparation improvement and accountability. This webinar will take place on Thursday, September 27, 2012,from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time.

During the past decade, teachers have been increasingly held accountable for the outcomes of their teaching (that is, their students' learning). Meanwhile, and for the most part, the programs that prepare teachers have not been held to the same high, outcomes-based standard (that is, their graduates' effectiveness in the PK–12 classroom). As such, calls for the reform of teacher preparation accountability systems are increasingly being turned into action.

This webinar will feature a distinguished group of presenters to discuss how best to assess teacher preparation program quality and effectiveness so that fair and comprehensive systems of accountability and support can be built. Presenters include:

• Jane Coggshall, Ph.D., Lauren Bivona, and Dan Reschly, Ph.D., of the TQ Center, who will discuss their research and policy brief, Evaluating the Effectiveness of Teacher Preparation Programs for Su... .
• George Noell, Ph.D., of Louisiana State University, who will present information on the evolution of Louisiana's assessment and accountability systems for teacher preparation and on the state's efforts to align standards, program designs, and outcomes in a changing context.
• Cory Koedel, Ph.D., of the University of Missouri, who will discuss his recent co-authored working paper from the National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER), titled Teacher Preparation Programs and Teacher Quality: Are There Real Differences Across Programs?

For more information and to register for the webinar, please visit the webinar registration page or contact Lynn Holdheide by telephone (615-308-2525) or by e-mail (lholdheide@air.org).