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MSU Teacher Education Unit (TEU)

Institutional Report

Prepared for the
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
Minot State University
Minot, North Dakota
March 2004

Table of Contents

Institutional Overview

Conceptual Framework

Standard 1: Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Dispositions

Element 1: Content Knowledge for Teacher Candidates
Element 2: Content Knowledge for Other Professional School Personnel
Element 3: Pedagogical Content Knowledge for Teacher Candidates
Element 4: Professional and Pedagogical Knowledge and Skills for Teacher Candidates
Element 5: Professional Knowledge and Skills for Other School Personnel
Element 6: Dispositions for All Candidates
Element 7: Student Learning for Teacher Candidates
Element 8: Student Learning for Other Professional School Personnel

Standard 2: Program Assessment and Unit Capacity

Element 1: Assessment System
Element 2: Data Collection, Analysis, and Evaluation
Element 3: Use of Data for Program Improvement

Standard 3: Field Experiences and Clinical Practice

Standard 4: Diversity

Element 1: Design, Implementation, and Evaluation of Curriculum and Experiences
Element 2: Experiences Working with Diverse Faculty
Element 3: Experiences Working with Diverse Candidates
Element 4: Experiences Working with Diverse Students in P-12 Schools

Standard 5: Faculty Qualifications, Performance, and Development

Element 1: Qualified Faculty
Element 2: Modeling Best Professional Practices in Teaching
Element 3: Modeling Best Professional Practices in Scholarship
Element 4: Modeling Best Professional Practices in Service
Element 5: Collaboration
Element 6: Unit Evaluation of Professional Education Faculty Performance
Element 7: Unit Facilitation of Professional Development

Standard 6: Unit Governance and Resources

Element 1: Unit Leadership and Authority
Element 2: Unit Budget
Element 3: Personnel
Element 4: Unit Facilities
Element 5: Unit Resources including Technology