Institutional Report for NCATE Focused Visit October 22-24, 2006

Table of Contents

Overview

Introduction to Minot State University
University Governance
Mission Statements
Teacher Education Unit
Duties of Teacher Education Administrative Council
Duties and Working Procedures of Program and Policies Committee (P&P)
Theme and Conceptual Model
Teaching Dispositions
Program Goals
Numbers of Graduates in Teacher Education Programs

Standard 2. Assessment System And Unit Evaluation
A. Assessment system

• Initial Programs
  Development of the Assessment System
  Content Knowledge
  Pedagogical and Pedagogical Content Knowledge
  Dispositions
  Influence on P-12 Student Learning
  Primary Changes to the TEU Assessment System
  
• Advanced (Graduate) Program
• Assessment System Data Collection
  Overall Data Collected
  Key Assessments and Benchmarks: Initial Programs
  • Key Assessments
    
  • Benchmark Points in the Undergraduate Programs
    
  • Use of Benchmark Data for Advancement in the Program
  Key Assessments and Benchmarks: Advanced Programs
  • Key Assessments (draft) for Advanced Programs
    
  • Benchmark Points (draft) in the Advanced Programs
• Validity and Assurances
• Additional Reflection on the Assessment System
• TEU Benchmarks and Data Collected: Initial Programs (pdf - illustration)

B. Data Collection, Analysis, and Evaluation

• General Structure of the Assessment System
• Executive Summary: Program Completers 2004-2006 (illustration)
• Discipline and Grievances

C. Use of Data for Program Improvement

• Access to Data
• Examples of Program Improvements
• Improvements to the Assessment System

Standard 4. Diversity

1. Design, implementation, evaluation of curriculum and experiences
2. Experiences working with diverse faculty
   Table showing diversity of faculty
3. Experiences working with diverse candidates
4. Experiences working with diverse students in P-12 schools