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Four
Institutions to Host
Model PK-16 Academies
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Three public universities and one private college
have agreed to serve as host locations for Wisconsin's
Model PK-16 Academies. The public universities
are:
The
private college is:
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| Purpose
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Model
PK-16 Academies will foster the creation of a
system in which all higher education faculty share
the responsibility for ensuring that preservice
teachers meet the content and pedagogy standards
contained in Wisconsin Department of Public lnstruction
(DPI)
Teacher Education Program Approval and Licenses,
Chapter
PI 34 Rules. Further, this structure will
ensure that preservice teachers are prepared to
teach and assess the curriculum described by the
Wisconsin Model Academic Standards (WMAS). |
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| Structure |
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Model
PK-16 Academies will be implemented at four postsecondary
institutions for one calendar year (three UW institutions
and one private). Each Academy will be composed
of faculty/staff from the School of Education,
the School of Letters and Science and PK-12 institutions.
The deans of the two schools or/and their designees
will provide leadership. The selection of participants
will be a local decision, with the proviso that
each of the three constituent groups above is
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| Outcomes |
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The
Academies will develop models and frameworks
in the areas of teacher quality improvement
and curriculum alignment. The participants will:
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examine the teacher preparation curriculum
and program in light of the ten educator standards
included in PI-34 and the content and process
standards in WMAS;
- determine
if the current curriculum will prepare students
to meet the certification requirements and
to teach and assess the content described
by the WMAS; and
- where
required, plan/implement revision of the current
curriculum.
The
focus will be on establishing enduring partnerships
between PK-12 and postsecondary institutions
and enhancing the quality of teacher preparation.
The leadership of each academy will establish
a steering committee and develop a framework
and a timeline, which will be reviewed by UW
System and DPI staff. Participants in the Academy
will be asked to document their process, to
collect artifacts, such as revised syllabi or
assessments, and to develop an evaluation plan.
It is assumed that the evaluation plan will
be structured to be complementary to the requirements
of the 1998 revisions to Title II of the Higher
Education Act. The material developed by each
Academy will be disseminated and made available
for use by other institutions to enable them
to replicate the processes and structures. Leaders
from the Academies will be invited to participate
in regional workshops at the conclusion of the
project year to share models and frameworks
with faculty from other teacher preparation
programs.
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| Support |
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Funding
for this project is available through a Department
of Education, Title II Teacher Quality Enhancement
Supplemental Grant. An implementation award
of $10,000 for the project year will be provided
to each Academy to support this work. UW System
and the Department of Public lnstruction staff
will be available to meet with the Academy steering
committee to assist in planning. UW System staff,
under the direction of the Director of PK-16
Initiatives, will be available to provide additional
assistance and facilitate academy activities
throughout the project year as required. A project
evaluator will be provided.
Project
Timeline
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For more information about
the PK-16 Academies contact:
Dr.
Fran Garb, Senior Academic Planner
University of Wisconsin System
608-263-9939 / fgarb@uwsa.edu
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