Guidelines
Teacher education institutions
in the Southeastern Regional Association of Teacher Educators states may
nominate education programs for the SRATE Innovation in Teacher
Education Award. The program chosen for each
state will receive recognition at the SRATE Annual Conference. Recipients
will be expected to present their programs at the conference.
The Innovation in Teacher
Education Award was established to recognize and honor outstanding teacher
education programs that have developed innovative approaches to teacher
preparation.
Awards will be given to
innovative teacher education programs in areas such as (but not limited to):
-recruiting
academically talented students
-recruiting
academically talented minority students
-field
experiences
-collaboration
with local schools, business and industry
-applying
teacher effectiveness and/ or school effectiveness research
-teacher
education curriculum
-attracting
qualified college graduates to education
-faculty
development
-mentoring
programs
Programs developed and
administered by institutions of higher education and/or local education
agencies that reflect a high degree of innovation will be considered.
Programs must have clearly stated goals directed at the establishment of
identifiable teacher behaviors. Applications must provide data to demonstrate
that the goals were achieved after program implementation. In addition, the
program should be based on theoretically sound principles, which can be
adapted by other teacher education programs.
Application must include a description of the program
and its ability to have a positive impact on teacher education (300-500 words).
Supporting documents maybe included but will not be returned.
Three (3) copies of the program application,
with a cover sheet attached to each set of application materials should be
sent to:
Dr. Rebecca Oswald.
Asbury College
1 Macklem Dr.
Wilmore, KY. 40390
Applications must be postmarked no later than September 8, 2008.
Selections will be made by a
panel of thee reviewers appointed by the SRATE Awards Committee.
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