Faculty Professional Development

The Clinical Curriculum

Both the NCATE Blue Ribbon Panel on Clinical Preparation and Partnerships for Improved Student Learning (2010) and AACTE’s Clinical Practice Commission (2017) argue the most effective way to develop strong pedagogical skills in teachers is by ensuring their programs are “grounded in clinical practice.” The College of Education at Towson University is committed to providing teacher candidates meaningful and scaffolded clinical opportunities to build their skills in the most essential areas for practice.

High Leverage Practices (HLPs) at Towson

 

HLP September 14-15 2017 Maryland Network Meeting

• Maryland Program Network Launch
• HLPs and Practice-Based Teacher Education Pedagogies Crosswalk
• Eliciting and Interpreting Individual Student's Thinking
• Agenda (PDF)

 

Presentations

• Overview of the Maryland Teacher and Principal Evaluation Models
  Dave Volrath, Teacher and Principal Evaluation Lead, MSDE
• QACPS' Journey to Teacher Principal Evaluation
  Carol Williamson, Superintendent, Queen Anne’s County Public Schools
• Working Without a Net
  Cliff Eichel, Director of Research and Assessment, Charles County Public Schools
• Deepening Our Understanding of Student Learning Objectives (SLOs)
  Michael E. Hickey, Professor and Director, Center for Leadership in Education, and
  Ronald Thomas, Lecturer and Associate Director, Center for Leadership in Education
• Maryland's New Curriculum: Transitioning to the Common Core State Standards
  Judy Jenkins, Director of Curriculum, MSDE
• Update on Common Core Standards
  Sandra Alberti, Ed.D.
• Developing Great Teachers
  S. Dallas Dance, Ph.D., Superintendent