Spring 2015, Issue 2

Formulating the Future-

An Education Village Update

The College of Education and our partners are very excited about the practical movement of the Education Village from a dream to a reality! Our architects Leo A. Daly and Cannon design lead us in workshops this year to help conceptualize and determine our future college space needs. The Presidential charge was, “To ensure that WSU’s Education Village prepares teachers whose knowledge and skills are closely aligned with the needs of the school districts and communities of Southeast Minnesota, and to craft a common vision of how the region can serve as a collaborative model for excellent teaching, great schools, and successful teachers.” Our goals are to recruit high quality teachers representative of Minnesota, institutionalize early clinical experiences, use state of the art educational technology, focus on data and assessment to improve student success, provide robust professional development, cultivate cultural competence, restore the recognition of teaching as a noble profession, honor the historical significance of the Winona Normal School, and work collaboratively with our community partners. We look forward to a successful legislative year in 2016 for our buildings!

Dr. Tarre l l Portman

INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Pg 1: INNOVATIONS on the Internet—Links to resources that

support faculty and program work in the College of Education Pg 2-4: CENTERED—An overview from each COE Center (6)

summarizing the current work and Professional Development activities shaping the Teach 21 Initiative

This is Cathedral Elementary School, one of the buildings that will soon house the WSU Education Village. Also pictured are children engaged in a project with WSU Teacher Education students.

INNOVATIONS ON THE INTERNET • U.S. Department of Education –

Continuing Education opportunities

http://www2.ed.gov/teachers/dev/contedu/edpicks.jhtml

• U.S. Department of Education – Professional Associations

http://www2.ed.gov/about/contacts/gen/othersites/associations.html

• Spencer Foundation

http://www.spencer.org/

• Fulbright Scholar Program

http://www.cies.org/

• Open Education Database—Places to find funding for research

http://oedb.org/ilibrarian/100_places_to_find_funding_your_research/

Submitted by: Jim Schul

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Center for Clinical

Practice and University

Partnerships

During the 2014-15 Academic Year,

the Center focused on three major

topics: Field Transcript, edTPA, and

Supervisor Support.

Field Transcript: Working with the

IT Department has resulted in the

creation of the “Field Log” in which

students can document the number of

hours they have worked within school

settings. Students are able to

electronically track all hours and a

summary document can now be run

prior to student teaching. The MN

BOT ruling states that students must

have 100 hours of field experiences

prior to student teaching. The Field

Log allows students an easy to use tool

for documenting their work.

edTPA: The edTPA is a State of Minnesota mandated online portfolio that teacher candidates must complete. A timeline was created, requiring students to complete the edTPA by the end of the 10th week of their teaching. Once the scores are received from Pearson Publishing, students scoring two or more ONES on the edTPA are required to write a paper following a writing prompt.

The paperwork must be submitted

prior to receiving a grade for student

teaching. In addition, students scoring

47 or above, will be awarded a

Certificate of Distinction. A MACTE

Grant was submitted for training for

University Supervisors. There were

two trainings held in the spring of

2015 on the Winona and Rochester

Campuses.

Job Description for University

Supervisors: University supervisors

are very important to the success of

teacher candidates. They are the

liaisons between the University and

the Partner Schools. A job description

was created that will guide their work.

Included in the job description are

required training days and should

provide ethical guidance and support

on the edTPA to teacher candidates.

Submitted by: Jane Morken

Centered----News from the

COE Centers

Children’s Center—

A hub for early learning and service needs for university and community members.

Over the past year, Children’s Center staff worked with Winona Area Public Schools designing and opening their third early education and care program located at W-K Elementary School. The program works with Winona partners including Early Childhood Special Education, School Readiness and Head Start, creating an inclusive 12-month learning environment for children with individual and family risk factors.

During the year, Children’s Center classrooms at the Wabasha Hall, Madison Elementary, and W-K sites mentored a total of 300+ WSU students for field placement and practicum experiences. These included 1-120 hour placements for early childhood, children’s literature, health, science, math, nursing and CAST students.

Practicing early childhood providers and teachers are invited weekly to use the Center’s Professional Development Center and Curriculum lab for meetings, workshops and networking opportunities. Contact the Children’s Center at childrenscenter@winona.edu. Submitted by: June Reineke

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The Outdoor Education & Recreation Center—

The Winona State University Outdoor Education & Recreation Center is now part of the College of Education. The Outdoor Education & Recreation Center (OERC) offers experiential learning opportunities, leadership opportunities for students, and serves to remove roadblocks for the WSU and greater Winona community which promote the development of a personal connection to the natural world. The OERC offers a comprehensive outdoor equipment rental center, a wide variety of student led trips around the country including backpacking, rock climbing, canoeing & kayaking, and biking trips. In addition, the OERC manages Winona States' new indoor climbing wall which is the largest university wall in the midwest, which includes cutting edge educational stations. The OERC also serves as a connection to the community by offering a number of programs for those in the greater Winona area. These include a family outdoor adventure program, kids rock climbing camps, professional development and certification courses, as well as weekly rock climbing on the sugarloaf and paddling on the Mississippi River backwaters in the fall.

Winona State University is located in one of the best physical locations for outdoor education and recreation opportunities when compared to all other universities in the midwest and it is a fundamental goal to utilize these amazing resources to enhance personal learning and professional development. For more information please visit: www.winona.edu/outdoor. Submitted by: Eric Barnard

Office Of Teacher Success—This Office encompasses comprehensive program administrative procedures for 23 Teacher Education Programs. Listed below are some of the highlights through the academic year.

The deadline for Admissions to the Teacher Education Unit was extended to May 30, 2015 to provide students with more opportunities to retake the required admission exams. At this time programs are close to capacity; 56 total in Elementary or Elementary with Early Childhood; and 56 total in K-12 or 5-12, including some double majors.

Basic Skills Options were added for admission with the integration of early clinical requirements:

• Students have taken all three Basic Skills MTLE exams (Reading, Writing, and Math) and been awarded an “official” passing score on at least two of the three exams OR have ACT Plus Writing Exam composite score of 22 or higher and combined English/Writing score of 21 or higher or have SAT score of 510 or higher in Reading, 510 or higher in Writing and 520 or higher in Mathematics.

• Students applying in fall 2015 or later will need to complete 15 hours of clinical experience. This requirement could be satisfied by taking WSU EFRT 100, WSU SPED 300, or another course with clinical

The Licensing Committee was formalized and a Qualtrics Questionnaire survey was created for teachers in the community:

• For inquires about licensing regarding add-on, restricted, and/or a variance, please complete this form on this LINK: https://winona.az1.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_9H7zKIXebJoZRvD and email your unofficial transcripts to pomalley@winona.edu

• Committee meets once a week to discuss current inquiries and to provide feedback to candidates This office provides the following successful annual presentations:

• Five new podcasts posted on the COE web site • Show Case Day • New Student Admittance Day • Group Advising for Scholarship Registration • Group Advising for June Registration • Admission and Induction Meeting • Professional Day; applying for a teaching license

Submitted by: Paula O’Malley

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Center for Assessment and Accreditation

The Center for Assessment and Accreditation (CAA) had a positive and productive year. The year began by updating the Assessment System and Plan, piloting several new assessment tools, planning for an NCATE/CAEP focused visit, and continuing to promote a culture which relies on the use of assessment data. Through these efforts, the faculty and staff in the College of Education (COE) continue to enhance their programs through the use of data-driven decision making.

During the NCATE/CAEP visit in February, the COE was notified that after months of hard work, all 14 deficiencies were removed at both the Advanced and Initial levels. Through a number of data retreats, faculty and staff developed data display posters focused on COE Institutional Standards to showcase their understanding and utilization of existing data. To supplement these posters, the CAA developed a digital data “dashboard” for the accreditation reviewers to access trend data for the past three years. This success was truly a team effort and demonstrated the growth and assessment literacy of our faculty.

The CAA also developed and piloted new instruments that help collect data from partners and students that are used for program improvement. Examples of these instruments are the Field Experience Transcript/Clinical Practice Transcript, Signature Assessments, Dispositions Evaluations, and the SEP Portfolio. These were added to a long list of existing assessment instruments including Common Metrics surveys, Student Teaching Final Evaluations, MN Teacher Licensure Exams (MTLEs), and the edTPA. Data and findings were disseminated using a variety of communication tools, such as Purple Papers, Blogs, Highlight Sheets, and the Teacher Education Handbook. The CAA is excited about these accomplishments and looks forward to maintaining and implementing new procedures that continuously promote program improvement. If you are interested in viewing any of the great work that was done by the Center this year, feel free to contact Jerry Redman, Center Director, at jredman@winona.edu, and he will make it available to you.

Submitted by: Jerry Redman

Center for Education Innovations

In 2014-2015, the Center for Education Innovations (CEI) members met working throughout the year to clarify the CEI Mission and Goals Statement, the COE leadership and vision for the Center, membership, and the goals and deliverables for the academic year. While not an exhaustive list of the Center’s activities, accomplishments in 2014-2015 include having:

• Revisited and affirmed its Mission and Goals Statement • Established four major goals with deliverables for the academic year (1. Shape and participate in the April 8th Campus Diversity

Recruitment Day. 2. Create and publish a CEI newsletter for the COE, gathering and highlighting current educational innovations and initiatives. 3. Plan and/or promote 2-3 identified PD workshops for SU15 under the Institute of Education Innovation umbrella. 4. Promote professional and partnership opportunities, and support COE interests through the creation and announcement of a CEI Bulletin Board on D2L.)

• Supported with funding a professional development opportunity for a Plainview-Elgin-Millville (PEM) teacher • Written and submitted the annual TEI Milestones Report and Timeline • Organized and held two successful Bush Foundation visits – one from our coaches; the other from the Bush Foundation • Worked with TLT to establish a D2L bulletin board presence for CEI announcements (yet to be launched, due to technical difficulties) • A faculty presence and giving a presentation to prospective students at the Diversity Recruitment Day in April • Designed a newsletter template and solicited from Center Directors and the Dean articles for publication • Planned for (and will deliver in June, 2015) two professional development opportunities for faculty and B-12 partners (S.M.A.R.T.

Workshop in Winona, June 16-18; Workshop for pre-service and in-service teachers (Children’s Mental Health: Implications for the Classroom and Beyond in Rochester, June 25th and 26th)

At the final COE meeting for the academic year, the Dean announced a new name for the CEI. Effective with the start of the 2015-2016

academic year the Center will be called the Center for Collaboration, Partnerships, and Professional Development (C2P2). The Center will be

under new leadership with Dr. Dawnette Cigrand replacing Dr. Carrie Brouse and working with Mr. Bruce Ramsdell as Center co-directors.

Submitted by: Carrie Brouse