Christa McAuliffe Award
2012 selection criteria for the Christa McAuliffe
Excellence in Teacher Education Award.
The Christa McAuliffe Award has long honored innovative teacher
education programs that can document the success of their graduates in
improving P-12 pupil learning outcomes. In response to recent developments in state data systems which might have potentially advantaged programs in data-rich states, the Christa McAuliffe Award focuses on how programs have been adapted using evidence of P-12 impact.
The award has historically focused on pre-service preparation,
but we have expanded the criteria to include professional development
programs.
The Christa McAuliffe Award will continue to honor exemplary
teacher education programs at public colleges and universities that
belong to the American Association of State Colleges and Universities
(AASCU). However, to win this award, teacher education programs must not
only demonstrate effectiveness in producing P-12 learning outcomes;
award winners must also demonstrate that they have redesigned their
programs as a result of these P-12 learning outcomes.
The purpose of these changes is to ensure that states that have
rich data systems do not provide an unfair competitive advantage for
their institutions, and that strategies and programs recognized by the
award have the broadest possible application.
Twenty one programs have been honored with this award since 2002.
Selection: Collaboration with Teacher Education
Council of State Colleges and Universities (TECSCU)
We are pleased that TECSCU will once again conduct the first level of review of all applications. The addition of TECSCU in an advisory capacity to the AASCU Presidential Selection Committee adds substance and currency to the Christa McAuliffe Award selection process and import to the Award itself. A committee of AASCU presidents and chancellors will subsequently review all applications and, if necessary, invite selected campuses to submit a second round of applications.
Applications must be submitted electronically as an email with Word document attached no later than Monday, May 7, 2012 to the email address below.
Jolanda M. Westerhof
westerhofj@aascu.org
Director of Teacher Education
American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU)
1307 New York Ave. NW
Washington, D.C. 20005
Phone: 202 478-4649