BENCHMARK MEETINGS
At the conclusion of each semester, the
School of Education faculty will convene to analyze the progress of candidates
as individuals and in the aggregate. Candidates are evaluated by Cohorts moving
across the five semester sequence of Early Childhood courses. Anderson
University School of Education utilizes the tk20 data management system to
collect, organize, and report data. In collaboration with the unit’s Data
Manager, the Early Childhood Program Faculty Coordinator prepares the candidate
reports prior to the meeting for faculty review.
Components of the Semester
Benchmark Meetings are as follows:
- Content Knowledge (including GPA, field
placement rubric feedback, course grades, etc)
- Professional Pedagogical Knowledge,
Skills, and Dispositions (including adherence to professional policies and
vetting, unit Disposition Rubric, etc)
- Student Learning (including Key
Assessment Data, applicable field placement rubric feedback, etc)
CANDIDATE STANDINGAt the conclusion of each
candidate’s review, the faculty determines the candidate’s standing in the
program. Candidates are notified in writing of faculty benchmark evaluations
within two weeks of the benchmark meeting.
- “Excellent Standing”: candidates
determined to significantly exceed expectations across all three areas and
are invited to continue their progress within in the program.
- “Good Standing”: candidates determined to
meet the minimum criteria across all three areas.
- “Good Standing with Minor Concern”:
candidates determined to meet a majority of minimum criteria across all
three areas but have one or two minor areas of concern. The areas of
concern(s) are not significant enough to require intervention but serve as
a warning and area for improvement.
- “Caution Standing with Significant Concern”:
candidates determined to have at least one significant area where
intervention is required and or progress in the program is halted until
evidence of improvement. Candidate is assigned to a faculty member who
supervises an individualized Performance Improvement Plan.
- “Not Good Standing”: repeating “Caution
Standing with Significant Concern” candidates who have failed to make
improvement or candidates whose actions have been unethical or seriously
detrimental to young children and their families. These candidates are in
jeopardy of removal from the program and may be required to go before
applicable unit or university boards for rulings for a candidate’s
dismissal.
Tk20 ASSESSMENT SYSTEMTk20 is a comprehensive system that provides a rich set of assessment data management tools to help track and enhance our student’s growth, as well
as make our assessment and accountability tasks more efficient and effective.
A one time subscription fee of $103 is automatically billed to the
student's account upon registration for the EDUC 2110: Educational
Psychology course. Education students will have access to Tk20 for ten
years to build their professional portfolio and support career advancement.
The system
enables students to participate and manage their academic activities throughout
their college experience. This system allows students to:
- Create and submit key assignments
online.
- Facilitate collaborative
evaluations online between instructors, field mentors and students.
- Create electronic portfolios
documenting course work.
- Keep records of field experience
work including student teaching and all clinical practices (field
assignments, field experience, student teaching, clinical practice and
internships).
- Submit forms online, including
applications for student teaching and other field experiences for teacher
certification.
LIST OF KEY ASSESSMENTS
Number of Assessment |
Name of Assessment |
Type or Form of Assessment |
When the Assessment is Administered |
Assessment 1
|
TBD |
|
|
Assessment 2 |
Early
Childhood Environment Rating Scale (ECERS) |
Administered Assessment
|
EDUC
3410: Teaching, Learning, & Assessment in Early Childhood I: Infant/Toddler |
Assessment 3 |
Learning
Center Unit |
Lesson Planning Unit
|
EDUC
3420: Teaching, Learning, & Assessment in Early Childhood II: Preschool |
Assessment 4 |
Student
Teaching Rubric |
Field Experience Evaluation
|
Midpoint
& Completion of Student Teaching |
Assessment 5 |
Unit
Analysis & Reflection |
Analysis and Reflection
|
EDUC
3420: Teaching, Learning & Assessment in Early Childhood II: Preschool |
Assessment 6 |
Childcare
Center Project |
Project |
EDUC
2430: Foundations of Early Childhood |
Assessment 7 |
Internship
Report |
Project |
EDUC
3800: Internship in Early Childhood |
Assessment 8 |
Issues
Research |
Research |
EDUC
2440: Issues in Early Childhood |
|
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