I want to personally thank all of you who attended this year’s NACCTEP conference Connecting Communities: Working together to advance community college teacher education programs. Attendees representing community colleges from across the country enjoyed dynamic keynote speakers, a plethora of educational sessions, and forums focusing on community college teacher education programs.
Thank you to everyone who took the time to complete a conference evaluation. Your continued input is imperative for the NACCTEP national conference to continue to improve and meet your professional demands. This is the only national conference focused on community college teacher education and together we need to continue to grow and develop as a national presence. For detailed evaluation results, please see the article in this Newsletter.
I would like to extend a special thank you to the following entities whose sponsorships enriched, enhanced, and supported the 2010 national conference.
- Evaluation Systems group of Pearson (NES)
- Western Governors University
- Maricopa Community Colleges
- Anne Arundel Community College
- League for Innovations in the Community College
Thank you to all the attendees who participated in the Regional Roundtable Discussion. The feedback was very positive. Attendees were able to take back to their college’s information on successful and innovative programs. Following are a few comments on the question, what is your college doing to reach potential teacher education candidates?
- Bringing elementary children on campus – getting them comfortable with the college community.
- Weekend College – finish an associate degree in one year.
- Collegiate high schools on community college campuses – kids graduate with a high school diploma and associate degree.
- Students going into schools to tutor at risk students – they also get college credit for service learning.
- Hiring K-12 folks to staff programs.
Work has already begun on next year’s conference in San Diego, California. Do not miss the opportunity for Making Waves in Community College Teacher Education Programs, February 25-27, 2011. Conference proposals are now being accepted. Additional information is available on the NACCTEP website at www.nacctep.org.
Finally, thank you to the NACCTEP Executive Board and the staff from the National Center for Teacher Education for supporting each of you in this growing Association.
Have a relaxing summer. |
