College of Education
"Enhanching the Future Through Educator Preparation"

The Educator Preparation Council is comprised of the chairs/coordinators of all certification programs which Sam Houston State University offers. It is the charge of this committee to stay current on state certification rules and issues, to oversee the preparation of students for the state certification tests, and to advise the Educator Preparation Unit on programs, policies, and procedures for Sam Houston State University students seeking certification in the state of Texas.

By our commitment to EPC, The College of Education meets NCATE Standard 5:
Faculty Qualifications, Performance, and Development. Faculty are qualified and model best professional practices in scholarship, service, and teaching, including the assessment of their own effectiveness as related to candidate performance; they also collaborate with colleagues in the disciplines and schools. The unit systematically evaluates faculty performance and facilitates professional development.

This Standard includes the following areas:

Qualified Faculty

Target:
Professional education faculty at the institution have earned doctorates or exceptional expertise, have contemporary professional experiences in school settings at the levels that they supervise, and are meaningfully engaged in related scholarship. All clinical faculty (higher education and school faculty) are licensed in the fields that they teach or supervise and are master teachers or well recognized for their competence in their field.

Modeling Best Professional Practices in Teaching, Scholarship, and Service

Collaboration

Target:
Faculty are actively engaged as a community of learners regarding the conceptual framework(s) and scholarship of the classroom. They develop relationships, programs, and projects with colleagues in P-12 schools and faculty in other units of the institution to develop and refine knowledge bases, conduct research, make presentations, publish materials, and improve the quality of education for all students.

Unit Evaluation of Professional Education Faculty Performance

Unit Facilitation of Professional Development

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