February 2, 2017
Teachers in Today’s Challenging Context: Key Issues, Policy Directions and Implications for Leaders of AASCU Universities
Teacher preparation is at the core of most public universities’ missions, providing a vital
function in pursuit of states’ ambitions for an educated and engaged populace.
AASCU’s 2016 Task Force on Teacher Education assessed the state of teacher education at member institutions, identified pockets of innovation and success in the field, and highlighted the vital role of presidents and provosts in strengthening and supporting the effectiveness of their programs for an increasingly diverse P-12 student body.
The report drew on task force members’ insights and results from a survey of AASCU presidents, provosts and education deans.
2016 AASCU Teacher Education Task Force
| Virginia S. Horvath, Chair | President | State University of New York at Fredonia |
|---|---|---|
| Richard A. Caulfield, Co-chair | Chancellor | University of Alaska Southeast |
| Joseph A. Aguerrebere | Director of Teacher Education and Public School Programs | California State University Chancellor’s Office |
| Ira Jo Blake | Provost and Senior Vice President, Academic Affairs | Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania |
| Carol Burris | Executive Director | Network for Public Fund |
| Jenny DeMonte | Senior Technical Assistance Consultant | American Institutes for Research |
| Jane McBride Gates | Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs | Connecticut State Colleges & Universities System |
| Marquita Grenot-Scheyer | Assistant Vice Chancellor for Teacher Education & Public School Programs | California State University System |
| Katy Heyning, | Dean, College of Education and Professional Studies | University of Wisconsin, Whitewater |
| Elizabeth R. Hinde | Professor and Founding Dean, School of Education | Metropolitan State University of Denver |
| Tamara Lucas | Dean, College of Education and Human Services | Montclair State University |
| Linda McKee | Senior Director for Performance Measurement and Assessment | American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) |
| Francisco Rios | Dean, Woodring College of Education | Western Washington University |
| Kimberly Tobey | Executive Director | National Association of Community College Teacher Education Programs (NACCTEP) |
