News stories and articles of interest to the Members of MACTE
Greetings, I wanted to let you know that the legislation that would provide significant regulatory relief to many teacher prep programs has been filed in the House. It is HB 1163. Here is a link to the bill page where you can see the text – Missouri House of Representatives – […]
Deans and Field & Clinical Directors, We recently received information from DESE Communications regarding COVID vaccines for EPP students. The following message is scheduled to be shared with PK-12 district leadership and other stakeholders via the weekly DESE Update (sent by email and housed at DESE Update | Missouri Department of […]
MACTE Members, On behalf of the MACTE Executive Board, it is my pleasure to announce the call for proposals for the MACTE Spring 2021 Virtual Conference, March 8th and 9th, 2021. To accommodate more opportunities to engage, the sessions will be held in the afternoon from 12PM to 5PM. The […]
Teacher quality is the single most important school-based variable that influences student achievement. Missouri has a teacher workforce of approximately 70,000 teachers who have a significant impact on the overall success of Missouri’s students. Due to this significant impact, it is important to regularly review various data in regards to […]
Revisions to the CAEP Advanced Standards for Educator Preparation The Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation is seeking public comment on proposed revisions to the CAEP Advanced Standards for Educator Preparation. The CAEP Board of Directors approved recommendations from a task force charged with reviewing the CAEP Standards at […]
Please mark your calendars for the Conference on the Young Years 2021! This conference will be held virtually Thursday, March 11, 2021 – Friday, March 12, 2021 and registration will be free. Additional information regarding speakers and presentations will be coming soon. Thank you, Office of Early Learning Department of Elementary […]
Greetings, Deans & Title II Coordinators. In the past several months, many of you have asked how the reporting of 2020 Title II IPRC data would be handled, in light of the events of the year and the challenges posed for educator preparation. After many conversations with Westat, we are […]
FREE EVENT. This course is presented by Missouri S&T Teacher Education Program & Department of Geosciences This 3-hour workshop will provide middle- and high-school teachers with an introduction to the geosciences through examining natural hazards and climate, including earthquakes, floods, fires, landslides, and sinkholes. Key topics will include a virtual […]
Missouri Department of Elementary & Secondary Education in Conjunction with Missouri Educator Preparation Providers Created 2018; Revised 2020 The revised Certification Officer Survival Resource Guide has been added to our MACTE Resources page. You will find the revised guide in the MACTE Documents section. Link to Guide
Post submitted by: Mary E. Gillis, EdD, Assistant Teaching Professor, Teacher Education & Certification, Missouri S&T I graduated from high school and entered college in the late 1980s as the first person on either side of my family to go to college. My father left school after eighth grade to […]