NDACTE Nominated for the Roaming Bison Award in this year’s ND Governor’s Awards for Excellence in Public Service

Posted on October 7, 2019 by ndacte

Congratulations NDACTE! "The NDACTE is a positive example of caring educators who are willing to work together for continuous improvement of teacher preparation and P-12 education in our state." Al Olson, NDACTE President. Continue Reading to read Governor Burgum's nomination letter. (more…)

Native American Education Resources

Posted on September 23, 2019 by ndacte

Links to many Native American Education Resources have been added to the NDACTE site. For more information go to Native American Education Resources under Resources.

Skills of Teaching Observation Tool (STOT) Training Modules

Posted on October 12, 2018 by ndacte

Links: Early Childhood Level Elementary Level Secondary Level The NDACTE rater training for the Skills of Teaching Observation Tool (STOT) is offered to increase interrater reliability and accuracy in scoring. For more information about the training and the Skills of Teaching Observation Tool (STOT), go to Skills of Teaching Observation Tool (STOT) under Resources.

Praxis CORE Change

Posted on September 19, 2018 by ndacte

From ESPB: ETS is “Regenerating” (updating) the Reading, Writing, and Mathematics tests and they now have new numbers. Please note the new test codes for Reading, Writing, and Mathematics. The North Dakota scoring will not change. For more information go to Praxis CORE under Resources.

2018 NDACTE Student Conference

Posted on April 20, 2018 by ndacte

Congratulations to the 2018 NDACTE Student Conference Award Winners!

2018 NDACTE Student Conference

Posted on February 22, 2018 by ndacte

The 2018 NDACTE Student Conference will be held at the University of North Dakota on Friday, April 13. Registration and payment are due by April 2. For more information about the conference and to register go to Events.

Stacy Duffield of North Dakota State Chosen for 2017 Pomeroy Award

Posted on February 7, 2018 by ndacte

AACTE’s Committee on Professional Preparation and Accountability has selected Stacy K. Duffield, professor in the College of Human Development and Education at North Dakota State University, to receive the 2018 AACTE Edward C. Pomeroy Award for Outstanding Contributions to Teacher Education. The award will be presented at the 70th AACTE Annual Meeting Closing Keynote session, March 3 in Baltimore, Maryland.The Pomeroy Award, named for longtime AACTE Executive Director Edward C. Pomeroy...

AACTE Chapter Develops Statewide Student Teacher Observation Tool

Posted on January 7, 2018 by ndacte

With assistance from an AACTE State Chapter Support Grant, the North Dakota Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (NDACTE) recently completed collaborative work on a statewide student teacher observation tool (STOT). This tool is the fourth common assessment developed in a major effort to improve the quality of teacher preparation through implementation of a statewide preservice and first-year teacher performance assessment system across public, private, and tribal programs. (more&hellip...

Posted on July 27, 2017 by ndacte

http://edprepmatters.net/2017/07/aacte-chapter-develops-statewide-student-teacher-observation-tool/

New ND Licensure Information

Posted on July 11, 2017 by ndacte

From ND ESPB We are excited to share with you that HB 1098 was signed by Governor Burgum on April 13, 2017. This bill expands licensure areas for both elementary and secondary teachers. It also will allow teachers to once again teach in their minor areas. Elementary teachers will now be licensed to teach grades 1-8 (formerly 1-6) Secondary teachers will now be licensed to teach grades 5-12 (formerly 7-12) in their content area. If you currently hold a ND teaching license, your license is upd...