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This report lists the annual improvement goals reported to ESE in the educator preparation program provider’s state annual report. Providers may report up to three goals for the upcoming year and are asked to report on progress made toward the prior year’s goals. Annual goals are reported in May of the academic year listed. Data last updated January 16, 2025.
Annual Goals - 2022
Educator preparation program improvement goals for the upcoming program year
Annual Goals - 2021
Educator preparation program improvement goals from the prior year
Goal #1
The Brandeis Teacher Education Program is always exploring ways to make courses more integrated and aligned. This year we will continue to implement and evaluate the efficacy of revised course structures and sequences that have been proposed over the past two years.
Goal #2
We have a number of goals related to recruitment and the application process: Following a year of limited opportunities for in-person recruitment, we look forward to returning to this work in 2021-22. At the same time we will also be using digital formats and video to enhance our recruitment. We will be working with the admissions office to examine our application structures and essay questions as well. We hope these efforts will continue to increase the diversity of our applicant pool. In conjunction with other departments, we also exploring the possibility of recruiting Masters and PhD students at Brandeis to add an initial teaching license to their degree.
Goal #3
At Brandeis, we believe that all teachers should have a strong grounding in the broader contexts of education, for example education history, sociology, philosophy, policy. We also believe that those who hope to change policy or study history or sociology need to have concrete grounding in classroom practice. To this end, we are working to further integrate the Education Studies Program and the Teacher Education Program and help students more clearly see the links between these areas. We are also continuing to make connections with departments and strategic-planning university-wide.
Annual Goals - 2020
Educator preparation program improvement goals from the prior year
Goal #1
With the shift to online and hybrid learning in so many higher education and k-12 settings, the Brandeis Teacher Education Program has embraced this opportunity to engage our students not only in the use of education technology but in becoming critical consumers of this technology. We have already begun this work informally and plan to integrate it into our coursework more deeply. To that end, our goal is to engage teacher candidates in analysis, evaluation, and use of education technology tools.
Goal #2
In our continuous improvement efforts, we are continuing course sequence and design revisions toward further integration of our coursework and practica. We have begun phase one of our course sequence revision. In phase two, we will continue to: • revise our course sequence to create further opportunities for candidates' cross-disciplinary and cross-grade level collaboration. • respond to the increased enrollment in the undergraduate/graduate dual-degree program by streamlining that degree path. • consolidate content across courses to help students manage the intensive course/credit load. • further align Teacher Education and Education Studies course offerings. • further combine supervision and instruction roles for part time faculty.
Goal #3
This year, Brandeis had the highest percentage of applicants who were first generation and teachers of color. We secured a commitment from the Graduate school to increase scholarship funding for many of those applicants. Despite the economic downturn, we are seeking to further incentivize and encourage matriculation of these applicants.
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