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Office of Undergraduate Teacher Education and Accreditation

TEC Routing Deadlines/Review Period Aug.24, 2009 - Aug. 28, 2009 Sept. 28, 2009 - Oct. 2, 2009 Nov. 9, 2009 - Nov. 13, 2009 Jan. 25, 2010 - Jan. 29, 2010 Feb. 22, 2010 - Feb. 26, 2010 Apr. 5, 2010 - Apr. 9, 2010 TEC FORUM FORUM Routing Slip TEC Routing Slip Flowchart TEC Flowchart Committees TEC Executive Committee CHHS TEC Membership CLASS TEC Membership COE TEC Membership COST TEC Membership COBA contact; Mary Hazeldine, 486-7896 hazeldine@georgiasouthern.edu Full TEC Membership Minutes PROPOSED PLANS SAC Recruitment Plan GACE/Curriculum Alignment Committee Reports Early Childhood - SPED ECED - SPED Report Early Childhood Report Special Education SPED Content Matrix SPED General Matrix SPED MAT Matrix SPED MAT Matrix 1 Middle Grades Middle Grades Math Report Secondary Math Math Report Secondary Science Secondary Science Report Biology Biology Table Chemistry Chemistry Table Physics Physics Table Step Reports Art Education Committee Art Report Teaching and Learning Early Childhood & Middle Grades Report MG Step Foreign Language Committee Foreign Language Report Science Committee Science Step DOCUMENTS PPB Rubric STEP Grant Proposal - 2/00 Teacher Guarantee Plan TEP Admissions for Transfer, Non-Degree Cert. & Alter. M.Ed. Students TEP Standards Technology Standards Georgia Professional Standards Commission

Teacher Education Committee (TEC)

TEC serves as Georgia Southern University's "functional unit," for educator preparation as defined by the Board of Regents. This body has the "responsibility for teacher preparation vested in a collaborative of education, arts and sciences, and (public) school faculty." The functional unit must have "equitable representation, responsibility, and authority for the preparation of teachers among education, arts and science, and school partners, and other academic units as appropriate." The TEC model reflects the necessary connectedness between TEC and standing curriculum committees in the College of Education and in other colleges on campus as curriculum and related program matters are decided. The need for shared responsibility in educator preparation programs has been valued over the years, and TEC facilitates shared decision-making and improved communication. TEC includes three operational structures: College TEC Committees, the TEC Executive Committee, and "Full" TEC.

College TEC Committees

TEC consists of four college-based committees, each with faculty representation from the host college's departments that are involved in teacher preparation and the College of Education. [To allow for broader faculty involvement, faculty who serve on college or university curriculum committees should not also represent their programs on the College TEC Committees. For committee structure see: College TEC Committee Memberships and Membership] On each of the College TEC Committees, P-12 teachers from the related teaching disciplines are invited to serve. Associate Deans from the host college and the College of Education serve as ex officio members and facilitate the work across the 4 committees. The role of the College TEC Committees is to make recommendations regarding: (a) new or revised course/s taken by candidates in initial and/or advanced education certification programs (b) new or revised program/s in educator preparation (c) policy/procedural change related to educator preparation programs (d) other as needed.

TEC Executive Committee

The TEC Executive Committee Executive Committee  consists of the faculty chair of each College TEC Committee (4 chairs), associate deans, the COE Certification Officer, and a representative from the office of the Provost. The Chair of the Executive Committee is elected by the Executive Committee and is also chair of Full TEC. The TEC Executive Committee:

1. reviews curriculum items to determine appropriate routing to College TEC Committees,
2. mediates differing recommendations that are made by College TEC Committees,
3. facilitates discussions on shared issues and concerns, and
4. disseminates information relevant to all programs. Questions by a department or a college curriculum committee regarding the appropriateness of submitting proposals to a College TEC Committee will be resolved by the TEC Executive Committee.

TEC General Meetings

Full TEC may be convened during the year by the TEC Executive Committee as they deem necessary or desirable

Procedures for Curriculum Recommendations

1. Contact person for College/Program of origin electronically submits materials (which may be the Curriculum forms) and TEC Routing Slip to Stephanie Kenney at skenney@georgiasouthern.edu, following the Agenda Deadline dates on TEC Schedule.
2. Executive TEC conducts virtual meeting to determine routing of materials, following the Decision Deadline dates on TEC Schedule.
3. Materials are received electronically by College TEC Committee chairs for review by College TEC Committees. Materials should be returned to the Executive TEC Committee via Stephanie Kenney using deadline dates on the TEC Schedule.
4. Executive TEC reviews all returned routing slips and addresses any conflicting decisions with involved Colleges.
5. Executive TEC returns materials to College Curriculum Committee designee. Materials then follow each College's Curriculum Committee process.