Ed Prep KY

08/08/2015

Content Validity, Research & More! caepnet.org | 202-223-0077 | [email protected] August 2015 Back to School By: Kim Walters-Parker, Ph.D., J.D. Reading Specialist, Woodford County High School, Versailles, KY

07/22/2015

This week's CAEP Accreditation Weekly Update includes new information about the CAEP Fall Conference coming up in September.

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07/22/2015

Can EPPs take anything from common class-wide reading selections for this year's college freshmen?

Social justice. Climate change. Racial inequality. Immigration. Hunger. While those topics might read like a laundry list of some of the world’s biggest problems, they are just a few of the issues covered in books that are required reading for freshmen at colleges across the country.

07/20/2015

Chris Barbic's reflection on stepping down from his position in Tennessee's Achievement School District provides food for thought on school leadership, the importance of committed and talented educators, the impact of political and social contexts, and the toll exacted by implementing change in the real world of neghborhood schools.

Editor’s note: Chris Barbic announced today his decision to step down as the head of Tennessee’s Achievement School District, a position he has held since 2011. Under his leadership, the Achievement School District has shown great promise, as described in two Fordham Institute reports by Nelson Smit…

07/16/2015

Some Kentucky EPPs are using information available from ACT to identify and recruit prospective candidates--just like college coaches identify and recruit prospective athletes. For EPPs interested in strategic identification and recruiment, this conference would be a great place to get started!

http://www.act.org/epc/descrip.html

ACT Enrollment Planners Conference (EPC) Pre-Conference and Conference Sessions

07/15/2015

It's not a lot of notice, but anyone with an interest in higher education in Kentucky may want to attend one of these meetings. Tonight: Pikeville. Tomorrow night: Frankfort.

NOTE: Participants are asked to RSVP at surveymonkey.com/s/2015THM.
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Herald-Leader, Lexington, July 15, 2015

Agency seeks input on future of Kentucky's
higher education system

BY LINDA B. BLACKFORD

The Council on Postsecondary Education is holding a series of public meetings around the state to get input on a new five-year plan to guide Kentucky's higher education and adult education system.

Town hall meetings are scheduled in Pikeville, Frankfort, Somerset, Murray and Highland Heights beginning Wednesday.

"Conversations at the local level will help shape the state's plan in key priority areas — improving college access and opportunity, student success, and growing a more highly skilled workforce and stronger local and state economies," said Council President Bob King.

The public meetings will be held from 6-8 p.m. at these locations:
■ Wednesday, July 15: University of Pikeville, Community Technology Center, Room 125, Pikeville.
■ Thursday, July 16: Student Center Ballroom, 4th floor, Kentucky State University, Frankfort.
■ Monday, July 20: Harold Rogers Student Commons, Community Room, Somerset Community College, Somerset.
■ Tuesday, July 21: Collins Industry and Technology Center, Freed Curd Auditorium, Murray State University, Murray.
■ Wednesday, July 29: Rieveschel Digitorium, Griffin Hall 201, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights.

Participants are asked to RSVP at surveymonkey.com/s/2015THM.

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07/14/2015

Note this opportunity to watch a panel discussion about literacy preparation LIVE from the International Literacy Association Conference in St. Louis on Saturday, July 18. Dr. Chris Koch, Interim President of CAEP, will be among the panelists.

Chris Koch (President) | St. Louis, MO | July 18, 2015 | ILA Conference | Panel: Cultivating Literacy Achievement through Quality Teacher Preparation

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07/13/2015

Important information for faculty and candidates alike: "Teachers who continue to believe that 'your basic intelligence can't change' – despite evidence to the contrary – may rob students of opportunities to learn and grow. Computer science and math instructors who endorse such beliefs, for instance, report being more likely to advise struggling undergraduates to drop their classes."

http://www.usnews.com/news/stem-solutions/articles/2015/07/10/fostering-a-growth-mindset-is-key-to-teaching-stem

Sure, STEM can be hard, but telling kids "not everyone can do it" may make both boys and girls less inclined to try.

07/10/2015

These figures are staggering and are certainly related to increased scrutiny being applied to higher education.

Just 20 universities received one-fifth of the total amount of loans the government gave graduate students in the 2013-2014 academic year.

07/09/2015

CAEP Connections provides updates on the importance of peer review in accreditation, details on program review, and announcements of professional interest. Take a look!

Content Validity, Research & More! caepnet.org | 202-223-0077 | [email protected] July 2015 Why am I a Site Visitor? By: Kermit Buckner Professor, Department of Educational Leadership, East Carolina University It is the middle of summer, I have two summer school courses to teach, a presenta…

07/09/2015

Colleges of education, like other academic units, sometimes have to deal with their students' helicopter parents. It it helpful or harmful to acquiesce?

Excerpted from How to Raise an Adult: Break Free of the Overparenting Trap and Prepare Your Kid for Success by Julie Lythcott-Haims, out now from Henry Holt and Co. Academically overbearing parents are doing great harm. So says Bill Deresiewicz in his groundbreaking 2014 manifesto Excellent Sheep: T…

07/07/2015

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