THE COUNCIL OF TEACHER EDUCATION
Minutes of 03/13/00
Revised
Present: L. Douglas, D. Evans, D. Flaten, D. Fife, K. Fralick, B. Haust, A. Jones, G. McCool, M. McNeil, R. Swift and K. Vestal.
Absent: V. Barry, P. Cantor (on leave), M. Petersen, G. Maloof, L. McCormack, D. Bartelo, M. Turski, and S. Burrell.
Announcements/Discussion:
Minutes:
Minutes from the 02/21/00 meeting were reviewed and were unanimously approved. G. McCool suggested identifying attachments numerically.
New Business:
Math Department Minor ? D. Evans
D. Evans proposed to add an additional minor within the Mathematics Department to give students a stronger background in Math.
Discussion followed and a motion was made by M. McNeil to accept the proposal as written. R. Swift seconded it and the vote was unanimous.
Student Teaching Seminar ? B. Haust
B. Haust explained a one credit seminar that his department is field testing this semester. He stated that the seminar gives the students a chance to come together and discuss specific topics while student teaching. B. Haust mentioned that student teaching had to be reduced to 14 credits and they register for student teaching and the seminar at the same time. The pros and cons of the seminar were discussed and the council was in support of field-testing this.
A. Jones stated that the next meeting would be a working dinner meeting on May 15th from 2:30 to 6:00 p.m. The focus will be performance-based assessment.
The meeting adjourned at 4:30 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Kathy A. Vestal
