Collaborative Planning

I think that it's very important to have this ongoing dialogue so that we can make certain we have consistency in the quality of our program. We have not had many opportunities for full time and adjunct faculty to collaborate and I thank you all for your willingness to do this.The issue that is formost on my mind at this point is making certain that our students have the skill set they need for TPA 3. They have all heard a great deal about assessment, and they have all been in the field for 150 hours of METHODS STUDENT TEACHING. As Ben pointed out, we don't want to be redundant and turn them off, but we want to make certain that enough review is provided.I hope everyone weighs in every week or two on this blog as the semester progesses and tells us about activities and assignments that they are using. Sharing best practices will be the key to a quality program