THIS STANDARD IS MET.

Faculty are qualified and model best professional practices in scholarship, service, and teaching, including the assessment of their own effectiveness as related to candidate performance. They also collaborate with colleagues in the disciplines and schools. The unit systematically evaluates faculty performance and facilitates professional development.

Faculty are qualified and model best practice

• see themselves as competent users of technology
• are encouraged to use technology
  
• have strong technology knowledge and skills; over half hold official technology certifications
• use an extensive variety of technologies in teaching, research, and service
• use technology for collaboration at state and national levels
• understand internet copyright / plagiarism rules
• are familiar with the university's internet acceptable use policy
• understand quality web page design

• web-enhance their courses; many teach online classes
  
• model and use technology in their classroom teaching
• require candidates to use technology in assignments & field
• require OSP to use technology in assignments & field

Faculty have ample access to the technology resources

• have access to strong reliable office computers
• teach in classrooms equipped with technology
• generally have their needs met when in need of technology support
• generally have the portable laptops they need

Faculty monitor and reflect on their own teaching
And they reflect on the progress of their candidates and OSP

• are evaluated using online surveys completed by candidates
• use these evaluations to improve teaching
• use electronic data to monitor their candidates and OSP
• review electronic data to check progress of candidates and OSP
  

Faculty have access to and seek professional development

• have easy access to many professional development training opportunities
• have access to an electronic library and resources
  
• request and continue training in technology
• use technology for creative endeavors
• use technology for lifelong learning
  
• continue to improve in their integration of technology
  

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Faculty collaborate with other faculty across campus via

Cross Discipline Exchange in the campus charter school http://www.sfasu.edu/pubaffairs/Strategicplanupdate-052005.htm#charter
http://www.sfasu.edu/pubaffairs/pressreleases/july2006/12.asp
http://www.sfasu.edu/education/departments/elementary/centers/charterschool.asp
http://www.sfasu.edu/education/centerprojects.asp
This is one example of the enriched learning environment afforded students in the Charter School, which also provides hands-on learning opportunities for SFA students, not only in elementary education, but across many disciplines, including science, photography, art, human services and human sciences.  The enriched environment contributes to the Charter School’s success, say College of Education administrators. Scores on the state-required TAKS test attest to that success. This year third- and fifth-grade reading scores were 100 percent, meaning every child in those grades passed, said Lysa Hagan, academic leader for the Charter School. Fifth-grade math scores were 96 percent. The state also rated the school exemplary the past six years.

Faculty meet and collaborate regularly at department level and occasionally at unit level to discuss and improve all mission statements, programs, etc. An example is documented electronically: http://www.sfasu.edu/acadaffairs/commit.html

Faculty involved in the preparation of educators, P–12 practitioners, and other members of the professional community participate in program design, implementation, and evaluation of the unit and its programs. The unit provides a mechanism and facilitates collaboration between unit faculty and faculty in other units of the institution involved in the preparation of professional educators.

New Links  http://www.sfasu.edu/education/about/accreditations/ncate/conceptual/#IntroductionASharedAndAlignedVision
http://www.cob.sfasu.edu/upc/plan_final.htm#Process

Grant Writing
http://www.education.sfasu.edu/coe/html/grants.htm

Teaching Circles
www.sfasu.edu/teachingexcellence/Services/TeachingCirclesSFA.htm
These began in l998 and meetings are archived here: www.sfasu.edu/teachingexcellence/Services/tc_summaries.htm#spring98

Teaching Excellence Center has been established to continue this exchange and to increase the impact of effective teaching at the university. www.sfasu.edu/teachingexcellence/

Technology plays an important role: www.sfasu.edu/teachingexcellence/Technology/index.htm