WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY Educator Preparation Program Quality Assurance Report AAQEP Site Visit February 5 & 6, 2020 Contact: Louise Moulding & Kristin Hadley TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION TO WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY EDUCATOR PREPARATION PROGRAM .............. 6 WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY MISSION, VISION, AND CORE THEMES ................................................................... 6 Mission ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 6 Vision ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Core Themes..................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 JERRY AND VICKIE MOYES COLLEGE OF EDUCATION ........................................................................................... 7 Mission ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 7 EDUCATOR PREPARATION PROGRAM IN THE TEACHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT ................................... 8 Mission ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 8 Program Demographic Data ............................................................................................................................................................. 9 Governance ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 9 Alignment of Standards and Outcomes .......................................................................................................................................... 10 Initial Licensing Programs ............................................................................................................................................................. 12 OVERVIEW OF THE STUDY ............................................................................................................................. 15 Phase 1: Training ............................................................................................................................................................................ 15 Phase 2: Team Formation and Assignments .................................................................................................................................. 15 Phase 3: Data Collection and Analysis........................................................................................................................................... 15 Phase 4: Final QAR Writing .......................................................................................................................................................... 15 DATA SOURCES ............................................................................................................................................................... 15 Praxis .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 15 Major Grade Point Average at Graduation (GPA) ......................................................................................................................... 16 Utah Teacher Candidate Performance Assessment and Evaluation System (PAES) .................................................................... 16 Teaching Support Documents (TSD) ............................................................................................................................................. 16 Utah Teacher Education Student Survey (UTESS) ........................................................................................................................ 16 Utah Teacher Education Employer Survey (UTEES) .................................................................................................................... 16 STANDARD 1: COMPLETER PERFORMANCE.............................................................................................. 17 DATA SOURCES .................................................................................................................................................................... 17 Aspect: Content, pedagogical, and/or professional knowledge relevant to the credential or degree for which they are prepared ......................................................................................................................................................................... 17 Evidence from Praxis ..................................................................................................................................................................... 17 Evidence from GPA and Links to Coursework Requirements....................................................................................................... 18 Evidence from Performance Assessment and Evaluation System (PAES) .................................................................................... 19 Summary of Evidence for Content and Pedagogical Knowledge .................................................................................................. 22 Aspect. Learners, learning theory including social, emotional, and academic dimensions, and the application of learning theory in their work.......................................................................................................................................... 22 Evidence from Performance Assessment and Evaluation System (PAES) .................................................................................... 22 Evidence from Teaching Support Documents (TSD) .................................................................................................................... 23 Summary of Evidence for the Learning and Learning Theory ...................................................................................................... 24 Aspect. Culturally responsive practice, including intersectionality of race, ethnicity, class, gender identity and expression, sexual identity, and the impact of language acquisition and literacy development on learning ................ 25 Aspect. Creation and development of positive learning and work environments ......................................................... 25 Evidence from Performance Assessment and Evaluation System (PAES) .................................................................................... 25 Evidence from Teaching Support Documents (TSD) .................................................................................................................... 27 Summary of the Evidence for Culturally Responsive Teaching and a Positive/Learning Environment ....................................... 28 Aspect. Assessment of and for student learning, assessment and data literacy, and the use of data to inform practice ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 28 Evidence from Performance Assessment and Evaluation System (PAES) .................................................................................... 29 Evidence from Teaching Support Documents (TSD) .................................................................................................................... 30 Summary of the Evidence for Assessment and Data Literacy ....................................................................................................... 31 Aspect. Dispositions and behaviors required for successful professional practice ...................................................... 31 Evidence from Performance Assessment and Evaluation System (PAES) .................................................................................... 31 Summary of the Evidence for Dispositions and Behaviors Required for Successful Professional Practice.................................. 32 STANDARD 1 CONCLUSION .................................................................................................................................................. 32 2 STANDARD 2: COMPLETER PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE AND GROWTH ..................................... 33 Aspect. Understand and engage local school and cultural communities, and communicate and foster relationships with families/guardians/caregivers in a variety of communities.................................................................................... 33 Evidence from PAES...................................................................................................................................................................... 33 Evidence from TSD ........................................................................................................................................................................ 34 Evidence from UTESS/UTEES Candidate and Employer Surveys ..............................................................................................