REDESIGNING A SECONDARY PREPARATION PROGRAM FOR A CHANGING

WORLD
AACTE Annual Meeting 2013, Orlando, FL
Pat Stall, Anne Ren Elsbree & Annette Daoud, School of Education, California State
University San Marcos
pstall@csusm.edu; aelsbree@csusm.edu; adaoud@csusm.edu

Coursewor
k

Community
Collaborati
on

Clinical
Practice

Social
Justice
and
Equity

Disposition
s and TPEs

Faculty
Collaborato
n

Social Justice and Equity: Collaboratively transforming public education

Clinical Practice

Placements at school sites with diverse student populations

Focus on clinical practice course assignments / activities to support candidates teaching

Co-teaching candidate placements

Community Collaboration

Guest Speakers: Graduates of Program, Former Gang Members, Homeless Youth, Foster Care
Students, Gay Straight Alliance, Mini Corp Students, Career Center, Education Technology Leader,
Principal Panel

Partnership districts collaborative efforts funded by grants (federal, Distinguished Teacher in

Residence)
Coursework

Strategies to get to know students (Name Stories, Interest Maps, Student Surveys and Case Study)

Simulations (Joseph the Invisible Student, Parent Teacher Conferences, SST & IEP Meetings)

Lessons and unit designed with differentiation for 5 different students based on the students
profile/case study including English learners and students with special needs

Identifying and creating a social justice action plan to address an identified injustice

Integrated Thematic Units including social justice action plans, service learning and social media
Dispositions and Teaching Performance Expectations (TPEs)

Professional Disposition on Social Justice appreciate differences & advocate for marginalized
students

Teacher Performance Expectations (TPEs) focused on English learners, students with special needs
and addressing issues of social justice and equity
Faculty Collaboration

Professional Learning Community (PLC) with local high school district focused on English learners

Weekly faculty collaborative planning of core courses in the program

Faculty modeling co-teaching in our instruction