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Pennsylvania Teacher Education Division



Our Mission:

  1. To promote the preparation and continuing professional development of effective professionals in Special Education and related fields.
  2. To encourage, nurture, and advance efficient and effective programs of development and preparation of preservice special educators.
  3. To collaborate with other organizations on issues relating to teacher recruitment, development, and preparation, and to disseminate such information to its members.
  4. To support the goals of the Council for Exceptional Children and its members.


Officers:

bulletPresident -Jane Penman, Lock Haven University
bulletPresident-Elect - Janis Floyd, Mansfield University
bulletVice President - Amy Camardese, Geneva College
bulletSecretary -
bulletTreasurer -
bulletMembership - Nancy Kline, Saint Francis College.

What's News

The Teacher Education Division of CEC has set 6 strategic goals:

  1. Foster professionalism by providing professional development resources and opportunities for those who provide preservice continuing professional development to personnel who work with individuals with diverse abilities and disabilities and their families.
  2. Stimulate the production and dissemination of a knowledge base related to the professional development of personnel who work with individuals with diverse abilities and disabilities and their families.
  3. Establish and maintain relationships with appropriate organizations including CEC units which we have common interests related to our mission.
  4. Maintain and enhance the organizational viability of TED.
  5. Influence policy that affects the professional development of personnel working with individuals with diverse abilities and their families.
  6. TED addresses systemic change through
    bulletencouraging reform,
    bulletimproving outcomes and environments,
    bulletbettering the environments in which educators practice, and
    bulletsupporting and stimulating improved professional status.

In terms of membership, TED has maintained a national membership of 2,800 members, however, "it is important to both recruit and retain members. It is not only important to the Division, but also to our relationship to CEC, to the number of sessions assigned at the CEC convention, and to the impact that TED can have on overall CEC policy." (Lokerson, TED Membership Chair). If you are not a member of National TED, consider joining - if you request information through e-mail (jlokerso@saturn.vcu.edu), you will receive information packets about TED, its journal - TESE, as well as an extensive list of state and local special education supervisors and staff development personnel.

TED web page can be accessed through the CEC.SPED.ORG site.

TED has much to offer you - please consider becoming a vital part of statewide and national TED!!!!!

Connections

Other Interesting and Related Web Sites
for Teacher Preparation and Education

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Contacting your officers:

Dr. Jane Penman
Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania
Lock Haven, PA


 

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