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folios. Having another pair of eyes to evaluate the portfolio includes them in the process. Middle/Secondary supervisors are encouraged to include the specialty area supervisors in that portfolio evaluation process, too. If the cooperating teacher/subject area supervisor evaluates, please ask them to sign off on the evaluation form.

V.. Midterms, final evaluations, and professional portfolio evaluations + portfolios should be in the SOE office, Ledford 207, by Monday, December 17, 2007.

VI. Wake County is doing a much better job in getting us the Form S for the interns. We are pleased with their response to our concern.

Dates for Fulltime

Student Teaching

K-6: 10/4 - 12/13

Mid/Sec/K12: 9/ 28– 12/12

Cooperative Discipline

10/10,10/17.10/24, and 10/31

4:15 - 6:30 pm (Ledford 210)

Text Box: Welcome back for the fall 2007 semester. We continue to appreciate your willingness to supervise teacher interns and teach our students. We hope that you have a great semester. CHANGES, CHANGES The Internship Handbook was a success last spring. Thanks to the sharp eyes of Cornelius again, we hope that it has consistent language. Continue to review the handbook for ways to improve it. I. A new configuration for us. We are the Department of Education, a part of the School of Education, Health, and Human Sciences. As you know last spring, we were absorbed into another school. The members of the department supported this move, and thus far, the move appears to be positive. Our Dean, Marie Chamblee, supports the teacher education program wholeheartedly, and we are pleased with our new configuration, thus far. A new Chair of the Department. A part of the new configuration was the appointment of a Chair. Mary Kay Delaney is back with us after serving as principal Immaculata Catholic School in Durham. Those of you who remember Mary Kay also remember that the last time

Text Box: she was on the faculty at Meredith, we were going through NCATE/NCDPI accreditation. And, she is back to lead us through another accreditation visit this fall. II. Accreditation Visit—The two teams, NCATE and NCDPI, will be on campus Saturday, October 20 to Wednesday, October 24, 2007. The NCATE (5 members) team will be based in 213 Ledford; NCDPI team (16 members) will be in 211 Ledford. More information will be forthcoming once the details are worked out. III. From the feedback, The Teacher Candidate Evaluation Rubric was received positively. We encourage you to continue to give us feedback on the language of the evaluation instrument, and ask cooperating teachers to do the same. We are working to be sure that interns understand the language also. IV. Portfolios are gradually moving from CDs to Digital Locker, where you can access them online. Interns will be able to give you a web address (URL) that you can type into your computer, and view their portfolio. This semester the CD is still required, but students will be able to put their portfolio online, also. Encourage cooperating teachers to join you in assessing the port

Text Box: Important Dates (cont’d) Return to Campus Mid/Sec/K12: 12/12 - 12/13. 2007 K-6: 12/13 Due Date for “Portfolio at a Glance” portion of Professional Teaching Portfolio Midterm student teaching conference (or as instructed by supervisor) Due Date for final draft Professional Teaching Portfolio—at the end of student teaching or as instructed by supervisor NCATE/NCDPI Accreditation Visit October 20– October 24, 2007

In this issue:

Changes in Teacher Education

Welcome to New Department Chair

Accreditation Visit