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NEW EDITORIAL TEAM FOR ACTION The ATE Board of Directors welcomes Thomas Lucey, Thomas Crumpler, Lara Handsfield, Ryan Brown, and Kara Lycke from Illinois State Universiy as the new Editors of ACTION in Teacher Education. Volume 35 will be the first volume produced by the incoming editorial team.

Outgoing Editor John Chiodo, University of Oklahoma received a merit award at the annual meeting in San Antonio for outstanding service as Editor of ACTION (2002-2012). ATE welcomes the new editorial team and their host institution, Illinois State University, to the Editorship of ACTION in Teacher Education.

REGISTRATION NOW AVAILABLE: Registration for ATE's 2012 Summer Conference in Boston is now available! Click here for complete information.

CALL FOR PROPOSALS FOR 2013 ANNUAL MEETING: Click here to go to the Call for Proposals page for ATE's 2013 Annual Meeting, scheduled for February 15-19 at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia.

ATE'S 2012 ANNUAL MEETING, held February 11-15 at the Grand Hyatt, San Antonio, Texas, was a huge success with many favorable comments from attendees. Click here to go to the Annual Meeting Extras Page, where you'll be able to see additional photos and download keynote speaker presentations. The Presenters Index from the Program Book is also downloadable. Watch for more to be posted from San Antonio here.

STATEMENT ON ATLANTA AS SITE OF ATE'S 2013 ANNUAL MEETING: ATE President Ann Shelly has released the following statement on behalf of the ATE Board of Directors:

The Association of Teacher Educators has a long-standing commitment to equity and to advocacy. The actions taken by the Georgia legislators to focus on undocumented aliens in a punitive and negative manner are actions that we do not support. We recognize that the citizens of Georgia have challenged the law and that the challenge is proceeding through the court system.

Some ATE members have inquired about moving the ATE 2013 Annual Meeting from Atlanta as is being done by AERA. The people of Atlanta who work with the conference attendees are the ones who would be most hurt by this action and it is to them that we feel a strong commitment. In addition we believe that being present in Atlanta and voicing our commitment to equity would speak louder than our absence.

While we understand the stand taken by the American Educational Research Association, we have chosen to remain in Atlanta for our Annual Meeting in February 2013 and will use that platform to continue our focus on equity and advocacy for the rights of all learners through our program.

ATE RESPONDS TO NCTQ STUDY ON STUDENT TEACHING: The National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) recently released a study, "Student Teaching in the United States," that characterized ATE's standards for student teaching. ATE's Board and Executive Committee have responded to this study's use of ATE standards. Click here to download the letter in response to the NCTQ study in pdf form. Click here to see the full text of the National Field Directors Forum's Standards for Field Experiences in Teacher Education.

Above left, Summer Conference Co-Chair and Board member Pat Tate with keynoter James Greenberg of University of Maryland. Above right, ATE President Jim Alouf presents plaque to keynoter Sharon Robinson of AACTE. Below left, keynoter Martin Blank, President of Institute for Educational Leadership. And below right, Past President Carrie Robinson makes a point during the Town Hall meeting focused on strategic planning for ATE.

THE 2011 SUMMER CONFERENCE of the Association of Teacher Educators was held Friday, August 5 to Tuesday, August 9, 2011 at the Hyatt Regency Philadelphia at Penn's Landing, Philadelphia, PA. It was a very important meeting; not only were attendees able to choose from more than 150 presentations on different topics and three excellent keynote presentations, ATE President Jim ALouf conducted a very popular Town Hall meeting to discuss concerns as part of the strategic planning process. Click here to go to a slide show of photos from the Philadelphia Summer Conference, most of them taken by ATE Photographs ADS David McCarthy. Click here to download a pdf of the slides for the keynote presentation by James Greenberg.

Support and Recognition Opportunities at ATE's Annual Meeting:

Exhibit opportunities click here.
Program Book advertising opportunities click here.
Sponsorship opportunities click here.

ATE's Commission on Agency in Teacher Education is soliciting chapter proposals. Click here for more information.

Handbook of Research on Teacher Education, Third Edition is available to members at a 15% discount! Click here to go to ATE's members only site; after you log in, you can download the order form with discount information. (If you have trouble logging in, click here to send an email to ATE. If you are not a member but would like to purchase the book, click here to purchase directly from Taylor and Francis.)

The Standards for Teacher Educators and information about their use can be found here.

SIG Websites in Members Only Area: All Special Interest Groups now have their own websites, and ATE's Members Only area includes links to these sites. Click here to go to the Members Only area (note: if you do not know your username or password, send an email by clicking here and they will be sent to you.)

Professional Opportunities, including College/University Positions available and a link to Agent K-12 with teaching and administrative positions. Click here to see this new feature.

LFTE Introduces Stevenson Scholarship: Click here for more information.

Members Only Area Now Available: Click here to go to the Members Only site. Login instructions have been sent to members. If you have difficulty logging in or wish to receive the instructions sooner, click here.

Several ATE Commissions have posted reports on the website. Here's a brief listing:

• Report of the Commission on High Stakes Testing; click here
• Report of the Commission (now Committee) on Technology and the Future of Teacher Education; click here (Note: This is a large file, about one megabyte. Depending on the speed of your internet connection, it may take some time to download.)

ATE's New Publications Marketplace lets you purchase ATE publications and other resources online. Click here for more information. Special offer: Now through the end of October, get an extra 30% off ATE publications! Details at the Publications Marketplace link.

Tribute to Our Sponsors: ATE is pleased to recognize several groups showing their commitment to teacher education through sponsorship. Click here to see the growing list of ATE sponsors.

New from ATE's Technology Commission! ATE's Technology and the Future of Teacher Education Commission has collected online resources to support the use of technology in teacher education and has posted some useful links. Click here to see these resources.

ATE Joins five other groups in releasing report on Teacher Diversity, A Call To Action. Click here for more information.

ATE Position Framework. Click here.

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