Several pre-meeting workshops will be offered on Thursday and Friday in advance of the 2021 Online Annual Meeting.

Registration Now Open!

Mental Health First Aid Training for Adults		Humanizing STEM Education: Strategies for Justice-Oriented and Culturally Sustaining Pedagogies					Standards and Processes: Foundations of Quality Assurance	Accreditation, Assessment and Accountability in Educator Preparation (CAEP Workshop)

ATE Special Session:

Virtually Yours: Acquiring Essential Strategies

to be a Better Mentor Teacher in Times of

Crisis and Change

CAEP- Accreditation, Assessment and Accountability in Educator Preparation

Workshop #1 is an Online Workshop on Thursday, February 11, 2021, 9:00am-12:00pm Eastern Time, $50.

Presenter:

Vince O’Neill, Accreditation Director at the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP). He manages the accreditation council meetings, the decision process, and supports the review process as a case manager and conference presenter. He works collaboratively with other members of Accreditation team at CAEP to ensure the quality and integrity of the accreditation process.  Dr. O’Neill is also currently teaching Elementary Mathematics Methods at American University as an adjunct professorial lecturer. Previously, Dr. O’Neill was a professor in the areas of secondary mathematics education, assessment, and elementary education at The George Washington University and Johns Hopkins University. He recently worked as a curriculum designer for Opportunity Education Foundation and taught mathematics to high school students in Alexandria, Virginia. He graduated from The George Washington University with a Doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction and holds a Masters in Mathematics Instruction from Drexel University, and a Bachelors in Business Management from Chestnut Hill College. 

Description: This workshop will provide guidance and support for EPPs as they prepare for CAEP accreditation. News, Updates, and Information on how to navigate accreditation with our evolving work environments.

AAQEP - Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation

Workshop #2 is an Online Workshop on Thursday, February 11,  2021, 1:00pm-4:00pm Eastern Time, $50.

 Presenters:

Linda McKee, Chief Operations Officer for AAQEP, served as Senior Director for Quality Support Initiatives and Performance Measurement and Assessment Policy at the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, as Director for Member and State Relations at the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation, and as Tulane University’s Director of Teacher Preparation and Certification. She has over three decades of teaching experience and implementing quality improvement and accreditation processes.

Christine DeGregory, AAQEP’s Director of Professional Learning, experiences in the field range from secondary teacher to post-secondary instructor and student teacher supervisor. While interning at AACTE, she focused on professional development school partnerships. Her research interests include teachers’ motivations to mentor first-year teachers and new teacher induction and support.

Description: This interactive workshop focuses on AAQEP’s foundation, expectations framework, process, and evidence requirements. Crosswalk your existing data systems with AAQEP standards and leave with action steps to consider applying the AAQEP quality assurance system to your programs.

This workshop is popular with providers looking to decide whether to pursue AAQEP accreditation and with new members developing initial plans with their teams.

Mental Health First Aid Training for Adults

Workshop #3 is an Online Workshop on Friday, February 12, 2021, 8:00am-4:00pm Eastern Time, $50.

Presenter:

Dr. Daphne Johnson, Sam Houston State University is a Professor at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas.  Dr. Johnson has co-published several books and multiple articles about critical thinking and pre-service teachers. She was certified as a Mental Health Instructor in October 2018.  Since that time, Dr. Johnson has trained over 200 Mental Health First Aiders

Description: Mental Health First Aid teaches participants how to identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental illness and substance use disorders.  This 8-hour training gives participants the skills needed to reach out and provide initial support to someone who may be developing a mental health or substance use problem and help connect them to the appropriate care.  The course covers:

-        Common signs and symptoms of mental illness;

-        Common signs and symptoms of substance use;

-        How to interact with a person in crisis;

-        Suicide prevention; and,

-        How to connect the person with help.

Upon completion of the 8-hour course, participants will be awarded a three-year certification as a Mental Health First Aider.