National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE)
NCATE is the profession’s mechanism to help establish high quality teacher preparation. Through the process of professional accreditation of schools, colleges and departments of education, NCATE works to make a difference in the quality of teaching and teacher preparation today, tomorrow, and for the next century. NCATE’s performance-based system of accreditation fosters competent classroom teachers and other educators who work to improve the education of all P-12 students. NCATE believes every student deserves a caring, competent, and highly qualified teacher.
From NCATE website September 2007
- NCATE Institutional Report (10/2000)
- NCATE Visit - 10/2000
- AATCE/NCATE Annual Reports
- College of Education Self-Study
NCATE Standards
- Conceptual Framework
- Standard 1: Candidate Knowledge, Skills and Dispositions
- Standard 2: Program Assessment and Unit Evaluation
- Standard 3: Field Experiences and Clinical Practice
- Standard 4: Diversity
- Standard 5: Faculty Performance
- Standard 6: Unit Governance
