College of Education and Learning Design
Common Acronyms
Acronyms and Abbreviations
- CAL: Communication Arts and Literature
- COELD: College of Education and Learning Design
- edTPA: Educative Teacher Performance Assessment
- EDAD: Educational Administration and Leadership
- FEC: Future Educators Club
- HIED: Higher Education Administration
- K–12: Kindergarten through 12th grade
- MDE: Minnesota Department of Education
- OCE: Office of Clinical Experiences
- P–12: Preschool through 12th grade
- PELSB: Professional Education Licensing Standards Board
- SST: Social Studies Teaching
- TDEV: Teacher Development
- TESL: Teaching English as a Second Language
- TEU: Teacher Education Unit
- 5–12: 5th grade through 12th grade