College of Education and Learning Design

Common Acronyms

Acronyms and Abbreviations

CAL  

Communication Arts and Literature  

CFS  

Child and Family Studies  

COELD  

College of Education and Learning Design  

edTPA  

Educative Teacher Performance Assessment  

EB  

Education Building  

EDAD  

Educational Administration and Leadership  

ELHE  

Educational Leadership and Higher Education  

FEC  

Future Educators Club  

GRE  

Graduate Record Examination  

HIED  

Higher Education Administration   

HPE  

Health and Physical Education  

HURL  

Human Relations and Multicultural Education  

K–12  

Kindergarten through 12 th grade  

MDE  

Minnesota Department of Education  

MTLE  

Minnesota Teacher Licensure Examinations    

NES  

National Evaluation Series  

OCE  

Office of Clinical Experiences  

P-12  

Preschool through 12 th grade  

PELSB  

Professional Education Licensing Standards Board  

SPED  

Special Education  

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