Academic Strategic and Assessment Plan (ASAP) Department: Education and Psychology Academic Year: 2009/ 2010 TWC Strategic Plan 2000/Curriculum Goals 1. Ensure quality by creating an organizational structure which enhances academic programs. 2. Develop programs which are consistent with our stated purpose and which are consistent with the resources of the institution. 3. Ensure quality in existing programs by introducing concepts of internationalization in the curriculum. Mission of the Department: To develop teachers who are competent, professional, service-oriented individuals, and reflective practitioners. The Tennessee Wesleyan Education Department continually strives to improve in the areas of: Curriculum Development Integration of Technology Pass-Rate on the Praxis II Exams Certification Offerings Graduate Degree Offerings The Academic Success Center 1
Department Goal 1: Expand numbers of PK-3 endorsement students. s 1. ECCERS and ELLCO ECCERS and ELLCO Due to a new hire in McMinn evaluations of PK evaluations. County, there was no need for classrooms in McMinn our services in this area. County. 2. To Stay in touch with Numbers of PK certified in According to the State Dept. of the State Dept. of State Dept. of Education s database. Ed. PK certified teachers have Education to assess the remained stable at around 22%. need for teachers with a PK certification. 3. To attend any and all Number of visits to functions Our department participated in State Dept. of Ed. held by the State Dept. of The Day on the Hill initiative functions to help Education. sponsored by TACTE. Spoke support the PK with four legislators to impart initiative. the need for more PK certified teachers in Tennessee. the Assessment Analysis We will submit another departmental proposal next year. We will offer another PK Summer Seminar in July of 2011. Will continue to analyze status of PK initiatives in Tennessee and continue to offer the PK Summer Seminar every other year. Department Goal 2: Advancement of Technology within the Education Department s 1. Revise all of the Academic Web Completion of the web site by B.O.E. moved our departmental Site for the Education Department. April of 2011 for the B.O.E. review to 2012. 2. All Education Department visit. Qualifications Matrices and Completion of the Sakai Will complete this summer of Resumes will be posted on Sakai. postings by April of 2010. 2011. We are continuing work for B.O.E. visit and web site. We are continuing work for the 2
3. New Smart Boards and mounted projectors in the TLC and BE1. 4. Prepare web-site for Board of Education visit in April of 2011. Visible completion in both classrooms. Completion of the web-site in the spring of 2010. New projector was installed will install Smart Board in the fall of 2010 Working all summer on documents for B.O.E. in April of 2012 B.O.E. visit and web site. Will finish BE1 and pursue a Smart or Promethean Board for the TLC. The matrices and major documents will be complete in August of 2010. Department Goal 3: To develop more degree and endorsement opportunities in the Education Department and to provide offerings at the Knoxville campus. s 1. Foreign Language Certification 2. Special Education Certification 3. Masters Degree in Curriculum and Instruction. 4. Reading Specialist Degree (Masters) Completed and approved curriculum and programmatic plan. Completed and approved curriculum and programmatic plan. Completed and approved curriculum and programmatic plan. Completed and approved curriculum and programmatic plan. After analysis of local schools, there wasn t a need for this program. Completed Special Ed. proposal and have received conditional approval. Have finished a curriculum form for a degree in Curriculum Leadership. Dr. Ging and Dr. Jones are pursuing the 18 hours toward Reading Specialist. A program of study has been created but is on hold. We will finalize plans for this major after SACS approval. Will finish proposal and curriculum form in the fall of 2010. Will not propose this until we see how the first Master s degree offering performs. 3
Department Goal 4: Continue to Gather data on recent graduates as to their certification area, percentage hired, and percentage that pursue graduate school. s 1. To pursue data of recent graduates from the State Department of Education. 2. To disaggregate the data from the Praxis II Math scores to improve the math curriculum offerings at TWC. Current electronic data base and state data base will be continually assessed for departmental improvement. Improved math scores on the Praxis II Math tests. The Assessment team at TACTE was unable to secure this data and are still in discussion with the State Dept. of Ed. ED 355 Math for Elementary Teachers was added to 2 programs and also Dr. Sharon Brown is tutoring our students and the pass rates have improved. Sixty percent of the students are passing on the first try. The TWC Education Department is continuing to analyze other data such as Praxis II pass-rates to make departmental decisions. The Math tutoring has been moved from the Academic Success Center into the Math Department for continued tutoring success. Department Goal 5: To continue to raise student awareness of the services offered at the Academic Success Center and increase student participation. s 1. Math labs designed specifically for the DSM Math students. 2. Increase availability of the professors in the lab during the week. Higher grades in DSM Math courses. Increase in check-in signatures of professors. Analysis of the sign-in sheets reveal that only 22% of the freshmen came to the center. The correlation study exposed a direct correlation between The Education Department has had meetings with the math department to get the DSM students more involved. TWC 101 Freshmen will be 4
3. Implement the GINGER writing program for all students. 4. To continue the Teacher s Academy and implement the TOTEM (Tutors to Teachers using Educational Modeling). GINGER reports to assess writing issues for our students. Education Student Surveys of the Academic Success Center. absenteeism and grades (see Annual Report 08/09. strongly advised to come to the center. We will continue to track absenteeism and grades. Department Goal 6: TWC Advisory/Community Collaborations s 1. TWC Advisory Board meetings for fall of 2009 and spring of 2010. Meeting minutes from fall and spring. The TWC Advisory Board was placed on hold this year until we receive approval from SACS. A fall meeting will take place as soon as we get approval from SACS to reveal the new Special Ed. programming. 2. Enhance the LEA collaborative process. Analyze increase of programs and activities offered by TWC. Review current board and actively pursue new members. New TWC Advisory Board members were approached at Athens City and McMinn County and we have 8 new members. More advance notice to TWC Advisory Board members to prepare for meetings. 3. Family Fun Fair of 2010 4. Kids on Campus/fall of 2009 Fun Fair Survey Kids on Campus survey 79 children and 56 adults attended the 2010 Family fun Fair. Out of 34 completed surveys, 70% of the families were extremely happy with the outcome and had a wonderful time. Try to have coffee for the parents and give each student more time for each event. Also, many of the parents requested better directions to the event so a map will be included next year. 5
Did not receive a survey. Will actively pursue survey results next year. 5. Explore teaching methods classes being held in a public school setting. Contacts with principals and approval of the VP of Academic Affairs. Have approached 4 principals concerning facilities. ED 419 Classroom Management and our new Facilities course will be taught at locations in McMinn County. 6. Education Angels 7. Science Olympiad Participation Review amount of student participation and number of literacy projects. Increased number of Education students for Science Olympiad. Student Participation increased from 17 to 28 students this year. Invited 10 Education students and 8 participated in Science Olympiad. Will continue to monitor and increase numbers of students through active recruitment and invitation. Will continue to recruit more students to increase numbers of participation. Evidence that stated goals and objectives are linked to the TWC Strategic Plan 2000: Goal Area 1. New Staffing IE Leadership Skills Goal Area 2 Modifications on class offerings Faculty Goals 2B Computer Literate Faculty Goal Area 1 Facility Maintenance Goal Area 4 & 5 Community Partnerships/ Education Activities 6
Projected Department Goals 2009-2013 2008-2009 Media carts for BE1 and the TLC - Being ordered in the fall of 2008. Was able to get computer and projector installed. Explore Masters Degree Program in Early Childhood Have completed curriculum guide for degree. Explore a new location for Psychology Lab That is on hold for this next year. 2009-2010 Gain a program outline of the Masters in Early Childhood A Masters in Curriculum Leadership has been created. Begin Masters degree program (summer of 2010) Placed on hold until we receive SACS approvals from the fall of 2009. Work on Foreign Language Certification - Due to a lack of need, we will place this on indefinite hold. 2010-2011 Have a new Education/Psychology Building 2011- Increase programmatic offerings to include Special Education. We have finished programming and have received conditional approval from the TN State Dept. of Education and are waiting for SACS approval. 2012 To continue to develop and increase certification offerings to include a Reading Specialist certification. Dr. Ging and Dr. Jones are working on certification in this area to prepare for a future offering within the next 5 years and possible offer it as another Master s degree. 7
Academic Strategic and Assessment Plan (ASAP) Department: Psychology Academic Year: 2009/2010 TWC Strategic Plan 2000/Curriculum Goals 4. Ensure quality by creating an organizational structure which enhances academic programs. 5. Develop programs which are consistent with our stated purpose and which are consistent with the resources of the institution. 6. Ensure quality in existing programs by introducing concepts of internationalization in the curriculum. Mission of the Department: To develop individuals who are competent, professional, service-oriented individuals, and reflective practitioners. Department Goal 1: Develop psychology laboratory experience for psychology majors as a means of retaining students in the major and expanding skills associated with undergraduate research experiences. s 1. Psychology programming will include laboratory coursework. Select existing courses will be modified to include laboratory experience. Ongoing discussion between Psychology faculty PY101 and PY331 were reformulated to include labtype experience. 2. Laboratory space is required for hands on experience with ongoing faculty psychophysiological research. A formal plan for a research lab will be presented along with instrumentation, space and funding requirements. A grant afforded real-life research opportunity and Durham 102 was allocated to Psychology lab for 2010-2011. Ongoing. Moved plan prep to 2010-2011 ASAP 8
Department Goal 2: Revise the Psychology Curriculum. s 1. To present a change in the Psychology Reaction of Curriculum and major to include a B.S. degree option Policy Committee to presentation. 2. To consider Psychology course offerings in light of increasing knowledge of science and human behavior. Survey existing course offerings. Investigated regional B.S. offerings. Most have clinical/counseling or general psychology degrees. Experimental degrees are largely absent. Compared TWC offerings to other regional institutions and found APA resource as guide to build a program. The APA resource recommends the scientist-educator model for instructors emphasis in teaching. Both psychology faculty follow the recommended model for instruction. Basic program strengths include courses which cover most of recommended topic domains and include application/integration components. In addition, the Behavioral Science course offerings add to existing bias for counseling/clinical. Weaknesses include no course on Learning Theory or logic; only 1 course for biological exploration; and poorly developed math/research course progressions. Changes Made as a Result of Plan still under development. Will submit to C & P for 2010 2011 ASAP. Creating courses for Learning Theory (as lab based course) and Psychophysiology will expand course offerings to be in keeping with APA recommendations AND increase the number of courses that connect outside the psychology program (applications in education, health and criminal justice). In addition, yoking the preexisting logic and social research methods courses will provide students with developmental progressions of information that will prepare them for capstone [integrative] experiences. 9
Department Goal 3: Create a student recruitment mechanism designed to increase student pool and student quality. s 1. Build a recruitment and retention plan. Engage current psychology students for dialog and feedback. Met with psych majors in spring 2010. They recommended increased field experiences, social opportunities and conference events. Plan still in development. Projected Department Goals 2007-2012 2010-2011 1) Explore grant options for obtaining funding for computers and EEG equipment for a Psychology Lab. 2) Send a proposal for B.S. degree option, including new Learning Theory and Psychophysiology courses, through C&P. 3) Recruitment planning. 2011-2012 1) Implement the B.S. degree option. 2) Send a plan for growth of the Psychology Program through C&P. 3) Continue investigation for funding psychology laboratory. 2012-2013 1) Explore rearrangement of faculty staffing to include a third faculty member either in a part-time or full-time capacity in order to expand programming quality and course offerings. 10