November 1, 2005
For Release                                                                                      

College of Education Invited to Participate in
Teachers for a New Era Program

 
Chicago, IL. – East Carolina University’s College of Education has been invited by The Carnegie Corporation of New York to participate in the Learning Network for The Teachers for a New Era (TNE) grantees program.  Andrew Carnegie established Carnegie Corporation of New York in 1911 to promote "the advancement and diffusion of knowledge and understanding."  A three-person team from ECU will attend a Learning Network meeting in Chicago, IL. November 14-15, 2005.  ECU team members are Dr. James Smith, Provost; Dr. Marilyn Sheerer, Dean of the College of Education; and Dr. Alan White, Dean of Harriot College of Arts and Sciences.  Representatives from 30 selected institutions will come together in Chicago with the 11 TNE grantees and their partner institutions for an initial working meeting on K-12 and teacher candidate assessment. Faculty and administrators from Learning Network institutions, such as East Carolina University and grantee institutions will work together to share information, explore issues, and generate ideas for cooperation and collaboration across sites.

According to The Carnegie Corporation of New York, recent research has established the quality of the teacher has a profound influence on pupil learning. Furthermore, some researchers assert the "teacher effect" can be considered the single most important factor in student achievement.   The Carnegie Corporation of New York  says the nation needs assurance that colleges and universities are educating prospective teachers of the highest quality possible.

The construction of excellent teacher education programs at selected colleges and universities known as Teachers for a New Era (TNE) is being undertaken by The Carnegie Corporation of New York, the Annenberg Foundation, and the Ford Foundation.   An external evaluation of the national impact of the initiative has begun with support from The Rockefeller Foundation.

 

The 30 institutions invited to participate in the TNE Learning Network are:

Alverno College
Arizona State University
CUNY Brooklyn College
East Carolina University
Georgia State University
Indiana State University
Jackson State University
Johns Hopkins University
Montclair State University
New York University
North Carolina A&T University
Southeastern Louisiana University
Teachers College, Columbia University
Texas A&M University
University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Santa Cruz
University of Central Florida
University of Cincinnati
University of Colorado, Denver
University of Dayton
University of Illinois at Chicago
University of North Carolina, Greensboro
University of Northern Iowa
University of Pittsburgh
University of Southern Maine
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Vanderbilt University
West Virginia University
Western Kentucky University
Western Oregon University

 

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For more information contact Jessica W. Davenport, Director of Communications for the College of Education at 252-328-2179 or by e-mail at davenportje@mail.ecu.edu.