IACTE Colleagues –

While tomorrow does belong to our children, their success undoubtedly will be forged in part by the impact of future teachers in their lives.  

IACTE is hosting the second annual Day at the Indiana Statehouse on February 23, 2017. The theme for the day will be “Meet Indiana’s Future: Our Future Teachers.” We are excited to welcome all IACTE members to join us for a day where our teacher candidates, Indiana’s future teachers, have a chance to interact with their legislators. Selected junior and senior candidates, from our traditional teacher preparations programs will be prepared to discuss and to highlight the clinical and real world experiences that they have throughout our programs.

Organized in the south atrium of the Statehouse, our teacher candidates will have the chance to discuss their programs and their great positive experiences impacting Indiana’s P-12 students.  A light lunch will be served during part of the program, which will run from 10:00AM until 1:30PM Eastern Time.  Therefore, the total commitment for teacher candidates would be approximately from 9:30AM until 2:00PM Eastern Time.

IACTE Colleagues –

We have a great meeting scheduled for Friday, January 27^th at the Ball State Alumni Center in Muncie.  The meeting will include updates and discussions with Indiana Department of Education staff, as well as discussions with colleagues of promising practices that they have initiated in their teacher preparation programs.  Also planned for the meeting is information about the second IACTE Day at the Statehouse.  How could you miss this day with colleagues?!?

The meeting details are below.  Please advise me no later than Monday, January 23^rd of your plans to attend.

• WHEN  :  Friday, January 27^th 9:00 – 2:30
• WHERE:  Ball State Alumni Center

Corner of Tillotson and Bethel Avenues
Muncie IN

IACTE Colleagues –

Happy New Year!  I do hope that each of you had joyful and restful holidays and return to the new semester with renewed excitement.  IACTE plans to host its second Day at the Statehouse for our students to meet individually with legislators to share their teacher preparation experiences and their passion for THE profession.  The date is Thursday, February 23^rd.  Please mark your calendars and begin to think about the students whom you would like to invite to participate to represent your institution and THE profession.  The planning committee will be forwarding to you details in the coming week, and we will discuss the Day more at the next IACTE meeting scheduled for Friday, January 27^th at Ball State Alumni Center.

Smiles –

Jill

IACTE Executive Secretary

Jill D. Shedd

Assistant Dean for Teacher Education

Indiana University School of Education

201 North Rose Avenue, Suite 1040

Bloomington, IN  47405-1006

812-856-8013 (phone)