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 The conference will take place at the Professional Sciences Conference Center at Middle Georgia State College (Rooms 211 A, B, and C; 212; 237; and 238).  


For most of the day, there will be 3-4 sessions running concurrently. The sessions you selected at registration will be listed on the back of your name badge. The agenda is listed below, with links to session documents when available. In an effort to conserve paper, printed handouts will not be provided during the sessions, so please plan to access session documents electronically or print them in advance.

Agenda

Review detailed session descriptions here.

 

8:00 am

Registration

 

8:30 am

General Session

Keynote Speaker: Mr. Kelly Henson, GaPSC Executive Secretary


9:05 am

A1: TEP Conference Follow-Up 

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B1: Train + Support + Teach = REACH!  Adopting Mediation Theory to Promote Student Success

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D1: Special Session for Out-of-State EPPs

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10:05 am

A2: The Raison d'être for Partnerships in Higher Education

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C2: GACE Ethics Assessment and Code of Ethics Scenarios

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D2: Tiered Certification

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11:05 am

A3: Clinical and Field-Based Teacher Preparation: Engaging Teacher Candidates in Meaningful and Authentic Practice

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B3: Research to Practice: Undergraduate Research Initiative

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C3: Lessons Learned Through edTPA Implementation

            View Presentation; Handout 1; Handout 2; Handout 3; Handout 4; Handout 5; Handout 6; Handout 7; Handout 8

D3: EPP Responsibilities for Reporting and Monitoring, and for Meeting New GaPSC Expectations

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12:05 pm

A4: Developing Competency-Based Professional Development Modules to Support Teacher Performance on the TKES

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Lunch 1: Process for Pre-Service Certificates and Background Checks

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C4: edTPA Georgia

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D4: Certificate Upgrades (repeated at 1:05)

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1:05 pm

A5: From Theory to Practice: Teacher Preparation Programs and K-12 Partnerships through a Co-Teaching Professional Learning Community

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Lunch 2: Process for Pre-Service Certificates and Background Checks

           View Presentation; Handout 1; Handout 2

C5: Connecting Georgia Initiatives for Non-Traditional EPPs

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D5: Certificate Upgrades

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2:05 pm

A6: Clinical CAMP - Working Together in Teacher Preparation

            View Presentation; Handout 1; Handout 2; Handout 3; Handout 4; Handout 5; Handout 6; Handout 7; Handout 8; Handout 9; Handout 10

B6: Georgia's Transition to New Program Approval Standards and State Program Reporting System

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C6: Sharing Best Practices for Teaching and Assessing Ethics

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D6: New Guidelines for Verifying Program Completion (focused on NTRS and the role of MyPSC)

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3:05 pm

A7: Sharing Lessons Learned and Plans from P-20 Regional Partnership Meetings

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B7: Transitioning to Two-tiered Educational Leadership Preparation

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C7: Update on Ed Prep Rules (focused on 505-3-.01 and 505-3-.02)

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D7: New Guidelines for Verifying Program Completion (focused on TPMS and the role of MyPSC)

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