Competency-Based Teacher Education, 1974-1975

Teacher Education Conference Board (TECB) report, "A Review of New York State Competency-Based Teacher Education Trial Projects," October 21, 1974; memos from State Education Department Division of Teacher Education and Certification re changes in requirements for teachers of children with handicapping conditions, with cover letter to NYSUT field staff from NYSUT Division of Research and Educational Services, May 6, 1975; remarks by Charles Santelli, "NYSUT Views Competency Based Teacher and Teacher Evaluation," presented at the Eighth Conference on Value Inquiry: Value Reassessment in Education, SUNY Geneseo, April 20, 1974; draft paper, "The Governance of Teacher Education by Consortium," by Thomas Y. Hobart, Jr., president, NYSUT, presented to the National Consortium of CBTE Developers January 1974; NYSUT Division of Research and Educational Services "Summary of the Advisory Opinion of the Attorney General of Texas Concerning Mandatory Performance-Based Teacher Education Programs," n.d., c. January 1974; Selected Resources on Competency Based Teacher Education, courtesy of the NYSUT Division of Research and Educational Services (including NYSUT position statement on Regents mandate on competency-based teacher education); NYSUT position and guidelines adopted by the Board of Directors, condemning certification, objecting to the term "competency-based teacher education," strongly objecting to the exploitation of teachers "under the guise of professionalism," accusing Board of Regents of union busting, January 1974. See also Regents Advisory Board: Teacher Education, Certification and Practice