[VPAAEtal] Call for CATE Nominations - Due Date: September 22, 2023

[Academic Affairs]

2023-2024 Chancellor's Academy of Teacher Educators Award
Call for Nominations
Due Date for Submission: September 22, 2023

TO:                 Deans, Associate Deans, Assistant Deans, Department Chairs, Directors, Faculty, Staff, and Students

FROM:            CATE Review and Selection Committee
                        Dr. Tami Morton, Provost Fellow and Associate Professor, Curriculum and Instruction
                        Dr. Meifang Xiang, Provost Fellow and Associate Professor, Accounting and Finance
                        Dr. Mark Moreno, Provost Fellow and Associate Professor, History

RE:                  Call for Nominations for 2023-2024 Chancellor's Academy of Teacher Educators

We invite colleges, departments, program directors, committees, faculty, staff, and students to submit nominations for the 2023-2024 Chancellor's Academy of Teacher Educators (CATE) Award. The purpose of this award is to recognize and honor both individuals and university teams who are making noteworthy and exemplary contributions to the quality, innovation, and continuous improvement in teacher preparation.
The nominations can be for an individual or a team that consists of up to five individuals. The team should consist primarily of faculty, although may include an administrator or staff member when and if they played a central and engaged role as a member of the team. Nominations of any exceptional distinguished teacher (regardless of specialty or rank) or team is encouraged.
The Texas A&M System's CATE Award website Chancellor's Academy of Teacher Educators (CATE) Award<https://www.tamus.edu/academic/awards-recognition/cate-award/> provides all information needed to complete the nomination and submission process.
The following detailed information can be found on the website:

  *   Eligibility
  *   Nomination Process
  *   Selection Criteria and Submission Process
  *   Nomination Submission Portal
  *   Award Selection Process


The nomination must include:

  1.  Letter of support from Provost.
  2.  CATE Nomination Form.
  3.  Detailed CV/Resume for each person being nominated - individual or team member.
  4.  Abstract: an overall summary description of nomination (limit of 300 words).
  5.  Narrative describing alignment to any or all of the We Teach Texas Quality Standards <https://empoweru.tamus.edu/weteachtexas/> (limit of 5 pages for this section):

  *   Quality of selection of teacher candidates
  *   Quality of content knowledge and teaching methods
  *   Quality of clinical/field placement, feedback and candidate performance
  *   Quality of program performance management
  *   Quality of partnership performance management
  *   Expanding the community of practice framework



  1.  Narrative describing alignment to any or all of the TEA EPP Commendations Standards <https://tea.texas.gov/texas-educators/preparation-and-continuing-education/program-provider-resources/2021-22-educator-preparation-program-epp-commendations> (limit of 5 pages for this section):

  1.  Category 1: Rigorous and robust preparation. Based on ASEP annual performance standards.
  2.  Category 2: Preparing the educators Texas needs. Based on recruiting, preparing, and supporting certification of teachers in content shortage areas, and/or teachers who identify as teachers of color, or are employed in rural schools.
  3.  Category 3: Preparing educators for long term success. Based on preparing and supporting educators for employee retention or for growth into other professional roles (teacher retention for 5 years, principal or assistant principal for 3 years).
  4.  Category 4: Innovative Educator Preparation. Based on authentic, practice-based educator preparation aligned to programmatic values and goals, continuous improvement, measurable outcomes and outputs, long-term impacts, and supported by peer-reviewed research.
CNominations for CATE Award must be submitted via email no later than Friday, September 22, 2023 and should be sent to the Tami.Morton at tamuc.edu<mailto:Tami.Morton at tamuc.edu>
The committee cannot accept nominations after the deadline above. Incomplete nominations will not be considered. For more information regarding this year's nominations, please refer to the attached guidelines issued by The Texas A&M University System or go to the website (https://www.tamus.edu/academic/awards-recognition/cate-award/).
We are looking forward to receiving this year's nominations.





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