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<\/a>APSU Claxton Building – Martha Dickerson Eriksson College of Education. (APSU)<\/p><\/div>\n
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But, as with many long-term relationships, the two organizations seemed to simply be going through the motions without engaging in deep, meaningful conversations.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe were on the same team, but we didn\u2019t know it,\u201d Dr. Prentice Chandler, dean of the APSU Eriksson College of Education, said.<\/p>\n
In 2017, shortly after Chandler arrived at Austin Peay, he created a new position within the college, naming Dr. Lisa Barron, associate professor of education, as the director of Teacher Education and Partnerships. At the same time, just a few miles away, the school system named Dr. Sean Impeartrice as its new chief academic officer. With fresh eyes in key leadership posts, the two organizations quickly went to work rebuilding their staid relationship.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe timing was good,\u201d Impeartrice said. \u201cWe\u2019re meeting often and probably spend more time in dialog and strategic planning around our goals than we ever have in the past.\u201d<\/p>\n
Last month, Education First, a national public education consulting firm, released \u201cPartnering on Prep: A Toolkit for Building Strong District-Teacher Preparation Program Partnerships,\u201d and the publication used the APSU-CMCSS collaboration as an example of how to build strong partnerships. The article talks about the two organizations having \u201chonest conversations,\u201d and through those conversations, they realized they both have the same goals.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe were after the same things, our goals were the same,\u201d Barron said. \u201cWe want to produce quality teacher candidates, and they want to hire quality teacher candidates. They want to retain them in the school district after they\u2019re hired. So, the stronger we can make our program and the easier it is for our candidates to transition to Clarksville-Montgomery County as teachers of record, it makes sense for everybody.\u201d<\/p>\n
At Austin Peay, professors are now using the same terms in their classrooms that teacher candidates will hear once they begin working in the school district. For example, education majors are learning about \u201cexplicit direct instruction\u201d instead of \u201clesson planning.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIf we can imbed that language into our course, that will make their transition into Clarksville easier,\u201d Barron said.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd it\u2019s our responsibility that a student-teacher be put with an exemplary teacher \u2013 a four- or five-level teacher,\u201d Impeartrice said. \u201cWe put some accountability measures in place to ensure that that happens.\u201d<\/p>\n
If some of this sounds like common sense, that\u2019s exactly what Chandler, the college\u2019s dean, thought. But sometimes, as with many long-term relations, you have to re-engage with your partner.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe needed to listen more and talk less,\u201d Chandler said. \u201cWe\u2019re lucky that we have a partner that is as successful as CMCSS. A lot of partnerships between universities and school districts are reactive. A lot are framed around, \u2018We need a place to put a student teacher.\u2019 It can\u2019t just be that. We\u2019ve been more proactive and bigger picture and strategic and intentional.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Clarksville, TN<\/strong> – For the last several years, Austin Peay State University (APSU) and the Clarksville-Montgomery County School System (CMCSS) have worked together almost on autopilot.<\/p>\n![\"APSU](\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/APSU-Claxton-Building.jpg\" "\\"APSU")
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