{"id":28716,"date":"2020-05-14T12:00:40","date_gmt":"2020-05-14T17:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=28716"},"modified":"2020-05-16T13:36:13","modified_gmt":"2020-05-16T18:36:13","slug":"apsus-dr-lisa-barron-talks-teacher-education-on-national-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2020\/05\/14\/apsus-dr-lisa-barron-talks-teacher-education-on-national-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"APSU\u2019s Dr. Lisa Barron talks teacher education on national podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AustinClarksville, TN<\/strong> – In 2013, the Austin Peay State University (APSU) Eriksson College of Education became one of the first schools in the country to prepare its students for a new teacher assessment program known as edTPA. <\/p>\n

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Austin Peay State University’s Dr. Lisa Barron. (APSU)<\/p><\/div>\n

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Seven years later, that test is now the national standard for teacher preparation, with 24 states requiring it for teacher licensure, and Austin Peay State University\u2019s education students consistently are scoring above the state and national averages.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were one of the early adopters, and because that gave us so many years of preparation, we\u2019ve been able to design really thoughtful support systems for our candidates,\u201d Dr. Lisa Barron, APSU director of teacher education and partnerships, said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been able to put faculty and staff in place to offer the best support, and we\u2019ve been able to embed it into curriculum as the result of the hard work of many, many people,\u201d stated Barron.<\/p>\n

Austin Peay State University is now a national leader in preparing teacher candidates for the edTPA test, which is why The Teacher Education Podcast recently hosted an episode, \u201cNavigating edTPA with Dr. Lisa Barron.\u201d With more states adopting the program\u2019s standards, the national podcast examined what other schools can do to mimic APSU\u2019s success.<\/p>\n

In addition to her work at Austin Peay State University, Barron is a member of the National Academy of Consultants for edTPA, and she travels around the country helping other universities implement the program\u2019s standards.<\/p>\n

\u201cI talked on the podcast about how we\u2019ve done it at Austin Peay State University, how we got the right people in charge of support systems, how we involved our faculty and staff \u2013 not only in the College of Education but in colleges across campus,\u201d Barron said. \u201cWe have teacher licensure in 20 different areas \u2013 English, history, physical education \u2013 and all those faculty across campus are engaged with their students in edTPA.\u201d<\/p>\n

The podcast also delved into Barron\u2019s background as an elementary school music teacher, and her voice brightened as she talked about how much she loved teaching those students. Her cheerfulness hides the fact that some of these questions caught her off guard.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a little nerve-racking for me,\u201d she said. \u201cI was supposed to be talking about edTPA, and they asked a lot of questions about my career. Then they did this lightning round at the end, where you had to name the favorite book you\u2019ve read in the last five months.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Her answer? Bren\u00e9 Brown\u2019s book, \u201cBraving the Wilderness.\u201d<\/p>\n

During the podcast, Barron gave advice on how other schools can implement edTPA standards, while also sharing some of Austin Peay\u2019s successes.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was pleased to do it,\u201d she said. \u201cI was really pleased to highlight the work that\u2019s being done at Austin Peay State University. It wouldn\u2019t happen if it wasn\u2019t for the dedicated work literally all across our campus, and the hard work of our students.\u201d<\/p>\n

The podcast is available at https:\/\/anchor.fm\/the-teacher-education-podcast\/episodes\/8-Navigating-edTPA-with-Dr–Lisa-Barron-edbdtt<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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