Indianapolis, IN – Eight school users from the Eriksson Higher education of Training at Austin Peay State University (APSU) offered at the nation’s foremost trainer instruction meeting, February 24th-26th.
The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) Conference concentrated on the topic “Innovation by way of Inspiration: Remembering the Earlier to Revolutionize the Long term.”
APSU faculty offered on a range of subjects relevant to educator planning systems throughout the region, such as diversity get the job done, graduate packages, and trainer apprenticeships.

Periods included:
- “A College of Education’s Journey: The Progress of a Strategic Variety System,” introduced by APSU Assistant Professors Dr. James Thompson and Dr. Charles Gonzalez
- “Using Storytelling to Share Classes Figured out in Utilizing an Ground breaking, Career-embedded, On the net Principal Preparation Software,” introduced by APSU Assistant Professors Dr. Laura Barnett, Dr. Sherri Prosser, Dr. Christi Maldonado and Dr. Andrea Lee
- “Growing the Profession Through Registered Apprenticeships: Designs and Standards to Guidebook Plan Progress,” a panel discussion like Associate Dean and Director of Instructor Instruction and Partnerships Dr. Lisa Barron and moderated by Eriksson Faculty of Schooling Dean Dr. Prentice Chandler.
“The highlight of the convention was finding to see our school current at the major teacher education meeting in the nation on the significant subjects of variety, instructional leadership and instructor apprenticeship versions,” Chandler explained. “It is a testimony to the terrific perform that our faculty are doing and demonstrates that APSU is a nationwide chief in trainer training.”
The Eriksson School of Training created a strategic diversity system in 2020-21 as a way to prioritize diversity, fairness, and inclusion initiatives for learners, faculty, and staff. Thompson and Gonzalez reviewed the college’s initiatives and furnished most effective procedures on how other universities can employ what has been begun at APSU.

“Our session truly shown how Austin Peay Condition University, and far more specially the Eriksson Faculty of Schooling, is main the way with DEI and antiracist operate. The investigation reveals that PK-12 lecture rooms are starting to be a lot more and a lot more various – in all the different iterations of what that expression implies – and by carrying out the tough and awkward perform of studying and unlearning as a higher education is a person way that we are modeling for our students the value of range, equity and inclusion,” Gonzalez reported. “If we really do not truly see our learners, how can we even start out to instruct them?”
Barnett is the graduate coordinator for APSU’s Learn of Training in Instructional Management Scientific studies. Her presentation with a number of other faculty members mirrored the thorough modifications in this program above the previous couple of decades. The plan is an accelerated, on the web product that equips aspiring principals with genuine-environment encounter and mentorship.
“Not only do we consider exterior of the box at Austin Peay State University, but we are also capable to utilize all types of cash to produce an amazing program,” Barnett stated. “Our application and ability are noticeably different now than in 2019, and it rivals any of the ideal plans in the country.”
AACTE provides collectively much more than 800 schools and universities with educator preparing applications, and it delivers qualified enhancement, advocacy, and sources for associates.
