Findings: Course frequency
With the exception of three undergraduate elementary programs, all Illinois programs offer coursework with sufficient frequency, meeting our standard.
How Illinois teacher preparation programs fare on this standard
Executive Summary
Report
Appendix
Ed School Reports
All Schools
- Academy for Urban School Leadership
- Augustana College
- Aurora University
- Benedictine University
- Blackburn College
- Bradley University
- Chicago State University
- Columbia College Chicago
- Concordia University Chicago
- DePaul University
- Dominican University
- Eastern Illinois University
- Elmhurst College
- Erikson Institute
- Eureka College
- Governors State University
- Greenville College
- Illinois College
- Illinois Institute of Technology
- Illinois State University
- Illinois Wesleyan University
- Judson University
- Kendall College
- Knox College
- Lake Forest College
- Lewis University
- Loyola University Chicago
- MacMurray College
- McKendree University
- Millikin University
- Monmouth College
- National-Louis University
- North Central College
- North Park University
- Northeastern Illinois University
- Northern Illinois University
- Northwestern University
- Olivet Nazarene University
- Principia College
- Quincy University
- Rockford College
- Roosevelt University
- Southern Illinois University - Carbondale
- Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville
- St. Xavier University
- Teach for America - Chicago
- The New Teacher Project - Chicago Teaching Fellows
- The University of Chicago
- Trinity Christian College
- Trinity International University
- University of Illinois at Chicago
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- University of Illinois Springfield
- University of St. Francis
- Western Illinois University
- Wheaton College
Ten Largest
- 1. Illinois State University
- 2. Northern Illinois University
- 3. Eastern Illinois University
- 4. Northeastern Illinois University
- 5. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- 6. DePaul University
- 7. National-Louis University
- 8. Southern Illinois University - Carbondale
- 9. Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville
- 10. Western Illinois University
Standards
Rationale
Select Standard
- Selectivity
- Selective admissions
- Serious coursework
- Exit exams
- Preparation for the 21st Century Classroom
- Understanding diversity
- Learning standards
- English language learners
- Education issues
- Integrating technology
- Assistive technology
- Global perspective
- Practice Teaching
- Training model
- Early field work
- Full-time student teaching
- Aligned student teaching
- Student teaching placements
- Back-up degree
- Professional Training
- Classroom assessments
- Special education assessment
- Cognitive psychology
- Classroom management
- Special education
- Preparation efficiency
- Course frequency
- Program Evaluation
- Graduate outcomes
- Graduates' effectiveness
- Faculty
- Faculty expertise
- Preparation Specific to Secondary Teachers
- High school preparation
- Secondary methods
- Preparation Specific to Elementary Teacher Candidates
- Broad subject preparation
- Reading instruction (coursework content)
Reading instruction (coursework consistency) - Elementary math
- Math methods
- Other methods
- Midde school preparation
- Preparation Specific to Special Education Teachers
- Broad subject preparation
- Reading instruction (coursework content)
Reading instruction (coursework consistency) - Elementary math
- Special education pedagogy
- Teacher production
Methodology
Select Standard
- Selectivity
- Selective admissions
- Serious coursework
- Exit exams
- Preparation for the 21st Century Classroom
- Understanding diversity
- Learning standards
- English language learners
- Education issues
- Integrating technology
- Assistive technology
- Global perspective
- Practice Teaching
- Training model
- Early field work
- Full-time student teaching
- Aligned student teaching
- Student teaching placements
- Back-up degree
- Professional Training
- Classroom assessments
- Special education assessment
- Cognitive psychology
- Classroom management
- Special education
- Preparation efficiency
- Course frequency
- Program Evaluation
- Graduate outcomes
- Graduates' effectiveness
- Faculty
- Faculty expertise
- Preparation Specific to Secondary Teachers
- High school preparation
- Secondary methods
- Preparation Specific to Elementary Teacher Candidates
- Broad subject preparation
- Reading instruction (coursework content)
Reading instruction (coursework consistency) - Elementary math
- Math methods
- Other methods
- Midde school preparation
- Preparation Specific to Special Education Teachers
- Broad subject preparation
- Reading instruction (coursework content)
Reading instruction (coursework consistency) - Elementary math
- Special education pedagogy
- Teacher production
Findings
Select Standard
- Selectivity
- Selective admissions
- Serious coursework
- Exit exams
- Preparation for the 21st Century Classroom
- Understanding diversity
- Learning standards
- English language learners
- Education issues
- Integrating technology
- Assistive technology
- Global perspective
- Practice Teaching
- Training model
- Early field work
- Full-time student teaching
- Aligned student teaching
- Student teaching placements
- Back-up degree
- Professional Training
- Classroom assessments
- Special education assessment
- Cognitive psychology
- Classroom management
- Special education
- Preparation efficiency
- Course frequency
- Program Evaluation
- Graduate outcomes
- Graduates' effectiveness
- Faculty
- Faculty expertise
- Preparation Specific to Secondary Teachers
- High school preparation
- Secondary methods
- Preparation Specific to Elementary Teacher Candidates
- Broad subject preparation
- Reading instruction (coursework content)
Reading instruction (coursework consistency) - Elementary math
- Math methods
- Other methods
- Midde school preparation
- Preparation Specific to Special Education Teachers
- Broad subject preparation
- Reading instruction (coursework content)
Reading instruction (coursework consistency) - Elementary math
- Special education pedagogy
- Teacher production
