TEA Visit to PVAMU

October 17-19, 2011

The Whitlowe R. Green College of Education

Welcomes

History of Prairie View A&M University

• Founded in 1876 as the Alta Vista College of Texas for Colored Youth

• Second oldest University in Texas (by three hours)!

• Became the second member of the TAMUS• Chartered by the State of Texas as an

industrial college• L.W. Minor appointed Principal

History of Prairie View A&M University

• On March 11, 1878 eight young African American men, the first of their race to enroll in a state-supported college in Texas

• Several name changes until 1947—Prairie View A&M University

• 1983—PVAMU became the third university designated as “University of the First Class”

History of the College of Education• In 1879, PVAMU’s original mission was eclipsed

with the need to produce Colored teachers for Texas

• In 1885, Nettie V. Fairchild and Kate J. Whitaker —first two students to receive certificates in education

• The PV Training School was established in 1918 to help meet the need for training teachers

History of the College of Education

• The training school was enlarged in 1921 and in 1925

• In 1946, PV became a “University to “offer, as the need arose, all courses offered at the University of Texas.”

• PVAMU has been a member of the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education since its inception in 1958

History of the College of Education• In 2007, the college was named after 1936

alumnus, Whitlowe R. Green, who bestowed a gift of $2.1 million—the largest single gift to the University and the building was named after legislator, Wilhelmina R. Delco

• There have been four Deans: – Dr. W.W. Clem--1976– Dr. Harry G. Henricks--1977– Dr. M. Paul Mehta--1986– Dr. Lucian Yates, III—2008

Programs• Three Departments

– Curriculum and Instruction– Educational Leadership and Counseling– Health and Human Performance

• Offer – Bachelor’s Degrees--3– Master’s Degrees--15– Doctorate Degree--1

Conceptual Framework

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Opportunities

• How do we stay current with the latest knowledge, skills, and dispositions?

• How do we continue the produce the most productive educators for the State of Texas and the World?

Next Steps

Successes

SUCCESS STORIES

Angel Wilson HISD Teacher of the Year

Yushika WalkerTexas State Teacher of the Year

Waller ISD Rookies of the Year

Lawrence AllenState Board of Education

Dr. Marion Henry named to the Chancellor’s Academy of Teacher Educators

Presentations

Dr. Lucian Yates, III Dr. Patricia A. Smith PIE: Planning, Implementing and Evaluating Using the Teacher Work Sample to Connect Teaching and Learning, CSOTTE (October 25, 2011)

Dr. Lisa K. Thompson Invited Participant, UNCF-Mellon Teaching and Learning Institute, Hampton University, Hampton, VA. (Aug 2011).

Dr. Lucian Yates, IIIThe Learning Styles of Bebe’s Kids, NABSE, New Orleans (Nov 2011)

Grants

Dr. Angela Branch-Vital Designing a Healthy Living Program to Reduce Obesity among Faculty Staff and Students at Prairie View A&M University (2011-2014) USDA-$301,995

Dr. Patricia A. Smith The Causes of Fears and Apprehension Among Pre-service Teachers to Take Independent Charge of Classrooms ($4,000)

Reading Across the College of Education

Books & Book Chapters

Dr. Donald CollinsConducting multi-generational qualitative research in education: An experiment in grounded theory. NY: Peter Lang

Dr. Tyrone TannerParents need help too: A guide for parents of school-age children. Houston: Educational Concepts Dr. Judith Hansen

Book Chapter entitled: African American Male Pre-Service Teachers’ Digital Literacy

Dr. Donald Brown shares his story with students, faculty, and staff during the 2011 Back to School General Assembly. Graduated,

Ph.D Program Educational Leadership

Prairie View A&M University Gala Honoring

The Legacy of Education

Prairie View A&M University Gala Honoring

Former U.S. Secretary of Education, Rod Paige

The President’s View & Vision Award was presented to Mr. Kevin H. Hoffman 

Ten PVAMU Faculty Members Honored for Teaching Excellence

Next Steps

• Goal for 2011-12, Increase passage rate to 97%• Increase the LBB rate• Recruit, retain, and graduate more educators,

especially in the STEM disciplines• Secure external funding to support programmatic

growth (including scholarships)

“Don‘t get obsessed with the isness of today – push for the oughtness of tomorrow.”

--Dr. Martin Luther King