Activity 1, Component 2
Advising for Success in Teacher Preparation

Year 1

• Organize Future Teacher high school outreach
• Revise teacher preparation informational materials and strategies for dissemination
• Organize learning communities for students interested in teacher preparation
• Organize teams to identify barriers to transfer and program entry
• Collect baseline data and set data collection protocols

Year 2

• Monitor activities of Future Teacher organizations and modify as needed
• Monitor the effectiveness of current advising strategies and modify as needed
• Identify barriers to transfer and entry to the teacher preparation program
• Collect data to verify progress in meeting objectives

Year 3

• Assess effectiveness of advising materials and revise as needed
• Assess effectiveness of learning communities
• Incorporate improvements in the new cycle of learning communities and faculty training
• Review and report on barriers to transfer and program entry and identify strategies for abatement of barriers

Year 4

• Develop Web-based information about the teacher preparation program. (feeds into Component 1 task on Web access to transfer information)
• Pilot strategies for removing barriers to transfer and program entry, evaluate and revise
• Learning communities continue, are evaluated and revised
• Data collection and analysis continues

Year 5

• Continue, evaluate and refine all processes developed
• Collect or update data for all project activities
• Develop strategies for continuation of productive activities following completion of the project term