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Texas Association for Teacher Educators
Texas Association of Teacher Educators (TxATE) serves as a major voice in the promotion of teacher education goals and ideals in Texas. It is the only Texas organization for individual teacher educators that is affiliated with a national association. Membership includes college faculty and administrators, school and regional service staff developers, school-based teacher educators, classroom teachers, and school administrators. Membership is open to those professionals who are concerned with improving the education of teachers. TxATE provides a forum for issues in teacher education and has worked for improved teacher centers, preservice preparation, teacher certification, as well as state and national education programs.
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Summer Conference - June 2008
The Texas Association for Teacher Educators invites professional teacher educators and/or doctoral students to submit a proposal for presenting a paper or article as a part of the summer TxATE conference.
If you wish to present at the TxATE summer conference in Austin, complete a proposal as per the instructions found by clicking on the blue underlined link at the beginning of this paragraph.
Call for Proposals (PDF format)
TxATE Officers for 2006-2007
Co -President
Carol Bedard
University of Houston / Downtown
One Main Street, Suite C430F
Houston, TX 77002
bedardc@uhd.edu
Co-President
Kathy Morrison
University of Texas at Tyler
3900 University Blvd
Tyler, TX 75799
kmorrison@mail.uttyl.edu
Second Vice-President
Denise Staudt
University of the Incarnate Word
staudt@uiwtx.edu
Secretary
Becky Birdsong
LeTourneau University
BeckyBirdsong@letu.edu
Treasurer
Ginny Fender
University of Texas at Tyler
3900 University Blvd
Tyler, TX 75799
gfender@mail.uttyl.edu
Past President
Kathy Morrison
University of Texas at Tyler
3900 University Blvd.
Tyler, TX 75799
kmorrison@uttyler.edu
Awards
- The Ben E. Coody Distinguished Service Award - Dr. Coody served as the last President of the Texas Association for Student Teaching before the association became the Texas Association of Teacher Educators in 1971. Shortly after completing his term as president, Dr. Coody met an untimely death in an automobile accident. He was respected for his high code of ethics, his professional zeal, and his sincerity of purpose. This award honors others who have given the same level of professional contributions to teacher education in Texas that Dr. Coody had given.
- The Ted Booker Award - Ted Booker served as the President of TSCTE from 1969-1970. This award is given in memory of Ted Booker and is presented to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution in the field of teacher education.
- The Distinguished Clinician Award - The award is presented to a public school teacher who has demonstrated exemplary service in the field and in assisting in the supervision of student teachers.
- List of past recipients (pdf format)