NCATE Social Studies Program Review

NCATE (National Council for Accrediation of Teacher Education) is a non-profit, non-governmental organization, founded in 1954. More than 30 national associations representing the education profession at large make up the council. The associations that comprise NCATE appoint representatives to NCATE?s policy boards, which develop NCATE, policies, and procedures. Membership on policy boards includes representatives from organizations of teacher educators, teachers, state and local policymakers, and professional specialists in P-12 schools. NCSS is the social studies specialty program association affiliated with NCATE.

Get Help Preparing NCATE Social Studies Program Reports!
NCSS will conduct a one-day clinic to assist institutions to prepare NCATE/NCSS social studies program reports using the electronic submission process. This hands-on clinic will provide specific guidelines on using the electronic NCATE submission process, and meeting the NCSS/NCATE standards.
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Instutions seeking NCSS approval of their social studies teacher education programs must appli for NCATE accreditation according to NCATE guidelines.

Following are resources to assist in preparing a social studies program report for approval.

• Program Standards for the Initial Preparation of Social Studies Teachers [pdf]
• NCATE Social Studies Program Report Form (MS Word download)
  
• How To Prepare an NCSS Program Report[pdf]
• Rubric for NCATE Assessments [pdf]
  
• NCSS Standards Decision Rules [pdf]
  
• Example student teacher performance evaluations for thematic standards [pdf]
• Example student teacher performance evaluations for history [pdf]

For additional assistance, please contact

Dr. Alberta Dougan
Coordinator of NCSS Social Studies Teacher Education Program Reviews
adougan@semo.edu 573-243-8340


Contact Dr. Dougan for general information and guidance about the use of the NCSS Program Standards in the process of seeking national accreditation and national program recognition of social studies teacher education programs.

NCSS provides many levels of help and support to institutions and it is willing to respond to all institutional requests. Responses to inquiries that require no more than one hour of consultant time are provided free. More in depth consulting can be arranged upon request for a fee. (The fee is necessary because NCSS receives no funding from the charges that NCATE assesses institutions for participating in an accreditation review or from states that conduct program reviews that use the NCSS standards. The consultants are volunteers.)