The mission of the teacher education program is to prepare teachers of quality who are competent, reflective educators committed to professional excellence. To help us in this effort, I am pleased to announce that the School of Education has purchased TK20.
TK20 is a comprehensive system that provides a rich set of assessment data management tools to help track and enhance our student’s growth, as well as make our assessment and accountability tasks more efficient and effective. Our students will have access to TK20 for ten years to build their professional portfolio and support career advancement.
The system enables students to participate and manage their academic activities throughout their college experience. This system allows students to:
- Create and submit key assignments online.
- Facilitate collaborative evaluations online between instructors, field mentors and students.
- Create electronic portfolios documenting course work.
- Keep records of field experience work including student teaching and all clinical practices (field assignments, field experience, student teaching, clinical practice and internships).
- Submit forms online, including applications for student teaching and other field experiences for teacher certification.
We have started the implementation process and plan to adopt the system during the Fall 2012 term. Trained faculty and staff will enter key assessment data and evaluations. Students will subscribe to TK20 and use it to submit assignments associated with key assessments.
We have spent a considerable amount of time finding the best system to meet the needs of our students and the School of Education. As you become familiar with the system and realize its potential and benefits, I am sure that you will be pleased.
In the coming weeks, look for more detailed information about the TK20 adoption process.
Dr. Jan Fulkerson
Dean, School of Education
Learn about Tk20 benefits [PDF]
For questions regarding this system, please contact Shelly Weston at sdweston@anderson.edu.