Consumer Info - Concordia Teacher Education

The Department of Education is the primary coordinating body for all of Concordia University’s initial teacher licensure and endorsement preparation. The Teacher Education program has committed to continuous improvement of programming and curriculum based on student impact data and stakeholder feedback. The data provided below includes (1) impact measures that tell the story of impact on P-12 student learning and on teaching effectiveness and (2) outcome measures that include graduation rates and completer hiring rates.

Impact on P-12 Learning and Development
Indicators of Teaching Effectiveness
Satisfaction of Employers
Satisfaction of Completers
Graduation Rates
Ability of Completers to Meet Licensing Requirements
Ability of Completers to be Hired in their Specific License Area
Student Loan Default Rates

Important Information

Required For All Teacher Education Students!
Livetext Membership!

Starting Fall Semester 2015, all Teacher Education students (Birth-Grade 3, Elementary and Secondary) began purchasing and using LiveText Membership Field Experience Edition.

LiveText Membership

LiveText memberships can be purchased online at www.livetext.com. LiveText is an electronic data system that has been adopted by over 400 colleges and universities across the country. You will be required to use LiveText to submit assessments and other assignments to your instructors. LiveText offers other features, including data storage, access to digital resources, tools for collaboration, and a platform for creating, storing and providing access to your own personalized electronic teaching portfolio that can be shared with school districts and other potential employers.

As a student in the Department of Undergraduate Teacher Education, you will complete the edTPA during your clinical semester. The edTPA is a national student teacher assessment project. To participate in this project, student assessments must be submitted to scorers located across the country. LiveText provides a platform for the submission and scoring of these Teacher Performance Assessments.

LiveText Help Resources

As you begin working with the LiveText system, you will likely have questions. LiveText has solid Help Resources that should resolve most problems you may encounter. Log in to LiveText – click on “Help” in the upper right-hand corner of the screen – click on the “For Students” tab. This tab also includes documents, forms and detailed information on many LiveText functions, including creating documents, submitting assignments, and viewing your assessments.

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