Accreditation and Annual Reports

Felician University’s Teacher Education Program Accreditation

The Felician University School of Education is a member in good standing of the Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation (AAQEP). The School of Education is in the accreditation review cycle with a visit in fall 2022. Students in our Teacher Education Programs as well as those in all advanced programs strive to meet our program standards, grounded in the InTASC, AAQEP, and New Jersey Professional Standards for Teachers. Our rigorous assessment system begins in our students first course and is sustained throughout the entire program experience.

The School of Education Learning Outcomes

The School of Education Learning Outcomes

The School of Education at Felician University is committed to ensuring that our teacher education graduates have acquired the pedagogical and technological skills to accommodate all P-12 students’ individual needs and abilities. Graduates apply course content to clinical experiences to demonstrate effective and culturally and linguistically responsive teaching practices. Our teacher education graduates are caring, competent, compassionate, skilled, reflective, and dedicated educators who recognize respect, and have a deep understanding of the diverse needs of learners.

Our vision of effective teaching includes addressing the following:

Learner Development

1. Designs and implements developmentally appropriate and challenging learning experiences to ensure an inclusive learning environment for all P-12 learners

Learning Differences

2. Interacts with learners in appropriate manner with sensitivity that respects developmental, cultural, linguistic, and social differences, incorporates culturally and linguistically responsive content into the lesson that accounts for diversity of ability age, class, ethnicity, gender, language, race, religion, sexual orientation, and life experience

Learning Environments

3. Uses effective classroom management techniques that support learner engagement and positive peer relationships

Content Knowledge

4. Designs and implements lessons that demonstrate knowledge and command of the subject matter and facilitates the development of critical thinking and problem-solving skills within the content area

Application of Content

5. Implements interdisciplinary learning activities that reflect content mastery and pedagogical knowledge and support the development of literacy and numeracy skills

Assessment

6. Designs and uses appropriate formative and summative assessments that are differentiated and aligned with learning objectives. Provides meaningful and specific feedback to learners based on analysis of data

Planning for Instruction

7. Designs and implements carefully sequenced, coherent lessons and units using a variety of instructional materials and resources, including technology.

Instructional Strategies

8. Models metacognitive processes and questioning effectively to facilitate deep understanding of content to achieve learning outcomes
9. Paces instruction effectively to achieve learning outcomes

Leadership and Collaboration

10. Collaborates effectively with cooperating teacher(s), classroom support staff, specialists, and university supervisor

Professional Learning and Ethical Practice

11. Formulates a philosophy of teaching that demonstrates caring, competent, compassionate and reflective practice that recognizes the dignity, diversity, and abilities of all P-12 learners
12. Demonstrates effective reading, writing, speaking, mathematics, and technology skills, and provides evidence of reflection on improvement of professional practice in content area(s) and pedagogy
13. Adheres to legal standards of practice to ensure students’ safety from sexually, physically, verbally, or emotionally harassing behavior by acting in a professionally responsible manner
14. Exhibits positive, caring, compassionate, and appropriate personal and professional behaviors

AAQEP

The Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation (AAQEP) has granted full 7-year accreditation to Felician University’s teacher preparation programs. Annual reporting provides a regular opportunity for all AAQEP members to update their program data and for accredited members to show that program quality is being maintained or enhanced and that AAQEP standards continue to be met.

AAQEP 2023 Annual Report

Title II Summary Pass Rates

Completers of the Felician University Teacher Education Programs are successful on the Subject Area Praxis Exams at a 100% pass rate almost every year in the recent past.

Please click here to view the full report for the most recent or past academic years.

edTPA Pass Rates

The edTPA is a performance-based assessment completed by teacher education interns during Clinical Practice. The assessment is designed to measure a teacher candidate’s readiness to teach by focusing on three sections: planning, instruction and assessment that is completed by submitting a portfolio of artifacts created during Clinical Practice.

Please click here to view the full report for the most recent or past academic years.

Educator Preparation Provider Performance Reports

Graduates of the Felician University Teacher Education Programs are employed in NJ public schools at a high rate on par with their peers statewide. Additionally, state data show they positively impact P-12 learning, teach effectively in New Jersey public schools, and meet the expectations of their employers.

• 2018 New Jersey Department of Education Educator Preparation Provider Performance Reports – Felician University
• 2017 New Jersey Department of Education Educator Preparation Provider Performance Reports – Felician University
• 2016 New Jersey Department of Education Educator Preparation Provider Performance Reports – Felician University
• 2015 New Jersey Department of Education Educator Preparation Provider Performance Reports – Felician University
• 2014 New Jersey Department of Education Educator Preparation Provider Performance Reports – Felician University