ACTE Ohio Chapter
The purpose of the Ohio Association of Colleges for Teacher Education is to stimulate improvement in programs of teacher education through the joint activity of teacher education institutions in the State of Ohio which are interested in working collectively to achieve the following objectives:
To assist the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) in developing and defining positions on issues of importance to teacher education.
To assist the AACTE in coalescing support for national policy that advances teacher education.
To identify publicly the interests of those persons and institutions providing teacher education and to emphasize that such persons and institutions constitute a special professional enterprise responsible for the development of competent Citizens,
To provide member institutions with a forum for continuous exchange of information, experiences, and judgments concerning all aspects of teacher education,
To cooperate with other professional organizations and agencies in activities designed to establish desirable directions, goals and standards for teacher education.
To cooperate with organizations and agencies toward the end of enhancing the environment of teacher education in the State of Ohio.
To stimulate and facilitate research, experimentation, and evaluation in teacher education and in related problems of learning and teaching; to serve as a clearing house of information and reports on these matters; and to publicize the findings of studies that have significance for the improvement of teacher education.
To encourage and assist the administrators of teacher education institutions in developing improved programs for the education of teacher
OACTE REPRESENTATIVES 2007-2008 Many thanks to these volunteers that keep our Association going ! |
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Bonnie Beach, President
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Ohio Dominican University 1216 Sunbury Road Columbus OH 43219 614.251.4625 614.252.0776 fax |
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Joanne Arhar, President Elect
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Kent State University 306 White Hall, Box 5190 Kent OH 44242 330.672.2862 330.627.3549 fax |
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Herb Steffy, Treasurer
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Heidelberg College 310 E. Market St Tiffin, OH 44883 419-448-2264 |
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OACTE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Ex-Officio Members |
Class of 2008 |
Class of 2009 |
Class of 2010 |
President Bonnie Beach '08 Ohio Dominican Univ |
Janet DeVine Walsh University |
Dianne Runnestrand Ursline College |
Cheryl Irish Cedarville University |
Secretary Martha Hendricks Wilmington College |
Mike Smith Lourdes College |
Frank Pettigrew Ashland University |
Linda Billman Ashland University |
President-Elect Joann Arhar Kent State University |
Gayle Trollinger Bluffton University |
Marlene Deringer Otterbein University |
Dotti Erb Marietta College |
OAPCTE President Amy McClure Ohio Wesleyan Univ |
Martha Gaustad Bowling Green State University |
Kristien Marquez-Zenkov Cleveland State University |
Kaye Martin Ohio University |
SUED President Larry Johnson University of Cincinnati |
Debbie Weber Shawnee State University |
Donna Hanby Wright State University |
Becky Pissanos Bowling Green State University |
Treasurer Herb Steffy Heidelberg College |
Jaci Wilbanks University of Akron |
Joanne Arhar Kent State University |
Virginia Keil University of Toledo |
The OACTE Board of Trustees are selected at the OCTEO Spring Meeting
and serve a three year term. Each “Class” graduates or ends their term as shown above.
OHIO ACTE MEMBER SCHOOLS
Bowling Green State University
Case Western Reserve University
Cincinnati Christian University
Franciscan University of Steubenville