Member Survey

The mission of the Teacher Education Division (TED) of the Council for Exceptional Children is "Every professional educator possesses the knowledge, skills, dispositions, and values to enable students with exceptional needs to reach their potential". To that end, the TED mission is to be a professional organization that leads and supports teacher education on behalf of students with exceptionalities and their families. 

In order to better achieve our mission, we, the Board of TED, would like to better understand how to support and engage our members. Please take a few minutes to complete the survey below/linked/etc. So that we can put our effort and energy into projects that serve you. The survey is anonymous and should take no longer than 10 minutes to complete.

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* 1. How long have you been a member of the Teacher Education Division (TED)?

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* 2. We have developed some ideas for resources that we believe would be helpful for our members. Please rank the ideas below based upon how important or useful they would be to you: 

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Create a Student Chapter Advisor SIG
Provide additional mentoring opportunities for doctoral students
Provide mentoring activities/support for early career members
Provide activities/support for mid-career scholars

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* 3. We have also received suggestions about creating professional learning materials and/or opportunities such as webinars, panels, conference presentations, workshops, and the like. Please rank the below topics for Professional Learning Materials based upon how important or useful the topics would be to you:

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Designing rigorous studies around practice-based preparation
Understanding new CEC and/or InTASC standards
Understanding accreditation/CAEP
Using effective practices in online teacher preparation coursework
Incorporating high leverage practices or evidence-based practices in teacher preparation

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* 4. What material type would be most useful for you (choose your top 3)?

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* 5. We have also received suggestions related to creating lists for use by our members. Please rank the below list topics for how important or useful they would be to you:

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Relevant teacher education social media groups
Special education teacher preparation programs by degree level
Special education teacher preparation faculty (TED members) by state and program

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* 6. Finally, we have received suggestions related to creating opportunities for discussion and dialogue related to special education teacher preparation topics either virtually or through the TED conference. Please rank the below ideas on discussion opportunities by how important or useful these would be to you:

   Very Useful/Important Somewhat Useful/Important Neutral Not Useful/Important
Successful transition from a doc student to an early career role
Collaborations across divisions
Networking opportunities

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* 7. Which format would you be more likely to participate in? ( Check all the apply)

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* 8. The Teacher Shortage is a collective problem facing us all right now. How would you like to see TED use its resources and strengths to address this crisis?

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* 9. Please let us know any ideas you have (not listed above) for how the TED Board might utilize its resources and strengths to assist you in your professional role.

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* 10. Do you have any other comments, questions, or concerns related to TED’s direction, activities, or strategic plan 

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* 11. May we contact you to discuss your ideas? If so please provide your email address below

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