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These seminars will bring the students together and engage them, introducing them to concepts and timely needs for PK-12 education in Texas. Plans are in the works for Texas State faculty to offer seminars to Lone Star students in teacher education along with freshmen and sophomores at Texas State who have not yet started taking their teacher education courses.
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These services assist interested LSC students in discussing degree requirements, the application process, campus resources, and ongoing professional development opportunities. In addition, Texas State offers transfer student navigation through our world-class advising center and Project Maestros, which is focused on transfer student needs and success. That improved understanding between the two parties is resulting in a vision for teacher preparation that is more shared, more aligned and more collaborative going forward. The faculties from the two institutions are working together to align the curriculum, giving Texas State faculty insight into how the Lone Star faculty is preparing future teachers, and vice versa. The partnership goes beyond course transfer credit. "That should enhance time to degree completion and keep them on track for graduation at the same rate as the students who started at Texas State as freshmen." "With a streamlined plan like this, the Lone Star students should arrive more on-point with the courses they need that we can place into the degree," O'Malley said. One of the major hallmarks of the partnership is that it creates an alignment of coursework, ensuring that the coursework Lone Star students take in their teacher preparation track will seamlessly transfer to Texas State. "We're now collaborating and working together on the preparation of quality teachers for Texas."
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"It's a partnership that creates a smooth alignment for teacher education students coming from Lone Star," said Michael O'Malley, dean of the College of Education at Texas State. Lone Star College, serving the Houston area, is the first to join the partnership with Texas State, but more community colleges across the state are anticipated to participate in the future. The initiative streamlines the process for future elementary teachers who begin their education at Lone Star College to complete their degree at Texas State.
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Texas State University and Lone Star College have signed an agreement establishing a program-to-program partnership for elementary teacher education.