{"id":50,"date":"2022-07-14T14:09:29","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T19:09:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/offices\/teacher-education\/?page_id=50"},"modified":"2026-06-08T13:39:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T18:39:08","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/offices\/teacher-education\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Office of Teacher Education (OTE) was established in 2022 to support 91̽»¨’s many teacher preparation programs. While multiple schools across campus deliver the content and methods coursework needed for teacher preparation, the OTE unites all BSU programs that lead to teacher licensure and serves to ensure the following:<\/p>\n
National accreditation assures the quality of professional preparation programs through a nongovernmental, nonregulatory process of self-study and peer review. This standards- and evidence-based process serves two broad aims: accountability and continuous improvement. In AAQEP’s system, the process is also designed to honor local context and foster innovation and collaboration among institutions.<\/p>\n
Founded in 2017, AAQEP is a quality assurance agency that provides accreditation services to all types of educator preparation providers. The association promotes excellent, effective and innovative educator preparation that is committed to evidence-based improvement and that enjoys a high degree of community engagement and public confidence. Visit aaqep.org<\/strong><\/i><\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n The HLC mission statement is “Serving the common good by assuring and advancing the quality of higher learning.”<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n
Higher Learning Commission<\/h4>\n
The Higher Learning Commission<\/i><\/a><\/strong> (HLC) is an independent corporation that was founded in 1895 as one of six regional institutional accreditors in the United States. HLC accredits degree-granting post-secondary educational institutions in the North Central region.<\/p>\nMinnesota Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board<\/h4>\n
The Minnesota Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board (PELSB) has approved programs at 91̽»¨ leading to teacher licensure in a variety of areas. PELSB, formerly the Minnesota Board of Teaching, provides leadership for improvements in teacher education programs in order to assure that the state has well-qualified, professional teachers. More information is available on the Minnesota PELSB website<\/i><\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n