Standards set by an educator preparation provider (EPP) that reflect its mission and identify important expectations for educator candidate learning that may be unique to the EPP.

A core part of content knowledge for teaching that includes: core activities of teaching, such as figuring out what students know; choosing and managing representations of ideas; appraising, selecting [..]

The process undertaken by an educator preparation provider (EPP) to evaluate itself against the CAEP standards and the resulting document that makes the EPP’s case for meeting the standards under the [..]

Competence in an activity or occupation because of one's skill, training, or other qualification.  For CAEP purposes it is the demonstrated competence to be hired in one's field of preparati [..]

 (1) A process for assessing and enhancing academic and educational quality through voluntary peer review. Educator preparation accreditation informs the public that an educator preparation provider ( [..]

The governance body that grants or withholds accreditation of an educator preparation provider (EPP), based on the findings of one of CAEP’s Commissions. The Council also certifies whether the CAEP fo [..]

The length of time between site visits, generally two to seven years, based on the Educator Preparation Provider’s (EPP) accreditation status.

One of the two statuses of an Educator Preparation Provider (EPP) upon completion of the CAEP application process.  Accreditation eligible indicates that an EPP is seeking accreditation for the first [..]

CAEP’s data collection and management system used by (1) educator preparation providers (EPPs) to submit and access reports and forms; (2) CAEP staff to monitor the accreditation process, site visitor [..]

The three approaches to the accreditation process available to  educator preparation providers (EPPs) that guide the format of the  self-study, the process of formative evaluation, and the emphasis of [..]