{"id":63,"date":"2016-08-15T19:56:02","date_gmt":"2016-08-15T19:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"\/sps\/historyed\/"},"modified":"2016-08-15T20:47:21","modified_gmt":"2016-08-15T20:47:21","slug":"historyed","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/sps\/historyed\/","title":{"rendered":"History of the Education Department"},"content":{"rendered":"

Selected Events in the History of the Education and Educational Psychology Department
\n<\/b>
\nDANBURY STATE NORMAL SCHOOL<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
1903<\/td>\nDanbury State Normal School is established for the purpose of preparing \u201cteachers in the art of instructing and governing in the public schools of the State\u2026.\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1904<\/td>\n41 students are enrolled on September 6th in the first classes \u201cto train teachers\u2026
\n Enrollments climb to 362 students by 1912, dropping to 66 in the post World War I academic year of 1920-21.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1925<\/td>\nExtension courses are offered at the School<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1931<\/td>\nFormation of a Commercial Department for training business education teachers occurs. This program remains until 1935.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1932 &
\n 1935<\/td>\n		All courses are extended for three-year durations in 1932, and three years later a \u201cspecial third year\u201d is offered.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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DANBURY STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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1937<\/td>\nDanbury State Normal School for the training of teachers becomes Danbury State Teachers College.
\n The CT State Legislature authorizes the granting of a Bachelor of Science degree<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1941<\/td>\nThe College becomes accredited by the American Association of Teachers Colleges.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1954<\/td>\nThe College becomes accredited by several groups: <\/p>\n
    \n
  • New England Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges (NEASC) <\/li>\n
  • National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) <\/li>\n
  • American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education (AACTE) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1955<\/td>\nEffective as of September, new certification requirements are mandated by Connecticut State for Connecticut teachers to \u201cwork toward a Master\u2019s Degree.\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1958<\/td>\n16 teachers are awarded the first graduate Masters of Science degree<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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DANBURY STATE COLLEGE<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1959<\/td>\nThe College\u2019s name is changed, omitting the word \u201cTeachers\u201d from the title.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1961<\/td>\nA four-year secondary education program is introduced at the College, leading to a Bachelor of Science degree.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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WESTERN CONNECTICUT STATE COLLEGE<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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1967<\/td>\nDanbury State College becomes Western Connecticut State College.
\n The first time, full-time master\u2019s degree students are accepted to the College.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1968<\/td>\nA sixth year program is offered at the College for teachers interested in becoming Reading Consultants.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1969<\/td>\nTeachers are offered a sixth year program in Elementary Education by the College.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1976<\/td>\nThe Board of Trustees of the College noted that less than 50% of undergraduate degrees were now in Education.
\n There is an academic curriculum shift in emphasis to the service sector.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1977<\/td>\nThe College offers a Master of Science degree in Guidance and Counseling.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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WESTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1983<\/td>\nThe four state colleges become \u201cuniversities\u201d under the Connecticut State University System with the College being renamed Western Connecticut State University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1986<\/td>\nStudents preparing for a career in teaching learned that they no longer can \u201cmajor\u201d in education after 1990.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1990<\/td>\nDuring the spring semester of 1990, the Education Department participated with other departments in a \u201ctest trial\u201d of an Advanced Technology Classroom constructed by IBM. This classroom was the first of its kind in the USA.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1993<\/td>\nThe Connecticut State regulated that Elementary Education undergraduate students needed to major in an Arts and Sciences academic subject area, replacing the earlier stipulation that students could be Elementary \u201cmajors.\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2000<\/td>\nThe M.S.T. degree program is approved.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2001<\/td>\nThe University begins the State approval process for its first doctoral degree program, the Ed.D. degree in Instructional Leadership<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2002<\/td>\nIn September, the University is site visited by Connecticut Department of Higher Education for approval of the Ed.D. degree and in December the University received final approval from CT Board of Governors to institute the Ed.D. Program in Instructional Leadership.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2003<\/td>\nIn September, the EdD Program in Instructional Leadership admitted its first class of doctoral students.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2004<\/td>\nIn September, all WestConn\u2019s Teacher Preparation Programs formally received full reaccreditation from the Connecticut State Department of Education. In October, the Connecticut Quality Improvement Award, Silver Level, was awarded to the EdD in Instructional Leadership Program at the 17th Annual Conference on Quality and Innovation.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2005<\/td>\nIn September 2005, The Ed.D. program in Instructional Leadership admitted its second class of doctoral students. <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2007<\/td>\nIn February of 2007, the Connecticut State Department of Education conducted its site visit for the Certificate in Intermediate Administration and Supervision (Endorsement #092). In September 2007, The Ed.D. program in Instructional Leadership admitted its third class of doctoral students. The Connecticut State Department of Education and the Department of Higher Education in Connecticut approved the program for the Certificate in Intermediate Administration and Supervision (Endorsement #092). This program is a collaborative effort between Western Connecticut State University and Central Connecticut State University. It is only available for students in the EdD in Instructional Leadership program. <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2008 <\/td>\nIn March 2008, following its Fifth Year Review, the EdD in Instructional Leadership program was accredited by the Connecticut Board of Governors for Higher Education. In May 2008 the first Ed.D. Program cohort in Instructional Leadership graduated. The first candidates in the Certificate in Intermediate Administration and Supervision (Endorsement #092) program completed their program with a 100% pass rate on the Connecticut Administrator Test (CAT). The Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) Secondary Education Program — Biology, Mathematics and Spanish was approved in the Fall 2008. The first cohort will be admitted in the Summer of 2009.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2009<\/td>\nIn February 2009, the Certificate in Intermediate Administration and Supervision (Endorsement #092) was nationally recognized with no conditions by the Educational Leadership Constituent Council (ELCC) of the National Policy Board for Educational Administration (NPBEA). In May 2009, the EdD in Instructional Leadership program in collaboration with Phi Delta Kappa Chapter 0176 will hold its first Conference in Instructional Leadership.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

Submitted by:
\n Dr. Leah G. Stambler, Professor of Education
\n With the assistance of: Cheri Jowdy, B.S. Elementary Education Alumnus (2002)
\n Meg Moughan, Haas Library Archivist <\/p>\n

Additions August 2003, 2004, 2006 by Dean Lynne W. Clark <\/p>\n

Additions March 2009 by Dr. Theresa J. Canada and Dr. Marci A. B. Delcourt <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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