Founded in 1945, the California Council on the Education of Teachers (now the California Council on Teacher Education as of July 2001) is a non-profit organization devoted to stimulating the improvement of the pre-service and in-service education of teachers and administrators. The Council attends to this general goal with the support of a community of teacher educators, drawn from diverse constituencies, who seek to be informed, reflective, and active regarding significant research, sound practice, and current public educational issues.

Membership in the California Council on Teacher Education can be either institutional or individual. Colleges and universities with credential programs, professional organizations with interests in the preparation of teachers, school districts and public agencies in the field of education, and individuals involved in or concerned about the field are encouraged to join. Membership entitles one to participation in semi-annual spring and fall conferences, subscription to Teacher Education Quarterly and Issues in Teacher Education, newsletters on timely issues, an informal network for sharing sound practices in teacher education, and involvement in annual awards and recognitions in the field.

The semi-annual conferences of the California Council on Teacher Education, rotated each year between sites in northern and southern California, feature significant themes in the field of education, highlight prominent speakers, afford opportunities for presentation of research and discussion of promising practices, and consider current and future policy issues in the field.

For information about or membership in the California Council on Teacher Education, please contact: Alan H. Jones, Executive Secretary, California Council on Teacher Education, Caddo Gap Press, 3145 Geary Boulevard, PMB 275, San Francisco, California
94118; telephone 415/666-3012; fax 415/666-3552;
email caddogap@aol.com
web site http://www.ccte.org.

Elected Officers

President - Reyes Quezada, University of San Diego (2008)
President-Elect - James Cantor, California State University , Dominguez Hills (2008)
Vice-President for AACTE - Joel Colbert, Chapman University (2008)
Vice-President for ATE - Ann L. Wood, California State University , Los Angeles (2008)
Past President - Andrea Maxie, California State University , Los Angeles (2008)

Elected Members of the Board of Directors

LaRie Colosimo, Claremont Unified School District (2008)
Arlinda Eaton, California State University, Northridge (2008)
Cindy Grutzik, Pacific Oaks College (2009)
Virginia Kennedy, California State University, Northridge (2010)
Jose Lalas, University of Redlands (2010)
Helene Mandell, California State University Office of the Chancellor (2009)
Eugenia Mora-Flores, University of Southern California (2008)
Della Peretti, University of California, Berkeley (2009)
Heidi Stevenson, University of the Pacific (2010)

Editors and Staff

Editor of CCNews - Sherrye Smith, California Baptist University
Editor of Issues in Teacher Education - Margaret Olebe, California State University, Long Beach
Editor of Teacher Education Quarterly - Thomas Nelson, University of the Pacific
Executive Secretary - Alan H. Jones, Caddo Gap Press (2010)
Legislative and Educational Policy Analyst - Martha Zaragoza-Diaz, Zaragoza-Diaz & Associates