Research:
The ATE sponsors ongoing faculty development through quantitative and qualitative research activities in the field of education. Although this is one of the more obscure of the member benefits, this component yields the most enduring effects upon education. The TALC program makes important contributions to  the ongoing research being conducted.  Members are occasionally asked to participate in research by attending certain events, completing online surveys, and participating in focus groups.  As a result, TALC members are asked to have a Consent to Participate in Research as a Human Subject form in their file. 

Institutional and Faculty Development :
The ATE faculty development component offers opportunities for development to our own UTSA Faculty. ATE seeks to influence and thus increase the cultural and linguistic diversity sensitivity of the faculty instructing our TALC students. Faculty development is not mandated therefore TALC recognizes our ATE Faculty for taking the time out of their busy schedules to complete additional professional learning sessions. TALC highly encourages our TALC membership to seek out the listed faculty when registering for coursework.

Counseling/Induction:
The purpose of this component is two fold. First is the Counseling program which offers Peer Mentor 1-on-1and/or small group support using the LIBRE Model. The LIBRE Model helps students develop problem-solving self efficacy using five simple steps to affect the students both personally and in the professional realm. This assistance is available to our TALC membership from freshman year and into Induction Year.

The Induction Year program is a continuation of the support extended to our TALC membership to first-year teachers.. This program hopes to alleviate the high attrition rate of first year teachers in the field by providing additional coaching, mentoring, resources, training and support.

School Partnerships:
ATE is forging partnerships with area schools for the benefit of its students. The most visible work occurs between our office and its partner office at SAC. Together, we are creating a teacher pipeline to increase the number of students who start at the community college and who successfully complete teacher certification requirements.