Transcript Slide 1 - Council on Teacher Education

Council on Teacher Education
www.cote.illinois.edu
Who and Where
• Brenda Clevenger Evans
• [email protected]
• Jeff Buck
• [email protected]
505 E. Green Street, Champaign, IL
(above PNC bank and Cold Stone Creamery)
217-333-7195
Hours 8:30 – 12 and 1 – 5
What We Do
• Answer Certification Questions
• Answer Endorsement Questions
• Complete Final Audit for Certification
What We Do
• Monitor compliance with the Common
Assessment Plan (CAP)
– www.cote.illinois.edu/about/governance/policies/CAP_Undergraduate.pdf
– Criminal Background Check –
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Currently $54 (cash, Visa, MasterCard, or money order)
Bloodborne Pathogen Training
GPA (content, professional education, UI, and overall)
Grades in content/professional education
Safety Education Module
Student Teaching Agreement
When You Contact Us
• E-mail
– Include UIN and major
– Contact Jeff or me, not both
– Include previous communications when emailing
• Appointments
– Call 333-7195
New ISBE Rules
• Effective February 1, 2012
– No professional education or content course
with a grade lower than a ‘C’ can be used
toward certification, endorsement, or approval
– No professional education or content course
taken for CR/NC can be used toward
certification, endorsement or approval
Teaching Certificates
• Elementary Education (Type 3)
– K-9 self-contained classrooms
– In all likelihood limited to K-4 if you don’t have
middle grade endorsement(s)
• Early Childhood (Type 04)
– Birth through grade 3 (self-contained)
– At UI automatically receive EC SPED
approval (for Special Ed pre-k)
• Additional requirements to teach EC SPED K-3
Teaching Certificates
• Secondary (Type 09)
– Teach specific subjects
– Grades 6-12
– Grades 9-12 w/o middle grade endorsement
• MG coursework built in to secondary ed minor
• Special (Type 10)
– Visual Arts, Music, Library Information
Specialist, P.E., Foreign Languages
Teaching Certificates
• Special Education (Type 10)
– LBS I
– LBS II
Middle Grade Endorsements
• Grades 5-8
– Broad based
– Typically 18 hours in subject
• Exceptions
– Recommend at least two
– State shortage areas: math, science, foreign
language, ESL, bilingual
Middle Grade Endorsements
• Must take Middle Grade Coursework
• CI 410, EPS 427, EPSY 430
• Online through UI and during summers
• Reminder: built into secondary ed minor
• Other institutions (link on CoTE website)
• Most students take between junior/senior year
• Can delay certification and take summer after
graduation
• Can also do anytime after as well – different
process
Middle Grade Endorsements
• For Elementary Education majors
– Social Science built into program
– Close in General Science (14-18)
• 18 hours = all 4 hour science courses
– Close in Language Arts (13-20)
• English, Journalism, Speech, Creative Writing, BTW
• Something outside of these areas check with Council
• Area of Concentration gives you a start
Endorsements
• Foreign language
– K-4, 5-8: 18 hours
– 9-12: 20 hours + pass content test + pass APT for 612 or K-12 – recommend K-12
– Recommend passing content test for any foreign
language endorsement (HQ)
– Limited test dates for Arabic, Hebrew, Italian, Latin,
Japanese, Korean, Russian
High School Endorsements
• Grades 9-12
– Available to Secondary Ed and LBS I candidates
– Most require a minimum of 24 hours + passing content test
– Many require specific coursework – see Council website
ESL vs. Bilingual Education
• ESL teaches non-native speakers English
– instructor only required to know English
• Bilingual: the non-native English speakers
all have the same language background,
and the teacher speaks both languages as
a means of content instruction. Must be
able to speak foreign language as well.
Transitional Bilingual Certificate
• Valid for 6 years
• Must be legally present and have legal
authorization for employment (apply thru ROE)
• Bachelor’s degree
• Successful completion of appropriate foreign
language proficiency exam – different than foreign
language content test
Testing
• Basic Skills
– Be sure SSN is correct
– Send scores to UIUC (052)
– Bank scores
– 5x limit
Testing
• Additional tests required for certification
– Final year in program
• APT test
• Content area test
– LBS I has two tests in addition to APT (LBS I/SPED
General Curr)
– 5x limit on all tests
Council Website
• Endorsements
– www.cote.illinois.edu/certification/Endorsements.html
• Trainings/CBC
– www.cote.illinois.edu
• Student Portal
– www.cote.illinois.edu
• Resources
– www.cote.illinois.edu/certification/Resources.html
Who to Contact
• Degree Requirements – Academic Advisor
• Certification Requirements – Jeff or me
– Certification requirements are subject to
change w/o notice