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Elementary Education/Early
Childhood Education
Induction meeting
September 9, 2013
192 Education
6:30 p.m.
Council on Teacher Education
www.cote.illinois.edu
What We Do
• Monitor compliance with the Common
Assessment Plan (CAP)
– www.cote.illinois.edu/about/governance/policies/CAP_Undergraduate.pdf
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Criminal Background Check (fingerprinting) (more on this later)
Annual Bloodborne Pathogen Training
GPA (content, professional education, UI, and overall) (2.5)
Grades in content/professional education (C or better)
Safety Education Module
Mandated Reporter Training/acknowledgement
Student Teaching Agreement
What We Do (continued)
• Answer Certification Questions
• Answer Endorsement Questions
• Complete Final Audit for
Licensure/Recommendation for licensure
Professional Educator License
• Moved to a new system on July 1, 2013
– Illinois Professional Educator License
• Initial, Standard, and Nat’l Board certification has
gone away
Endorsements
• Requirements are listed in our website
• Middle grade endorsements (grades 5-8)
– Confined to Elementary Ed candidates
– Content specific
– Typically 18 hours in subject
• Exceptions: Math/English as a Second
Language/Bilingual
– Recommend obtaining at least two
endorsements
– State needs: math, science, foreign language,
ESL, bilingual
Endorsements (continued)
• All middle grade endorsements require
Middle Grade Coursework
• CI 410, EPS 427, EPSY 430 (if from this
campus)
• Online through UI (Summers)
• Other institutions (link on CoTE website)
• Most students take between junior/senior year
• Can delay certification and take summer after
graduation
Endorsements (continued)
• Social Science requirements met (If MG
courses are taken)
• Close in General Science (14-18)
– Most physical and life science courses count
• Close in Language Arts (13-20)
– English, Journalism, Speech, Creative Writing, BTW
– Something outside of these areas should check with Council
• Area of Concentration gives you a start
• Can use Gen Ed courses if they apply
Endorsements (continued)
• Foreign language
– K-4, 5-8: 18 hours of coursework or pass content test
– Recommend passing content test for any foreign
language endorsement (for “Highly Qualified” Status)
– If you want to be endorsed in a foreign language
outside grade range of certificate, come talk to us.
Endorsements (continued
• K-3 (or) K-4
• Limited number available
– Bilingual, ESL, Foreign Language
– Reading Teacher & LBSI (available only to
grad students)
Early Childhood Special Ed
Approval
• Only available to Early Childhood
Education candidates
• Curriculum is built into Early Childhood
program
• Qualifies you to teach Special Education
(Pre K)
• If you want to teach Special Education K3, must pursue LBSI endorsement (grad
only)
Testing
• Had to use the ACT, pass Basic skills or
TAP to be admitted.
• No additional cert tests taken first year of
program
• Elementary/Middle Grade or Early
Childhood Education test
– Must take/pass prior to student teaching
(state law)
• Assessment of Professional Teaching:
Grades B-3 (Early Chlhd), K-9 (El Ed), or
non grade specific version.
Things To Remember
• If you change your name, change it in
Banner and notify the Council
• If you move, change your address in
Banner.
• CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS ARE
SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT
NOTICE
ISBE Rules
– No professional education or content course
with a grade lower than a ‘C’ may be used
toward certification, endorsement, or approval
– No professional education or content course
taken for CR/NC or Pass/fail may be used
toward certification, endorsement or approval
– Advance Placement credit MAY be used
– Proficiency Credit may NOT be used
Who to Contact
• Degree Requirements – Michael Parrish
• Certification Requirements – Council on
Teacher Education
– Requirements for endorsements do not
necessarily pertain to degree or area of
concentration requirements-always check with
Michael regarding plans.
Criminal Background Check
(fingerprinting)
• Directions, forms, and links can be found under
www.cote.illinois.edu and then, in the right column under
“Criminal Background Check”
• You must go through Accurate Biometrics
– Office locations, days, and times can be found at
http://www.accuratebiometrics.com/fingerprint_Region_Map.asp
– Be sure to fill out and use the COTE form
– http://www.cote.illinois.edu/fingerprintform.pdf
• If you don’t hear from the COTE that you have cleared
within 3 weeks, contact my office.
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
When You Contact Us
• E-mail
– Include your UIN and major
– Contact one of us, not both, then stick with
that person.
– Include previous communications when emailing
• Appointments
– I don’t attempt to schedule appointments by
email.
– Call the secretary at 333-7195