Transcript Group Sessions 2002 - College of Education at Michigan

Secondary Education
Accelerated Program
www.education.msu.edu
COE homepage
Academics
Undergraduate
Teacher Preparation Forms
http://education.msu.edu/academics/undergraduate/teacher-preparation-forms.asp
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All Secondary students are assigned to the same
team and can see any advisor in 134 Erickson Hall
◦ To schedule an advising appointment:
http://education.msu.edu/academics/undergraduate/advising-scheduling.asp
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Team Coordinators:
◦ Trudy Sykes – 346 Erickson Hall
 English, Social Studies, Art, Music, Agriscience
◦ Kelly Hodges – 353 Erickson Hall
 Math, World Languages, all Sciences
Part 1 – Completion of Major
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Your major advisor is your primary advisor for
major courses, graduation requirements, etc.
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Must maintain a 2.5 overall GPA in your major area
(usually differs from what your major college
requires)
Part 2 – Completion of Teaching Minor
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See COE website for listing of teaching minor courses and
departmental contact names
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HST teaching minors must be approved by advisor in that
department. New version pending, see advisor.
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TESOL teaching minor requires the completion of the TESOL Minor
Agreement Form
http://www.educ.msu.edu/students/undergraduate/pdfs/TESOL_MinorAgreementForm.pdf
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Non-conforming teaching minors must be approved by that
department, with approval by form, email or posted in ESAF
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Must maintain a 2.5 overall GPA in teaching minor area
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No course credits counted in a teaching minor can be double
counted toward the credit requirement of the teaching major, or
vise versa
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Students who will intern FS14 or later will likely be held to
additional requirements to meet MDE standards.
◦ For students with majors in:
 History Education
 IDS: Social Science Education
 James Madison – Social Science
◦ For students with minors in:
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History
Economics*
Political Science*
Geography*
* These must be paired with IDS:SSE, JM or HST Ed
majors for interns FS14 or later.
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Part 3 – Education Studies
Course
Credits
Notes
TE 150
3 credits
TE 250
3 credits
CSD students must take
CEP 240
TE 302
4 credits
Prerequisite: TE 150 AND
TE 250/CEP 240
TE 407
5 credits
Prerequisite: TE 302
TE 408
6 credits
Prerequisite: TE 407
TOTAL – 21 credits
Must maintain a 2.5 overall GPA in TE courses, with no individual
grade below 2.0
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If you would like a morning class, pick section 101
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If you would like an afternoon class, pick section 102
Make sure to sign up for a section with an advisor and
the Student Affairs Office will give you an override.
Remember to enroll yourself for the specific section
that you requested.
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Check the section notes to make
sure you are in the correct section!
• Proficiency and expertise in technology will be acquired as a part of
the TE curriculum
• College of Education Laptop Requirement for admitted students
http://education.msu.edu/resources/students/laptop-requirement.asp
• MUST USE MSU EMAIL ACCOUNT
– This is the only e-mail address that the University will use for sending
official communications to students after they enroll
– Need to check your MSU account regularly
– Can forward MSU account to another email
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When emailing an advisor in COE be sure to include your name & PID
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Read all email messages from the Registrar and MSU email accounts
http://education.msu.edu/academics/undergraduate/criteria-for-progression.asp
• Academic Requirements
• Subject Area Tests
http://education.msu.edu/academics/undergraduate/mttc.asp
• World Language oral proficiency exam
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http://education.msu.edu/academics/undergraduate/oral-proficiency.asp
• Professional Standards
• Internship Classes
– TE501 – 6 credits
– TE801 – 3 credits
– TE802 – 3 credits
• Conviction Disclosure
- TE502 – 6 credits
- TE803 – 3 credits
- TE804 – 3 credits
Students, interns and teacher certification candidates are
obligated to report convictions to the Certification Officer.
http://education.msu.edu/academics/undergraduate/conviction-disclosure-responsibility.asp
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Students must submit a Conviction
Disclosure Form (CDF)
• Prior to admission to the TE
program
• Prior to internship placement
• Prior to initial certification
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May be denied admission, field placement
or recommendation for certification
because of a conviction for a misdemeanor
or felony
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Failure to report a conviction or
falsification could result in dismissal from
the TE program
After admission students are obligated
to report subsequent convictions to
COE Certification Officer within 3
business days and provide court
documents
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ICHAT Search (Internet Criminal History
Access Tool)
• Internet search for criminal history
• Required for TE 302, 407 and 408
Failure to disclose
conviction history is
falsification!
A conviction does not
disappear from your record!
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Effective immediately, all students seeking initial teacher certification
must prove that they are certified in:
◦ Adult CPR
◦ Child CPR
◦ First Aid
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MDE - Approved Providers of Courses for First Aid and CPR
◦ http://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,1607,7-140-6530_5683_14795-118868--,00.html
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First Aid certification is valid for 3 years
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CPR certification is valid for 1 year
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Must be current at time of certification. Earliest to take them is late
August before internship begins.
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TEAM
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Kappa Delta Pi
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An enrichment program for elementary
school children run by MSU students
[email protected]
International honor society of, about and
for educators
[email protected]
MSU Student Literacy Corps
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Trains and places volunteers to serve as
mentors and tutors to at-risk children in
the Lansing area
Patricia Williams 420-1849
Student Council for Exceptional Children
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Tomorrow’s Educators for the
Advancement of Multicultural Students
[email protected]
Friendshop
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Specialization in Coaching or Health
Promotion
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The group promotes awareness of
exceptional children through discussion
and service
[email protected]
134 Erickson Hall
Service Learning Center
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Volunteer placements are in classrooms
with youth groups and with tutoring
programs
http://www.servicelearning.msu.edu/
http://education.msu.edu/academics/under
graduate/get-involved.asp
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Reply forms are due Friday, March 18
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Count your credits! You will need 120 total to graduate (123 if you took
MTH1825 at MSU)
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Check News & Announcements on the COE website for updates
www.educ.msu.edu
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Chicago Internship requires separate application process. Must be in good
standing with the College of Education.
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If you need to change your major based on admission, do it ASAP!
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For those the History major, or minors in PLS, GEO, HST or EC, or a science
teaching area, check with a COE advisor about adding additional
endorsements!
College of Education
Office of Student Affairs
134 Erickson Hall
517-353-9680
Schedule an advising appointment:
http://education.msu.edu/academics/undergraduate/advising-scheduling.asp