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MEETING OF THE MAJORS

MEETING OF THE MAJORS. SCHOOL OF EDUCATION September 22, 2014. Dr. Chuck Hamilton Undergraduate Chair/Professor EB 106 clhamilton@campbellsville.edu. Do you know who your education advisor is? Do you visit MAP Works regularly?. OBJECTIVES.

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MEETING OF THE MAJORS

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  1. MEETING OF THE MAJORS SCHOOL OF EDUCATION September 22, 2014

  2. Dr. Chuck HamiltonUndergraduate Chair/ProfessorEB 106clhamilton@campbellsville.edu Do you know who your education advisor is? Do you visit MAP Works regularly?

  3. OBJECTIVES • Overview theme of teacher preparation & continuous assessment system, CAPs • Review critical program requirements & resources • Review KTIP/TPA/SOE and Praxis I (CASE) entrance and Praxis II licensure exams • Discuss attendance policy and disposition procedures.

  4. CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK: Empowerment for Learning • Empowerment is a process – acquiring the knowledge, skills, and dispositions to become an effective teacher • Empowerment is an outcome – teaching to impact student learning

  5. SOE ADVISORY GROUPS • TEC - Teacher Education Committee • TEAC – Teacher Education Advisory Council • KACSE Council – KY Alternative Certification for Special Education • Regulated by Kentucky Department of Education and Education Professional Standards Board.

  6. CANDIDATE ASSESSMENT POINTS (CAPs) • Continuous assessment system required for all teacher preparation programs in KY • CU has 4 CAPs • CAP 1: intent to enter teacher education • CAP 2: admission to the program • CAP 3: application to student teaching • CAP 4: exit from program/student teaching • Get a FLASH DRIVE and save everything you do in your EDUCATION CLASSES!

  7. CAP REVIEW • Significant to you: a disposition assessment is reported at every CAP and in every professional education course • Effective dispositions are critical to your success as a teacher • Dispositions come from professors, cooperating teachers and anyone else you spend significant time around professionally

  8. CRITICAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS • Successful completion of 4 CAPs • 200 field hours; 30 PPD hours; need more field and PPD hours than what courses require, before CAP 3

  9. CRITICAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS cont’d. • Successful completion of a CAP 3 portfolio submitted in capstone courses, ED 414 & ED 416 • Remember the FLASH DRIVE recommendation! • Successful completion of a CAP 4 portfolio submitted during student teaching placement

  10. STUDENT TEACHING • Placements made primarily within 60 mile radius; students need to plan in advance for this requirement • Students apply for student teaching placements, requesting 1st, 2nd, and 3rd choices for specific locations

  11. STUDENT TEACHING cont’d. • Placements are 16 weeks in length • Depending on your certification level, you may have 1 or 2 placements of 8 weeks each • Students must demonstrate knowledge, skills, and dispositions expected of a CU student teacher

  12. PROGRAM RESOURCES • Current documents: • KTIP Teacher Performance Tasks/Sources of Evidence (TPA) • Instructional objectives • Reflections

  13. PROGRAM RESOURCES cont’d. • Form files located in Student Learning Center and on SOE website. • CAP forms and supporting documents such as criminal records check forms • Curriculum contracts • Applications for student teaching

  14. PROGRAM RESOURCES cont’d. • Announcements posted in Student Learning Center that includes PPD seminar list, SOE advisors, postings of job opportunities, testing information • Pertinent literature including Praxis testing information and professional publications • SOE website • SOE Facebook

  15. Praxis 1 Core Academic Skills for Educators (CASE) Core Academic Skills for Educators: Combined Test (5751)

  16. PRAXIS II EXAMS: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW • Exams must be taken before student teaching • Exams must be passed to secure teaching license and employment • You can graduate without passing the exams; however, you degree will state “without teacher certification”

  17. PRAXIS II: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

  18. PRAXIS II: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW • All candidates take the PLT exam – Principles of Learning & Teaching (pedagogy) • And, a specialty exam(s) in the content area(s) • KY sets cut-off scores for all exams

  19. PRAXIS II EXAMS: RESOURCES • Helpful hints document (SLC) • Study Companion (Tests at a Glance), free download from ETS website, www.ets.org/praxis • Study Guides available for check-out in TLRC

  20. KTIP AND TPA • KTIP – Kentucky Teacher Internship Program; first year of employment • Sources of Evidence (Professional Growth and Effectiveness System – TPGES; www.education.ky.gov • The portfolio will continue in teacher preparation and SOE components are being integrated into courses • JOB OPPORTUNITIES!!! Visit the KDE KEPS site for openings and check school district web sites regularly https://applications.education.ky.gov/KEPs/default.aspx

  21. OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION • Kappa Delta Pi • KATE • KEA-SP • Officers • Membership Benefits

  22. OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION • The School of Education received national recognition by NCATE – National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education, September 2012. • Next NCATE visit, 2019

  23. Are you a procrastinator??

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