Welcome 2012-2013 Cohorts !

1. Welcome 2012-2013 Cohorts! Please sign in Help yourself to coffee/juice and bagel Sit wherever you like

2. The Chandler Cohort will be working with: • Kathy Rutowski • Chandler Cohort Coordinator • Contact her if you have general program questions regarding tuition support, registration, courses, student teaching placements, and field site issues • Barry Roth • Co-director and instructor, Teach Arizona • Patty Stowers • Co-director and instructor, Teach Arizona

3. College of Education • Ron Marx, Dean • Renee Clift, Associate Dean • Rose Santellano-Milem, Scholarships • Dept of Teaching, Learning and Sociocultural Studies (TLS) • Bruce Johnson, Dept. Head • Linda Webb, Graduate Secretary • Bertha Corrales, Administrative Asst. • Outreach College

4. Email • UA will only send to your official UA address • Check it daily • You can have your UA email forwarded to your personal email account if that is • Make sure we have your most current and preferred contact information

5. Registration & D2L • Bertha & The Outreach College register you • Check your registration at uaccess.arizona.edu • Refer to Chandler Cohort Program of Study to know what courses you are taking each session • Desire 2 Learn – D2L – Course Management System

6. Tuition/Financial Aid • You will be billed by Outreach (unless you are receiving a waiver, Peace Corps Fellowship or Grad College Assistance) • Must pay by the first day of classes • Be careful about coordinating your financial aid

7. Planning ahead for Certification • Fingerprint Card • Institutional Recommendation • The UA will issue this to you when you graduate • Structured English Immersion • You complete these requirements in Teach Arizona • US/Arizona Constitution • Take the test through AEPA or take a class.

8. Arizona Professional Exams • AEPA – Content Area Exam and Professional Knowledge Exam • Content Area/Middle Grades • Professional Knowledge – last administration 7/7/12 • NES Assessment of Professional Knowledge (APK) • Replaces AEPA Professional Knowledge • Effective September 2012 Take them during the summer or fall – don’t put them off!

9. Program of Study • Three cohorts: • Tucson 1 • Tucson 2 • Chandler • What happens between July 30 & August 20? • Chandler cohort summer hybrid courses meet face-to-face Fridays; Fall/Spring hybrid courses meet at least once a month on Saturdays

10. Professional Standards • UA Teacher Preparation Programs Professional Standards (UA TPP Professional Standards) • Interstate Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium Model Core Teaching Standards (InTASC Standards) • International Society for Technology in Education National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers (ISTE NETS-T ) • Professional commitment to program and education

11. Attendance & Professionalism • Expected to attend classes and internship dates as arranged • Online Persona • Professional Dress • Appropriate voice mail message • Appropriate relationships with colleagues and students

12. Student Teaching Internship • Tucson Cohorts – Dr. Roth makes placements • Chandler Cohort – Dr. Rutowski makes placements • You will visit and observe the potential cooperating teacher • Required paperwork • Student Teaching Agreement Form • Cooperating Teacher Information Sheet

13. Fingerprint Clearance Card • Must have a card that’s valid through May, 2013 • If you don’t have a card, get fingerprinted and apply • Tucson Cohort - May 21, 12:00-2:30 or May 22, 12:00-2:00 • Chandler Cohort – May 18, 11:30-12:30 • Once you receive the card: • Tucson Cohorts – scan and email to Dr. Roth • Chandler Cohort – scan and email to Dr. Rutowski • Cannot begin field internship in August unless you have a card and we have a copy of it