SCHOOL OF EDUCATION February 9, 2017 MEETING OF THE MAJORS SCHOOL OF EDUCATION February 9, 2017

Do you know who your education advisor is? Dr. Chuck Hamilton Undergraduate Chair/Professor EB 106 clhamilton@campbellsville.edu Do you know who your education advisor is?

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.

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

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.

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/GOOGLE Drive and save everything you do in your EDUCATION CLASSES!

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

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

CRITICAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS cont’d. Successful completion of a CAP 3 portfolio submitted in capstone course, ED 414 Remember the Google Drive/WikiSpace/FLASH DRIVE recommendation! Successful completion of a CAP 4 portfolio submitted during student teaching placement ED450

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

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

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

PROGRAM RESOURCES cont’d. Form files located in Student Learning Center Room 115 and on SOE website. CAP forms and supporting documents such as criminal records check forms Curriculum contracts Applications for student teaching

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

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

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”

PRAXIS II: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

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

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 www.longsdalepub.com/praxis

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/def ault.aspx

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

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

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