1. Welcome
Education Programs Information Session—Spring 2018 Clayton State University

2. Teacher Education Unit Faculty and Staff
Dr. Dennis Attick
Unit Head, Education Programs
Director of Professional Education Programs
Chair, Department of Teacher Education

3. Teacher Education Unit Faculty and Staff
Assessment Director
Dr. Winifred Nweke
Coordinator of Field Experiences
Ms. Rosetta Riddle
Administrative Assistant
Ms. Lynn Crockett

4. Clayton State Education Programs
Middle Grades Education-Grades 4-8—Ms. Beverly Garner
Secondary Education-Grades 6-12—Dr. Charles Elfer
English—Dr. Tricia Smith
Mathematics—Dr. Anthony Stinson
History—Dr. Charles Elfer
Biology—Dr. Emily Harbert
Music Education-Grades K-12- Dr. Annalisa Chang
Master of Arts in Teaching-Grades Dr. Mari Ann Banks
Mathematics—Dr. Kelli Nipper
Biology—Dr. Michelle Furlong/Dr. Emily Harbert

5. Additional Programs Education Minor Endorsements
ESOL Education—Dr. Erica Dotson
Non Degree Certification
Special Education—Dr. Mandy Lusk
Education Minor
*5 EDUC courses (3 upper division)

6. Education Undergraduate Programs Admissions Requirements
Must be accepted to Clayton State University and meet with an advisor
Must have an institutional and overall GPA of at least 2.5
Must have successfully completed EDUC 2110, 2120, and (including observations in classroom settings)
For Middle Grades--Must have completed core and have a grade of “C” or higher in Area A-F courses
For Secondary Undergraduates—Must have completed at least 45 hours of core classes and received grades of “C” or higher in content discipline and education courses

7. Admission Requirements-Continued
Must attend an information session
Must pass the GACE Program Admission Assessment (Formerly GACE Basic Skills Assessment) and the Georgia Educator Ethics Assessment
Must submit a one-page essay on why you want to be a teacher
Must have a reference form completed from two professors, one from each content concentration (middle level only)

8. Pre-Service Certificate
Georgia Educator Ethics Assessment (350)
Passing score on Program Admission Assessment
GPA of 2.5 or higher
GaPSC Application for Certification
Affirmation questions and signature for background check
Verification of Lawful Presence (and supporting document)

9. Middle Grades Education
Cohort Program-housed in Department of Teacher Education (for teaching grades 4-8)
Choose two areas of concentration
Language Arts
Mathematics
(must have MATH 2010, number concepts and relations
taught only in Spring)
Science
Social Science

10. Secondary Undergraduate Programs
Programs in English, Mathematics, Biology, and History (for teaching grades 6-12)
Housed in discipline departments
Not cohort programs
Must pass two content GACE exams
Must choose only one area of certification
Cannot enter internship with more than 3 credits remaining

11. Music Education Housed in Department of Visual and Performing Arts
Must enter in freshman year
Certification to teach Grades K-12

12. Clinical Practice and State Requirements
All programs require a clinical practice experience.
Middle Grades, Secondary Undergraduate and MAT programs require a fall practicum (2 days per week) and a spring internship (every day). This experience takes place in the final two semesters before graduation.
Music Education candidates complete a variety of clinical practice experiences at all grade levels in their senior year.
All candidates must complete a pedagogy assessment as directed by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission

13. Application Process
Submit application through program coordinator and department in which degree is housed
Application packet must be complete
Middle Grades applications accepted for fall admission only (Applications accepted Spring Semester – deadline last Friday in May)
The Secondary Program has a one-time entry date – the first week in October

14. Education Minor
Any student in any degree program may declare an education minor.
Those who want to add an endorsement may want to add the minor for financial aid purposes.
To add the minor, students should choose through the DUCK

15. Program Admission GACE Assistance
Program Admission GACE tutoring provided by Center for Academic Success
Materials provided in the Center for Academic Success
Diana Peters, Administrative Specialist/Coordinator

16. Program Admission GACE Assistance
Register at
There are numerous workshops in the metro area
Study Guides also available in the library

17. Conceptual Framework
The mission of the Teacher Education Unit is to prepare professional educators who engage in reflective practice and who are competent, caring, committed, collaborative, culturally responsive, and prepared to teach diverse learners in an ever-changing society.

18. Why Teach?????? alter futures change lives.
An article in the Harvard Business Review (April 10, 2013) about happiness at work, Harvard professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter suggests that the happiest among us are those who are solving the toughest problems and “making a difference” in people’s lives.
Teachers
alter futures
And
change lives.

19. Reasons to Teach Huffington Post – October 16, 2013
To encourage children to DREAM BIG
To positively IMPACT THE FUTURE in our world
To live with a deep SENSE OF PURPOSE
To get VALIDATION from your students
To discover your TRUE CALLING
To be the ONE CARING ADULT in a child’s life
To experience personal GROWTH
To GIVE AND RECEIVE unconditional love
To PAY IT FORWARD
To INSPIRE generation of CHANGE
To ignite the SPARK OF LEARNING
To GIVE BACK
To be a TRAILBLAZER
To experience the JOY of working with kids everyday
To HELP THE UNDERDOG
To explore your CREATIVITY
To prove that ONE PERSON CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE

20. Teaching Changes Lives
Be a part of the change