SECONDARY EDUCATION

1. SECONDARY EDUCATION Advising for Secondary Licensure Areas

2. WHAT MAJORS OFFERING SECONDARY TEACHER LICENSURE ARE AVAILABLE AT UNCG? • Secondary Teacher Education Program (STEP): • Classical Studies (Latin), BA • English: BA • French: BA (K-12) • Mathematics: BA, BS • BS: Pure Math, Applied Math, Computer Science, Statistics • Spanish: BA (K-12) • Science (majors listed on the next slide) • Social Studies (majors listed on next slide)

3. WHAT MAJORS OFFERING SECONDARY SCIENCE AND SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHER LICENSURE ARE AVAILABLE AT UNCG? • Science: • Biology: BA, BS • Chemistry: BA, BS • Physics: BA, BS • Special Programs in Liberal Studies (Integrated Science) • Social Studies: • Anthropology: BA • Economics: BA, BS • Geography: BA • History: BA • Political Science: BA • Psychology: BA • Sociology: BA

4. WHAT IS STEP? WHAT IT IS… • Students who are pursuing teaching licensure in the aforementioned content areas combine a rigorous academic program with a sequenced clinical practice at partnership schools. The program includes: • Teacher licensure courses • Clinical experience (beginning 1st semester of junior year • Three internships (100+ contact hours) are required prior to student teaching. • UNCG faculty work closely with public school faculty, who we call On-Site Teacher Educators (OSTEs) to plan a range of “theory into practice” experiences.

5. WHAT IS STEP? WHAT IT ISN’T… • STEP does not award degrees. The College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) and the Bryan School of Business confer degrees. • The STEP provides teacher licensure courses. • The CAS and Bryan School of Business offer general education and content area courses.

6. WHAT ARE THE GOALS OF STEP? • STEP seeks to prepare preservice educators to: • Become involved in the identification of issues in secondary teacher education generally as well as those related to specific content areas and the search for solutions. • Become critical thinkers capable of effectively expressing themselves in oral and written communication. • Develop a knowledge base in their specialty area. • Develop self-awareness and an understanding of their own world view and how that perspective influences their learning and teaching. • Understand cultural differences and appreciate the rich cultural heritage that each high school student brings to the classroom. • Understand the unique learning characteristics, needs, and capacities of high school students from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and of varying exceptionalities.

7. WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION TO TEACHER EDUCATION? • Completed application for admission to Teacher Education • Second Semester Sophomore Year (preferred) • Turn in application whether requirements are complete or incomplete • Department signature will be obtained later by the Teacher’s Academy • A combined score of 522 (reading, writing, and mathematics) on the Praxis I examination (PPST) • Or exemption from all or portions of the PPST according to the Praxis I Substitution Table: *** Or have a combined total for Reading, Writing, and Mathematics of 522 or higher.

8. WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION TO TEACHER EDUCATION? • Minimum major GPA requirement (if required): • Biology: 2.50 • Comprehensive Social Studies: 2.75 • English: 2.75 • French (K-12): 2.75 • Integrated Science: 2.50 in science courses • Latin: 3.00 in LAT courses • Mathematics: 2.50 • Physics: 2.00 in PHY and MAT courses • Spanish (K-12): 2.75 • Satisfactory progress toward completion of GEC requirements • Release for background check (order form submitted to Teachers Academy prior to beginning first internship) • Recommendation of major school/department (provided on application) • Minimum cumulative GPA requirement: 2.50 (or higher depending on major) • Majors requiring higher cumulative GPA: • Comprehensive Social Studies: 2.75 • English: 2.75 • French (K-12): 2.75 • Spanish (K-12): 2.75

9. HOW DO I APPLY FOR ADMISSION TO TEACHER EDUCATION? • The Teachers Academy office… • coordinates professional education programs on campus; • assists undergraduate, graduate, and adult continuing students who are pursuing a licensure program; • provides information about PRAXIS exams, NC DPI licensing requirements, and student teaching; and • coordinates USTEP, NCTEACH statewide alternative licensure program, and alternative-licensure-only programs. • Find application online at http://www.uncg.edu/ted/documents/TeachersAcademyUG_Application12_03_08.pdf. • Submit application to Carol Walker-Resch in Teachers Academy office, 324B Curry Building.

10. WHAT COURSES IN THE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION WILL I BE REQUIRED TO TAKE? • Freshman and Sophomore Years: • General Education Core (GEC) Requirements • College of Arts and Sciences Requirements (CAR) • Excluding Economics (in Bryan School of Business) • Fall of Junior Year: • *TED 445: Cultural Diversity and Learning (3 sh) • Includes 25 hours of internship • *ERM 401: Assessment I: Accountability in the Nation’s Schools (1 sh, online) • *TED 401: Child and Adolescent Development and Learning (1 sh, online) • Spring of Junior Year: • *ERM 402: Assessment II: Standardized Tests (1 sh, online) • *TED 403: English for Speakers of Other Languages (1 sh, online) • *SES 401: Special Education (1 sh, online) • 25 hours of internship tied to TED 403 and SES 401 • LIS 120 (or sooner): Intro. to Instructional Technology (1 sh) *Courses must be taken in the three-semester sequence. NO EXEPTIONS. Additional courses may be required by the major/department.

11. WHAT COURSES IN THE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION WILL I BE REQUIRED TO TAKE? • Fall of Senior Year: • TED 535 (or sooner): Literacy in the Content Area (3 sh) • *ERM 403: Assessment III: Classroom Assessment (1 sh, online) • *TED 5XX: Teaching Practices and Curriculum in ___ (3 sh) • Includes 50 hours of internship • TED 527: French and Spanish • TED 551: English • TED 552: Foreign Languages (French & Spanish) and Latin • TED 553: Social Studies • TED 557: Mathematics • TED 559: Sciences • Spring of Senior Year: • *TED 465: Student Teaching and Seminar (12 sh) *Courses must be taken in the three-semester sequence. NO EXEPTIONS. Additional courses may be required by the major/department.

12. WHAT COURSES AM I REQUIRED TO TAKE FOR SECONDARY TEACHER LICENSURE? • English • STEP Courses • Secondary English Licensure Competencies: • ENG 321 and 322 • Mathematics • STEP Courses • Secondary Mathematics Licensure Competencies: • MAT 330 (fall, jr. yr.) • MAT 405 (spring, jr. yr.) • TED 558 (spring, jr. yr.) • MAT 406 (fall, sr. yr.)

13. WHAT COURSES AM I REQUIRED TO TAKE FOR SECONDARY TEACHER LICENSURE? • Foreign Language (K-12 French & Spanish) and Classical Studies (Latin): • STEP Courses • K-12 Foreign Language (French & Spanish) and Secondary Latin Licensure Competencies: • For Spanish Majors: SPA 321 recommended (jr. yr.) as required Spanish elective. • For Classical Studies (Latin) Majors: CCI 205 and LAT 531. LAT 552 may replace TED 552 as a STEP requirement. • Comprehensive Science: • STEP Courses • Secondary Science Licensure Competencies: • For Biology Majors: GEO 103; one from GEO 111, 205, 311, 314; MAT 151 or 191; and PHY 211 and 212 or PHY 291 and 292. • For Chemistry Majors: BIO 111; BIO 112; GEO 103; and one from GEO 111, 205, 311, 314. • For Physics Majors: BIO 111; BIO 112; GEO 103; and one from GEO 111, 205, 311, 314.

14. WHAT COURSES AM I REQUIRED TO TAKE FOR SECONDARY TEACHER LICENSURE? • Comprehensive Social Studies: • ECO 101 • HIS 308 • HIS 316 • HIS 3XX – Elective in American or World History • HIS 430 (fall, jr. yr.) • HIS 440 (spring, jr. yr.) • Additionally, History Majors will choose 5 courses in at least three different disciplines from the following list: • Anthropology: ATY 213 (recommended), 258, 315, 325, 330, 333, or 335 • Geography: GEO 104, 105, 106/106L, 114, 306, 344, 491, 560, or other regional course • Political Science: PSC 100 (recommended), 260, or 290 • Psychology: PSY 121, 230, 240, 250, 260, 280, or 385 • Sociology: SOC 101, 202, 323, 335, 344, 362, 365, or 420

15. WHOM CAN I CONTACT WITH SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ABOUT MY SUBJECT AREA? • STEP: Dr. Jewell Cooper (jecooper@uncg.edu) • English: Dr. Jeanie Reynolds (jmreyno3@uncg.edu) Dr. Amy Vetter (amvetter@uncg.edu) • Mathematics: Dr. Carol Seaman (ceseaman@uncg.edu) • Latin: Dr. Susan Shelmerdine (shelmerd@uncg.edu) • Foreign Language: Marcia Payne Wooten (mpwooten@uncg.edu) • French: Dr. Carmen Sotomayor (ctsotoma@uncg.edu) • Spanish: Dr. Mariche Garcia de las Bayonas (megarcia@uncg.edu) • Science: Dr. Catherine Matthews (cmatthews@uncg.edu) Angela Webb (awwebb@uncg.edu) • Biology: Dr. Deborah Pelli (deborah_pelli@uncg.edu) • Chemistry: Dr. Jerry Walsh (jlwalsh@uncg.edu) • Physics: Dr. Promod Pratap (pratapp@uncg.edu) • Social Studies: Wayne Journell (wayne_journell@uncg.edu) • Anthropology: Dr. Arthur Murphy (admurphy@uncg.edu) • Economics: Dr. Stuart Allen (stuart_allen@uncg.edu) • Geography: Dr. Jay Lennartson (gilennar@uncg.edu) • History: Dr. Lisa Tolbert (lctolber@uncg.edu) • Political Science: Dr. Bill Crowther (wecrowth@uncg.edu) • Psychology: Dr. George Michel (gfmichel@uncg.edu) • Sociology: Julie Brown (jvbrown@uncg.edu)

16. WHO IS MY SECONDARY EDUCATION ADVISOR? • Jennifer E. Tomon, MS, LPC, NCC • Co-Advisor of Golden Key at UNCG • VETS Program and UNCG Safe Zone Ally • Received undergraduate degree from UNC-Chapel Hill • BA, Education with Second Major in Psychology • Teaching Fellow, Varsity Athlete, Campus Leadership • Taught 6th grade English/Language Arts and Social Studies • Served as an athletic coach, team leader, member of various school-based and county-wide committees • Participated in NCCAT, NCAE, NEA, NCTF, World View • Advised, counseled, and mentored student-athletes in the Academic Support Program for Student-Athletes at NC State • Substitute taught at the high school level • Received graduate degree from NC State • MS, Counselor Education (College Counseling track) • National Certified Counselor • Licensed Professional Counselor

17. WHY DO I HAVE A SECONDARY EDUCATION ADVISOR? • To provide shared advising with the advising within the major (primarily during the freshman and sophomore years (and the first semester of the junior year)) • To offer guidance specific to secondary education • To offer a “home base” for all secondary education students within the School of Education • To serve as a liaison between the School of Education and academic departments housing degrees leading to teacher licensure • To provide individualized advising, counseling, and mentoring to promote academic, career, and personal exploration and development

18. WHICH ADVISOR WILL I SEE FOR REGISTRATION? • Your major advisor AND your secondary education advisor • The major advisor is the expert regarding the major and the courses required for the major. • The secondary education advisor is the expert regarding secondary education and the courses required for teacher licensure. • You should meet/communicate with both advisors in order to stay well-informed. • With some departments (e.g. History), joint advising will be available. • You need to meet with me at least once for admission into Teacher Education. • Details regarding registration advising sessions (and appointments) with the secondary education advisor will be sent via email beginning one month prior to registration.

19. WHO IS LIKELY TO GET A RICH ADVISING EXPERIENCE? • Scenario 1: Sam attends the Secondary Education Orientation. After receiving an email from the advisor regarding advising for registration, Sam schedules an appointment online. Sam comes prepared for the advising session but asks for assistance choosing classes. The advisor gives Sam some general suggestions regarding Sam’s schedule. • Scenario 2: Alex attends the Secondary Education Orientation. After looking over the materials, Alex contacts the advisor to schedule an individual advising session. Alex and the advisor meet to discuss Alex’s interests, strengths and weaknesses, goals and aspirations, and barriers and limitations. Later in the semester, Alex receives an email from the advisor regarding advising for registration and schedules an appointment online. Alex comes prepared for the advising session but asks for assistance choosing classes. The advisor gives Alex specific suggestions regarding a schedule that matches Alex’s interests, strengths, and goals.

20. HOW DO I PREPARE BEFORE A REGISTRATION ADVISING SESSION? • Review online degree evaluation (using UNCGenie) • You may consult the advising worksheets; however, remember that the online degree evaluation will be the most accurate and up-to-date. • Review course availability • Remember: Some courses are only offered during specific semesters and times of the day. • Research instructor/course grade distributions (utilize sites such as Pick-A-Prof: www.pickaprof.com) • Read the student reviews; they sometimes offer useful information regarding teaching style, exam style, etc.. • Prepare a tentative schedule (with back-ups) • Plan for at least 15 semester hours; you can always drop a course later if necessary (make sure to know the drop date). • If you plan to register for five courses, have at least three or four alternatives. • Create a list of questions to ask advisor

21. WHAT INFORMATION ABOUT ME IS USEFUL FOR MY ADVISOR TO KNOW? • Personal learning style • e.g. “I learn best in an environment that uses group-work/collaboration as a learning tool.” • Individual strengths and weaknesses (academic, social, etc.) • e.g. “I am good at verbally explaining concepts; however, I struggle with written communication.” • Patterns of behavior • e.g. “Last semester I missed five 8:00 am classes due to oversleeping.” • Interests • e.g. “I love to read about the events of World War II and the social climate in Eastern Europe during that period.” • Goals/aspirations • e.g. “It has always been my dream to teach high school Biology and to get my Master’s Degree.” • Barriers/limitations • e.g. “I struggle to study as much as I should, because I live at home where I help take care of my siblings.” • e.g. “I sometimes forget to take my medication for Attention Deficit Disorder, which results in my losing focus during lecture courses.”

22. WHERE CAN I FIND SOME ESSENTIAL RESOURCES? • Secondary Education Advising Facebook Group: www.facebook.com • Search “UNCG Secondary Education Advising” • STEP Information and Links (SAC Website): http://www.uncg.edu/soe/newsite/sarc/step.html • Secondary Education Handbook: http://www.uncg.edu/soe/student_advising/sarc_handbooks.html • Teacher Education Handbook: http://www.uncg.edu/ted/documents/Handbook.TA.UG.0210.09.pdf • Mathematics Education Handbook: http://www.uncg.edu/mat/undergraduate/LicensureHandbook.pdf • Secondary Social Studies Education Website: http://www.uncg.edu/~awjourne/Students

23. WHAT ARE MY NEXT STEPS? • READ the Teacher Education Handbook, the Secondary Education Handbook, and any other handbooks relevant to your area of study. • Meet with your major advisor and the secondary education advisor.

24. HOW DO I CONTACT MY SECONDARY EDUCATION ADVISOR FOR QUESTIONS OR TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT? • Contact Jennifer Tomon • Monday-Friday • 8:00 am to 5:00 pm • jetomon@uncg.edu • (336) 256-1253 • Walk-ins welcome but availability not guaranteed • 341G Curry Building • Sign in at the front desk in 341A Curry

25. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? • General questions • Save questions specific to your situation for an individual advising session