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Council on Teacher Education

Council on Teacher Education. www.cote.illinois.edu. Who and Where. Brenda Clevenger Evans bmclvngr@illinois.edu Jeff Buck jbuck@illinois.edu 505 E. Green Street, Champaign, IL (above PNC bank and Cold Stone Creamery) 217-333-7195 Hours 8:30 – 12 and 1 – 5 . What We Do .

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Council on Teacher Education

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  1. Council on Teacher Education www.cote.illinois.edu

  2. Who and Where • Brenda Clevenger Evans • bmclvngr@illinois.edu • Jeff Buck • jbuck@illinois.edu 505 E. Green Street, Champaign, IL (above PNC bank and Cold Stone Creamery) 217-333-7195 Hours 8:30 – 12 and 1 – 5

  3. What We Do • Answer Certification Questions • Answer Endorsement Questions • Complete Final Audit for Certification

  4. What We Do • Monitor compliance with the Common Assessment Plan (CAP) • www.cote.illinois.edu/about/governance/policies/CAP_Undergraduate.pdf • Criminal Background Check – • Currently $54 (cash, Visa, MasterCard, or money order) • Bloodborne Pathogen Training • GPA (content, professional education, UI, and overall) • Grades in content/professional education • Safety Education Module • Student Teaching Agreement

  5. When You Contact Us • E-mail • Include UIN and major • Contact Jeff or me, not both • Include previous communications when e-mailing • Appointments • Call 333-7195

  6. New ISBE Rules • Effective February 1, 2012 • No professional education or content course with a grade lower than a ‘C’ can be used toward certification, endorsement, or approval • No professional education or content course taken for CR/NC can be used toward certification, endorsement or approval

  7. Teaching Certificates • Elementary Education (Type 3) • K-9 self-contained classrooms • In all likelihood limited to K-4 if you don’t have middle grade endorsement(s) • Early Childhood (Type 04) • Birth through grade 3 (self-contained) • At UI automatically receive EC SPED approval (for Special Ed pre-k) • Additional requirements to teach EC SPED K-3

  8. Teaching Certificates • Secondary (Type 09) • Teach specific subjects • Grades 6-12 • Grades 9-12 w/o middle grade endorsement • MG coursework built in to secondary ed minor • Special (Type 10) • Visual Arts, Music, Library Information Specialist, P.E., Foreign Languages

  9. Teaching Certificates • Special Education (Type 10) • LBS I • LBS II

  10. Middle Grade Endorsements • Grades 5-8 • Broad based • Typically 18 hours in subject • Exceptions • Recommend at least two • State shortage areas: math, science, foreign language, ESL, bilingual

  11. Middle Grade Endorsements • Must take Middle Grade Coursework • CI 410, EPS 427, EPSY 430 • Online through UI and during summers • Reminder: built into secondary ed minor • Other institutions (link on CoTE website) • Most students take between junior/senior year • Can delay certification and take summer after graduation • Can also do anytime after as well – different process

  12. Middle Grade Endorsements • For Elementary Education majors • Social Science built into program • Close in General Science (14-18) • 18 hours = all 4 hour science courses • Close in Language Arts (13-20) • English, Journalism, Speech, Creative Writing, BTW • Something outside of these areas check with Council • Area of Concentration gives you a start

  13. Endorsements • Foreign language • K-4, 5-8: 18 hours • 9-12: 20 hours + pass content test + pass APT for 6-12 or K-12 – recommend K-12 • Recommend passing content test for any foreign language endorsement (HQ) • Limited test dates for Arabic, Hebrew, Italian, Latin, Japanese, Korean, Russian

  14. High School Endorsements • Grades 9-12 • Available to Secondary Ed and LBS I candidates • Most require a minimum of 24 hours + passing content test • Many require specific coursework – see Council website

  15. ESL vs. Bilingual Education • ESL teaches non-native speakers English • instructor only required to know English • Bilingual: the non-native English speakers all have the same language background, and the teacher speaks both languages as a means of content instruction. Must be able to speak foreign language as well.

  16. Transitional Bilingual Certificate • Valid for 6 years • Must be legally present and have legal authorization for employment (apply thru ROE) • Bachelor’s degree • Successful completion of appropriate foreign language proficiency exam – different than foreign language content test

  17. Testing • Basic Skills • Be sure SSN is correct • Send scores to UIUC (052) • Bank scores • 5x limit

  18. Testing • Additional tests required for certification • Final year in program • APT test • Content area test • LBS I has two tests in addition to APT (LBS I/SPED General Curr) • 5x limit on all tests

  19. Council Website • Endorsements • www.cote.illinois.edu/certification/Endorsements.html • Trainings/CBC • www.cote.illinois.edu • Student Portal • www.cote.illinois.edu • Resources • www.cote.illinois.edu/certification/Resources.html

  20. Who to Contact • Degree Requirements – Academic Advisor • Certification Requirements – Jeff or me • Certification requirements are subject to change w/o notice

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