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Northwest Florida State College Bachelor of Science in Education. Elementary Education Middle Grades Mathematics Middle Grades General Science. Overview of Preparation for the Profession. Understanding Your Course Syllabi. Competencies and Skills, Performance Standards and Indicators.
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Northwest Florida State CollegeBachelor of Science in Education Elementary Education Middle Grades Mathematics Middle Grades General Science
Competencies and Skills, Performance Standards and Indicators
Competencies and SkillsPerformance Standards and Indicators • FEAPs/Professional Educator Competencies • Subject Area Competencies • Uniform Core Curriculum • NG Sunshine State Standards • Common Core State Standards • ESOL Domains • Reading Competencies
Florida Educator Accomplished Practices (FEAPs, PECs) • Instructional Design and Lesson Planning • The Learning Environment • Instructional Delivery and Facilitation • Assessment • Continuous Professional Improvement • Professional Responsibility and Ethical Conduct
Florida Subject Area Competencies (FSAC) • Elementary Education K-6 (32) • Middle Grades Mathematics 5-9 (10) • Middle Grades General Science 5-9 (9) • Addressed in lower and upper division coursework • Assessed on subject area exams
Uniform Core Curriculum (UCC) • 2012 Florida Statutes • Title XLVIII Chapter 1004.04(2)(b) Public accountability and state approval for teacher preparation programs The rules to establish uniform core curricula for each state-approved teacher preparation program must include, but are not limited to, a State Board of Education identified foundation in scientifically researched, knowledge-based reading literacy and computational skills acquisition; classroom management; school safety; professional ethics; educational law; human development and learning; and understanding of the Sunshine State Standards content measured by state achievement tests, reading and interpretation of data, and use of data to improve student achievement. Available: http://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2012/Chapter1004/All
Next Generation Sunshine State Standards (NGSSS) • Next Generation Sunshine State Standards (NGSSS) and Common Core State Standards (CCSS) menu http://www.floridastandards.org/Downloads.aspx • Key word search of Next Generation Sunshine State Standards by subject area and grade level • http://www.floridastandards.org/Standards/FLStandardSearch.aspx
Common Core State Standards • On July 27 of 2010, the State Board of Education passed the vote to approve the adoption of the Common Core State Standards for English/Language Arts and Mathematics. • For further information go to • http://www.cpalms.org/Standards/Common_Core_Standards.aspx
Timeline for Implementation of Common Core State Standards (CCSS)
ESOL • Domain 1: Culture (Cross-Cultural Communications) • Domain 2: Language and Literacy (Applied Linguistics) • Domain 3: Methods of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) • Domain 4: ESOL Curriculum and Materials Development • Domain 5: Assessment (ESOL Testing and Evaluation) • Domains-big, overarching categories of competency • Standards-more specific descriptions of competency for each Domain • Indicators-behaviors demonstrating competency for each Standard
Reading Competencies • Competency 1: Foundations of Reading Instruction • Competency 2: Application of Research-Based Instructional Practices • Competency 3: Foundations of Assessment • Competency 4: Foundations and Applications of Differentiated Instruction • Competency 5: Demonstration of Accomplishment
Critical Assignments • Critical Assignments (CAs) are used to assess student mastery of FEAP indicators, ESOL standards, Reading competencies, Uniform Core Curriculum, and NGSSS/CCSS. • Non-Critical assignments are used to address FEAP indicators, ESOL standards, Reading competencies, Uniform Core Curriculum, NGSSS/CCSS, Florida Subject Area Competencies
Let’s Review Competencies and Skills, Performance Standards and Indicators
Professional Disposition • Habits and behaviors of the effective professional educator • Outlined in BSE Student Handbook • Field experience evaluations and course work are data points • Individual Success Plan (ISP) can be initiated by any instructor • May be grounds for dismissal from the BSE program, regardless of academic standing • Making a point! http://youtu.be/QPotqTmzur0
Florida Teacher Certification Exams (FTCE) • Exams taken for certification in the State of Florida • The FTCE is comprised of three tests: • General Knowledge—pass before admission to the BSE program • Professional Education—take during methods semester, pass before internship • Subject Area Exam(s)—pass before internship • FTCE Competencies and Skills available online http://www.fldoe.org/asp/ftce/ftcecomp.asp • NWFSC offers FTCE review courses http://www.nwfsc.edu/BSEducation/documents/2012/FTCEreview_fall_2012.pdf • For more information on Florida certification exams http://www.fldoe.org/asp/ftce/