Teacher Education Program

1. Teacher Education Program

2. Where are you now? Admission to Purdue University Admission to Respective Academic College for Teacher Education Waiting to CODO to Respective Academic College for Teacher Education Block I (EDCI 205/EDCI 285) Attend Teacher Education Program Orientation Attend a CODO Informational Meeting

3. What do you have to do NOW?To Enroll in Block IICoursework, GPA, and Portfolio Assessmentrequirements also must be met. Take Praxis I (PPST or Computerized PPST) Reading, Writing, Mathematics

4. Date to remember: Semester Application Due Date Teacher Education Program (TEP) Application is due by the last day of classes in the semester. Submit: Application Form Signature Form What do you have to do NOW?To Enroll in Block II

5. What do you have to do NOW? Switch on to these resources • Bookmark www.education.purdue.edu/licensure • Subscribe www.education.purdue.edu/oppl/ guide00/etc/listserve.html

6. Where are you going? Performance Based Standards and Licensing Unit Assessment Component What a teacher should Indicators of know and be able to do: success: Knowledge Standards Dispositions Performances

7. National Standards NCATE National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education  Standards for the accreditation of Schools, Colleges and Depts. of Education  Purdue University’s Teacher Preparation Program is accredited by NCATE. 

8. National Standards INTASC Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium  10 Core Principles for Beginning Teachers  Adopted in 1994 by the Indiana Department of Education Division of Professional Standards 

9. State Standards Indiana Standards • Developmental Standards: Early Childhood, Middle Childhood, Early Adolescence, Adolescence/Young Adulthood • Content Standards: Subject Areas  Indiana Dept. of Education Division of Professional Standards 

10. Institutional Standards Model for Professional Preparation  Preparation Based on Research and Best Practice Purdue University Teacher Education Program 

11. Institutional Standards

12. Where are you going? Performance Based Standards and Licensing Unit Assessment Component Gate A - Admission to Teacher Education Program TEP Application required. Gate B – Admission to methods courses No application is required. Gate C – Admission to the professional semester No application is required. Gate D – License eligibility License application required.

13. Where are you going? Requirements for Passing through the Gates • Specific Course Work • GPA: Overall, Content, Professional Education • Portfolio Assessment • Standardized Tests: Praxis I and II • Criminal History Report • Degree

14. Where are you going? • Praxis I: • PPST or Computerized PPST • required for admission to the • Teacher Education Program • (Gate A) • Take prior to Block II (EDPS 235/265) or EDPS 270 or EDPS 460. • Release scores to Purdue University West Lafayette (Code R#1631). IMPORTANT I

15. Where are you going? • Praxis II Specialty Area Tests • required for Gate C by all • program areas, except • Agriculture Education • Take prior to student teaching after you have completed the majority of courses in your major area. • The Praxis II tests are only offered 7 times a year and must be registered for in advance. IMPORTANT I

16. LicensureApply for Indiana Licensure through OPPL upon graduation. Indiana hasreciprocity with approximately 40 states plus the District ofColumbia.

17. Licensure

18. Licensure • Requirement for All Beginning Teachers Indiana Mentoring & Assessment Program  Organized around the IN Dept. of Education Division of Professional Standards portfolio assessments • License Renewal Professional Growth Plan  May include completion of approved academic credit

19. Test Your Teacher Education Program (TEP) Knowledge • You need to complete Block I with a “B” average or better to be admitted to the TEP. True • Gate A is acceptance into Purdue University’s TEP. True • An application is required for each of the Gates. False

20. Test Your TEP Knowledge • The Praxis II Specialty Area Tests can be taken on the computer.  False • You need to maintain a professional education GPA of 3.00 with no grade lower than a “C” for any single professional education course.  True

21. Test Your TEP Knowledge • The Student Teaching Application is the same application that is used for Gate A admission.  False • The TEP Application can be submitted electronically.  False

22. Test Your TEP Knowledge • The TEP Application Due Date is the last day of classes each semester.  True • The Gates are the same as the Blocks.  False • If you plan on student teaching in the spring semester, you must complete your application in November 1½ years prior to student teaching.  True

23. Test Your TEP Knowledge • The Praxis II Specialty Area Tests can be taken after student teaching.  False • The performance-based program at Purdue incorporates standards by AAA.  False • Portfolio assessment is part of the Gate system.  True

24. Office of Professional Preparation and Licensure (OPPL) 3229 Beering Hallwww.education.purdue.edu/licensure/ 494-5486