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So you want to be a teacher?

So you want to be a teacher?. Buffalo State College Teacher Certification Office Caudell Hall, room 101 1300 Elmwood Ave. Buffalo, NY 14222. START. Steps to certification.

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So you want to be a teacher?

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  1. So you want to be a teacher? Buffalo State College Teacher Certification Office Caudell Hall, room 101 1300 Elmwood Ave. Buffalo, NY 14222 START

  2. Steps to certification Being a teacher is very rewarding (and challenging!) The road to get there is not always easy, though. This PowerPoint presentation is designed to help you make some sense of it all.

  3. Student Timeline of Requirements

  4. What are the requirements to become certified? • Academic Preparation • Teacher Certification Exams • Seminars • Fingerprinting • Apply

  5. Academic Preparation This means either a B.S. in Education, a M.S. in Education, or completion of a Post Baccalaureate Certification Only Program in Education from Buffalo State College. Psst… don’t forget to apply for graduation!

  6. √ Academic Preparation Teacher Certification Exams Seminars Fingerprinting Apply The next step is the exams

  7. What exams must I pass? • Liberal Arts and Sciences Test (LAST) • Elementary and Secondary Assessment of Teaching Skills Written (ATS-W) • Content Specialty Tests (CSTs) in the content area of certification

  8. When should I take the exams? LAST should be taken your junior year in college. ATS-W should be taken the semester before student teaching. Content Specialty Test (CST) should be taken the semester before student teaching. * Your department may have specific requirements for when you should take the exams To register for these exams, visit www.nystce.nesinc.com

  9. √ √ Academic Preparation Teacher Certification Exams Seminars Fingerprinting Apply The next step is the seminars

  10. What Seminars Do I Need? • School Violence Prevention and Intervention Workshop (S.A.V.E.) • Child Abuse Identification Workshop • Drug and Alcohol Awareness Seminar • Fire and Arson Safety Seminar • Students completing an Elementary Education B.S. program through Buffalo State College may be required to take an additional HIV/Exposure Seminar.

  11. Seminars You should take these seminars the semester before student teaching.

  12. Seminars To register for the S.A.V.E., Fire & Arson Safety and the Drug & Alcohol Seminar: • Call the Continuing Education Office at 878-5907, or check their Web site: http://www.buffalostate.edu/academics/cenc/ • Off-campus: Call your local BOCES. Click here for a list of BOCES offices. • On-line: www.francisschool.com

  13. Seminars cont… Training in the Child Abuse Identification workshop is available the following three ways: • In-person, on campus: Call the Center for the Development of Human Services at 876-7600 • In-person, off campus: Call your local BOCES. Click here for a list of BOCES offices. • On-line: www.nysna.org. Click "Logon & Learn"

  14. Seminars cont… Elementary Education majors: Training for the HIV/Exposure seminar is arranged through your EDU 402 instructor, or the Student Teaching Supervisor. You will be given information during student teaching.

  15. √ √ √ Academic Preparation Teacher Certification Exams Seminars Fingerprinting Apply The next step is fingerprinting

  16. Fingerprinting Fingerprinting should be done the semester before student teaching • Obtain a fingerprinting packet from your department

  17. Fingerprinting • Fill out the fingerprint consent form sections 1,2, and 5. Fill out the top portion of the fingerprint cards. • Get a money order for $99 payable to the New York State Education Department. NO PERSONAL CHECKS ACCEPTED. (Please note that the agency that is performing the fingerprinting service may require a separate fee.)

  18. Fingerprinting process cont… • Take the completed fingerprint packet and the $99 fee to the campus police, any local law enforcement agency, or your local BOCES to get fingerprinted. • Mail the completed OSPRA 101, the completed fingerprint cards and the $99 fee to OSPRA in the pre-addressed envelope.

  19. √ √ √ √ Academic Preparation Teacher Certification Exams Seminars Fingerprinting Apply The next step is applying for certification

  20. Applying for certification The New York State Education Department will not automatically send you your teaching certificate. You must complete an application.

  21. Applying for Certification If you completed a registered teacher education program at Buffalo State College that leads to a certificate in that area, then you may apply through our Teacher Certification Office. If you have any questions, you may call our office at (716) 878-6121. Application packets should be submitted the month you plan to graduate, the month you complete the requirements, or anytime after.

  22. Applying for Certification When you submit an application to our office, we process it and mail it to the New York State Education Department. Albany will mail your certificate in approximately 8 weeks. Your certificate will not be forwarded to a new address so if you move you must inform SED. Use their Web site at www.nysed.gov.

  23. √ √ √ √ √ Academic Preparation Teacher Certification Exams Seminars Fingerprinting Apply CONGRATULATIONS!!You are now a certified teacher!

  24. Student Timeline of Requirements

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