Elementary EducationInduction meeting

April 1, 2014151 Everitt Lab6:00 p.m.

Council on Teacher Education

www.cote.illinois.edu

What We Do• Monitor compliance with the

Common Assessment Plan (CAP)– www.cote.illinois.edu/about/governance/policies/

CAP_Undergraduate.pdf

– Criminal Background Check (more later)– Annual Bloodborne Pathogen Training– GPA (content, professional education, UI, and overall)

(2.5)– Grades in content/professional education (C or better)– Safety Education Module– Mandated Reporter Training/Acknowledgement– Student Teaching Agreement– Tests (Basic Skills, Content Test, APT, edTPA) (more later)– TB testing

What We Do (continued)

• Answer Licensure Questions• Answer Endorsement Questions• Complete Final Audit for

Licensure/Recommendation for licensure

Endorsements

• An endorsement is a statement appearing on a license that identifies the specific subjects (at various grade levels) that the license holder is authorized to teach

• All will be endorsed in Elementary Education: Self-Contained General Education (k-9)

Endorsements (continued)• Requirements are listed in our website• Middle grade endorsements (grades 5-

8)– Content specific (there is no “generic”

middle grade endorsement)– Typically 18 hours in subject

• Exceptions: Math/English as a Second Language/Bilingual education

– Recommend at least two endorsements– State needs: math, science, foreign

language, ESL, bilingual

Endorsements (continued)• All middle grade endorsements

require Middle Grade Coursework• CI 410, EPS 427, EPSY 430 (if from this

campus)• Online through UI (Summers)

• Other institutions (link on CoTE website)• Most students take between

junior/senior year• Do not delay taking these courses as

middle grade endorsements may not always be available.

Endorsements (continued)• Social Science requirements met (If

MG courses are taken) • Close in General Science (14-18)–Most physical and life science courses

count

• Close in Language Arts (13-20)– English, Journalism, Speech, Creative Writing, BTW, CWL– Courses outside of these areas should check with Council

• Area of Concentration gives you a start (if not finish requirements)

• May use Gen Ed courses if they apply

Endorsements (continued)

• Foreign language– 5-8: 18 hours of coursework

• Recommend you take/pass the content test even though it isn’t required as that would make you “highly qualified”

– K-4: 24 hours of coursework and pass test– 9th grade: 24 hours of coursework and pass

test

Testing• Admission based partially on your

passing Basic Skills test (now called the Test of Academic Proficiency)

• If you are using the ACT/SAT in place of the Basic Skills test, be sure to create an ISBE account AND request ACT OR SAT send your test scores directly to ISBE

• Directions for this are on the COTE website (via a link from the main page)

• If you do not do this, you will eventually be thrown out of the program

Testing (continued)• No additional licensure tests taken first

year of program• Elementary/Middle Grade (110)–Must take/pass prior to student teaching

(state law)

• Assessment of Professional Teaching: Grades K-9 or Pre K-12 (either is acceptable)– Generally taken during student teaching but

may take on the same day as content test.

ISBE Rules– No professional education or content

course with a grade lower than a ‘C’ may be used toward licensure, endorsement, or approval

– Cannot use Credit/No Credit, Pass/Fail, or Proficiency Credit toward licensure, approvals, or endorsements

– Advance Placement credit MAY, however, be used

Who to Contact

• Degree Requirements (including Area of Concentration) – Michael Parrish

• Certification Requirements – Council on Teacher Education– Advice on endorsements do not

supersede or negate degree or AOC requirements-always check with Michael regarding your plans.

Criminal Background Check(fingerprinting)

• Directions, forms, and links can be found under www.cote.illinois.edu and then, in the right column under “Criminal Background Check”

• You must go through Accurate Biometrics– Office locations, days, and times can be found at

http://www.accuratebiometrics.com/fingerprint_Region_Map.asp

– Be sure to fill out and use the COTE form– http://www.cote.illinois.edu/fingerprintform.pdf

• If you don’t hear from the COTE that you have cleared within 3 weeks, contact my office.

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

When You Contact Us• E-mail– Include your UIN and major– Contact one of us (not both), then stick

with that person.– Include previous communications when

e-mailing

• Appointments– I don’t attempt to schedule

appointments by email.– Call the secretary at 333-7195