Teacher Education Progression at Cumberland How to be sure you are on schedule to apply for a teaching license when you thought you could!

1st semester freshman (Fall): ED 201 Education as a Profession Background check, insurance (annually) Core Academic Skills Tests (reading, writing, math) except for students with an ACT of 21+ or an SAT of 1020+ ets.org Praxis Series for Tennessee

2nd semester freshman (spring) ED 190 Intro to Computers for Teachers ED 230 Exceptional/Culturally Diverse Individual Portfolio in Canvas begins FE (documentation on log) TEP I Background check, insurance, 2.75 GPA, one disposition rating, Core Academic Skills tests (3) passed Successful interview = ADMISSION to TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAM Disposition rating from a faculty member from whom you have taken a course, your advisor, or another ed professional (FE) – email admin assistant Molly Agee who will send them a link for the rating TEP I – Nov. 11 and 12 9:00-4:00 sign ups are available here and thereafter in the ed office THIS TIME – shorter time frame – bring proof that you have registered for Core Academic but will not be admitted until passed / again in February

What happens if I don’t pass TEP I? Day during the exam period to provide missing evidence : listed in the letter you receive Cannot provide missing evidence by the deadline? Reinterview for TEP I in the following semester You may interview twice only.

Sophomore and Junior Years ED 301 Strategies in Teaching Requires a B as a requirement for TEP II Complete the remainder of education courses according to selected program and under guidance of education advisor Coordinate coursework with guidance of content advisor for secondary dual majors 1st semester junior year – submit graduation evaluation form to registrar Grad eval – time to do something about any missing work

Senior Year First semester (fall): intent to graduate to registrar ED 432 Classroom Management ED 433 Methods in Education TEP II Background check up to date, insurance 2 disposition ratings Undergrads – ALL required licensure tests passed (scores returned to education office) Portfolio defense* FE documentation in Canvas If you take a Praxis test and do not pass, immediately inform the CFE to discuss * This semester – once signed up for TEP II, told what faculty member will be reviewing your portfolio

TEP II (cont.) Full admission to the program through TEP I Minimum GPA: 2.75 Math 110 or 111 (depends on program) Completion of ed and content courses with no less than C in each course ED 301 with B Demonstration to faculty and school partners of dispositions/conduct for successful student teaching

TEP II (cont.) No record of compromised academic integrity If you pass TEP II… Submit form for student teaching placement preference during the summer or no later than 2 weeks after the start of your Methods class On the CU website in the TEP handbook TEP II Nov. 23 and 24

Last semester of senior year STUDENT TEACHING

Professional Semester of Student Teaching Register for ST AND seminar Two placements: 8 weeks and 7 weeks No additional job If you complete ST successfully… WOOHOO! We recommend you to the state for licensure! Elem: K-3; 4-6 Secondary; MS and HS Follow teacher schedule; plan family reunions, vacations, doctor’s appts., etc. outside that schedule follow break schedule of the school system

Your responsibility for licensure CHANGE ALERT! The way we recommend you for your TN license changed Sept. 1, 2015. Everything is now done through TNCompass.

What you do during student teaching for licensure… Request that an official transcript from ALL colleges/universities you attended be submitted directly from that institution to… Tennessee State Dept. of Education Office of Educator Licensing 710 James Robertson Parkway 12th Floor, Andrew Johnson Tower Nashville, TN 37243

Licensure (cont.) What we do: submit your CU official transcript by uploading it to TNCompass All documents are matched and license is issued. No hard copies Email that your license has been processed Go to http://www.tn.gov/education/section/licensing Click on “For New Applicants” under the Check Your License Status in the right-hand corner and print your copy of your license

Who Does What… Molly Agee magee@cumberland.edu Dr. M. Anderson (CFE) (secondary) manderson@cumberland.edu Dr. S. Finch (secondary) sfinch@cumberland.edu Dr. Kim Finch (elementary) kfinch@cumberland.edu Dr. Sandy Smith (special ed) sandy.smith@cumberland.edu Dr. Eric Cummings, Dean of the School of Humanities, Education, and the Arts ecummings@cumberland.edu

The Website www.cumberland.edu Academics Education TEP handbook and requirements http://www.cumberland.edu/academics/education/u ndergraduate/licensure/tep/ If you transferred into CU or if you are off schedule perhaps because you decided to pursue a license sometime after your freshman year, it is IMPERATIVE that you set up an appointment with your ed advisor and map out a timeline!! If you are a grad student, please stay so we can go over the grad requirements and some changes.