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Check the MAT Website You are responsible for the program requirements posted on the website. Your attendance at this meeting or viewing of this screencast indicates that you understand this requirement. Notice MAT Important Information Contract  Maintain 3.0 or better GPA  All classes finished before internship

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On-Line Classes Asynchronous vs. Synchronous Check Blackboard BEFORE the first day of classes. You may have an assignment due on the first day of classes. Some on-line classes have chat sessions and on-campus meetings – Check the schedule.

Course Selection Summer/Fall 2015 schedules available on-line Check for “special notes” before enrolling in courses

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How to Register Go to my.uca.edu and sign in.

How to Register Click on Self-Service then Student & Financial Aid.

How to Register Click on Registration then Registration – add/drop classes. You will then be able to select the term and search for classes you want to take.

MAT 5310 and 5320  Prerequisites to all other courses. Recommend ASTL 6380 (Research Methods) taken within first 9 hours of coursework. MAT 6310 (Diversity)  Take MAT 6302 and MAT 6311 first.  Enroll in semester before internship. MAT 6699  Internship  Taken LAST Course Selection

Summer 2015 ITEC 6368 – Business Tech **BIOL 6395 – Science WLAN 5330 – Foreign Languages *Social Studies – Summer Institute Fall 2015 FACS 6300 – Current Issues BIOL 6395 – Science WLAN 5325/5315 – Foreign Languages ENGL 5358 Content Elective Courses (7-12 Licenses)

Please Amy Thompson, if you need a content methods course that is not listed.

May Intercession MAT 5390: Practicum  For MAT students who have provisional licenses or who are teaching at a private or charter school only and who have been the teacher of record in the classroom for the last semester Fall 2015 MAT 5390: Practicum  REQUIRED orientation meeting – check schedule MAT 6699: Internship  REQUIRED orientation meeting – check schedule  Check UCA for assignment Field Experiences

Internship Teacher of Record is our preference. PAID Internship in your OWN classroom Placed Interns – Passing Praxis II scores are due with internship application packets. If you’re placed:  Paperwork  2-3 all day on-campus meetings throughout the semester  $250 fee

Internship  Placed Interns: No cold calling or setting up internship or practicum placements before attending practicum orientation or the internship placement meetings. Many districts require us to go through human resources.  Those with jobs: Praxis 2 scores are due by the night of the internship meeting in August.

Important Dates for Internship Placement Thursday, April 2 at 6 PM  Mashburn 103  For those needing Fall '15 placement Thursday, April 16 at 4:30pm  Placement forms due! [See MAT website AFTER THE MEETING.]  If you’re not sure, submit the forms and withdraw if hired.

Important Internship Note Please do not register for internship because you plan to have a job. This does not give us accurate internship numbers. You can register up until the night of the internship meeting in August. Please only register for internship IF:  You have submitted a placement packet  You have a job as a teacher of record in your own classroom

Background Check After registration in the Practicum course, you will be ed the forms to complete and return. Student Connect - Cost is $10. Submit payment AFTER you receive an e- mail from Student Connect. Be sure to check SPAM folder These MUST be completed before ANY field.

Petition for Candidacy If you started the MAT program after May 2014, the UCA Graduate School has removed the requirement that candidates complete the Petition for Candidacy form. Candidates are now required to track their own progress in their program of study through the DEGREE WORKS link of the MyUCA portal.

Arkansas History Required for licensure for P-4, middle level, and secondary social studies licensure areas. Now you can take for FREE at Arkansas Ideas. Information has been sent to the listserv Also be posted under “Announcements” on the MAT web page

Program Changes Praxis test changes are always ongoing. Keep your eye on the listserv.

PRAXIS – ETS Website Which Praxis Do I Take?

Praxis I Corepass by end of your first semester Praxis II CONTENTpass before internship or prior to applying for provisional Praxis II PEDAGOGY (Principles of Learning and Teaching) take during internship Praxis

Praxis I Core Please note:  MUST be passed by the end of your first semester  NO MORE lifting of the holds/”extensions”  Use UCA recipient code 6012

“Praxis I” “Praxis II”

“Old” tests (5710, 5720, and 5730) honored until September 2016 (if the test was taken prior to Sept 1, 2013). You may NO LONGER take the PPST for admission. If you did take/pass only SOME of the "old" PPST tests (if the test was taken prior to Sept 1, 2013), those tests will be honored, but any new tests you take must be the "Core" required Praxis tests. Praxis Changes – Praxis I Core "Test codes are provided for your information. Always verify correct codes on the "Arkansas requirements" section of the ETS website."

Old TestNew Test New Test # Score 5141 (5142) English (5143) Math (5144) Social Studies (5145) Science You must pass 2 of the 4 content areas. If you took and passed the “old” test (5141), those scores will be honored until September 2016 (if the test was taken prior to Sept 1, 2013). Praxis Changes Praxis II – Middle School "Test codes are provided for your information. Always verify correct codes on the "Arkansas requirements" section of the ETS website."

Praxis Changes Praxis II TestCurrent Version New VersionNew Cut Score Arkansas Launch Date P /1/16 FACS /1/15 Chemistry /1/15 Physics /1/15

Praxis Changes Praxis II Science Licensure Changes Starting in fall 2015, candidates applying for Physical Science Licensure grades 7-12 will take the Physics (5265) or Chemistry (5245) exam. Programs for Physical Science License will be discontinued in August Candidates enrolled prior to that date will be allowed to complete the program for Physical Science licensure. Physics and Chemistry will also be available as an endorsement to a current license by testing out starting in fall 2015.

PRAXIS Changes Coming American Sign Language (ASL), grades K-12 ASL is now available as another foreign language licensure area. The candidates are required to pass the American Sign Language (0632) and the World Language Pedagogy (5841) exams. There are currently no approved programs of study for initial licensure. The area can be added to a standard license by testing out as soon as the test is approved.

PRAXIS Changes Coming Computer Science, grades 4-12 HB 1183 requires each public high school and public charter school to offer a course in computer science. In preparation for it becoming law, computer science has been added as a licensure content area. ETS will be working with the ADE for the next few months to get the Praxis Computer Science (5651) exam through the state review and approval process. Until programs of study are developed and approved, it will be available as an endorsement to a current license by testing out.

Praxis I and II The Praxis® Core are now available for continuous testing with official scores for Reading and Mathematics released within 10– 11 business days from the test date, and within 15–16 business days for Writing. More titles are coming for continuous testing. Additional titles that will be offered continuously beginning in the 2015–16 testing year: Marketing Education (5561) Music: Content Knowledge (5113)

Up to $5,000 of your tuition paid Commit to doing field and work for 3 years in a partnership district Middle School or Secondary: Math, Science, or English P3T Grant

Little Rock North Little Rock Carlisle Clarksville Dollarway El Dorado Harrison Jasper Pine Bluff Watson Chapel West Memphis White Hall Arkansas School for the Deaf Partnership Districts Interested? Contact Dr. Williams –

Professionalism and Etiquette Use: Mr., Mrs., Ms., Dr. when addressing faculty/staff Include a clear, direct subject line Use a “professional” address Be cautious with humor Watch the tone of your Do not use curse words or slang Check for spelling, punctuation, and grammar errors

Provisional License All information (checklist) on MAT website Must pass Praxis II and be continuously enrolled We don’t process until you have been offered a job. YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to follow up on background checks to ensure your license is processed!

Secondary Licensure – 30 Hours This has been an ADE rule. ADE has changed the rule effective September We will work to push through your license if you haven’t finished the 30 hours. Case by case basis Muddy water

Other Communication Twitter Facebook – UCA MAT – Ms. Melissa Earls: MAT Program Advisor – Mrs. Amy Thompson: MAT Program Coordinator – Ms. Laura Kendrick: MAT Secretary–

Register ASAP! Register on the first day that you are allowed. Some classes will fill up quickly! QA-ZZ Monday, March 30 AA-HZ Tuesday, March 31 IA-PZ Wednesday, April 1 If a class is full and you REALLY need it, call or Ms. Laura: MAT Secretary and ask to be put on the WAIT-LIST

Before you can register…. You must take the Qualtrics survey. It will be ed to you tomorrow. Then, Ms. Laura and Ms. Earls will check the list daily and lift your hold.