Discussion: Meeting the New MCCCD Faculty Requirements Robert Culbertson Department of Physics Arizona State University

The Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) Uses the Accreditation Requirements of the Higher Learning Commission community-college-maintains-accredited-status-with-the-higher- learning-commission/ community-college-maintains-accredited-status-with-the-higher- learning-commission/ qualifications qualifications Was: 24 credits of upper division undergraduate and/or graduate courses in content area Now: 18 credits of graduate course in content area

New MCCCD Minimum Requirements for Academic Areas The Academic Teaching Fields require the following from an accredited college or university: 2.Either:  A master's degree in the teaching field, or  A master's in any teaching field with 18 graduate semester hours in the teaching field. 3.EDU Teaching and Learning in the Community College -- or equivalent must be completed within two years of date of hire.

Exceptions MATHEMATICS Master's in any teaching field with eighteen (18) graduate semester hours with Math or Statistics and Probability prefixes, or a master's in mathematics. Note: A maximum of 9 upper division/graduate semester hours in math education or math content areas with physics or engineering prefixes may be counted toward the 18 at the discretion of the math department/division chair.

Focus Physics Chemistry

Plan A: Take the same courses that mainstream graduate students take + Rigorous Content. Almost certain to be accepted -Negligible connection to teaching. -Not offered at reasonable times; not offered in summer -Admission issues -Brutal courses - …

Plan B: Take graduate content courses for in-service teachers + Better scheduling + Better match to academic level + Content goes beyond level of teaching + More connection to teaching -Content not at traditional graduate level; some risk of acceptance -Content may not match teaching content -Limited pedagogy

Plan C: Take graduate pedagogy courses for in-service teachers + Excellent pedagogy match + Better scheduling + Better match to academic level + Content matches teaching content + May provide applicable instructional materials -Content not at traditional graduate level; some risk of acceptance; content may be lower division level

ASU Options: Summer 2016 COURSESECTSLN #HRSTITLETIMEDAYSROOMINSTRUCTOR ENROLL CAP Enroll REMARKS 2013 June 6-24, 2016 (18 days) PHS Methods of Physics Teaching I (mechanics) 8-3:30M-RPSH 356 Steinert18 Combined w/ PHY 480 (CI=0013) 8-12FPSH 356 PHY Methods of Physics Teaching I (mechanics) 8-3:30M-RPSH Combined w/ PHS 530 (CI=0013) 8-12FPSH 356 PHS Applied ProjectN/ACulbertson10 PHS Electricity for Middle/Secondary Teachers 8-3:30M-R PSH 357Edelbrock18 Combined w/PHY 494 (CI=0134) 8-12F PSH 357 PHY Electricity for Middle/Secondary Teachers 8-3:30M-R PSH Combined w/PHS 594 (CI=0134) 8-12F PSH 357 June 27 - July 29 (33 days) PHS/CHM Light and Matter 1:00-3:30M-R PSH 356Culbertson18 Combine with CHM 560 (new!) PHS Astrophysics 4:00-6:30pmM-R PSH 355Covatto20 PHS Applied ProjectN/ACulbertson10 June 10 - July 30 PHS Applied ProjectN/ACulbertson10 PHS Special Topics: Leadership Wkshp 1:10-3:00F PSF 462Archambault15 July 5-15 PHS Thermodynamics Modeling Workshop 8-3:30M-F PSH 357Levi Torrison 8 combined with CHM 594 (new!)

Grand Canyon University Options *Hybrid courses. $1500 for Non-GCU, but <$1500 for MCCCD faculty.

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