1. SCHOOL OF EDUCATION February 9, 2017
MEETING OF THE MAJORS
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
February 9, 2017

2. Do you know who your education advisor is?
Dr. Chuck Hamilton Undergraduate Chair/Professor EB 106
Do you know who your education advisor is?

3. OBJECTIVES
Overview theme of teacher preparation & continuous assessment system, CAPs
Review critical program requirements & resources
Review KTIP/TPA/SOE and Praxis I (CASE) entrance and Praxis II licensure exams
Discuss attendance policy and disposition procedures.

4. CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK: Empowerment for Learning
Empowerment is a process – acquiring the knowledge, skills, and dispositions to become an effective teacher
Empowerment is an outcome – teaching to impact student learning

5. SOE ADVISORY GROUPS TEC - Teacher Education Committee
TEAC – Teacher Education Advisory Council
KACSE Council – KY Alternative Certification for Special Education
Regulated by Kentucky Department of Education and Education Professional Standards Board.

6. CANDIDATE ASSESSMENT POINTS (CAPs)
Continuous assessment system required for all teacher preparation programs in KY
CU has 4 CAPs
CAP 1: intent to enter teacher education
CAP 2: admission to the program
CAP 3: application to student teaching
CAP 4: exit from program/student teaching
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15. CAP REVIEW
Significant to you: a disposition assessment is reported at every CAP and in every professional education course
Effective dispositions are critical to your success as a teacher
Dispositions come from professors, cooperating teachers and anyone else you spend significant time around professionally

18. CRITICAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
Successful completion of 4 CAPs
200 field hours; 30 PPD hours; need more field and PPD hours than what courses require, before CAP 3

25. CRITICAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS cont’d.
Successful completion of a CAP 3 portfolio submitted in capstone course, ED 414
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Successful completion of a CAP 4 portfolio submitted during student teaching placement ED450

26. STUDENT TEACHING
Placements made primarily within 60 mile radius; students need to plan in advance for this requirement
Students apply for student teaching placements, requesting 1st, 2nd, and 3rd choices for specific locations

27. STUDENT TEACHING cont’d.
Placements are 16 weeks in length
Depending on your certification level, you may have 1 or 2 placements of 8 weeks each
Students must demonstrate knowledge, skills, and dispositions expected of a CU student teacher

28. PROGRAM RESOURCES Current documents:
KTIP Teacher Performance Tasks/Sources of Evidence (TPA)
Instructional objectives
Reflections

29. PROGRAM RESOURCES cont’d.
Form files located in Student Learning Center Room 115 and on SOE website.
CAP forms and supporting documents such as criminal records check forms
Curriculum contracts
Applications for student teaching

30. PROGRAM RESOURCES cont’d.
Announcements posted in Student Learning Center that includes PPD seminar list, SOE advisors, postings of job opportunities, testing information. Hallway bulletin boards and whiteboards.
Pertinent literature including Praxis testing information and professional publications
SOE website
SOE Facebook

31. Praxis 1 Core Academic Skills for Educators (CASE)
Core Academic Skills for Educators: Combined Test (5751)

36. PRAXIS II EXAMS: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Exams must be taken before student teaching
Exams must be passed to secure teaching license and employment
You can graduate without passing the exams; however, you degree will state “without teacher certification”

37. PRAXIS II: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

40. PRAXIS II: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
All candidates take the PLT exam – Principles of Learning & Teaching (pedagogy)
And, a specialty exam(s) in the content area(s)
KY sets cut-off scores for all exams

41. PRAXIS II EXAMS: RESOURCES
Helpful hints document (SLC)
Study Companion (Tests at a Glance), free download from ETS website,
Study Guides available for check-out in TLRC

42. KTIP AND TPA
KTIP – Kentucky Teacher Internship Program; first year of employment
Sources of Evidence (Professional Growth and Effectiveness System – TPGES;
The portfolio will continue in teacher preparation and SOE components are being integrated into courses
JOB OPPORTUNITIES!!! Visit the KDE KEPS site for openings and check school district web sites regularly ault.aspx

43. OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Kappa Delta Pi
KATE
KEA-SP
Officers
Membership Benefits

44. OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION
The School of Education received national recognition by NCATE – National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education, September 2012.
Next CAEP visit, 2019

45. Are you a procrastinator??