1. Elementary Ed / Early Childhood Ed Orientation Meeting Winter 2014 Start McKay School of Education

2. Introductions (People you should know) Tim Morrison – Associate Chair/Teacher Education El Ed Program Coordinator Kendra Hall-Kenyon – ECE P rogram Coordinator Contact Info: Phone – 801-422-4542 Email – tim_morrison@byu.edu Contact Info: Phone – 801-422-4439 Email – kendra_hall@byu.edu

3. Education Student Services 120 MCKB 801-422-3426 Director Jay Oliver El Ed (M-O) ComD Brandan Beerli El Ed (A-H) PETE/Coaching Tara Goulding El Ed (W-Z) Sec Ed Kristen Betts El Ed (I-L) ECE Solana Cooper El Ed (P-V) Special Ed Student Assistants Alex Hirst Chelsie RichieJohn CarterLindsey PotterEllen Weatherford Michael Dinwiddie Advising Staff

4. Important Places on the Web McKay School of Education Websites ▫MSE, Teacher Ed, and ESS ▫http://education.byu.eduhttp://education.byu.edu McKay School Blog ▫http://mckayschooleducators.wordpress.comhttp://mckayschooleducators.wordpress.com

5. Other Important Info Praxis 2 Test (5031) ▫Content knowledge test, required for licensure & graduation. ▫Computer Delivered – Multi-subject test; 4 content area subtests:  Reading & Language  Mathematics  Science  Social Studies ▫ETS website for dates, test locations & registration: http://www.ets.org/praxis http://www.ets.org/praxis ▫Need to pass prior to graduation. Take it prior to student teaching.

6. Student Teaching or Internship? Student Teaching ▫Traditional capstone experience ▫1 semester / 14 weeks  4 weeks TESOL Practicum; 10 weeks Student Teaching ▫Work in mentor teacher’s classroom. ▫Can do in fall or winter. ▫National International Student Teaching Program (NISTP)  Houston, Washington DC, or China (spring/summer only) Internship ▫Full year. ▫Only available in fall. ▫You are the full time classroom teacher  With support from Facilitator; CFA; Liaison; Faculty; and ESS ▫District Employee; ½ pay & district benefits. ▫You will be considered a 2 nd year teacher when finished. ▫ECE – 20 days pre-K student teaching during Spring term.

7. Study Abroad in New Zealand El Ed Only Available for Winter – pre-Student Teaching Semester only $8000 + Airfare. Includes tuition, room & board. Study with experts in: Multicultural Ed, ELL Ed, and Literacy Ed.

8. El Ed and ECE (simplified?) El Ed K-6/TESOL Program ▫Students licensed K-6 ▫TESOL K-12 Minor included (ESL endorsement) ▫Administration has flexibility for scheduling classes. ▫El Ed program is 86 credits that will take 4 semesters of coursework (excluding student teaching/internship) Early Childhood (Starting Fall 2013) ▫Specialization in PreK-3 rd grade education. ▫TESOL K-12 Minor included (ESL endorsement) ▫Emphasis on child development ▫Some states require licensure in PreK (*not UT) ▫Some states do not have ECE licensure & will give a regular El Ed licensure. (*Check with state of interest) ▫Some schools may prefer candidates that are specialized in ECE. (*Check with school administrators) ▫ECE program is 81-84 credits that takes ~4 semesters of coursework (excluding student teaching/internship)

9. El Ed Program Pre-Req’s & GE requirements Program Requirements ▫Cleared Background Check ▫Pass Technology Skills Assessments (TSA’s) ▫≥ 2.85 GPA (Major & any Teaching Minor) ▫No grade below C- in Major & Teaching Minor classes Dr. Morrison & Dr. Hall-Kenyon El EdECE

12. mYlink Application Process mylink.byu.edu mylink.byu.edu

13. mYlink Application Process Fingerprinting

14. mYlink Application Process TSA website TSA website

15. What to do now? In ESS office (120 MCKB) ▫Declare Major & Minor ▫Finalize Grad Plan with an ESS Advisor ▫Get Fingerprinted by Sept 25, 2013  (Bring USOE authorization form.) In TEC Lab (180 MCKB) ▫Do TSA in your scheduled window. (Next 2 weeks) In mYlink ▫Turn red X’s to a green √’s ▫Complete Assesments ▫Submit Application by September 25, 2013 Congrats for choosing to be a teacher!