1. Elementary Education Induction meeting April 1, 2014 151 Everitt Lab 6:00 p.m.

2. Council on Teacher Education www.cote.illinois.edu

3. What We Do Monitor compliance with the Common Assessment Plan (CAP) –www.cote.illinois.edu/about/governance/policies/CAP_Undergraduate.pdfwww.cote.illinois.edu/about/governance/policies/CAP_Undergraduate.pdf –Criminal Background Check (more later) –Annual Bloodborne Pathogen Training –GPA (content, professional education, UI, and overall) (2.5) –Grades in content/professional education (C or better) –Safety Education Module –Mandated Reporter Training/Acknowledgement –Student Teaching Agreement –Tests (Basic Skills, Content Test, APT, edTPA) (more later) –TB testing

4. What We Do (continued) Answer Licensure Questions Answer Endorsement Questions Complete Final Audit for Licensure/Recommendation for licensure

5. Endorsements An endorsement is a statement appearing on a license that identifies the specific subjects (at various grade levels) that the license holder is authorized to teach All will be endorsed in Elementary Education: Self-Contained General Education (k-9)

6. Endorsements (continued) Requirements are listed in our website Middle grade endorsements (grades 5-8) –Content specific (there is no “generic” middle grade endorsement) –Typically 18 hours in subject Exceptions: Math/English as a Second Language/Bilingual education –Recommend at least two endorsements –State needs: math, science, foreign language, ESL, bilingual

7. Endorsements (continued) All middle grade endorsements require Middle Grade Coursework CI 410, EPS 427, EPSY 430 (if from this campus) Online through UI (Summers) Other institutions (link on CoTE website) Most students take between junior/senior year Do not delay taking these courses as middle grade endorsements may not always be available.

8. Endorsements (continued) Social Science requirements met (If MG courses are taken) Close in General Science (14-18) –Most physical and life science courses count Close in Language Arts (13-20) –English, Journalism, Speech, Creative Writing, BTW, CWL –Courses outside of these areas should check with Council Area of Concentration gives you a start (if not finish requirements) May use Gen Ed courses if they apply

9. Endorsements (continued) Foreign language –5-8: 18 hours of coursework Recommend you take/pass the content test even though it isn’t required as that would make you “highly qualified” –K-4: 24 hours of coursework and pass test –9 th grade: 24 hours of coursework and pass test

10. Testing Admission based partially on your passing Basic Skills test (now called the Test of Academic Proficiency) If you are using the ACT/SAT in place of the Basic Skills test, be sure to create an ISBE account AND request ACT OR SAT send your test scores directly to ISBE Directions for this are on the COTE website (via a link from the main page) If you do not do this, you will eventually be thrown out of the program

11. Testing (continued) No additional licensure tests taken first year of program Elementary/Middle Grade (110) –Must take/pass prior to student teaching (state law) Assessment of Professional Teaching: Grades K-9 or Pre K-12 (either is acceptable) –Generally taken during student teaching but may take on the same day as content test.

12. ISBE Rules –No professional education or content course with a grade lower than a ‘C’ may be used toward licensure, endorsement, or approval –Cannot use Credit/No Credit, Pass/Fail, or Proficiency Credit toward licensure, approvals, or endorsements –Advance Placement credit MAY, however, be used

13. Who to Contact Degree Requirements (including Area of Concentration) – Michael Parrish Certification Requirements – Council on Teacher Education –Advice on endorsements do not supersede or negate degree or AOC requirements-always check with Michael regarding your plans.

14. Criminal Background Check (fingerprinting) Directions, forms, and links can be found under www.cote.illinois.edu and then, in the right column under “Criminal Background Check” www.cote.illinois.edu You must go through Accurate Biometrics –Office locations, days, and times can be found at http://www.accuratebiometrics.com/fingerprint_Region_Map.asp http://www.accuratebiometrics.com/fingerprint_Region_Map.asp –Be sure to fill out and use the COTE form –http://www.cote.illinois.edu/fingerprintform.pdfhttp://www.cote.illinois.edu/fingerprintform.pdf If you don’t hear from the COTE that you have cleared within 3 weeks, contact my office.

15. Who and Where Brenda Clevenger Evans bmclvngr@illinois.edu Jeff Buck jbuck@illinois.edu 505 E. Green Street, Champaign, IL (above PNC Bank and Cold Stone Creamery) 217-333-7195Hours 8:30 – 12 and 1 – 5

16. When You Contact Us E-mail –Include your UIN and major –Contact one of us (not both), then stick with that person. –Include previous communications when e- mailing Appointments –I don’t attempt to schedule appointments by email. –Call the secretary at 333-7195