Gateway #2: Pre-Student Teaching Program Progression
Gateway #2: Pre-Student Teaching Program Progression Review
Verification of progress and success towards Core Course Completion and HAL uploads
Verification of successful completion of Program Area and Content Area required coursework
Verification that candidates have satisfactorily completed Field Experiences/Practicum (including required observations uploaded to HAL)
Candidates participate in mandatory Student Teaching Orientation including completion of ProCADS/Ethics Training
The semester before starting student teaching, OPL will ensure that candidates are ready to progress to student teaching by conducting a pre-student teaching progression review. This typically happens during the spring semester before candidates begin their student teaching in the following fall. This verification process includes the following:
1) OPL verifies progress toward Core Course Completion and the HAL uploads for Core Courses. Details regarding the required core courses and the associated mandatory HAL uploads are below:
● Core Course: Educational Psychology (EDPY) 301 or 501- Professional Studies: Applied Educational Psychology. Application of concepts, principles, techniques, and models from educational psychology to facilitate student learning and creation of effective classroom environments. This course requires completion of artifacts that must be uploaded to HAL. Candidates must post both artifacts to HAL in order to satisfactorily complete this course.
● Core Course: Educational Technology (ETEC) 386 or 586- Integrating Technology into the Curriculum. Use of technology to support teaching and learning; designed to prepare teacher preparation students to integrate a variety of computer-based technologies into the PreK-12 curriculum and adapt these technologies for diverse populations, including students with mild disabilities as well as ESL students. This course requires completion of artifacts that must be uploaded to HAL. Candidates must post both artifacts to HAL in order to satisfactorily complete this course.
● Core Course: Special Education (SPED) 303 or 503 - Professional Studies, Special Education and Diverse Learners. Characteristics and needs of students with disabilities and diverse learners with emphasis on educational implications. Techniques, strategies, and resources for teaching and assessing students with diverse learning, behavioral, medical, and/or sociocultural characteristics, and the requirements of special education and other relevant laws. This course requires completion of artifacts that must be uploaded to HAL. Candidates must post both artifacts to HAL in order to satisfactorily complete this course.
2) OPL verifies progress toward completion of required coursework.
3) OPL verifies that candidates have completed field/practicum experiences.
4) Candidates must attend a required orientation that clearly communicates expectations of the student teaching experience.
5) Complete Ethics for Educators Training: The Purpose of this training is to provide an open source ethics training aligned with the Model Code of Ethics Training for Educators (MCSS), Professional Competencies, Attitudes, and Dispositions (ProCADS) for teachers, InTASC Model Core Teaching Standards, and the Tennessee Teacher Code of Ethics. To access the training, please click ETHICS FOR EDUCATORS.
Candidates who do not meet all of the above Gateway requirements will not be eligible to progress to the student teaching year.
Candidates who are not ready to progress to the student teaching year can request to defer until they have met the above requirements. It is the candidate’s responsibility to fill out a Deferral Request form. As each candidate’s reasons for requesting a deferral are different, this is a decision that should be made after conversations with Dr. Jalea Adams, program coordinator, and/or academic advisor. Please note that simply filling out this form does not guarantee that a deferral request will be approved. Candidates seeking a deferral need to communicate with Dr. Jalea Adams and their program coordinator about their deferral request status.
Candidates who decide to withdraw from the teacher education program need to complete the Withdrawal Request form. The decision to withdraw from the program should not be taken lightly, as readmission into the program is not guaranteed. It is suggested that candidates discuss their options with Dr. Jalea Adams, program coordinator, and/or academic advisor before making the decision to withdraw from the program.