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This certificate program is designed to support provisionally licensed teachers, who are employed by a school division in the Commonwealth, in meeting teacher licensure requirements. The certificate consists of four courses—12 semester hours— that move provisionally licensed teachers toward meeting the professional studies competency areas described by the Virginia Department of Education and required by all fully licensed teachers. It is not a state-approved endorsement education program.
项目概述
需要考虑的其他信息
Coursework in the program consists of the four most required courses provisionally licensed teacher must take:
- 人的成长与发展
- 跨内容区域阅读
- 课堂与行为管理
- 教育基础
Additional courses may be required for licensure. The 达顿教育学院 and 专业的研究 offers many of the professional studies courses, including the area of 课程 and 指令 Procedures, and required content courses are offered in the other colleges.
- Courses in the certificate program are offered online. Additional courses required are not guaranteed to be offered in an online format.
- After completion of the certificate program, up to 12 credit hours can be transferred to the MSED计划为持证教师.
- Teachers may qualify for a tuition discount for certificate coursework if employed as a public school teacher in Virginia.
课程安排
人类成长与发展
Designed to give a through overview of human development from birth through adolescence and to develop an understanding of what impact physical, 社会, 情感, and intellectual development may have on the student, 学习环境, 以及教学决策. Provides an advanced overview of current research and theory in human growth and development and their applications to the classroom. Issues of diversity as it applies to 经济, 社会, 种族, 少数民族, and religious will be explored as well as the developmental issues related to giftedness or disability and the impact of family.
TLED 608 教育基础 and 指令al Assessment
Provides students with an understanding of historical, 哲学, 经济, and sociological issues in American education, 他们对学生成绩的影响, and the impact of 社会 change on existing institutions. Includes the development of instruction based on assessment data including the use, 建设, 解释, 并对有效评价进行分析. A 30-hour observation/ participation experience is required in an appropriate prek-6, 6-8, 或6-12年级水平.
The following courses are offered, back-to-back, in a short-session format.
READ 680 阅读 to Learn across the 课程
This class has an emphasis on advanced techniques in reading for classroom teachers who are not reading specialists. Students develop an understanding of the process of reading to learn across the curriculum including a wide variety of comprehension strategies and an understanding of the complex nature of reading throughout the disciplines. 讲座, 示威活动, 材料开发, and practice in the techniques of reading for elementary and secondary classroom teachers and library media specialists are provided.
TLED 640 The Management of 学习 and 指令
This course explores classroom and behavior management techniques including teacher-student relationships, 规则和程序, 纪律干预. Emphasis is placed on building a diverse repertoire of approaches to classroom management at the individual and classroom level. Candidates will develop a classroom management plan that includes techniques for engaging families.
人类成长与发展
Designed to give a through overview of human development from birth through adolescence and to develop an understanding of what impact physical, 社会, 情感, and intellectual development may have on the student, 学习环境, 以及教学决策. Provides an advanced overview of current research and theory in human growth and development and their applications to the classroom. Issues of diversity as it applies to 经济, 社会, 种族, 少数民族, and religious will be explored as well as the developmental issues related to giftedness or disability and the impact of family.
TLED 608 教育基础 and 指令al Assessment
Provides students with an understanding of historical, 哲学, 经济, and sociological issues in American education, 他们对学生成绩的影响, and the impact of 社会 change on existing institutions. Includes the development of instruction based on assessment data including the use, 建设, 解释, 并对有效评价进行分析. A 30-hour observation/ participation experience is required in an appropriate prek-6, 6-8, 或6-12年级水平.
The following courses are offered, back-to-back, in a short-session format.
READ 680 阅读 to Learn across the 课程
This class has an emphasis on advanced techniques in reading for classroom teachers who are not reading specialists. Students develop an understanding of the process of reading to learn across the curriculum including a wide variety of comprehension strategies and an understanding of the complex nature of reading throughout the disciplines. 讲座, 示威活动, 材料开发, and practice in the techniques of reading for elementary and secondary classroom teachers and library media specialists are provided.
TLED 640 The Management of 学习 and 指令
This course explores classroom and behavior management techniques including teacher-student relationships, 规则和程序, 纪律干预. Emphasis is placed on building a diverse repertoire of approaches to classroom management at the individual and classroom level. Candidates will develop a classroom management plan that includes techniques for engaging families.
如何申请
Complete an application as a non-degree graduate student for the professional studies graduate certificate program. 在你的申请中, provide a copy of your provisional licensure letter and requirements from the Virginia Department of Education. Applications are reviewed on a continuous basis and teachers can start the program in fall, 春天, 或夏天.
要被录取，你必须:
- Hold a baccalaureate degree from a regionally-accredited institution or an equivalent degree from a foreign institution.
- If you are a non-native speaker of English, you must submit a minimum score of 230 on the computer-based TOEFL or 80 on TOEFL iBT
Before completing an application for the certificate program, you are encouraged to meet with the program coordinator to discuss application and enrollment guidelines.
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