Unified Elementary PROTEACH
For UEP Students Admitted Fall, 2010 or After
University of Florida
School of Teaching And Learning
College of Education
Student Handbook
2010-2011
Table of Contents
Purpose of the Program 3
Program Themes and Features 4
Graduation Requirements 4
Department Policies 5
Fifth Year and Internship 5
Communication 5
Single and dual Certification Options 6
Field Work 6
Undergraduate Program of Courses 7
Fifth Year Program of Courses 8
The Junior Year 9
The Senior Year 11
Preparing to Graduate 12
Preparing for the Fifth Year 13
Graduate School 15
The Fifth Year 16
Program of Study for Year 5 17
Tips for Success 18
Appendices
Appendix A: Florida Education Accomplished Practices 19
Appendix B: Program Contacts 21
Appendix C: Florida Teacher Certification Examination 22
Guidelines for Soliciting Letters of Recommendation 23
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA SCHOOL OF TEACHING AND LEARNING & DEPARTMENT OF SPECIAL EDUCATION
UNIFIED ELEMENTARY PROTEACH
PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM
The Unified Elementary Proteach program (UEP) is designed to prepare teachers with a dual emphasis in elementary education and mild disabilities as well as to prepare teachers to work with students who are English Speakers of Other Languages. The purpose of this program is to prepare teachers who are capable of:
(a) creating and maintaining supportive and productive classrooms for diverse student populations, and
(b) working collaboratively with school personnel, families, and members of the community to develop alternative ways of educating all children, including those who present unique instructional and/or behavioral challenges to teachers.
AREAS OF CERTIFICATION
• All students completing the 5-year program are eligible for certification in
elementary education with an ESOL endorsement.
• Those who select the dual certification track in special education during the Masters’ year of the program will be eligible for certification in elementary education (K-6) and exceptional student education (K-12) as well as being eligible for an ESOL endorsement.
PROGRAM THEMES
Program themes guide the development and implementation of all courses and
experiences. Themes are integrated throughout the program. The program is organized around two complementary themes:
(1) Democratic values: Teachers within a democratic society must be
committed to the value of equity in education and society and must be
able to work collaboratively with others to develop alternative ways of
educating our diverse population while accepting the responsibility for the
learning of ALL children.
(2) Knowledge of content and inclusive pedagogy: Because in today’s world
content knowledge is constantly expanding, teachers increasingly will be
asked to make decisions about what and how to teach. Our aim is to help
pre-service teachers develop knowledge of subject area content in order to
identify and organize appropriate content for elementary instruction and to
develop inclusive pedagogy to facilitate all student’s learning.
HIGHLIGHTED PROGRAM FEATURES
• Dual emphasis in elementary and special education with the dual certification option that enables students to acquire special education certification in addition to elementary education certification while also being eligible or the ESOL endorsement.
• All students completing the UEP program are eligible for ESOL endorsement.
• Elementary senior methods experience includes 12 hours inter-disciplinary
concentration in Liberal Arts and Science. All LAS courses are taken in conjunction with methods courses to facilitate the development of pedagogical content knowledge AND will be taught in conjunction with public school faculty.
• Technology is taught explicitly and implicitly (i.e., integrated into how students are taught).
• Public school faculty work collaboratively with university faculty in developing and delivering instruction during at least 5 (out of 6) semesters of the program.
• College of Education faculty collaborate across departments to deliver instruction.
• The program includes a more systematic focus on assessment, with performance outcomes specified for students at key points during the program.
• Completion of the UEP program requires 5 years of intensive study including
registration and attendance in program courses during summer semesters.
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
UEP students who complete a department approved undergraduate degree in
the College of Education are awarded the Bachelor of Arts in Education (B.A.E.). UEP students are required to complete an additional year of study in a master’s degree or post baccalaureate program to receive a statement on the transcript verifying completion of a Florida Department of Education and National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) approved program. Grades below “C” will not fulfill requirements in either professional education or in general education areas. A GPA of 3.0 or higher is required at the bachelor’s level. A 3.0 overall GPA and a 3.0 GPA in the major area (courses taken in the School of Teaching and Learning) is required in order to graduate with a Master’s degree.
Prior to program completion, students must demonstrate satisfactory
performance on the Florida Educator Accomplished Practices at the pre-professional level. In addition, program completion requires UEP students to take and pass all sections of the Florida Teacher Certification Exam. This includes the General Knowledge Test, Professional Education Exam (required prior to graduating with Master’s degree) , and appropriate subject area exam(s) required to have passed prior to awarding of bachelor’s degree.
*Residence: The last thirty semester hours to be applied toward a degree must be completed in residence in the College of Education. (From The University of Florida Undergraduate Catalog 2007-2008)
DEPARTMENT POLICIES
GPA/Grades/Competencies
• Elementary education students with upper division grade point averages below
3.0 may be denied further registrations in the program. Students have the right to petition.
• Students in their graduate year MUST maintain an overall GPA of 3.0 AND a 3.0 in their major (e.g. all courses in STL department).
• Courses with a grade of C- or lower will not count as credit toward a degree or graduation and must be re-taken, if required, or an approved alternative course may be taken in certain circumstances.
• All UEP students are assessed using the electronic COE Educator Assessment
System which includes evidence of successful completion of each of the Florida
Accomplished Practices (FEAPs). (See Appendix A for FEAPs).
Graduation / Degrees
• Completion of the UEP program results in the awarding of both a Bachelor’s of Arts in Education degree at the end of the fourth year and a Master’s of Education degree at the completion of the fifth year.
• The UEP program is a five-year program. UEP students not completing the BAE and Post- Baccalaureate or Master of Education degree will not be recommended for certification. It should also be noted that registration during summer semesters might be necessary.
Fifth Year and Internship
• Application for graduate internship will be limited to those students who attend
the mandatory orientation session AND complete the student teaching application and submit it on time to the Office of Student Services. Information pertaining to orientation sessions is posted on the student services/internship website: http://www.coe.ufl.edu/web/?pid=60.
• Students may transfer in up to 15 hours of graduate credit taken as an undergraduate or post-baccalaureate student into their graduate program. Any graduate level courses taken as an undergraduate will only transfer to the Master’s program if a grade of B or higher is earned. Students should not take graduate level courses until their senior year.
Communication
All students are required to check their UFL email daily and Wednesday Updates!
Single and Dual Certification Options
The Unified Elementary Proteach program offers students two options for teacher
certification. Programs leading to single or dual certifications are available. Both
options are described below.
Single and Dual Certification Options: What do they have in common?
All UEP students follow the same program throughout the undergraduate portion of their programs. Regardless of whether a student plans to follow the single or dual certification option, the undergraduate program of study will be the same. All coursework at the undergraduate level is common to both programs.
Single Certification Option: Elementary Education
Students selecting the single certification option will be eligible for certification in
elementary education and an ESOL endorsement at the completion of their programs. Teachers with elementary education certification are qualified to teach kindergarten through grade 6.
Dual Certification Option: Elementary Education and Exceptional Student
Education K-12
Students selecting the dual certification option will be eligible for certification in
elementary education and exceptional student education as well as ESOL
endorsement at the completion of their programs. As described above, teachers
with elementary education certification are qualified to teach kindergarten through grades 6. Exceptional student education certification qualifies teachers for classes serving students with disabilities in kindergarten through grade 12.
Field Work
In the unified elementary program, fieldwork begins early extending throughout the program for a total of 900 hours of field experience. Activities in the field are directly aligned to university courses taken concurrently. Elementary candidates begin with a mentoring field experience with racially and economically diverse students for 1-2 hours a week over 13 weeks. This is followed the second semester with placements in elementary classrooms for 60 hours over ten weeks where candidates implement lessons tied to courses on effective teaching/management and literacy and provide reading tutoring for identified primary- level students. The third semester field experience is embedded within science, mathematics, and ESOL methods courses. In the fourth semester, pairs of candidates work in Professional Development Community schools partnering with the university teacher education program. Candidates work for 12-hours a week for 14 weeks in classrooms developing their skills as reflective teachers while improving the learning and achievement of students in their classrooms. This is followed by a full-time internship in the fifth semester for 14 weeks while concurrently enrolled in a companion course designed to merge theory and practice.
Unified Elementary PROTEACH
Undergraduate Program for students entering Fall 2010 and later
(Cohorts 76 - )
Semester 1 / Semester 2Composition 3 / Introduction to Education (EDF 1005) 3
Geometry Content (MAC 1106 or MAC 2311) 3 / Composition/Literature 3
Social/Behavioral Science
(POS, ECO, INR, ANT, SYG, PSY) 3 / Social/Behavioral Science
(POS, ECO, INR, ANT, SYG, PSY) 3 3
Physical Science 3 / Biological Science 3
Humanities: Fine Arts (MUH, MUL, ARH, THE, or HUM) 3 / Humanities: American History 3
Semester 3 / Semester 4
Teaching Diverse Populations (EDG 2701) 3 / Intro to Ed Technology (EME 2040) 3
Statistics (STA 2023) 3 / College Algebra (MAC 1105, MAC 1140 or MAC 1147) 3
Earth Science (GLY, AST, MET, OCE, ESC) 3 / Social Behavioral Science: Human Growth & Dev (DEP) 3
Physical, Biological, or Earth Science Lab 1 / Humanities: American History 3
Transferable Elective 3 / Transferable Elective 3
Transferable Elective 2-3
Semester 5
EDF 3115 Child Development for Inclusive Education 3
EEX 3070 Teachers and Learners in Inclusive Schools 3
SDS 3430 Family and Community Involvement in Education 3
LAE 3005 Children’s Literature in Childhood Education 3
ARE 4314 Art Education for Elementary Schools 2
MUE 3210 Music for the Elementary Child 2
Field Component: Mentoring (Bright Futures), EEX 3070
Semester 6
EEX 3257 Core Teaching Strategies 3
EEX 3616 Core Classroom Management Strategies 3
RED 3307 Teaching Reading in Primary Grades 3
LAE 4314 Language Arts for Diverse Learners 3
HSC 3301 Health Science Education in Elementary Schools 3
MAE 3811 Math Elementary Teachers 3
(*Recommended Semester 6 or must be taken during Semester 7 with MAE 4310)
Field Component: Integrated into EEX 3257 and EEX 3616, EEC 3706
Semester 7
SCE 4310 Elementary Science Methods for the Inclusive Classroom 3
MAE 4310 Teaching Mathematics in the Inclusive Elementary Classroom 3
TSL 3526 ESOL: Language & Culture 3
EME 4401 Integrating Technology Elementary Classroom 3
LAS #### Science (3000 or above) (See approved list in 2403 Norman) 3
Field Component: Integrated into SCE 4310 and MAE 4310, TSL 3526
Semester 8
RED 4324 Reading Intermediate Grades 3
EEX 4905 Integrated Teaching Seminar 3
SSE 4312 Social Studies for Diverse Learners 3
EDE 4942 Integrated Teaching in Elementary Education 3
LAS #### Social Sciences (3000 or above) (See approved list in 2403 Norman) 3
Unified Elementary PROTEACH
Graduate Year (39 hours)
Single CertificationEDE 6948 Internship 12
EDE 6225 Practices in Childhood Education 3
EDF 5552 Role of Schools in Democratic Society 3
TSL 5142 ESOL Curriculum & Assessment 3
EEX 6125 Intervention for Language and Learning Disabilities 3
LAE 6446 Multicultural Literature 3
OR
LAE 6939 Literacy, Family, and Culture
RED 6520 Classroom Reading Assessment & Instruction 3
MAE 6313 Problem Solving in School Mathematics 3
OR
MAE 5395 Multicultural Mathematics Methods
SCE 5316 Inquiry-Based Science Teaching 3
EME 6945 Practicum in Educational Media & Technology 3
Dual Certification
EEX 6863 Internship 12
EEX 6786 Transdisciplinary & Transition Services in Special Education 3
EDF 5552 Role of Schools in Democratic Society 3
EDF 5441 Assessment in General and Exceptional Student Education 3
TSL 5142 ESOL Curriculum & Assessment 3
EEX 6661 Teaching & Managing Behaviors for Student Learning 3
EEX 6233 Mild Disabilities Concentration: Assessment, Curriculum, & Instruction 3
EEX 6841 Mild Disabilities Concentration: Practicum 3
EEX 6053 Students with Disabilities: Advanced Study of Characteristics and Services 3
EEX 6125 Intervention for Language and Learning Disabilities 3
Certification Options
During the graduate year, students may select from two certification tracks.
Option A: Dual Certification Track
Þ Confers Elementary and Special Education Certification with ESOL endorsement
Þ Requires 12 hours specialization course work taken in special education
Þ Students may select severe or mild disabilities concentration
Option B: Single Certification Track
Þ Confers Elementary Education Certification (grades K-6) with ESOL endorsement
Single Certification Nondegree Fifth Year Courses (21 hours)EDE 6948 Internship 12
EDE 6225 Practices in Childhood Education 3
RED 6520 Classroom Reading Assessment & Instruction 3
TSL 5142 ESOL Curriculum & Assessment 3
Dual Certification Nondegree Fifth Year Courses* (33 hours)
EEX 5940 Supervised Student Teaching in Special Education 9
EEX 6786 Transdisciplinary & Transition Services in Special Education 3
EEX 6661 Teaching & Managing Behaviors for Student Learning 3
EEX 6233 Mild Disabilities Concentration: Assessment, Curriculum, & Instruction 3
EEX 6841 Mild Disabilities Concentration: Practicum 3
EEX 6053 Students with Disabilities: Advanced Study of Characteristics and Services 3
EDF 5441 Assessment in General and Exceptional Student Education 3
TSL 5142 ESOL Curriculum & Assessment 3
EEX 6125 Intervention for Language and Learning Disabilities 3
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