Implementación de la estrategia pedagógica

35 credits + passing score on AEPA subject knowledge exam, or comparable out of state tests, + 24 credits in Teaching Content Area, if needed.

Required Courses, Level I

(Identity Verifi ed Prints (IVP) fi ngerprint clearance card required prior to taking courses that require a fi eld experience.)

Students must earn a grade of “B” or better in all Level I EDU courses and a GPA of 3.0 or better, in order to be considered for Level II formal admission.

EDU285AA Education Program Seminar EDU287AA Master Teacher Seminar I

EDU220 Introduction to Serving English Language

Learners (ELL)

EDU270 Learning and the Brain

EDU272 Educational Psychology

EDU276 Classroom Management

Required Courses, Level II

(Successful completion of all Level I courses, Identity Verifi ed Prints (IVP) fi ngerprint clearance card, and formal program admission required.)

Students must earn a grade of “B” or better in all Level II EDU courses and a GPA of 3.0 or better and successfully pass the subject knowledge portion(s) of the Arizona Educator Profi ciency Assessment (AEPA), or comparable out of state tests, during Level II of the Program and prior to being able

to enroll for student teaching. Th e AEPA is a standardized

exam administered by Education Systems group of Pearson. Arizona teachers must pass the subject knowledge portion of this exam to obtain a Provisional Certifi cate.

EDU285AC Education Perspectives

EDU287AC Education Seminar III

EDU251 Methods for Teaching Structured English

Immersion (SEI) and English as a Second Language (ESL)

EDU274 Understanding Adolescent Behavior in the

Classroom

EDU284 Dynamic Teaching in Secondary Schools

EDU289 Secondary Methods & Curriculum

Development AND one of the following methods course modules:

EDU289AA Secondary Social Studies Methods &

Curriculum Development* OR

EDU289AB Secondary Mathematics Methods &

Curriculum Development* OR

EDU289AC Secondary Science Methods & Curriculum

Development* OR

EDU289AD Secondary English Methods & Curriculum Development*

OR

EDU289AE Secondary Methods & Curriculum

Development in Special Topics* (for students planning on teaching subjects such as: music, art, computers, etc.)

*Note: Secondary students may take multiple secondary methods course modules.

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Required Course, Level III

(Successful completion of all Level II courses, Identity Verifi ed Prints (IVP) fi ngerprint clearance card, and the Subject Knowledge portion(s) of the Arizona Educator Profi ciency Assessment (AEPA), or comparable out of state tests, required. Arizona teachers must pass the Professional Knowledge portion of this exam to obtain a Provisional Certifi cate. Th is three year window begins upon receipt of an Emergency, Inter or Provisional certifi cate.)

EDU288AB Student Teaching Lab - Secondary

Note: During or following completion of Level III, the student must take and pass the Professional Knowledge portion of the AEPA, or comparable out of state tests, to obtain a teaching certifi cate in the State of Arizona. Note: Th ere are additional certifi cation requirements for students planning to teach in Arizona beyond passing the AEPA. Th ey include the US and AZ Constitution. (Students have three years from initial certifi cation to complete this requirement except if you are certifi ed in history, government, citizenship, social studies, law or civics, then they must be taken within one year. Th is three year window begins upon receipt of an Emergency, Intern or Provisional certifi cate.)

Special Education 48 credits

Required Courses, Level I

(Identity Verifi ed Prints (IVP) fi ngerprint clearance card required prior to taking courses that require a fi eld experience.)

Students must earn a grade of “B” or better in all Level I EDU courses and a GPA of 3.0 or better, in order to be considered for Level II formal admission.

EDU285AA Education Program Seminar

EDU287AA Master Teacher Seminar I

EDU220 Introduction to Serving English Language

Learners (ELL)

EDU222 Introduction to the Exceptional Learner

EDU271 Phonics Based Reading and Decoding

EDU272 Educational Psychology

EDU276 Classroom Management

Required Courses, Level II

(Successful completion of all Level I courses, Identity Verifi ed Prints (IVP) fi ngerprint clearance card, and formal program admission required.)

Students must earn a grade of “B” or better in all Level II EDU courses.

EDU285AC Education Perspectives

EDU287AC Master Teacher Seminar III

EDU223AA Emotional Disabilities in the Classroom

EDU223AB Learning Disabilities in the Classroom

EDU223AC Mild and Moderate Mental Retardation in

the Classroom

EDU233AD Physical and Other Health Impairments in

the Classroom

EDU223AF Assessment in Special Education

EDU226 Methods in Special Education

EDU293 Mathematics Methods and Curriculum

Development

Required Course, Level III

(Successful completion of all Level II courses, Identity Verifi ed Prints (IVP) fi ngerprint clearance card, and the Subject Knowledge portion(s) of the Arizona Educator Profi ciency Assessment (AEPA), or comparable out of state tests required. Arizona teachers must pass the Professional Knowledge portion of this exam to obtain a Provisional Certifi cate.)

EDU288AC Student Teaching Lab - Special Education*

Note: Following completion of Level III, the student must take and pass the Elementary Professional Knowledge and the Cross-Categorical Special Education portions of the Arizona Educator Profi ciency Assessment (AEPA). Th e AEPA is a standardized exam administered by Education Systems group of Pearson. Arizona teachers must pass these exams to obtain a Provisional Certifi cate (these tests may be taken prior to student teaching, but are not required.)

Note: Th ere are additional certifi cation requirements for students planning to teach in Arizona beyond passing the AEPA. Th ey include the US and AZ Constitution. (Students have three years from initial certifi cation to complete this requirement except if you are certifi ed in history, government, citizenship, social studies, law or civics; then they must be taken within one year. Th is three year window begins upon receipt of an Emergency, Intern or Provisional certifi cate.)

* Student Teaching in specialization required *AEPA required in specialization

*Note: Additional AEPA exams may be required by your employer depending on your placement to be considered highly qualifi ed.

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www.riosalado.edu/teachers or call 480-517-8540

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