Academic Bulletin Teacher Education - 2009-10

Faculty: M. Pittard (chair), D. Butler+ (director), A. Gillan

 

 

Indiana Teacher Licensing Requirements for Adolescent and Young Adult License

The mission of the teaching program reflects the College mission. The program is designed to encourage reflection about teaching from a sound basis in the liberal arts. Specifically, it is the mission of the program to help educate teachers who remain knowledgeable in their field and are able to communicate knowledge to adolescents effectively, are able to ponder the complex missions of education and are sensitive to the diverse population they serve, work creatively with students of varied motivational levels within the complex social environments of the classroom, can energize students and colleagues for individual improvement and systematic educational change, can bring a fresh perspective to the classroom for the sake of a productive and operative tension in the workplace, and are creative problem-solvers in their disciplines and in their approaches to education. Such students become liberally educated professionals in education.

 

Students planning to enter the Teacher Education Program should follow the general education and subject area or content requirements for the academic year in which they enrolled. General education and subject area or content requirements have been changed to meet new standards and assessments and those described in this Academic Bulletin apply. All education classes now listed apply to those in the program currently as well.

 

A student who is fully admitted to Teacher Education should have completed Psychology 101, Education 101, and is advised to take Education 201 and Education 230 during the sophomore year, and should meet the following requirements by the end of his sophomore year:

 

1. Be a rising junior.

 

2. Have attained a 2.50 GPA.

 

3. Maintained a grade of C or better in each course in the major that is required by the teaching program and in all education courses.

 

4. Received a recommendation from the Dean of Students based on satisfactory college citizenship.

 

5. Passed the PPST Tests required for program entry (Praxis I).

 

6. Submitted an acceptable admission portfolio for program entry.

 

To be retained the student must continue to meet the standards described in items 2, 3, 4, 5 above. At the end of the first junior semester, he should have completed Education 201 if not already taken.

 

To be accepted for student teaching, a student must have completed Education 302 and 230 with a grade of C or better, and continued to maintain all preceding requirements along with completion of the Junior Report (a teaching analysis portfolio). To be retained during his senior year, he must successfully complete Education 401-407 and continue to maintain all other Program requirements.

 

To become licensed to teach, a student must have; (1) completed remaining education and teaching major courses with the grade of C or better in each; (2) completed student teaching with recommendations for licensure from the Director of Teacher Education; (3) passed all Praxis II tests at the level required by the State of Indiana; (4) completed satisfactorily a program portfolio; (5) completed satisfactorily a Classroom-Based Research project; (6) attained CPR certification; (7) maintained all preceding requirements.

 

NOTE: Regarding Advising. All students interested in education should be co-advised by an education faculty member. A student taking Education 101 must list the director or other education faculty as his co-advisor during pre-registration of the same semester. A student seeking admission to Teacher Education during the spring of his sophomore year must list an education faculty member as his co-advisor.

 

For more detailed information, students should see the Chair or the Director of Teacher Education.

 

In addition to content requirements listed below, the Teacher Education Program specifies a number of General and Professional Education courses Psychology 101, Education 101, 201, 230, 302, 401-7 (one course). With these five credits students can earn the Area of Concentration in Teacher Education. Education 420 and 422 are the courses required for student teaching and equal 3 credits. In order to be licensed to teach in Indiana, students must successfully complete the Area of Concentration and complete an eleven-week full-time practice teaching program during the spring semester of the senior year (Education 420 and Education 422), unless completing requirements under the Ninth Semester Option, Science Education Tenth Semester Option (4+1), or Transition to Teach Program.

 

Elementary Education: Wabash does not offer licensure in K-6 education; however, students interested in this level of licensure may take pre-approved course work or a pre-professional non-licensure area of concentration focused on elementary education as preparation for graduate study elsewhere, such as DePauw University’s post-baccalaureate Elementary Education Program. See Chair or Director for information.

 

International Education: Students interested in Teacher Education in the context of an International Studies Area of Concentration should contact both the International Studies Chair and the Chair or Director of Teacher Education.

 

Wabash College teacher education program completers passed Title II required Indiana license tests with 100% passing rate on the Praxis I tests in the most recent year. For further information, please contact the Director of Teacher Education.

 

Candidates will meet the college distribution requirements in language studies, literature and fine arts, composition and quantitative literacy abilities, math and sciences distribution, and social science distribution along with C & T 201, and 202, foreign language requirements, and Freshman Tutorial requirements.

 

Within this requirement, the candidate will need to take: Rhetoric 101, or where appropriate and advisable, Theatre 105; an additional course beyond English 101 in prose writing (English 201, 213, 410, 411, or 413) if he received below a C in Freshman Composition or if he did not pass the writing section of the PRAXIS I exam on the first attempt

 

Professional Education: Psychology 101, Education 101, 201, 230, 302, 401-7 (one course from these), 420, 422. In addition there are special topics in education, Education 230, 330, or 430 and independent study possibilities, Education 387, 388, 487, 488.

 

Subject Matter Majors: See requirements listed by division and department below.

 

 

 

Indiana Teacher Licensure Requirements for Science: Candidates for teaching the Sciences at the Adolescent and Young Adult level should complete, beginning with the entering class in 2007, one of the following areas:

 

To meet the new standards and assessments for a Science Teaching License with Life Science as the concentration for sciences at the Adolescent and Young Adult level, the candidate must have fulfilled the department’s requirements for a major in Biology to include the course in Earth Space Sciences (Division I—301 and 302)*. In addition it is recommended that the candidate take at least one more course in Chemistry and Physics (if not already taken as part of the major). Sophomore teacher education applicants for the Life Science Teaching License should have taken at a minimum, Biology 111 and 112 by the spring of the sophomore year so that they can submit work to be assessed in their portfolio reviews for program entry.

 

To meet the new standards and assessments for a Science Teaching License with Chemistry as the concentration for sciences at the Adolescent and Young Adult level, the candidate should have fulfilled the department’s requirements for a major in Chemistry to include these additional courses: Biology 111 and Earth Space Science, Division I 301-302*. For this license, it is recommended that the candidate take one more course in Biology and Physics.

 

To meet the new standards and assessments for a Science Teaching license with Physics as the concentration for sciences at the Adolescent and Young Adult level, the candidate should have fulfilled the department’s requirements for a major in Physics to include these additional courses: Biology 111, Chemistry 111, and Earth Space Science, Division I 301-302*. For this license, it is recommended that the candidate take one more course in Biology or Chemistry.

 

To meet the new standards and assessments for a Science Teaching license with Physical Science as the concentration for sciences at the Adolescent and Young Adult level, the candidate should fulfill departmental requirements for either a major in Chemistry or a major in Physics, and the following requirements for the field that is not a major:

 

Chemistry 211, 221, and 2 additional credits (either to be determined in consultation with the Chair of Chemistry and the Director of Teacher Education, or preferably from 222, 351, or 451).

 

Physics 113, 114, 210, and one more full credit course (to be determined in consultation with the Chair of Physics and the Director of Teacher Education).

 

Sophomore teacher education applicants for the Chemistry, Physics, or Physical Sciences Teaching License should have taken at a minimum, Chemistry 111 and 211 and Physics 111 and 113 by the spring of the sophomore year so that they can submit work to be assessed in their portfolio reviews for program entry.

 

Content assessments for all science teaching majors will include evidences of content work in the

education portfolios, including laboratory and science research pieces of evidence, grades of C or

above in the courses required for the teaching license; passing scores on the Prixis II test in

sciences; pass or above on written comps and oral comps.

 

 

A survey of the fields of astronomy, geology, and meteorology designed for those preparing for the secondary school teaching license in a scientific field. The work will be largely on an independent study basis. DIV I 301 and 302 must be taken in order to receive credit. Prerequisite: major in a laboratory science, admission to Teacher Education, junior or senior standing, current or past enrollment in Education 201 or 302.

One course credit, fall or spring semester, as needed.

 

Indiana Teacher Licensure Requirements for Mathematics: Candidates for teaching mathematics at the Adolescent and Young Adult level should complete, beginning with the entering class of 2008, the required major to include: 111, 112, (unless the candidate has tested out of these courses), 219, 221 (not required for the major), 223, 277/278 (or equivalent statistics and probability course), 331 and 333. Note these courses align most closely with major requirements under the “Pure Mathematics Major.”

 

Sophomores entering the teaching program should already have completed Math 111, and 112 in order to provide appropriate evidences in the sophomore portfolio.

 

Content assessments will include evidences of content work in the education portfolios, grades of C or above in the courses required for the teaching license; passing scores on the Praxis II test in mathematics; pass or above on written comps and oral comps.

 

 

 

Indiana Teacher Licensure Requirements for Humanities: Candidates for teaching English Language Arts (including Rhetoric), French, German, Latin, Spanish, and Theater at the Adolescent and Young Adult level should complete, beginning with the entering class of 2002, one of the following areas:

 

Requirements for the Major and Licensure: Beginning with the Class of 2005, English majors are required to take the following English courses. Students wishing to license in English language arts (grades 9-12) must also take specific courses listed below:

 

1. Three of the six core survey courses (ENG215-220) one of which must be in American literature (these three courses should be completed by the end of the junior year.)

a. For Licensure: one course must be in American literature and one must be in Shakespeare (or dramatic literature-theater literature may be used).

b. For Licensure: one course in world literature (could be an intermediate course or Colloquium 401or 402).

 

2. English 397 (preferably in the sophomore or junior year)- also counts toward licensure.

 

3. Four additional full courses (or their equivalent), including at least two full course credits labeled “Studies in …,” and one “Seminar” course.

a. For Licensure: two intermediate literature courses (ENG 300-370).

b. For Licensure: one course in multicultural literature (could be an introductory course).

 

4. ENG 497 (senior year offered in the fall).

 

5. ENG 101 does not count toward the major and NO MORE than TWO Language Studies courses in English may be included in the required nine. 

a. For Licensure: one additional composition course (expository or creative).

b. For Licensure: ENG 121, 122 or 123; ENG 150 or RHE 240.

 

For English Language Arts license, in addition to RHE 101 (general education requirement), English majors are also required to take the following Rhetoric (Speech) courses: RHO 143/145 (or RHE 220), RHE 201

 

Students may complete a minor in Rhetoric by taking RHE 320 or 350 and an additional two courses.

 

Note: Language Arts teaching candidates may cross-list English 201, 410 and 411 as Education 201, 410, or 411.

 

Sophomores entering the teaching program should have taken, at a minimum, two English courses and one rhetoric course, including one core class, by the spring of the sophomore year, so they can submit work to be assessed in the entry portfolio review.

 

Content assessments will include evidences of content work in the education portfolios, grades of C or above in the courses required for the teaching license; passing scores on the Praxis II tests in English/Language Arts; pass or above on written comps and oral comps

 

Note: As of May 1, 2007, candidates licensing in World Languages will be licensed for grades 6-12 (middle and high school) and their education coursework will reflect those new, additional standards.

 

Candidates for teaching Latin at the Adolescent and Young Adult level should complete, beginning with the class of 2002, the following: Latin 201, 202, 301, 302, 303, 304, 330, 400, and one course from Latin 210 or 387, 388 (9 course credits). In addition, students should take Classics 104 or 106, preferably both.

 

Sophomores entering the program in Teacher Education need to have taken a least Latin 201 by the time they apply to the program in order to submit a portfolio of appropriate work for this entry assessment.

 

Content Assessments will include evidences of content work in the education portfolios, grades of C or above in the courses required for the teaching license; passing scores on the Praxis II test in the appropriate language; pass or above on written comps and oral comps.

 

Candidates for teaching French at the Adolescent and Young Adult level should complete, beginning with the class of 2002, the following: FRE 201, 202, 301, 302, 401, and four other literature courses from the remaining courses offered by the department or the equivalent, especially if studying abroad.

 

Sophomores entering the program in Teacher Education should have taken at least FRE 201, by the spring of the sophomore year in order to submit portfolio of appropriate work for this assessment.

 

Content assessments will include evidences of content work in the education portfolios, grades of C or above in the courses required for the teaching license; passing scores on Praxis II test in the appropriate language; pass or above on written comps and oral comps.

 

Candidates for teaching German at the Adolescent and Young Adult level should complete, beginning with the entering class of 2002, the following: GER 201, 202, 301, 302, 401, and four other literature courses form the department offerings, or the equivalent especially if studying abroad.

 

Sophomores entering the program in Teacher Education should have taken at least GER 201, by the spring of the sophomore year in order to submit a portfolio of appropriate work for this assessment.

 

Content assessments will include evidences of content work in the education portfolios, grades of C or above in the courses required for the teaching license; passing scores on the Praxis II test in the appropriate language; pass or above on written comps and oral comps.

 

Candidates for teaching Spanish at the Adolescent and Young Adult level should complete, beginning with the entering class of 2002, the following: 201, 202, 301, 302, 401, and four other literature courses to include SPA 303, 304; and either 402 or 403, or the equivalent, especially if studying abroad.

 

Sophomores entering the program in Teacher Education should have taken at least SPA 201, by the spring of the sophomore year in order to submit a portfolio of appropriate work for this assessment.

 

Content assessments will include evidences of content work in the education portfolios, grades of C or above in the courses required for the teaching license; passing scores on the Praxis II test in the appropriate language; pass or above on written comps and oral comps

 

Candidates for teaching English Language Arts with a Rhetoric major at the Adolescent and Young Adult level should complete, beginning with the entering class of 2002, the following: Rhetoric 143/145; 201, 320, 350, 497. Two of the remaining four courses should be taken from 220 and 240. In addition, rhetoric majors licensing as language arts teachers should take these six credits: four literature courses: one dramatic literature from the Theater or English department offerings; one multicultural literature course; one world literature course (English 108, 109; Colloquium 401, 402); and one American Literature core course (English 219 or 220); one additional composition course (Creative writing); English 122 (Expository writing) or one course from English 121 or 123.

 

Sophomores entering the teaching program should have taken at least one rhetoric course and one English course.

 

Content assessments will include evidences of content work in the education portfolios, grade of C or above in the courses required for the teaching license; passing scores on the Praxis II test in English/Language Arts; pass or above on written comps and oral comps.

 

Candidates for teaching theater at the Adolescent and Young Adult level should complete, beginning with the entering class of 2002, the following: Theater 102, 105, 211-214 (three courses), 209 or 210, 207, 103 (at least 1/2 credit), plus additional credits to meet the major. It is recommended that students have a course in Shakespeare (English 216). Sophomores entering the program will need to have taken Theater 102 or 105 by the spring of their sophomore year so that they may submit appropriate work to be assessed in their portfolios.

 

Content assessments will include evidences of content work in the education portfolios, including evidence of successful performances, grade of C or above in the courses required for the teaching license; passing scores on the Praxis II test in the appropriate language; pass or above on written comps and oral comps.

 

 

Indiana Teacher Licensure Requirements for Social Studies: Candidates for teaching social studies at the Adolescent and Young Adult level should complete, beginning with the entering class of 2002, one of the following combinations of social science coursework:

 

A. Social Sciences/Economics Emphasis

The teacher education candidate in this area would fulfill all requirements of the departmental major. In addition, to complete licensure the social science teaching candidate should take two of the following fields:

 

1. Government and Citizenship (Political Science): PSC 111, 122 or 242, 231.

 

2. Psychology and Social Psychology: Three courses beyond PSY101; see Chair or Director for selections.

 

3. Historical Perspectives: Two courses from the U.S. History offerings (40’s), to include 341 when offered; C & T 201 and 202, and one course in world or European history, preferably 301 when offered.

 

General Social Sciences courses should include, if not taken in fulfilling the above requirements:

C&T 201, 202, one U.S. history course, PSC 111, and PSY 222 is recommended.

 

 

B. Social Sciences/Historical Perspective Emphasis

The teacher education candidate in this area would fulfill all requirements for the major in history in the following way: One concentration area in U.S. from the America’s (3 courses from the 40’s, including one 300 level course which should 341 if offered); History 101 or 102, and two other world courses (00’s, 50’s, 60’s or 70’s), including a 300 level course, preferably 301 when offered; one course from European history (10’s, 20’s, or 30’s); History 497 and 498.

 

In addition, to complete licensure, the social science teaching candidate should complete three courses in two of the following fields:

 

1. Government and Citizenship (Political Science): PSC 111, 122 or 242, 231.

 

2. Economics: ECO 101, 213, 214, 262, 291, 292.

 

3. Psychology and Social Psychology: Three courses beyond PSY101. See Chair or Director for selections.

 

General Social Science courses should include, if not taken in fulfilling the above requirements:

C&T 201, 202, one economics course, PSC 111. PSY 222 is recommended.

 

C. Social Science/Government and Citizenship (Political Science) Emphasis

The teacher education candidate in this field would fulfill all requirements of the departmental major to include: PSC 111, 231,122, 242, with the advanced area course being in American Government, with two courses selected from 311, 312, 313, or 317, and 497. Additional courses to meet the major are required by the department. In addition, to complete the licensure the social science teaching candidate should complete three courses in two of the following fields:

 

1. Economics: ECO 101, 213, 214, 262, 291, 292

 

2. Psychology and Social Psychology: Three courses beyond PSY 101. See Chair or Director for selections.

 

3. Historical Perspectives: Two courses from the U.S. History offerings (40’s), to include 341 when offered; C & T 201 and 202, and one course in world or European history, preferably 301 when offered.

 

General Social Sciences courses should include, if not taken in fulfilling the above requirements: C&T 201, 202, one economics course, one U.S. history course. PSY 222 is recommended.

 

D. Social Sciences/Psychology and Social Psychology Emphasis

The teacher education candidate in this area would fulfill all requirements of the departmental major to include: PSY 101 and specific courses as defined by the Teacher Education department. See Chair or Director for selections.

 

In addition, to complete licensure the social science teaching candidate should complete three courses in two of following fields:

 

1. Government and Citizenship (Political Science): PSC 111, 122 or 242, 231.

 

2. Economics: ECO 101, 213, 214, 262, 291, 292.

 

3. Historical Perspectives: Two courses from the U.S. History offerings (40’s), to include 341 when offered; C & T 201 and 202, and one course in world or European history, preferably 301 when offered.

 

General Social Sciences courses should include, if not taken in fulfilling the above requirements:

C&T 201, 202 one U.S. history course, PSC 111, and one economics course.

 

It is assumed all social science candidates will attain background to pass assessments in geographical perspectives and current events over course of taking their majors and additional social sciences, as well as by taking Social Studies Methods, EDU 404.

 

Content assessments will include evidences of content work in the education portfolios, grades of C or above in the courses required for the teaching license; passing scores on the Praxis II test in social studies; pass or above on written comps and oral comps.

 

Post-Baccalaureate Options for Licensure Completion

All students qualifying for these options must meet the same admission and retention standards as regular teacher education students.

 

This option allows admitted teacher education students to return for an additional semester immediately after graduation to complete their student teaching on a tuition free basis (other administrative fees may apply). The Ninth Semester Option student must have completed graduation requirements with an academic major and minor (an AOC in Teacher Education may be used as the minor). The option is available to students in all Wabash academic licensure areas and tuition free coursework in the ninth semester applies only to teacher education courses.

 

This option allows admitted teacher education students to return for two additional semesters immediately after graduation to complete their teacher education course work on a tuition free basis (other administrative fees may apply). This tuition free option is available only to Wabash students in laboratory science majors. Students wishing to use this option should begin teacher education course work prior to or during their senior year at Wabash. To be eligible, students must be graduates, must have a major in a laboratory science and an academic minor and need no more than five teacher education courses. The tuition free coursework applies only to teacher education courses taken in the 9th and 10th semester, the post-baccalaureate licensure year. Please see the Director of Teacher Education for details of these options.

 

Individuals interested in the Wabash Transition to Teach program should contact the Director of Teacher Education for information on this option since the courses taken are slightly different from those listed in the current Academic Bulletin.