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Teacher Certification

Teacher Certification. CONTENT Overview Florida Teacher Professional Exam General Knowledge Exam Subject Area Exam. Overview.

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Teacher Certification

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  1. Teacher Certification CONTENT • Overview • Florida Teacher Professional Exam • General Knowledge Exam • Subject Area Exam

  2. Overview • The 2004 Legislature passed Senate Bill 2986 establishing section 1004.85, Florida Statutes, which provides the opportunity for postsecondary institutions to create Educator Preparation Institutes.

  3. Overview • These Institutes may only be created at accredited or approved postsecondary institutions as defined by rule, and any institution that chooses to offer an Educator Preparation Institute must receive approval from the Department of Education.

  4. Overview • Gulf Coast College is an approved Florida DOE Teacher Certification Prep Institution since 2005.

  5. Overview • Certificate Types and Requirements • Florida offers two types of Educator Certificates: 1. Temporary Certificate 2. Professional Certificate

  6. Overview 1. Temporary Certificate - Valid for three school years - Nonrenewable - Provides time to complete all requirements for a Professional Certificate while teaching full-time

  7. Overview 1. Temporary Certificate Requirements - Complete all application process requirements - Hold at least a bachelor's degree - Demonstrate Mastery of Subject Area Knowledge or meet Subject Specialization with a 2.5 GPA for a requested subject

  8. Overview 2. Professional Certificate - Valid for five school years - Renewable - Florida's highest Educator Certificate

  9. Overview 2. Professional Certificate Requirements - Complete all application process requirements - Hold at least a bachelor's degree - Demonstrate Mastery of Subject Area Knowledge for a requested subject - Demonstrate Mastery of General Knowledge - Demonstrate Mastery of Professional Preparation and Education Competence

  10. Recommendation

  11. 1. Transfer and complete three-semesters of teacher preparation study or a minimum of (18 semester credits). Gulf Coast College will issue your diploma. 2. Apply directly to Gulf Coast College and complete three-semesters of teacher preparation study or a minimum of (18 semester credits). http://gulfcoastcollege.org/ Enrollment Eligibility

  12. Florida Department of Education

  13. Florida Department of Education The FTCE General Knowledge Test (GK) The GK is a test of basic skills and consists of four subtests: * Essay * English Language Skills (ELS) * Reading * Mathematics

  14. Florida Department of Education The subtests consist of multiple-choice questions, except for the Essay subtest, which consists of one essay. The subtests may be registered for separately and taken separately; subtests may be passed at separate administrations to achieve a passing score on the overall test.

  15. Florida Department of Education NOTE: An examinee who took and passed all or part of the College Level Academic Skills Test (CLAST) in Florida before July 1, 2002, may use the parts passed on the CLAST toward certification. For any parts not passed by that date, corresponding subtests of the General Knowledge Test are required.

  16. Florida Department of Education The FTCE Professional Education Test (Ped) The PEd is a test of pedagogy and professional practices. It consists of multiple-choice questions.

  17. Florida Department of Education The FTCE Subject Area Examinations (SAE) There are 42 different SAEs. Most SAEs are single tests. However, the German K–12 and Speech 6–12 tests each consist of two subtests. The subtests may be registered for separately and taken separately; subtests may be passed at separate administrations to achieve a passing score on the overall test.

  18. Florida Department of Education The FTCE Subject Area Examinations (SAE) There are 42 different SAEs. Although most SAEs consist of only multiple-choice questions, some (such as English 6–12, Middle Grades English 5–9, French K–12, German K–12, Spanish K–12, and Speech 6–12) also include an essay, recorded speaking and listening sections, or a videotaped section.

  19. Florida Department of Education The Florida Educational Leadership Examination (FELE) The FELE is for the certification of administrators (such as school principals) and consists of three subtests: * Subtest 1: Leadership, Management, Personnel * Subtest 2: Communications * Subtest 3: Curriculum, Finance, Law, Technology

  20. Florida Department of Education Subtests 1 and 3 consist of only multiple-choice questions. Subtest 2 consists of multiple-choice questions and an essay. The subtests may be registered for separately and taken separately; subtests may be passed at separate administrations to achieve a passing score on the overall test.

  21. SUMMARY STUDENT COPY OF TRANSCRIPT.... COURSE EVAUATION LIBERAL ARTS COMPONENTS • WESTERN CIVIS • SCIENCE • MATH • ENGLISH • FOREIGN LANGUAGE

  22. SUMMARY EDUCATOR PREPRATION INSTITUTE ….. EPI CORE COURSES STUDY GUIDES ON LINE …….. APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATION TEMP STATUS ….. PROFESSIONAL EXAM STATE SCHOOL REQUIREMENT

  23. SUMMARY PRIVATE 1. ACSI (LETTER OF APPROVAL) 2. FACCS 3. ACTS THREE-YEARS SAE AND GK SUBJECT AREA NEXT STEP

  24. Q & A

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