Preparing teachers at the University of Virginia’s College at Wise
The purpose of this article is to describe how teacher education candidates at The University of Virginia’s College at Wise (UVa-Wise) in the United States are prepared and become eligible for professional teaching licenses in grades 6-12 in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The authors first offer a br...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2011 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad de Sevilla (US) |
| Repositorio: | idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:idus.us.es:11441/32901 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/11441/32901 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | UVa-Wise Teacher preparation in Virginia Teaching endorsement areas Teacher program approval Teacher program accreditation Teacher preparation curriculum Formación de profesores en Virginia Áreas de enseñanza Aprobación de programas de profesores Acreditación de programas de profesores Currículum de la formación del profesorado |
| Sumario: | The purpose of this article is to describe how teacher education candidates at The University of Virginia’s College at Wise (UVa-Wise) in the United States are prepared and become eligible for professional teaching licenses in grades 6-12 in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The authors first offer a brief overview of the College and the collaborative efforts between the UVa-Wise Department of Education and other academic disciplines. The authors identify specific program endorsement areas and grades levels in which UVa-Wise TEP candidates pursue licensure. Respective curricula in endorsement areas that candidates are required to complete to become eligible for their professional licenses in their respective teaching endorsement areas are summarized. Topics of discussion include: 1.) Requirements that candidates must meet for admission into the UVa-Wise teacher education program; 2.) the professional dispositions expectations for admission into and continuation in the UVa-Wise teacher education program; and 3.) the admission requirements to the student teaching internship, which is required of all program completers. Additionally, the roles of the Virginia Department of Education and the Virginia Board of Education in the teaching endorsement approval process for all teacher education programs in Virginia are discussed. Finally, the process of how teacher education programs can become recognized by a national accrediting organization (more specifically, the Teacher Education Accreditation Council) is briefly examined. |
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