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CASECASECenter for Arts and Center for Arts and Science EducationScience Education
Interested in teachingInterested in teachinghigh school?high school?
CASE Staffwww.academics.utep.edu
David Vasquez – College of Liberal Arts Teacher Preparation
◦747-5290◦[email protected]
Ana Lee Covey - College of Science Teacher Preparation◦747-5032◦[email protected]
Ellen Esposito - College of Science Teacher Preparation◦747-8468◦[email protected]
Dr. Michele Levy - Student Teaching and Induction◦747-5025◦[email protected]
Dr. Amanda DeGraff - Student Data and Testing◦747-8884◦[email protected]
CASECASEMission StatementMission Statement
CASE is dedicated to ensuring that CASE is dedicated to ensuring that
future high school and EC-12 teachers future high school and EC-12 teachers are able to successfully complete the are able to successfully complete the process of becoming certified teachers process of becoming certified teachers and are highly-qualified to educate and are highly-qualified to educate their students. CASE will also actively their students. CASE will also actively engage faculty from the Colleges of engage faculty from the Colleges of Liberal Arts, Science, and Health Liberal Arts, Science, and Health Sciences in the teacher preparation Sciences in the teacher preparation program.program.
Services Provided:Services Provided:
AdvisingAdmission to teacher educationPreparation for UTEP qualifying
and TExES certification examsClearance for state examsStudent teaching semester
placements and oversight
Why Be a Teacher?Make a
differenceMold our futureInspire future
generationsVery rewarding!
Job securityWork scheduleSummers offGood
compensationGood benefits
High School Teaching FieldsScienceMathHistorySocial StudiesEnglish/Language Arts & ReadingSpeech JournalismDance
All Levels (EC- 12) Certifications:
ArtMusicTheatreFrenchSpanishPhysical Education
Occupational Outlook:
“Job prospects are expected to be favorable, with particularly good prospects for teachers in high-demand fields like math, science, and bilingual education, or in less desirable urban or rural school districts.”
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2008-09 Edition.
Salary
The U.S. Dept. of Labor: Bureau of Labor & Statistics (2008) reports the following salaries earned by educators:
POSITION EL PASO NATIONAL
Elementary Teacher $43,660 $52,240Secondary Teacher $45,130 $54,390
School Administrator $72,440 $77,740
El Paso ISD – Fall- 2009
Starting salary: $43,000.00 (0 years experience)
Add $1,000.00 for a MastersSigning bonus for math and science:
$6,000.00 (for traditionally certified teachers)Annual stipend for math and science -
$2,500.00There is a stipend for teaching up to 5 classes
of ESL in EPISD. So if you teach all 5 classes, you will receive an $1,100.00 stipend.
Beginning administrator’s salary is $65,000.00
Dr. Georgia Lane, Director of Secondary Personnel and Recruiting
ESL SupplementalThree additional courses will
allow you to get an ESL endorsement:◦Ling 4348 Analysis of Second
language acquisition◦Ling 3308 Structure of language for
language professionals◦Bed 4317 Teaching and empowering
english language learners in secondary schools
Dr. Georgia Lane EPISD’s Director of Secondary
Personnel and Recruiting
Social Studies, PE and Language Arts are usually very competitive content areas because there are so many candidates.
Shortage areas - Math, Science, French
UTEP Career FairsThere are three job fairs at UTEP every
yearCollege of Education has one each
semester and consists of the districts in the El Paso region
University Career Services and the sponsors of Job Mine hosts a Career Fair every April in the Don Haskins
In the spring of 2009, sixty two school districts from around the state and nation participated.
AdvisingCollege of Liberal Arts
◦Make an appointment with David Vasquez @ 747-5290
College of Science◦Make an appointment with Ana Lee
Covey @ 747-5290Kinesiology
◦Advising Mania with Dr. Pederson Friday, February 26 7:30 am to 5:30 pm Friday, March 26 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
“I Want to Coach”Option I:Major: Kinesiology/College of Health
SciencesMinor: EC-12 EducationEligible for: Coaching/Teaching Kinesiology
ONLY
Option II:Major: Subject Area (i.e. History, English)Minor: Secondary EducationEligible for: Teaching that subject area AND
coaching a sport
High School and EC-12 Education Classes:The following education courses may be taken prior to
admission into the Teacher Education Program. SCED 3311 –Curriculum Planning in the Secondary School this
should be taken before the Internship Semester. Requires 30 observation hours. *Music students see advisor.
RED 3342 –Reading and Study in the Content Area. Content Methods Course –Methods courses vary by discipline.
Please refer to your degree plan for your specific teaching methods course.
The following courses require admission to Teacher Education: EDPC 3300 –Developmental Variations SCED 3317 –Multicultural Education (Taken during student
teaching semester in conjunction with SCED 4691) SCED 4691/ TED 4696/ 4697/ 4698/ 4699 –Student Teaching
◦ 5 full days per week- Monday thru Friday◦ 8-4 p.m.◦ 15 weeks◦ How will you support yourself/family for that semester? PLAN NOW!
Teacher Education Admission Requirements:
English 1311, 1312 and Communication 1301/1302 with grades of “C” or better in each course.
Math 1319 or higher level math with a grade of “C” or better. (Math requirement varies by degree plan.)
The Texas Academic Skills Program (TASP) or Texas Higher Education Assessment (THEA) with passing scores on math (230), writing (220), and reading (230).
Completion of 60 semester hours with a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.50 or better.
To become a high school or EC-12 To become a high school or EC-12 certified teacher in the state of certified teacher in the state of Texas you must:Texas you must:
Take and pass UTEP Content and
PPR (Pedagogy and Professional Responsibility) Qualifying exams
Take and pass Content and PPR TExES certification exams
Graduate from an accredited collegeRegister and pay for your teaching
license Pass a background check (you must
also pass one to participate in your mandatory field observations and student teaching)
When do I prepare for my UTEP qualifying When do I prepare for my UTEP qualifying exams and my state (TExES) certification exams and my state (TExES) certification
exams?exams?
You learn most of the material covered in your content exam in your freshman and sophomore level classes. Start thinking about your exams as soon as you have completed 60 credit hours towards your degree.
Timeline to Become a Teacher
Freshman Sophomore Junior 1st semester Senior 2nd semester Senior
Declare major. Take
required math
Attend CASE “So you want to be a high school
teacher!” workshop
Take THEA test
Science majors-
complete all lower division
science courses
Apply to Teacher Educatio
n Program
Prepare for & take UTEP content qualifying
exam
Complete content and PPR UTEP qualifying and TExES teacher
certification exams
Student Teaching and SCED 3317
Complete all courses except
student teaching semester
Apply for student teaching