Alternative Routes to Certification

Update on Praxis I Date

Patricia Dooling — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:17:33 +0000

NEWS: As of June 1, 2013, passing scores for Praxis I will be a requirement for applying to ARTC.

Visit www.ets.org to register for Praxis I and to find out how you might qualify to waive one or two sections of that three-part examination.
Praxis II, a test of knowledge in specific content areas, will also become a requirement later this year.

Project Search 2013

mcbride — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 16:27:39 +0000

The 2013 Project Search, the education job fair sponsored by the University of Delaware BoA Career Services Center and the University Council on Teacher Education (UCTE) will be held on Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at the Bob Carpenter Sports Convocation Center at the University of Delaware. For more information about the 2013 event, please follow this LINK.

CEHD Graduate School Open House

mcbride — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 13:18:18 +0000

The University of Delaware College of Education and Human Development will hold an open house for people interested in pursuing a graduate degree in education or human development from 6:30-8 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 17, in Room 116 of the Willard Hall Education Building.
Read more…

NCATE Accreditation

mcbride — Wed, 30 May 2012 17:12:19 +0000

In April, the University of Delaware’s professional education unit was granted accreditation for their initial teacher preparation and advanced preparation levels through the NCATE national accreditation process. This accreditation indicates the professional education unit was once again able to meet the rigorous standards set forth by the professional education community. Read more…

Delaware Transition to Teaching Partnership

mcbride — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:24:27 +0000

Delaware Transition to Teaching Partnership (DT3P) is a five-year federal grant to help recruit Science, Technology, English, and Math secondary education teachers for high-needs schools in Delaware. Using the Alternative Routes to Certification (ARTC) (http://www.artc.udel.edu) model , candidates take courses during their first two years to acquire certification. Under the DT3P program they also have the use of a personal coach for the first year, specialized workshops, scholarships towards tuition, and financial help with Praxis I and II tests. We are currently recruiting our first cohort of 15 students to begin this fall. Anyone interested can visit our website, www.dt3p.udel.edu, or email the project coordinator, Rob Grey, rgrey@udel.edu.

Center on Instruction Update

mcbride — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 14:35:37 +0000

The Center on Instruction (COI) has added a new resource to the website :
Common Core State Standards for Mathematics – Appendix A: Designing High School Mathematics Courses Based on the Common Core State Standards
Appendix A of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) document helps states think about how the high school CCSS might be organized into four Model Course Pathways in Mathematics that provide college and career readiness.
This resource pertains to the following categories:

Mathematics
STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics
Research: Meta-analyses and Summaries
Practitioner Guides
Tools
Instruction
SIG

· Math Instruction and Intervention

For More Information: Click on the link below to access these resource materials at the Center on Instruction website!
Common Core State Standards for Mathematics – Appendix A: Designing High School Mathematics Courses Based on the Common Core State Standards