MAT ADVISING

Summer/Fall 2015www.uca.edu/mat

Faculty

• Introductions

Website

• http://www.uca.edu/mat

MAT LISTSERV

• Go to http://list.uca.edu/mailman/listinfo/mat

• Fill in your information (your preferred email) in the Subscribing to MAT section

• Hit “Submit”• When you get your confirmation email, please

hit “reply” and “send.” You don’t have to enter anything. Just open a reply box and hit send

MAT LISTSERV

• If you have already registered and are not receiving e-mails, please go in and re-register. The listserv has been having some issues since the conversion to Gmail.

Check the MAT Websitewww.uca.edu/mat

• You are responsible for the program requirements posted on the website.

• Your attendance at this meeting or viewing of this screencast indicates that you understand this requirement.

• Notice MAT Important Information Contract Maintain 3.0 or better GPA All classes finished before internship

UCA Email

Check your UCA email!

App Attack

THERE’S AN APP FOR THAT

UCA MAT Program

On-Line Classes

• Asynchronous vs. Synchronous• Check Blackboard BEFORE the first day of

classes.• You may have an assignment due on the first

day of classes.• Some on-line classes have chat sessions and on-

campus meetings – Check the schedule.

www.uca.edu/schedule

Course Selection

• Summer/Fall 2015 schedules available on-line

• Check for “special notes” before enrolling in courses

Course Selection

www.uca.edu/teaching

and/or

www.uca.edu/schedule

How to Register

• Go to my.uca.edu and sign in.

How to Register

• Click on Self-Service then Student & Financial Aid.

How to Register

• Click on Registration then Registration – add/drop classes. You will then be able to select the term and search for classes you want to take.

• MAT 5310 and 5320 Prerequisites to all other

courses.

• Recommend ASTL 6380 (Research Methods) taken within first 9 hours of coursework.

• MAT 6310 (Diversity) Take MAT 6302 and MAT

6311 first. Enroll in semester before

internship.• MAT 6699

Internship Taken LAST

Course Selection

Summer 2015

• ITEC 6368 – Business Tech

• **BIOL 6395 – Science

• WLAN 5330 – Foreign Languages

• *Social Studies – Summer Institute

Fall 2015

• FACS 6300 – Current Issues

• BIOL 6395 – Science• WLAN 5325/5315 –

Foreign Languages• ENGL 5358

Content Elective Courses (7-12 Licenses)

Content Elective Courses (7-12 Licenses)

• Please e-mail Amy Thompson, athompson@uca.edu, if you need a content methods course that is not listed.

May Intercession

• MAT 5390: Practicum For MAT students who

have provisional licenses or who are teaching at a private or charter school only and who have been the teacher of record in the classroom for the last semester

Fall 2015

• MAT 5390: Practicum REQUIRED orientation

meeting – check schedule

• MAT 6699: Internship

REQUIRED orientation meeting – check schedule

Check UCA e-mail for assignment

Field Experiences

Internship

• Teacher of Record is our preference. PAID Internship in your OWN classroom

• Placed Interns – Passing Praxis II scores are due with internship application packets.

• If you’re placed: Paperwork 2-3 all day on-campus meetings throughout the

semester $250 fee

Internship

Placed Interns:• No cold calling or setting up internship or practicum

placements before attending practicum orientation or the internship placement meetings.

• Many districts require us to go through human resources.

Those with jobs:• Praxis 2 scores are due by the night of the internship

meeting in August.

Important Dates for Internship Placement

• Thursday, April 2 at 6 PM Mashburn 103 For those needing Fall '15 placement

• Thursday, April 16 at 4:30pm Placement forms due! [See MAT website AFTER

THE MEETING.] If you’re not sure, submit the forms and

withdraw if hired.

Important Internship Note

• Please do not register for internship because you plan to have a job. This does not give us accurate internship numbers.

• You can register up until the night of the internship meeting in August.

• Please only register for internship IF: You have submitted a placement packet You have a job as a teacher of record in your

own classroom

Background Check

• After registration in the Practicum course, you will be e-mailed the forms to complete and return.

• Student Connect - Cost is $10. • Submit payment AFTER you receive an e-

mail from Student Connect. • Be sure to check SPAM folder • These MUST be completed before ANY field.

Petition for Candidacy

If you started the MAT program after May 2014, the UCA Graduate School has removed

the requirement that candidates complete the Petition for Candidacy form.

Candidates are now required to track their own progress in their program of study through the DEGREE WORKS link of the

MyUCA portal.

Arkansas History

• Required for licensure for P-4, middle level, and secondary social studies licensure areas.

• Now you can take for FREE at Arkansas Ideas.

• Information has been sent to the listserv• Also be posted under “Announcements” on

the MAT web page

Program Changes

• Praxis test changes are always ongoing.

• Keep your eye on the listserv.

PRAXIS – ETS Website

http://www.uca.edu/ocsWhich Praxis Do I Take?

http://www.ets.org/praxis/ar/requirements

Praxis I Core pass by end of your first semester

Praxis II CONTENT pass before internship or prior to applying for provisional

Praxis II PEDAGOGY (Principles of Learning and Teaching)

take during internship

Praxis

Praxis I Core

• Please note: MUST be passed by the end of your first

semester NO MORE lifting of the holds/”extensions” Use UCA recipient code 6012

“Praxis I”

“Praxis II”

• “Old” tests (5710, 5720, and 5730) honored until September 2016 (if the test was taken prior to Sept 1, 2013). You may NO LONGER take the PPST for admission.

• If you did take/pass only SOME of the "old" PPST tests (if the test was taken prior to Sept 1, 2013), those tests will be honored, but any new tests you take must be the "Core" required Praxis tests.

Praxis Changes – Praxis I Core

"Test codes are provided for your information. Always verify correct codes on the "Arkansas requirements" section of the ETS website."

Old Test New Test

New Test #

Score

5141 (5142)

English 5047 164

5141 (5143)

Math 5169 165

5141 (5144)

Social Studies

5089 149

5141 (5145)

Science 5440 150

• You must pass 2 of the 4 content areas.

• If you took and passed the “old” test (5141), those scores will be honored until September 2016 (if the test was taken prior to Sept 1, 2013).

Praxis ChangesPraxis II – Middle School

"Test codes are provided for your information. Always verify correct codes on the "Arkansas requirements" section of the ETS website."

Praxis ChangesPraxis II

Test Current Version

New Version New Cut Score

Arkansas Launch Date

P-4 5022 5025 9/1/16

FACS 5121 5122 153 9/1/15

Chemistry 5245 150 9/1/15

Physics 5265 135 9/1/15

Praxis ChangesPraxis II

Science Licensure Changes • Starting in fall 2015, candidates applying for

Physical Science Licensure grades 7-12 will take the Physics (5265) or Chemistry (5245) exam. Programs for Physical Science License will be discontinued in August 2016. Candidates enrolled prior to that date will be allowed to complete the program for Physical Science licensure.

• Physics and Chemistry will also be available as an endorsement to a current license by testing out starting in fall 2015.

PRAXISChanges Coming

• American Sign Language (ASL), grades K-12 • ASL is now available as another foreign

language licensure area. The candidates are required to pass the American Sign Language (0632) and the World Language Pedagogy (5841) exams. There are currently no approved programs of study for initial licensure. The area can be added to a standard license by testing out as soon as the test is approved.

PRAXISChanges Coming

• Computer Science, grades 4-12 • HB 1183 requires each public high school and

public charter school to offer a course in computer science. In preparation for it becoming law, computer science has been added as a licensure content area. ETS will be working with the ADE for the next few months to get the Praxis Computer Science (5651) exam through the state review and approval process. Until programs of study are developed and approved, it will be available as an endorsement to a current license by testing out.

Praxis I and II

• The Praxis® Core are now available for continuous testing with official scores for Reading and Mathematics released within 10–11 business days from the test date, and within 15–16 business days for Writing.

• More titles are coming for continuous testing. • Additional titles that will be offered continuously

beginning in the 2015–16 testing year: Marketing Education (5561) Music: Content Knowledge (5113)

• Up to $5,000 of your tuition paid• Commit to doing field and work for 3

years in a partnership district• Middle School or Secondary: Math,

Science, or English

P3T Grant

• Little Rock• North Little Rock• Carlisle• Clarksville• Dollarway• El Dorado• Harrison• Jasper

• Jasper• Pine Bluff• Watson Chapel• West Memphis• White Hall• Arkansas School for the

Deaf

Partnership Districts

Interested? Contact Dr. Williams – carolynw@uca.edu

Professionalism and Email Etiquette

• Use: Mr., Mrs., Ms., Dr. when addressing faculty/staff

• Include a clear, direct subject line• Use a “professional” email address• Be cautious with humor• Watch the tone of your email• Do not use curse words or slang• Check for spelling, punctuation, and grammar

errors

Provisional License

• All information (checklist) on MAT website• Must pass Praxis II and be continuously

enrolled• We don’t process until you have been

offered a job.• YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to follow up on

background checks to ensure your license is processed!

Secondary Licensure – 30 Hours

• This has been an ADE rule.• ADE has changed the rule effective

September 2014.• We will work to push through your license if

you haven’t finished the 30 hours. • Case by case basis• Muddy water

Other Communication

• Twitter - @ucamat• Facebook – UCA MAT• Email – mat@uca.edu • Ms. Melissa Earls: MAT Program Advisor –

melissae@uca.edu• Mrs. Amy Thompson: MAT Program Coordinator

– athompson@uca.edu• Ms. Laura Kendrick: MAT Secretary–

laurak@uca.edu

Register ASAP!

Register on the first day that you are allowed. Some classes will fill up quickly!

QA-ZZMonday, March 30

AA-HZTuesday, March 31

IA-PZWednesday,

April 1

If a class is full and you REALLY need it, call or email Ms. Laura: MAT Secretary and ask to be put on the

WAIT-LISTlaurak@uca.edu

Before you can register….

• You must take the Qualtrics survey. It will be e-mailed to you tomorrow. Then, Ms. Laura and Ms. Earls will check the list daily and lift your hold.