welcome to secondary education programs

8/7/2019 Welcome to Secondary Education Programs

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What is Secondary Education?0 Secondary Education refers to the school levels of

grades 6 12.

0 Students in the Secondary Education Program arepreparing to teach grades 6 12 upon graduation.

0 This is a certification program, meaning that you are

certified to teach upon graduation. This also meansthat you must be aware of ever-changing Illinois StateBoard of Education (ISBE) rules.


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How is the Secondary Education minor

different from other minors on campus?

0 Many requirements to qualify.

0 Have to apply; a competitive process.

0 In addition to applying to a secondary education minor,you are also applying to get into a different version of yourLAS major.

0 Minor courses are in the College of Education but major isstill in LAS.

0 Minor also encompasses certification requirements.


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Different offices you will work

with in the minor0 College of LAS (before and while you are in the minor):

0 Your major advisor

0 TheDirector of Secondary Education Programs

0 College of Education (after you are in the minor):0 Office of Clinical Experiences: They assist you for your student

teaching and classroom observations as part of the program.

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Council on Teacher Education (before and while you are inthe minor):0 They assist you with anything related to state certification:

Basic Skills, endorsements, additional testing andrequirements, etc.


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When do I apply to the

minor?0 You must be in one of the following majors to get the minor:

Biology, Chemistry, English, Geology,History, Math, Physics.

0 Traditionally, students apply in their 4th semester.

0 Biology students traditionally apply in their 6th semester becauseit is a 5 year program.

0 If you apply in your 6th semester, you must take a 5th year tocomplete the program.

0 Deadline is February 1st.


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How do I qualify to apply?0 You must take specific coursework in your major that must be either

complete or in progress at the time of application.

0 Must take and PASS the Basic Skills test.

0 Must have a minimum of 50 hours of tutoring in middle or highschools.

0 Must have a minimum 2.5 GPA in the following areas: content area,overall, UIUC, and professional education. (Note: youll want a higherGPA to be competitive for the minor)


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Secondary Programs what you will be certified to

teach upon graduation within each program

Major Minor Can teach AP/Advanced level Can also teach regular levelBiology Secondary Ed. Biology Biology, Chemistry, Earth and

Space Science, EnvironmentalScience, Physics

Chemistry Secondary Ed. Chemistry Biology, Chemistry, Earth and

Space Science, EnvironmentalScience, Physics

Earth Science Secondary Ed. Earth and Space Science,

Environmental Science

Biology, Chemistry, Earth and

Space Science, Environmental

Science, Physics

English Secondary Ed. English English

Math Secondary Ed. Math Math

SocialScience

Secondary Ed. History Economics, Geography,History,Political Science, Psychologyand Sociology/Anthropology

Physics Secondary Ed. Physics Biology, Chemistry, Earth and

Space Science, Environmental

Science, Physics


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What specific coursework do I have

to take to apply for the minor?

0Go to:

http://education.illinois.edu/programs/se_appl.h

tml for information about the courses that mustbe in progress or complete at the time of

application.

0It is strongly recommended that you meet withyour academic advisor to ensure that you are

making adequate progress toward the minor.


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Endorsements, cont.0 Go to:

http://www.cote.illinois.edu/certification/secondaryendorsements.html for information about secondary

endorsements (high school endorsements).

0 Go to:http://www.cote.illinois.edu/certification/middlegradeendorsements.html for information about middle schoolendorsements.

0 Contact Brenda Clevenger [email protected] or JeffBuck [email protected] for any questions aboutendorsements.


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Can you tell me about the Basic

Skills test?0 The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) changed

the passing score for this test and now it is very

difficult to pass; you must study for this test.

0 Its best to take the test while the information covered in

the test is still fresh in your mind; take it as soon after highschool as you can.


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More about the Basic Skills0 4 parts to the test: 1) Reading Comprehension, 2) Language Arts (grammar

and writing), 3) Math, 4) a constructed-response writing assignment.

0 You must pass all 4 parts of the test to qualify for the minor. Your applicationwill not be reviewed if you dont pass all parts of the test.

0 If you pass 3 parts and dont pass 1 part, you can retake only that 1 part totry to pass. That does count as another try on the test.

0 You get 5 tries on this test, if you dont pass after 5 times, you will never bepermitted to get certified to teach in the state of Illinois.


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How do I prepare and sign up for

the Basic Skills test?0 Go to http://www.icts.nesinc.com/

0 Look for the TestDates

0 Look for Registering to Test and register yourself0 Go to Study Guides and find Basic Skills

0 After studying, go to Basic Skills Diagnostic Practice Test

(Note: you want to give yourself time to retake the testif you dont pass all parts, so sign up early.)


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What are the rules for tutoring?0 You must tutor in a middle school or a high school.

0 You do not have to tutor in your content areanecessarily, as long as you are tutoring middle or high

schoolers.

0 You must have a teacher supervisor or coordinatorwho can confirm the number of hours spent tutoring

and can comment on your ability to tutor.


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Tutoring rules, cont.0 It is fine if you are tutoring through a paid service, such as

America Reads as long as you have a tutor supervisor of

some sort private tutoring does not count.

0 You can tutor in a private school.

0 You can tutor in the summer but no more than half of your

tutoring hours should be spent in your home school. Wewant you to have a wide range of tutoring settings and

experiences.


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How do I sign up for tutoring?0 If you want to tutor over the summer at home, you

will want to contact the school and set it up.

0 If you are on the secondary education listserv, you will

receive a series of emails about tutoring at the local

schools.

0 You must keep track of your hours spent tutoring.


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Most important step for

tutoring0 You must fill out an Hours Verification Form as part of your

application to the minor.

0 You fill out the top half of the form and answer the questions on the formelectronically.

0 Print out the finished form and give to your supervising teacher orcoordinator to fill out the bottom part along with the number of hoursyou spent tutoring.

0 The supervising teacher and coordinator must sign and date the form.

0 You will then scan and upload the form to your online application whenthe time comes to apply.


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Hours Verification Formhttp://edwebsfiles.ed.uiuc.edu/saao/documents/se_hr

s_verification_form.pdf

(Note: be sure to read through the form carefully before

filling it out)


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Timeline1stSemester 2nd Semester 3rd Semester 4th Semester

Take classes in

your desired

content area

Continue to take

classes in your

content area

Continue to take

classes in your

content area

Take the rest of

the required

classes to apply

to the minor

Get a good GPA Get a good GPA Get a good GPA Get a good GPA

Meet with your

AcademicAdvisor

Meet with your

AcademicAdvisor

Meet with your

AcademicAdvisor

Meet with your

AcademicAdvisor

Tell your advisor

that you want to

be coded 1PTEso

you are added to

the listserv

By the end of first

year, should have

taken and passed

the Basic Skills

test

Attend

Application

Workshops to get

your application

materials readyby Feb. 1st

Submit your

application

online by the Feb.

1stdeadline

Start looking into

tutoring opps at

end of the

semester

Start tutoring

approx 25 hours

Continue

tutoring finish

50 hours at least

Tutoring hours

should be done

when you submit

your application


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Questions?Please direct questions to:

Adva Waranyuwat,

Director of Secondary Education Programs(217) 333.2800

[email protected]

If you want to be added to the listserv, email [email protected] and put Please add me tothe listserv and include your name and UIN (thenumber) in the body of the email.

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