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斯蒂芬妮·约翰逊 | 1.800-325-0900,分机. 4136 or 865-531-4136 | s.jeffers-johnson@nkgx.net

初级教师执照教育硕士(MEdITL)课程为已经获得认可大学学士学位的成年人提供了一个机会. 我们的加速严格的计划是理想的个人寻找职业转变或谁已经获得了学位，但尚未获得教师执照. In MEdITL, candidates may pursue the following endorsement areas:

The MEdITL program has a unique structure that is ideal for busy adults. Courses are delivered in hybrid, online, and face-to-face formats.

Students Seeking Elementary (grades K-5) Licensure:

在前两个学期，候选人每学期将参加大约十个星期六的课程. These classes are set far in advance and attendance is required. 除了, 考生每周将有一个或两个工作日的下午/晚上(下午4:00-6:30和7:00-9:30)上课. 工作日晚上的课程是教学课程的方法，重点是如何教授不同的学科领域(数学), 社会研究, 读写能力, 等.). 在夏天, elementary candidates will still have the weekly methods courses, 但周六没有课. As long as candidates have met the requirements, they will be ready to student teach the following semester.

Students Seeking Secondary (grades K-12 or 6-12) Licensure:

For the first two Fall and Spring semesters, candidates will attend class approximately ten Saturdays per semester. These classes are set far in advance and attendance is required. 除了, 考生每周有一个工作日的下午/晚上(下午4:00-6:30和晚上7:00-9:30)上课. These class meeting dates are set far in advance and attendance is required. There is no required summer coursework for secondary candidates, but we do have MEd electives that many candidates opt to take. As long as candidates have met the requirements, they will be ready to student teach the following semester.

Student teaching is such an exciting time for our MEdITL candidates! 它给了我们的候选人展示他们在过去一年的课程中获得的技能和知识的机会. 学生教学包括一个学期(约16周)的全日制课堂教学。. 候选人在本学期有两个位置-一个在您的背书的较低等级, 还有一个是高一年级的.

edTPA is a national teacher performance assessment. 候选人必须在参加建造于591年或建造于593年课程的同时完成并满意地通过edTPA. The candidate will submit an edTPA portfolio to Pearson for national scoring (www.edtpa.com), 并且必须在田纳西州规定的许可区域成功完成并通过edTPA. 候选人必须达到或超过国家要求的分数才能获得在田纳西州教书的执照, 1月1日生效, 2019. 为了通过过渡III (建造于591年和建造于593年)，必须达到田纳西州要求的通过许可区域的edTPA分数。.

LMU将提供指导和支持, 但成功完成edTPA组合是候选人的责任，以获得许可. LMU will provide support for the video components, 投资组合提交, 准备候选人完成和理解与候选人执照领域相关的规则.

PRAXIS® exams are proficiency exams required for licensure in Tennessee. 通过与认证领域相关的考试是学生教学的先决条件. 按学科领域获得许可所需的PRAXIS®考试可通过联系MEdITL办公室获得. The PRAXIS® exams are administered by Educational Testing Service (ETS). Additional information about each test can be reviewed on the ETS website: http://www.ets.org/praxis/register/dates_centers/?WT.ac=praxis_overwrite_39162_register_centersdate_180206.

执照课程包括:

• 基础教育(K-5)
• Education (K-12) - Physical Education, Visual Arts
• 中等教育(6-12岁)——商业、生物、化学、英语、历史、数学、物理
• 特殊教育 Interventionist (K-8, 6-12) and Comprehensive (K-12)

课程要求

嵌入式程序要求

LMU是国家批准的，通过在我们所有的执照产品中嵌入工作经验来提供执照. 在LMU医学硕士教师资格证课程中表现良好的考生可以在建造于570年/571课程注册期间申请入读工作嵌入课程. Acceptance into the Job Embedded 程序 is not an automatic approval. 申请人必须填写并符合以下要求才能被录取:

• Hold a minimum of bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college/university, 累积平均分2分.75 or higher on a 4-point scale, or have a minimum 3.0 in the last 60 credit hours of a completed baccalaureate degree.
• 如果候选人不持有该领域的学士学位，则提交候选人申请的执照的PRAXIS内容知识考试的及格分数.*
• 提交田纳西州合作学校系统的正式聘用意向书，说明立场, 主题领域, and grade level for which the candidate is being hired.
• 满足合作学区就业的所有就业资格要求.
• Interview and receive approval by the Job Embedded Candidate Review Committee.

 *The Director of Licensure and Testing, Tywanna “Sue” England handles all licensure requests for job-embedded candidates. LMU受TN DOE和TN SBOE的规定和政策的约束，这些规定和政策可能会改变项目要求

特殊教育 Licensure Opportunity for Teachers!

卡特 & 莫耶斯教育学院为目前持有执照的教师提供了一个新的执照机会. 我们最近减少了要求的学时数，增加了特殊教育的背书, 哪种是高需求代言. 这使我们的候选人能够在更短的时间内完成执照要求，同时减少教师添加背书的成本.

特殊教育干预师K-8 or 6-12 and Comprehensive K-12 Add-On Endorsements

该课程是为持有田纳西州教学执照的教师设计的，他们拥有学士学位，并希望在干预主义K-8/6-12或综合K-12特殊教育中获得额外认可. The following courses are required for Interventionist K-8 or 6-12 Add-On Endorsement:

• 加速530- 特殊教育 and Law, Policies & 道德(3小时)
• 加速545- Methods of Literacy, Language & 通讯(3小时)
• 加速550-管理学术 & 社会行为(3小时)
• 加速560-筛选，评估 & 鉴定(3小时)
• 加速577- Responsive 教学 for Math & Literacy Instruction for Learners with High Incidence Disabilities (3 hours)

特殊教育干预师K-8

• 速度573 aba & 自闭症(3小时)

OR

特殊教育干预师6-12

• 加速565 & 就业 for Students with Disabilities (3 hours)

干预师K-8或6-12的总所需时间:18小时

对于那些希望获得特殊教育硕士学位和附加执照推荐的教师, the following additional courses are required:

特殊教育干预师K-8

• 建造于504年 American Education: 历史, Law, and Foundations (3 hours)
• 建造于511年 Research and Statistics (3 hours)
• 加速547 Systematic Instructional Procedures for Learners with MSD(3小时)
• 加速565 & 就业 for Students with Disabilities (3 hours)

Total required hours for MEd degree in 特殊教育: 30

特殊教育干预师6-12

• 建造于504年 American Education: 历史, Law, and Foundations (3 hours)
• 建造于511年 Research and Statistics (3 hours)
• 加速547 Systematic Instructional Procedures for Learners with MSD(3小时)
• 速度573 aba & 自闭症(3小时)

Total required hours for MEd degree in 特殊教育: 30

The following courses are required for Comprehensive 6-12 Add-On Endorsement:

• 加速530 特殊教育 and Law, Policies & 道德(3小时)
• 识字，语言的方法 & 通讯(3小时)
• 加速547 Systematic Instructional Procedures for Learners with MSD(3小时)
• 学术管理 & 社会行为(3小时)
• 560筛选，评估 & 鉴定(3小时)
• 自闭症中的ABA & MSD(3小时)

干预师K-8或6-12的总所需时间:18小时

For those teachers who wish to earn the Master of Education in 特殊教育 degree, the following additional courses are required:

• 建造于504年 American Education: 历史, Law, and Foundations (3 hours)
• 建造于511年 Research and Statistics (3 hours)
• 加速565 & 就业 for Students with Disabilities (3 hours)
• 建造于575年 Phonemic Awareness and Phonics (3 hours)

Total required hours for MEd degree in Initial Teacher Licensure: 30

Masters in 特殊教育 Admission requirements include, but may not be limited to:

• 提交一份申请，包括申请费和三份推荐表格. 程序 应用程序
• 提交一份所就读地区认可学院/大学的正式成绩单, documenting a cumulative minimum undergraduate GPA of at least 2.75, as reported on the baccalaureate degree transcript.
• 入学前考试成绩复印件一份, taken within the past seven years and passed with minimum scores required for admission. 这些可能是ACT (21), 坐(1020), 垫(375), GRE (284), 或PRAXIS®Core(阅读156), 写162, 和数学150).
• Candidates must pass a Tennessee Bureau of Investigation background check.

Please contact 斯蒂芬妮·约翰逊 at 865-531-4136 for more information.