Dr. Norris was recognized for her outstanding leadership, professional preparation, scholarship, and service in the field of teacher education.
]]>These kits will allow the supervisors to supplement their on-site observations by allowing them to watch their student teachers over the Internet and then to provide timely coaching and feedback.
]]>Each appointment takes ten minutes. The cost for the appointment is $36. If you wish, you can pay an additional $2.50 and have the report sent to you. This is strongly encouraged.
When coming to the fingerprinting appointment, individuals must bring state-issued identification, proof of on-line preregistration, and either proof of payment or a money order.
Fingerprinting appointments are available for:
Call now to reserve your appointment at 724-357-2480.
]]>These new capabilities will increase the unit’s ability to assess our teacher candidates’ impact on their students’ learning and to make program decisions based on data.
]]>Starting with the June 13, 2009, Praxis test date, you can apply for a free Praxis Test. This includes Praxis I and II. The certificate is only valid for paper-based tests.*
The certificate will only cover the test registration fee and the test fee. It will not cover any late registration fees or other service fees.
To qualify, you need to answer “yes” to the following questions.
Stop by 104 Stouffer Hall to pick up an application and instructions or download from the Teacher Education Forms and Documents page.
Return all documents to the Teacher Education Office, 104 Stouffer Hall, before the deadline listed on the instructions.
]]>Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s four science education programs have achieved full national recognition from the National Science Teacher Education Association, a specialized accrediting organization affiliated with the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education.
NCATE is a nonprofit, nongovernmental alliance of thirty-three national professional education and public organizations. NCATE accreditation provides recognition that a college of education has met national professional standards for the preparation of teachers and other educators. All IUP teacher education programs and eligible graduate programs are accredited by NCATE.
“This recognition, the highest recognition possible for these individual programs, means that 100 percent of IUP teacher education programs have been nationally recognized by their specialized accrediting agencies,” IUP Dean of the College of Education and Educational Technology Dr. Mary Ann Rafoth said. “This is the highest recommendation that a program can achieve.
“It is especially gratifying that, in all cases, the IUP programs received the highest possible ranking and met all ten standards without any conditions. Our program also was praised by reviewers for our self-guided on-line instruction and learning companion strategy.”
This is the first time that the individual programs have received recognition from the National Science Teacher Education Association.
In making the announcement of the recognition, Rafoth recognized the four faculty members who coordinate each program and who worked collectively on the report: Dr. Mike Briggs, chemistry; Dr. Ken Coles, geoscience, who led the report writing efforts; Dr. Stan Sobolewski, physics; and Dr. Holly Travis, biology. She also recognized Jeff Fratangeli, IUP NCATE assessment coordinator, for his work in compiling necessary documentation for the assessment report.
]]>Dates fingerprinting is available at Robertshaw:
Anyone wishing to be fingerprinted must preregister on line at Cogent Systems.
Each appointment takes only ten minutes.
*The cost for the appointment is now $36. If you wish, you can pay an additional $2 and have the report sent to you. This is strongly encouraged.
*When coming to the fingerprinting appointment, individuals must bring state issued identification, proof of preregistration on line, and either proof of payment, or a money order.
No cash or checks will be accepted!
Call now to reserve your appointment at 724-357-2480.
IUP will instead sponsor a virtual education job fair that will be open to school districts from across the United States for our students and alumni from the five PASSHE schools in western Pennsylvania (California, Clarion, Edinboro, IUP, and Slippery Rock).
The Western PA Education Virtual Job Fair will run from April 20 through August 28 to accommodate school districts’ last-minute hiring needs. During that time, districts will be able to post and remove vacancies, and students and alumni will be able to view available positions and drop resumes to districts with openings that interest them.
Details on the virtual job fair should be posted within the next two to three weeks.
We view this as a temporary situation, and we hope the economy will allow us to return to our live event in 2010.
]]>Sponsored by the Career Development Center.
Register now!
IUP students and alumni who have a College Central Network (CCN) account should update their information and make sure to upload their current resume. IUP students and alumni who have not yet registered with CCN should do so in order to preregister for the job fair. To register with CCN, go to College Central Network, choose the appropriate icon (Students or Alumni), complete the brief registration form, and upload a resume. When you access your account, you will see a list of upcoming events on your personal page. Choose “IUP Teacher Recruiting Fair” to submit your TRF registration.
Students and alumni from other colleges and universities will register at the door on the day of the job fair.
To view information about participating school districts, go to College Central Network and click on the “Employer Profile Search” link. To be an effective candidate for the districts’ available positions, you must research the school districts to learn as much as possible about them before the job fair. Also see “Making the Most of the Event” for tips on presenting yourself to the school districts attending the TRF.
]]>In this position, Glisan begins a three-year term on the board of directors executive committee and will serve as council president in 2010.
The council includes more than 12,000 language professionals from all levels of education and representing all languages. The association is designed to provide members with a wide variety of professional development opportunities, including training and certification programs.
In addition to teaching Spanish, Spanish applied linguistics, and teaching methodology courses at IUP, Glisan coordinates the university’s program for teachers of Spanish for kindergarten through grade 12.
Glisan received the IUP University Professorship Award for 2000–2001, and she was the Distinguished University Professor at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs in 2004–2005.
Glisan is certified by the council as an oral proficiency tester of Spanish. She is coauthor of Teachers Handbook: Contextualized Language Instruction, a teaching methodology text, and she has authored many articles in professional journals, including The Modern Language Journal, Foreign Language Annals, Language Learning, and The Canadian Modern Language Review. She is a frequent presenter at local, state, regional, and national conferences and conducts in-service workshops for school districts and universities throughout the country.
Glisan has served in a number of leadership roles in professional organizations, including chair of the Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages in 1997 and president of the Pennsylvania State Modern Language Association from 1992 to 1994. She codirected the development of the ACTFL/NCATE Program Standards for the Preparation of Foreign Language Teachers, approved by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education in 2002, and she served as a member of the Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Consortium Foreign Language Committee, which drafted initial licensing standards for foreign language teachers in 2002.
Glisan also has served on both the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages and the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education audit team and conducts training workshops for new program reviewers at the annual American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages Convention. She was a member of the Foreign Language Annals editorial board from 2001-2008.
Prior to her work at IUP, she taught Spanish at the middle and high school levels.
]]>© Use of the copyrighted content linked below is restricted to workshop participants. Duplication and use of this information is prohibited, unless prior permission is requested via the e-mail listed below.
Also see the Teacher Education website.
Participants can download workshop information through the the following links.
]]>In addition, Derry Area School District is anticipaing an opening in secondary mathematics for the 2009–2010 school year.
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| 01/20/2009 (Tuesday) | 01/22/2009 (Thursday) |
| 02/09/2009 (Monday) | 02/11/2009 (Wednesday) |
| 02/24/2009 (Tuesday), 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., 109 Stouffer Hall | 02/26/2009 (Thursday), 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., 109 Stouffer Hall |
| 03/10/2009 (Tuesday) | 03/12/2009 (Thursday) |
| 03/23/2009 (Monday), 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., 109 Stouffer Hall | 03/25/2009 (Wednesday), 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., 109 Stouffer Hall |
| 04/06/2009 (Monday) | 004/08/2009 (Wednesday) |
Free to any student who has paid "Health Fee A" if the testing is obtained during the clinics listed! Any student wishing to receive the test at other times will sign in at the health center as a walk-in and will be charged $15.
"Health Fee B" students are eligible to participate in the clinics for a fee of $15 (TB testing can not be given on Thursdays).
The University Health Service Office is located at 901 Maple Street, Suites on Maple East.
You can also download this announcement in poster form.
]]>Dr. Nicholson’s presentations are available at the following links for your reference.
Student Teacher Slide Show for Spring 2009 Student Teachers (pdf)
]]>The Fall Teacher Job Fair is Tuesday, November 11, 2008, from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. There is an Open Fair from 9:00 a.m. until noon and interviews from noon until 5:00 p.m. The event will take place at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel in State College, Pa., and is open to all teacher candidates. There is no preregistration needed and no fees.
This event is cosponsored by Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania and The Penn State University.
]]>The primary location in Indiana is ARIN Intermediate Unit 28.
Detailed information on how to obtain your Act 114 (Fingerprinting) Clearance on the Cogent Systems website for ARIN IU 28.
]]>| Date | Time |
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| Friday, September 26, 2008 | 9:15–11:15 a.m. |
| Friday, October 24, 2008 | 9:15–11:15 a.m. |
| Friday, November 14, 2008 | 9:15–11:15 a.m. |
Speech and hearing screenings are required for admission to the Teacher Education Program—Step 1.
]]>During student teaching, the student will prepare a “work sample” in order to provide verification that the students have learned; i.e., that the student teacher has had a positive impact on the student’s learning.
Click the link below to access the Student Teacher Work Sample Template.
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| 9/3/08 (Wednesday) | 9/5/08 (Friday) |
| 9/23/08 (Tuesday), 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., Stouffer Hall | 9/25/08 (Thursday), 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., Stouffer Hall |
| 10/15/08 (Wednesday) | 10/17/08 (Friday) |
| 11/11/08 (Tuesday) | 11/13/08 (Thursday) |
| 12/2/08 (Tuesday) | 12/4/08 (Thursday) |
Free to any student who has paid Health Fee A if the testing is obtained during the clinics listed! Any student wishing to receive the test at other times will sign in at the health center as a walk-in and will be charged $15.00.
Health Fee B students are eligible to participate in the clinics for a fee of $15.00 (TB testing can not be given on Thursdays).
The University Health Service Office is located at 901 Maple Street, Suites on Maple East.
You can also download this announcement in poster form.
]]>Anyone wishing to be fingerprinted must preregister on line at Cogent Systems.
Each appointment takes only ten minutes.
*When coming to the fingerprinting appointment, individuals must bring state-issued identification, proof of on-line preregistration, and either proof of payment or a $40 money order.
No cash or checks will be accepted!
Call now to reserve your appointment at 724-357-2480.
]]>*November 15, 2008, is the last test date for Spring 2009 student teaching.
]]>Beginning with Fall 2009, all students interested in working with learners in the early childhood or elementary grades will enroll in a program leading to certification in pre-K to grade 4 and Special Education.
A program leading to certification in grades 4 through 8 with a specific content emphasis is currently in the planning phase and will begin in the fall of 2010.
IUP will continue to offer programs in all the secondary areas leading to certification for teaching grades 7 through 12.
Keep checking the Teacher Education website for more information on these exciting program changes.
Letter to students about upcoming changes to the Pennsylvania Certification. Select the link below to view the letter.
Student Letter about Pennsylvania Certification Changes
Frequently asked questions regarding Pennsylvania Certification changes can be accessed by selecting the link below.
Frequently asked questions regarding Pennsylvania Certification changes
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