Academic Information
Contact: webmaster@isu.edu
Revised: March 2011
Deborah
L. Hedeen, Ph.D., Dean
Peter R. Denner, Ph.D., Associate Dean
Susan Jenkins, Ph.D., Assistant Dean
The
College is organized into four academic departments and five
centers/offices:
Department
of Educational Foundations
Beverly Ray, Ph.D., Chair
The Department of Educational Foundations offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in elementary education, secondary education, early childhood education, and general family and consumer sciences. The department also offers core courses in educational foundations for teacher preparation programs and master of education degree programs.
Graduate
Department of Educational Leadership and Instructional
Design
Dotty
Sammons-Lohse, Ed.D., Chair
The Graduate Department of Educational Leadership and Instruction Design offers graduate programs in instructional technology, instructional design, and educational leadership, including both public school and higher education administration.
Department
of School Psychology, Literacy, and Special Education
David Mercaldo, Ph.D., Chair
The
Department of School
Psychology, Literacy, and Special Education offers undergraduate
degrees in
human exceptionality, and graduate degrees in human exceptionality,
literacy,
school psychology, and deaf education. The department also offers
literacy
courses for undergraduate teacher preparation programs.
Department
of Sport Science and Physical Education
Karen
Appleby, Ph.D., Chair
The Department of Sport Science and Physical Education offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in physical education, and the physical education major for secondary education. The undergraduate degrees have four elective emphasis areas--exercise science, outdoor education, physical education teaching K-12, and sport management. Minors in coaching, outdoor education, and sport management are also offered.
Intermountain Center for
Education Effectiveness
Charles (Chuck) R. Zimmerly, Ed.d., Director
Susan Jenkins, Ph.D., Associate
Director
The Intermountain Center for Education Effectiveness (ICEE) collaborates with local school districts, education agencies, professional organizations, and policy makers throughout the Intermountain West, working within partnerships that enhance the delivery of quality education. The ICEE coordinates professional education programs and coursework, agency/school development, business and community partnerships, and research with its related services.
Paula Mandeville, M.Coun., Coordinator
The Advising Center provides
candidates with specific advising information relative to admission to
teacher
education programs, evaluation of transfer courses, submission of
petitions,
academic appeals, and certification recommendations. An education
advisor is
appointed for each candidate who applies for admission to Teacher
Education in
the College of Education. In addition to an education advisor in the
Advising
Center, the Advising Center directs each admitted candidate to obtain a
second advisor
in his or her major. For some majors, the education advisor may also
serve as
the advisor for the major.
Roger Rankin, Ph.D., Coordinator
Instructional
Materials Center
Shu-Yuan
Lin, Ed.D., Coordinator
The
Instructional Materials Center (IMC) serves as the state
repository for curricular materials currently under adoption in Idaho,
the
Center also houses varied collections of other materials including
teaching
manipulatives, video and audiotapes, computer software, theses and
dissertations, and other professional materials. These collections are
maintained to serve students and faculty in the College of Education,
the
entire campus community, and area in-service educators.
Regional
Special Education Office
Beth
Eloe-Reep, M.S., Consultant
Richard
Henderson, M.Ed., Consultant
Frank
Howe, M.Ed., Consultant
Declaration
of Major/Program
The College of Education offers a variety
of majors, minors, and emphasis areas. Some degree programs offer both
teacher
certification and non-teaching options. Candidates for degrees must
choose from
among the approved majors, minors, or emphasis areas of their degree
programs. Candidates
seeking teacher certification must choose from among the teaching
majors and
minors, or emphasis areas, and must choose the teaching option of their
degree
program. Declaration
of major/program must be accomplished by the time a candidate has
completed 58
credits of coursework.
For candidates in physical education (non-teaching and teacher
certification
options), this is usually accomplished at the time of application and
admission
to the program. For teacher candidates, this is usually accomplished at
the
time of application and admission to Teacher Education (see the section
on
Teacher Education). Prior to admission to Teacher Education,
prospective
teacher candidates will be classified as Pre-Majors in their respective
degree
programs.
General
Education
Requirements
All
candidates who have declared a major in the College of
Education and plan to acquire a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Music
Education
degree must complete all goals of the University’s general
education
requirements (Goals 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10A or 10B, 11, and 12).
Candidates pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree must complete Goals 1,
2, 3,
4, 5, two of Goals 6, 7, and 8; and three of Goals 9, 10A or 10B, 11
and 12. A
checklist available in the College of Education Advising Center
provides goal
selection guidance for candidates in the elementary, secondary, special
education, and early childhood education programs. Candidates
transferring to
Idaho State University from a junior college that is part of the state
wide
articulation agreement should refer to the General Information section
of this
catalog to determine fulfillment of the university general education
requirements; however, all candidates who plan to enter teacher
education and
who plan to complete the Student Teaching Internship must fulfill, or
have
fulfilled, Goals 1, 2, and 3. Candidates who possess a bachelor’s
degree in a
discipline other than education and desire to complete requirements for
a
teaching certificate in any area, must complete, or have completed,
Goals 1, 2,
and 3 or their equivalents. Specific general education requirements
unique to
individual programs in the College of Education are listed with the
programs in
those sections of the catalog.
Reasonable
Accommodation for Candidates
with Disabilities
If
you have a diagnosed disability or believe that you have a disability
that
might require “reasonable accommodation” on the part of the
instructor, please
call the Director of the ADA and Disabilities Resource Center, (208)
282-3599.
As a part of the Americans with Disabilities Act, it is the
responsibility of
the candidate to disclose a disability prior to requesting reasonable
accommodation.
Many
of the degree programs in the College of Education have been designed
to meet
the Idaho standards and requirements for initial certification of
professional
school personnel approved by the Idaho State Board of Education and the
Idaho
State Department of Education. The College of Education shares
responsibility
with the College of Arts and Letters, the College of Science and
Engineering,
and the Division of Health Sciences for teacher education programs. The
colleges work in close cooperation through the Teacher Education
Committee. The
programs specified in this catalog comply with the current State of
Idaho
standards and requirements for certifications and endorsements. Idaho
certification ensures reciprocity with the certification standards and
requirements of most states. The teacher education programs described
in this
catalog have been approved by the State Board of Education as required
for program
completers to be eligible for certification. Approved programs (also
called regular route certification) are also
available to qualified persons holding bachelors degrees from
accredited
institutions seeking teaching certification. Candidates pursuing
initial
teacher certification, whether degree seeking or not, must fulfill all
teacher
education requirements as outlined for institutional recommendation for
teaching certification in the area of certification (i.e., Early
Childhood,
Elementary, Secondary, etc.) and for endorsements (i.e., Biology,
History,
etc.) on the certificate.
Teacher education programs are updated regularly to reflect changes to the Idaho standards and requirements. Hence, regardless of the ISU Undergraduate Catalog declared for the purpose of meeting ISU graduation requirements, teacher candidates may need to meet changes to certification requirements as specified by the Idaho State Board of Education and the Idaho State Department of Education in order to be eligible for recommendation for initial teacher certification at the time of program completion.
The College of Education Advising Center informs candidates about changes to certification requirements, particularly changes to required tests and qualifying scores.
Persons
completing an initial certification program (a.k.a. Program Completers)
are
eligible for recommendation from the College of Education for a
standard
teaching certificate as follows:
Early
Childhood Education/Early
Childhood Special Education Blended Certificate
(Birth-3)
Standard Elementary Certificate (K-8)
Standard Elementary Certificate (K-12 for
Art, English as a New
Language, Music, or Physical Education)
Standard Secondary Certificate (6-12)
Standard Secondary Certificate (K-12 for
English as a New
Language, French, German, Health, Music, Physical Education, or
Spanish).
Standard
Exceptional Child Certificate - Generalist (K-12)
For
administrator certificates, pupil personnel services certificates
(such as school psychologist or school guidance counselor), and the
Standard Exceptional
Child Certificate with the Hearing Impaired (K-12) endorsement, see the
College
of Education section of the Graduate School Catalog or pertinent
sections of
the undergraduate or graduate catalogs for programs offered by the
Division of
Health Sciences. Candidates interested in becoming certified teachers
of
children who are deaf/hard of hearing in Idaho will need to earn a
bachelor’s
degree and have met the requirements for a Standard Elementary Certificate (K-8), a
Standard
Secondary Certificate (6-12), or a Standard Exceptional Child
Certificate with
the Generalist (K-12) endorsement.
Accreditations
The
State of Idaho participates in a partnership agreement with the
National
Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). To be
considered State
Board of Education approved, all educator
preparation programs must meet NCATE accreditation standards and they must
be reviewed and approved by the Idaho State Department of Education. The College of Education is
fully accredited by NCATE and its programs have been reviewed and
approved by
the Idaho
State Department of Education.
In
addition, programs can achieve national recognition through
accreditation by
national organizations in their areas of specialization. The preschool laboratory is
accredited by the National Academy of Early Childhood Programs. The
Bachelor of
Music Education is accredited by the National Association of Schools of
Music.
The School Psychology programs (see the Graduate School catalog) are
accredited
by the National Association of School Psychologists.
Teacher
Certification
Only and Accelerated Certification
Persons
who already hold a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree may
seek
teaching certification by completing a regular
route initial teacher certification program through the College of
Education. Candidates must meet the entrance requirements for admission
to Teacher
Education (although some admission requirements may be waived by
petition – See
the section on Petitions) and they must meet the coursework and
completion
requirements for a standard teacher education program. An Accelerated
Certification program (regular route)
that starts in May of each calendar year and typically takes one year
to
complete is available for qualified candidates interested in a Standard
Secondary Certificate (for further information contact the Advising
Center or
the Associate Dean). In addition to application to Teacher Education,
candidates for certification-only must complete a Request for
Evaluation of
Transcripts and submit their transcripts from other institutions for
evaluation.
Candidates seeking certification also have the option of pursuing a second bachelor’s degree (See the
requirements elsewhere in the catalog and discuss this option with an
advisor).
Alternative
Routes
to Certification
Idaho permits
individuals to become
certificated teachers without following a standard teacher education
program
through one of several Alternative Route programs. For more
information, see
the Idaho State Department of Education website at http://www.sde.idaho.gov. The alternative route
programs require submission of an application packet and a plan that is
approved by the Idaho State Department of Education. Some of the
alternative
routes require a request from and the participation of an employing
school
district. Some alternative routes require participation of a college or
university. For the College of Education at Idaho State University to
participate in an alternative route plan, a copy of the plan must be
filed with
and signed by the Dean or Associate Dean of the College of Education.
The
candidate must be admitted to enroll in courses through the University
and the
candidate must meet other admission requirements as determined by the
College
of Education (such as verification of a successful background check).
Candidates will be assigned a qualified faculty mentor/supervisor from
the
related regular route teacher
preparation program. Because alternative routes are individualized
programs,
additional fees may be charged.
Additional
Endorsements
Candidates
for the Standard Secondary Certificate are qualified for subject area
endorsements
matching their single-subject teaching major or their teaching major
and minor
fields that fulfill their degree requirements. To add endorsements,
candidates
can complete additional teaching majors or teaching minors prior to
graduation
or they can add endorsements to their existing Standard Secondary
Certificate
after graduation and initial certification. (See the Idaho
State Department of Education website at http://www.sde.idaho.gov for the procedures and
requirements for adding endorsements to an existing Standard Secondary
Certificate.) Persons who already hold a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor
of
Science degree and an existing Standard Secondary Certificate can be
admitted
to the university as non-degree seeking to pursue additional secondary
education endorsements. This does not require admission to Teacher
Education.
However, persons seeking a different teaching certificate must be
admitted to
Teacher Education in the new certification program area or to an
alternative
route program.
Candidates
meeting the requirements for a Standard Elementary Certificate will
also meet
the requirements for a middle grades (grades six to eight) teaching
field
endorsement, if they meet the requirements for an elementary education
teaching
emphasis and also meet or exceed the state qualifying score for the
required
Praxis-II subject-area test. Candidates for the Standard Elementary
Certificate
may also add endorsements to teach at the ninth grade level (Ninth Grade Endorsement).
To add a
ninth grade endorsement, candidates must complete the requirements for
a
subject area endorsement as outlined under the requirements for a
Standard
Secondary Certificate and they must meet or exceed the state qualifying
score
for the required Praxis-II subject area test. With the exception of the
elementary
education emphasis in Mathematics, which already meets the requirements
for the
secondary education endorsement in Basic Mathematics, the listed
emphasis areas
for the elementary education program do not meet the requirements for
the
ninth-grade endorsements, but any of them could do so with additional
planning and coursework. Candidates in elementary education are
encouraged to discuss this with an advisor.
Background
Checks and Fingerprinting
Applicants
to Teacher Education are required to have completed a background check
that
includes fingerprinting prior to taking any course that requires
admission to
Teacher Education. This is usually done in EDUC 2201 or CFS 2203.
Please note another
background check is required by the State Department of Education
immediately prior
to student teaching. In addition, any time there is a break in the
continuance
of classes after admission to Teacher Education, candidates will be
required to
complete a new background check. Be aware that background checks may
take as
long as eight weeks to be completed, so start early in the semester.
Admittance
or re-admittance to Teacher Education may be delayed until
results are received. For
additional information, contact the College of Education Advising
Center.
Admission
to Teacher Education
Candidates
must make a formal application and complete an
interview for admission to Teacher Education. The Teacher Education
Committee
approves the standards for admission. Application for admission and the
scheduling of the admission interview are completed through forms
available in
the Advising Center of the College of Education following the
completion of at
least 26 credit hours of college work. Candidates may not register for
courses that
require admittance to Teacher Education or register for courses that
have
prerequisites that require admittance to Teacher Education until
admission is
achieved. Candidates who have been denied admittance may reapply when
qualification
criteria have been met; however, they must meet the standards for
admission in
place at the time of their reapplication to attain admission.
1. A 2.75 overall grade point average
including all transfer
credits or credits earned in a previous degree program.
2. A grade of “B” [3.0] or higher
in at least two of the
following areas with a grade of no lower than “C” [2.0] in
any of the three
areas:
· ENGL
1101 (English Composition) or ENGL 1102 (Critical Reading and Writing)
or
College of Education-approved equivalent.
· COMM
1101 (Principles of Speech) or College of Education-approved
equivalent.
· MATH:
Any of the following, or College of Education-approved equivalent:
Elementary
a)
1108 Intermediate Algebra
b)
1143 College Algebra
c)
2256 Structure of Arithmetic
for Elementary School Teachers
d)
2257 Structure of Geometry and
Probability for Elementary
Secondary
a)
1123 Mathematics in Modern
Society
b)
1127 The Language of
Mathematics
c)
1130 Finite Mathematics
d) 1153
Introduction to Statistics
e)
1160 Applied Calculus
f)
1170 Calculus I
3.
A successful
background check (See Background Checks
and
Fingerprinting).
4.
A grade
of “C” [2.0] or higher in EDUC
2201 Development and Individual Difference (or CFS 2203 The Young Child
for
Bachelor of Arts in Early Childhood Education candidates), or
equivalent.
Applicants for admission to a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science
in Human
Exceptionality must also complete SPED 3330 or SPED 3340 and earn a
grade of at
least C [2.0].
5.
A
grade of “C” [2.0] or higher in EDUC
2215 Preparing to Teach with Technology or equivalent. Individuals can test
out of the EDUC
2215 requirement by passing the IC3 Key Applications competency test
offered through
the College of Education Advising Center.
6.
Presentation
of minimum scores achieved on the Praxis I Academic Skills Assessments:
Reading = 172;
Writing = 174;
Mathematics = 169.
7.
Submission
of Professional Portfolio entry with rubric scores completed as course
requirement for EDUC 2201 or CFS 2203 (or College of Southern Idaho
transfer
equivalent).
8.
A recommendation
form completed by the EDUC 2201 or CFS 2203 instructor (or College of
Southern
Idaho transfer equivalent).
9.
Submission
of signed affidavit indicating awareness of the Idaho Code pertaining
to
teacher certification requirements.
10. Successful completion of the Teacher Education Program Admission Interview.
Professional
Education Core
In addition to meeting
general education
requirements, teaching field requirements, and program specific
professional
knowledge/methodology requirements, programs preparing candidates for
Idaho
teaching certificates must ensure that program completers have
coursework and
preparation in educational foundations and general methodology. The
Teacher
Education Committee has approved a set of professional core courses to
fulfill
these requirements and ensure that teacher candidates demonstrate
competency
with respect to the Idaho Core Teacher Standards through
course-embedded performance
assessments. In general, the professional core courses are taught by
the
Department of Educational Foundations and are taken by candidates
across the teacher
preparation programs. See the list of Professional Education Core
courses
required by your program, because they vary slightly by degree program.
Dismissal and Probation Policies
Candidates
admitted to Teacher Education are subject to the
same general policies as the rest the students of Idaho State
University as far
as probation and dismissal from the institution are concerned.
Candidates must
continue to demonstrate satisfactory progress in achieving the
standards of
their programs. In addition to academic standards, candidates may be
dismissed
from Teacher Education for conduct contrary to the professional
standards of
the Code of Ethics for Idaho Professional
Educators (latest revision, Idaho State Department of Education).
Although
admission to Teacher Education is to a specific program, dismissal from
any
teacher preparation program is a dismissal from Teacher Education.
Candidates
on probation who desire to switch their program to another program in
the
college or university must file a petition to obtain approval.
Student
Teaching Internship
The
student teaching internship is designed to be the culminating
professional
clinical experience for candidates in teacher education. This is a
professional
development experience during which the intern works in a school
context with
students. It provides an opportunity for the intern to assume major
responsibility for the full range of teaching in an approved school
situation
under the guidance of qualified personnel from Idaho State University
and the
cooperating schools.
The
internship is scheduled for a full semester. Candidates should not plan
to
enroll in any additional coursework during the internship semester. No
candidate is permitted to enroll in a correspondence or regularly
scheduled course
during the semester in which s/he is completing the internship without
written
permission from the Coordinator of the Office of Field Experiences. All
programs other than Music Education require 14 credits of internship.
An internship
may consist of two blocks of 7 credits or a single block of 14 credits.
The
Music Education program requires 7 credits or 14 credits to be
determined in
consultation with the Music Department. Candidates pursuing dual
certifications
may complete separate blocks of 7 credits in each required internship
area.
Teacher
candidates must file an application for a student teaching internship
with the
Office of Field Experiences by October 20 for fall semester of the
following
year, and by April 20 for spring semester of the following year. There
is a $50
charge for late applications, a $25 charge for change of placement, and
a $25
charge for reapplication. Applications for all teaching internships may
be
obtained from the Office of Field Experiences. The application must be
signed
by the candidate's advisor(s) and approved by the Coordinator of the
Office of
Field Experiences.
The
candidate must meet the following criteria for enrollment in a student
teaching
internship (EDUC 4492, 4494, 4495, or 4496, BED 4496, CFS 4493 or 4495,
PE
4495, SPED 4495):
1. Admission to a
teacher education program.
2. Completion of all
program requirements unless specifically approved by petition.
3. Completion of at
least
67% of the professional education core credits required by the program
from
Idaho State University.
4. A 2.75 grade
point average overall including all transfer credits or credits earned
in a
previous degree program.
5. A 2.75 grade
point average in the professional education core including all transfer
credits
or credits earned in a previous degree program with a grade of
“C” [2.0] or
higher in all courses used for the professional education core.
6. A grade point
average of 2.5 or higher in all courses in the Required Elementary
Education
Courses for the Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science in Elementary
Education
and all Required Secondary Education Courses for the Bachelor of Arts
or
Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education. A grade point average of
3.0 in all
Required Special Education Courses for the Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor
of
Science in Human Exceptionality and no more than one grade of C [2.0]
or lower.
7. A 2.50 grade
point average in the teaching major and minor (secondary) or emphasis
area
(elementary) including all transfer credits or credits earned in a
previous
degree program.
8. A grade of
“C”
[2.0] or higher in ENGL 1102 (Critical Reading and Writing) or College
of
Education-approved equivalent course.
9. Successful
completion of the Praxis II Content Test(s) in each area being
recommended for
certification. The Idaho qualifying scores required for each test are
available
in the College of Education Advising Center and the College of
Education Dean’s
Office.
10. For elementary education,
human exceptionality (special education),
and early childhood education candidates, applicants must demonstrate
successful
completion of at least two of the three standards tests of the Idaho
Comprehensive
Literacy Assessment [The qualifying scores for all three tests must be
met
prior to graduation]. Qualifying scores for the ICLA are available in
the
College of Education Advising Center.
Application
for Certification
Application
for certification is separate from application for graduation. Regular
route
program completers are eligible for institutional recommendation for
State of
Idaho professional educator certification. It is
the responsibility of the applicant to have the Institutional
Recommendation
completed. Applications
for the Standard Elementary Certificate, the Standard Secondary
Certificate, the
Standard Exceptional Child Certificate, the Administrator Certificate,
or the
Pupil Personnel Services Certificate are available in the main
Administrative
Office of the College of Education or on-line from the College of
Education
website. Program completers must initiate the certification process by
submitting a completed application for certification to the Office of
the
Associate Dean of the College of Education. The application must be
completed
and returned with a transcript order and check or money order for the
certificate attached. Certification applications are forwarded to the
State
Department of Education Certification Office in Boise. Candidates who
desire to
pursue professional educator certification in a state other than Idaho
are
advised to consult with the Associate Dean's office regarding
reciprocity
agreements with other states and possible additional requirements
related to
the states in question. The Associate Dean is the official
certification
officer for the College of Education; all requests for certification
must be
processed and signed by the certification officer before the papers can
be
processed by any state Office of Certification. Verification
of completion of an Idaho State Board of Education approved teacher
preparation
program is required to support the application for an Idaho credential. Verification of Idaho qualifying
scores for all state required tests in each area being recommended for
certification is also required. The College of Education maintains a
record of
all individuals recommended for certification. The Dean
and the faculty of the College of Education reserve the right to
refuse to recommend a program completer for a standard teaching
certificate, if
such recommendation would appear to be contrary to or in violation of
Sections
33-1202 and/or 33-1208, Idaho Code.
Petitions to be allowed to deviate from institutional policies require submission of an Idaho State University Undergraduate Student Petition and appropriate supporting documentation (See the Petition Policies stated elsewhere in the Catalog). Petitions to be allowed to deviate from College of Education policies and requirements require submission of an Internal College of Education Petition with supporting documentation. Internal petitions are initiated with an advisor or course instructor on forms available from the College of Education website and the Advising Center. For petitions involving teacher education requirements, an Education Advisor from the Advising Center will review the petition, provide a recommendation, and sign the petition. Petitions also require the signature and the recommendation of the appropriate program major advisor, program coordinator, or department chair. Internal petitions are approved or denied by the Associate Dean (or Dean) of the College of Education. A copy of the petition is retained by the College of Education in the candidate’s official file. If additional action is required, approved petitions are advanced to the Registrar’s Office.
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