Steps
to Teach at Georgia Professional Standards Commission
PSC
Alternative Routes
GACE:
Georgia Assessments
for the Certification of Educators
Coastal Plains RESA One-Year Supervised Practicum
Georgia Professional Standards Commission
Alternative Certification: Option B. Have Passed the Georgia
Required Basic Skills Assessment (
GACEŽ Basic
Skills) and the Georgia Required Subject Content Assessment (GACEŽ)
and a Georgia approved professional pedagogy assessment (GACEŽ
Professional Pedagogy) ). Must also hold a PSC-accepted college
degree in the certificate field or a
PSC-designated related field. Employing system requests certificate;
applicant completes
1-year supervised program and remaining special Georgia requirements
during validity period of certificate.
Coastal Plains RESA
Requirements for the practicum candidate
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employed by a system in a face-to-face
classroom setting (NOT computer-assisted instruction)
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degree in closely related field
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GPA of 2.5 or higher in all college-level
work completed within the last ten years
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received clearance
for non-renewable teacher certification
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meet the
requirements for GACE Basic Skills, GACE Required Subject Content
Assessment, and the GACE Professional Pedagogy Assessment prior to
October 1 of the year of practicum enrollment
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meet all other
requirements of the employing school system
During the practicum, the candidate must complete an extensive portfolio
aligned with *Charlotte Danielson’s framework with artifacts of classroom
implementation and unit plans for a minimum of five (5) instructional
periods, etc.
The school must
provide the following support.
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building administrator to serve on the
support team and evaluate the beginning teacher
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school-based mentor preferably TSS
endorsed
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mentor meets with the teacher weekly for
a minimum of 36 out-of-class hours for the year
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mentor observes the teacher a minimum of
6 times
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mentor conducts pre and post conferences
for each observation
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mentor meets with the beginning teacher
support team at least 3 times
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beginning teacher support team: building
administrator, mentor, RESA supervisor
Cost: $3500
(approximately) per participant
Interested applicants
should contact the Human Resources Officer of the employing school system.
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