#credentialprogram

[artteachernerd]

Can we please respect each other's content area subjects? Please?

I attended my seminars this week for the final phase of student teaching and there was a lot of nasty comments thrown towards Art and PE teachers.

During my lunch, I sat with some people I hadn’t known in initial student teaching. They seemed nice, so I asked them about their placement for this fall. Jokes were exchanged and things were going great! However, the second that half my table revealed they were Art Majors, the lights in their eyes faded and we immediately became a joke. In hushed tones, I could hear them dissing artists and the importance within education.

The funny thing is, I don’t care what content area subject you teach. You’re a teacher & I respect your enthusiasm for the educational field. However, I guess I don’t get that same respect because I’m an Art major.

[jmuzic99]

Current #homework reading. #LifeOfATeacher #LifelongLearning #DiverseLearners #SpecialEducation #CredentialProgram #HalfwayDone --- Day 281 of 365 October 8, 2017 (at Costa Mesa, California)

[jmuzic99]

What do you do when you are too sick for a #DisneyDay? HOMEWORK! SPED 504 & SPED 532... should have all #Homework knocked out tonight! Just leaves forum replies by Sunday. This is a busy week, so I need a light work week. #LifeOfATeacher #CredentialProgram #CollegeStudent #ContinuingEducation#LifelongLearner #Resolutions2017 #2017Goals --- Day 52 of 365 (at Costa Mesa, California)

[artteachernerd]

What did Dr.Parks say today? - #2

"Your momma breastfed you too long."

[bmichellemitchell]

My journey continues. #CSUDH #SPED #CredentialProgram

[beingtheteacher-blog]

Credential Program: Part 1

Now that you’re in the credential program, what should you be expecting? Credential programs are all so different, I’m sure. However, I will give you an insight on just exactly how my experience with the credential program went.

First off, it was an amazing program! Looking back, I learned more than I realized especially when it came to interviews and I found I was able to easily answer the questions based on complex situations, terminology, and overall how am I a good fit as a teacher. I’m telling you, I thought I came out of the program only scratching the surface. Nope. I learned a LOT. 

When I first entered the “class” which was literally an classroom in an elementary school where, little did I know, we were to spend the rest of the year bonding and making memories in that class, I was stunned. There were only about 34 of us. Small class, but big potential for connecting with everyone.

Let’s go further down the line...CATs. These things were more difficult than my assignments in undergrad. We had three of them to do plus a case study for literacy. Wait, but what are CATs? What is the CAT? 

Content Area Task. If it were to be compared to an actual feline, I’d say it was a lion. Make that three lions for three CATs. They were basically hefty assignments we had a whole semester to do - assess your school site, create a hypothetical lesson, and answer a lot of repetitive questions based on the lesson you have created. Each of my CAT assignments were close to 50-60 pages each. There are page limits for the commentaries, but they’re endless. One of the page limits was to be “no more than 10 pages.” Make sure you save your file and have a backup. Trust me on this one. One of my classmates walked in to class the night after it was due and she looked like pure death...her files were corrupted by the time she was almost done. Therefore, she had to redo them. Keep in mind the checklists that you may have. It’ll come in handy. Also, use your classmates as support. You’ll need it. Anyway, the CATs should include (but not limited to): 

student sample work (assessments only), lesson plans for a whole unit, the curriculum plan, student interview, text support, resources, and a long commentary

Try doing that three times for three different subject areas PLUS your literary case study. I’ll get to the case study some other time. I’ll let the CAT sink its teeth in. 

[madkins2013-blog]

Homework reading and LoL MSI makes for a great night 😊 #TSM #credentialprogram #education

[jmuzic99]

Day 33 of 365: Working on #Homework, about #CopyrightLaw... #LifeOfATeacher #Technology #CollegeStudent #ContinuingEducation #CSUFullerton #CredentialProgram #Resolutions2017 #2017Goals (at Costa Mesa, California)

[artteachernerd]

#1 What did Dr.Parks say in class today?

"For those of you who don't like me... I hope you get cancer."

[beingtheteacher-blog]

The Beginning

Hi. I’m here to inform you of the struggles you will face of becoming a teacher and being one. For the past two years I have worked my butt off and now I’m stuck. I don’t want people to go through the same problems I did so that is why I created a tumblr in hopes that maybe an aspiring teacher will have googled something along the lines of “is being a teacher hard?” and stumbled upon this. I’m here to help. And to vent. 

So you finished your undergrad and got a degree or something. You want to be a teacher (specifically K-6). Now, you are about to embark on a journey towards receiving your teaching credential! All you have to do is:

1. Fulfill prerequisite classes (about 5)

2. Pass your CBEST. Easiest test you’ll ever take 

3. Pass your CSETS (all of them)

4. Get a TB test done

5. Get your fingerprints scanned (and pay a hefty $85) 

6. Apply to your desired credential program (include a narrative, letters of recommendation, proof of your degree, transcript...and pay a hefty $70) 

7. Possibly interview to land a position in the program

8. GET IN 

Awesome. Once you have finished all of those, then maybe, MAYBE, you’ll get accepted. Let me tell you, although I got accepted, I didn’t do it without screaming and pulling my hair and wiping mascara off my eyes. I thought this was the hardest part: getting accepted. However, it’s not. It has been, by far, the easiest struggle of my credential journey. And, thus, we move on to the program itself...