Calendar 2005-2006 - The University of Akron

Portfolio
Students admitted to their College of Education teacher preparation program and
beginning their professional education course work Fall 2002 and thereafter, will
complete a student portfolio. Specific portfolio assignments are often completed
as part of a course, clinical experience, or field experience and must be judged
acceptable by the instructor before credit is awarded for the experience connected
to that particular portfolio entry. The portfolio must be submitted for acceptance
before student teaching and again prior to program completion.
Student Teaching
Student teaching is an all-day, full-time experience in an approved public or private
school for either 11 (adolescent to young adult licenses) or 16 (early and middle
childhood and multi-age licenses) weeks. Intervention Specialist student teaching
is for 16 weeks. Placements are made in appropriate sites at the discretion of the
Extended Educational Experience Officer.
All students must have approval of the Student Teaching Committee to be
placed for student teaching. Committee approval requires that the student submit
an approved application for student teaching and also evidence of a passing
score or scores on the appropriate Praxis II subject area test or tests, and evidence
approval of his/her portfolio. Student teaching is a planned teaching
experience in schools selected and supervised by the Office of Extended
Educational Experiences in consultation with program faculty.
To qualify for student teaching, students must have a 2.50 average overall, 2.50
in education classes, and 2.50 in the student’s major, and in methods courses(as
defined by departments), core courses and in their teaching field(s). Satisfactory
completion of at least 300 hours of field and clinical experience is also required
before student teaching.
Note: Music majors, before assignment for student teaching, are required to
pass the General Musicianship Examination described in the music section of the
College of Fine and Applied Arts. To avoid possible delay in graduation, it is necessary
for the student to take the examination six months prior to the anticipated
assignment for student teaching.
Licensure
Every teacher in Ohio public schools is required to have a teaching license covering
the fields in which teaching is being done. This license is issued by the Ohio
State Department of Education upon recommendation of the dean of the college.
The student must provide evidence of a current BCI (Bureau of Criminal
Investigation) Clearance, must pass appropriate examination requirements
required in Ohio, complete the appropriate program requirements successfully,
and be recommended for a teaching license. An individual who has not been a
continuous resident of Ohio for the five year period preceding the clearance request
must present both a BCI and an FBI clearance report. Application for the license
may be obtained from the Office of Student Affairs, College of Education, Zook
Hall 228; (330) 972-6970.
Ohio Licensure Examination Pass-Rate Data*
Regular Teacher Preparation Program —
Average Student Enrollment 2,479
2003-2004 School Year
*The following table reflects pass-rate data for Akron students who completed
their teacher education preparation program and took the Praxis II licensure
examination(s) required to receive an Ohio teaching license. This data, based on
322 completers submitted is for the most recent year reported to the Ohio
Department of Education for Ohio’s annual report to the U. S. Secretary of
Education. As a point of comparison, Ohio’s state-wide pass-rate average is also
listed, and the column for National Pass Rate indicates the percentage of all individuals
across the country who took the test and who would have passed it
based upon Ohio’s pass score for that test. In accordance with Federal guidelines
for reporting, licensure tests for which fewer than 10 individuals are reported are
not available for publication. Once a base number of 10 individuals have taken a
particular examination, examination results for that academic licensure field will
become a part of Akron’s annual report. This information is updated annually to
reflect the most recently known annual pass-rate for Akron program completers
to receive an Ohio teaching license.
Student teaching at Akron ranges from 300 to 480 hours, depending upon the licensure
program, and the student-faculty ratio in supervised student teaching is six to
one. Akron’s teacher preparation program is fully approved/accredited by both the
Ohio Department of Education and NCATE, National Council For Accreditation of
Teacher Education. Akron is designated a successfully-performing institution.
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Type of Assessment Assessment Number Number Univ.Akron State-Wide National
Code Taking Passing Pass Rate Pass Rate Pass Rate
Number Assessment Assessment (Percent) (Percent) (Percent)
Professional Knowledge
PRINCIPLES OF LEARNING 0522
& TEACHING K-6
35 30 86 91 67
PRINCIPLES OF LEARNING 0523
& TEACHING 5-9
49 39 80 91 61
PRINCIPLES OF LEARNING
& TEACHING 7-12
Academic Content Areas
0524 103 100 97 94 77
EARLY CHILDHOOD
EDUCATION
0020 122 122 100 99 88
ENGLISH —
CONTENT KNOWLEDGE
0041 21 21 100 91 70
MIDDLE SCHOOL ENGLISH 0049
LANGUAGE ARTS
21 19 90 96 84
MATHEMATICS —
CONTENT KNOWLEDGE
0061 11 11 100 92 53
MIDDLE SCHOOL
MATHEMATICS
0069 18 18 100 99 85
SOCIAL STUDIES —
CONTENT KNOWLEDGE
0081 26 23 88 92 70
MIDDLE SCHOOL
SOCIAL STUDIES
0089 27 25 93 94 80
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
CONTENT KNOWLEDGE
0091 25 19 76 90 NA
MUSIC —
CONTENT KNOWLEDGE
0113 14 13 93 96 79
SPECIAL EDUCATION — 0351 14 14 100 94 77
KNOWLEDGE-BASED
CORE PRINCIPLES
Students Enrolled in Other Colleges
at The University of Akron
All students, regardless of the degree-granting college in which they are enrolled,
must fulfill requirements for admission to a teacher education program within the
College of Education and must comply with procedures on selective admission
and retention, and recommendation for licensure. Teacher preparation programs
in the fields of music, visual arts, drama/theatre, and family and consumer sciences
are housed in the College of Fine & Applied Arts. (Please see requirements
listed in the Fine & Applied Arts section of the Bulletin.)
Cooperative Education
The requirements for participation in the Co-op Program are as follows. The student
must:
• Be admitted to the College of Education, which requires completion of at least
a minimum of 30 credit hours with at least a 2.50 overall grade-point average.
• Sign an agreement card which states that participation in Cooperative
Education will not meet College of Education or State of Ohio requirements for
clinical/field experience or student teaching.
• Agree to abide by all rules and regulations of Cooperative Education.
• Apply for admission to Cooperative Education through the completion of a
Cooperative Education workshop.
* Rule of 10-Statistical conclusions cannot be drawn when less than 10 individuals have taken a test.