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Recommended Timeline and Sequence

Alternative Certification, Option 6 (Track I)
For candidates with a certifiable major who are currently teaching in their designated content area.

Year I
Fall I
(Semester 1)
Spring I
(Semester 2)
Summer I
(Semester 3)
Summer II
(Semester 4)
EDM 536A (6)
Mentored Teaching I
EDM 536B (4)
Mentored Teaching II
EDM 511 (2)
Human Growth
EDM 520 (3)
Literacy
EDM 512 (3)
Methods
EDM 515 (2)
Classroom Management
EDM 517 (2)
Special Education
EDM 528A (2)
Curriculum Design and Assessment
  EDM 510 (2)
Foundations
   
9 Total Hours 8 Total Hours 4 Total Hours 5 Total Hours
Year II
Fall II
(Semester 5)
Spring II
(Semester 6)
EDM 505 (2)
Instructional Technology
EDM 536C (4)
Mentored Teaching III
EDM 518 (2)
Multicultural Education
EDM 528B (1)
Action Research
EDM 536C (4)
Mentored Teaching III (non-credit)
 
4 Total Hours 5 Total Hours

35 Total Hours for Program

PRAXIS Requirements: (1) Students must have a passing score on PRAXIS II Content Knowledge before admission. Failure to pass the PRAXIS II Content exam will prevent issuance of the temporary provisional certificate. (2) Students must have a passing score on the appropriate PRAXIS II Principles of Learning and Teaching Test before enrolling in the last class of the program.

Not passing the PRAXIS II Content Exam will prevent issuing of the Statement of Eligibility required to participate in the Kentucky Teacher Internship Program. Students must successfully pass KTIP in order to receive the first five-year professional certificate.

Foundations Course
EDM 510 History and Philosophy of American Education (2)

Human Growth and Development
EDM 511 Human Development, Behavior, and Learning (2)

Effective Classroom Methods and Instruction
EDM 512 Content Methods of Effective Classroom Instruction for Mid/Sec Students (3)

Classroom Management
EDM 515 Classroom Management and Discipline (2)

Special Education
EDM 517 Exceptionalities and Schooling (2)

Multicultural Education
EDM 518 Multicultural Education (2)

Literacy
EDM 520 Teaching Writing and Reading Across the Disciplines (3)

Technology
EDM 505 Classroom Applications of Technology (2)

Curriculum Design and Assessment
EDM 528A Curriculum Design and Assessment (2)
EDM 528B Action Research (1)

Mentored Teaching
EDM 536A Mentored Teaching I (6)
EDM 536B Mentored Teaching II (4)
EDM 536C Mentored Teaching III (4)



Traditional Alternative Program (Track II)
For candidates with a certifiable major who are not currently teaching in their designated content area or who are currently employed in another profession.

Year I
Fall I
(Semester 1)
Spring I
(Semester 2)
Summer I
(Semester 3)
Summer II
(Semester 4)
EDM 551 (2)
Field Studies
EDM 515 (2)
Classroom Management
EDM 511 (2)
Human Growth
EDM 520 (3)
Literacy
EDM 512 (3)
Methods
EDM 510 (2)
Foundations
EDM 517 (2)
Special Education
EDM 528A (2)
Curriculum Design and Assessment
5 Total Hours 4 Total Hours 4 Total Hours 5 Total Hours
Year II
Fall II
(Semester 5)
Spring II
(Semester 6)
EDM 505 (2)
Instructional Technology
EDM 535 (12)
Supervised Teaching Experience
EDM 518 (2)
Multicultural Education
EDM 528B (1)
Action Research
EDM 536C (4)
Mentored Teaching III (non-credit)
 
4 Total Hours 13 Total Hours

35 Total Hours for Program

PRAXIS Requirements: (1) Students must have a passing score on PRAXIS II Content Knowledge before admission. (2) Students must have a passing score on the appropriate PRAXIS II Principles of Learning and Teaching Test before enrolling in the last class of the program.

Foundations Course
EDM 510 History and Philosophy of American Education (2)

Human Growth and Development
EDM 511 Human Development, Behavior, and Learning (2)

Effective Classroom Methods and Instruction
EDM 512 Content Methods of Effective Classroom Instruction for Mid/Sec Students (3)

Classroom Management
EDM 515 Classroom Management and Discipline (2)

Special Education
EDM 517 Exceptionalities and Schooling (2)

Multicultural Education
EDM 518 Multicultural Education (2)

Literacy
EDM 520 Teaching Writing and Reading Across the Disciplines (3)

Technology
EDM 505 Classroom Applications of Technology (2)

Curriculum Design and Assessment
EDM 528A Curriculum Design and Assessment (2)
EDM 528B Action Research (1)

Supervised Teaching Experience
EDM 535 Supervised Teaching Experience (12)

Supervised Field Experience
EDM 551 Field Studies Component (2)