Gates
The course names for Gate 1, 2 and 3.
EDGT 520, EDGT 560 and EDGT 580
The School of Education requires this length of time for student teaching.
Minimum of 1 full semester (16 weeks)
Practicum courses are only offered in this term.
A term
The hotkey regarding state licensure requirements.
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Name or acronym of program accreditation.
NCATE (National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education) standards through the CAEP (Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation) Accreditation System
Required licensure exam that must be completed for Gate 2.
VCLA (Virginia Communication and
Literacy Assessment)
Dual endorsement students will need to complete this number of semesters of student teaching.
Two semesters (One for each endorsement)
The amount of field hours to complete for each practicum course.
45 hours
The hotkey that explains the gate process.
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True or False. Content Competencies are required for all Master of Arts in Teaching cognates.
False. The Special Education cognate does not require the completion of content competencies.
Required licensure exams that must be completed for Gate 3.
VCLA, Praxis: Subject Assessment and Praxis: Teaching Reading.
(Praxis: Teaching Reading is only required for Elementary Education and Special Education: General Curriculum)
False. The School of Education will handle the registration for EDST 585/586/587.
True or False. Students are able to pursue more than one practicum course in a semester.
True. However, the School of Education does not recommend this for students due to time commitment.
The hotkey that explains the difference between the 36 hour and 45 hour Degree Completion Plans.
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The difference between the 36 hour and 45 hour Degree Completion Plans.
The difference is the addition of 9 credit hours of electives for the 45 credit hour plan. These electives can be used to fulfill content competencies (using only graduate-level coursework) or pursue a dual endorsement.
True or False. The Gate 3 course is only offered in the fall semester and spring semester.
True. The Gate 3 course is not offered in the summer semester.
True or False. Master of Arts in Teaching students have been permitted to request to utilize prior experience toward the student teaching requirement.
False. Students will no longer be permitted to use previous experience in place of student teaching effective Spring 2019.
True of False. All of the Master of Arts in Teaching programs require two practicums.
False. The Master of Arts in Teaching: Elementary Education with Special Education General Curriculum (K-6) Add-On program requires three practicums.
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True or False. Livetext is no longer required for the Master of Arts in Teaching programs.
False. LiveText is required for candidates pursuing a licensure program.
If a student plans to complete student teaching in the fall 2023 semester, which semester will the student need to register for the Gate 3 course?
Spring 2023 semester
The VDOE (Virginia Department of Education) requires a minimum of how many weeks for student teaching.
10 weeks
Each student completing a practicum course must observe, assist and teach how many lessons to the classroom?
One formal lesson
The hotkey explaining Reciprocity.
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If a student in the Master of Arts in Teaching: Elementary Education program decides to opt out of licensure, this requirement does not need to be completed.
Content Competencies