TEACHER INTERN LOG – 450 HOURS Spring 2016

Teacher Intern_________________________________ Grade/Subject ___________________

Mentor Teacher _______________________________ School _________________________

Week Date Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Total hours

MT/US initials 1 1/4-8

2 1/11-15 3 1/18-22 4 1/25-29 5 2/1-5 6 2/8-15 7 2/15-19 8 2/22-26 9 2/29-3/4 10 3/7-11 11 3/14-18 12 3/21-25 13 3/28-4/1 14 4/4-8 15 4/11-15 16 4/18-22 17 4/25-29 18 5/2/6 Total

Hours

450 hours of instructional time includes:

• All time in the school day from the beginning of the first scheduled class period to the end of the last scheduled class period.

• Parent-teacher conferences are part of instructional time, include before and after school and conference week.

• Inservice days and release time – if the time is spent on instruction and planning.

• Collaborative planning time.

• Before and after school contract time – if the time is spent on instruction and planning.

• Lunch time is NOT included.

Appendix U: Professional Certification (ProTeach) WAC 181-78A-540

General Information

Teachers earning Residency Certification in the State of Washington must earn a second level of certification called the Professional Certification. The following information is intended to acquaint you with the basic requirements of this second level certification. For full information, refer to the ProTeach Portfolio sections on the Professional Education Standards Board website : http://www.pesb.wa.gov/. Additional information may be found on the ProTeach Website:

www.waproteach.org.

Washington ProTeach Portfolio

In 2007 the Washington Legislature enacted SSSB 5955, Chapter 402, to direct the PESB to set standards and to develop, pilot and implement an external and uniform assessment. As a result, teachers will be required to meet the passing score on the ProTeach Portfolio in order to earn the professional certificate.

To meet the passing score on the ProTeach Portfolio, teachers must demonstrate the required knowledge and skills (WAC 181-79A-207) that demonstrate a positive impact on student learning. The Washington Administrative Code (WAC) further clarifies that such a teacher is defined as "a teacher, through instruction and assessment, who has been able to document students' increased knowledge and/or demonstration of a skill or skills related to the state goals and/or essential academic learning requirements" (WAC 181-78A-010(8)).

The professional certificate was implemented to change the state certification system to an evidence-based system and is intended to build the capacity of teachers to provide quality learning opportunities to all students. The professional certification standards and criteria define the performance in which our P–12 students need to be engaged and the capacity needed by teachers in order to provide those learning opportunities.

Frequently Asked Questions – About ProTeach (http://www.waproteach.org/faqs/index.html) 6-2-10

What is the professional certificate, and who needs to earn it?

The professional certificate is the second-tier certificate for teaching in Washington. If you hold a residency certificate, you must obtain a professional certificate before your residency

certificate expires.

How do I earn the professional certificate?

You must meet or exceed the ProTeach Portfolio passing score as set by the Professional Educator Standards Board (PESB) and take a course on issues of abuse. These are the only requirements. NOTE: All candidates for the professional certificate are required to complete a course on issues of abuse. This requirement may have been met during your course work for the residency certificate. Courses on issues of abuse are regularly offered by the Educational Service Districts (ESDs) in your region. To identify your ESD, visit the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) website at http://www.k12.wa.us/maps/ESDmap.aspx.

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What is the role of my Professional Growth Plan (PGP) in earning my professional certificate?

The PESB determined the PGP is crucial to a teacher's demonstration of the professional certificate 3 standards and 12 criteria. As a result, WAC 181-79A-030 was revised to define the PGP as the document that identifies the specific competencies, knowledge, skills and experiences needed to meet the standards set forth in WAC 181-79A-207. Further, the PESB determined that a PGP is prepared by the candidate for the professional certificate, in collaboration with

members of the professional growth team.

Using the 3 standards and 12 criteria to develop and implement this plan, new teachers can begin to assemble a body of artifacts. For a suggested format of the PGP, as well as other ideas for preparing for certification during the early years of teaching, visit the OSPI website at http://www.k12.wa.us/TAP/

Overview: Certification Requirements

For additional information: http://www.k12.wa.us/certification/Teacher/Professional.aspx Residency Teaching

Certificate

First Level of Teaching Certification master’s degree from a regionally accredited university

Completion of a state approved teacher preparation program.

or

Three years of out-of-state teaching

experience at the K-12 level and a comparable certificate from another state.

The residency teacher certificate may be reissued to teachers who fits in the following:

• Complete two the issuance of their residency teacher the basis of holding a National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) certificate will have a validity of five years or the validity of the NBPTS certificate, whichever is greater.

One of the following three options:

Complete the new Professional Certificate Assessment (ProTeach) or

Hold a certificate from the National Board for Professional Teaching 150 clock hours of approved continuing education study and/or equivalent academic credit must be completed since the issuance of the most recent certificate.

All continuing education credit hours shall relate to EITHER: Some clock hours must be related to the standards, and some must relate to salary

Individuals must request reissuance of the

residency upon

completing two years of successful teaching and signing a third-year contract with a Washington public school or approved private school since the issuance of the

residency teacher certificate.

Hold another state's equivalent certificate;

(The only other state's equivalent certificate at this time is the Oregon CTL issued after January 1999) plus

The Issues of Abuse course must include information related to identification of physical, emotional, sexual, and substance abuse; the impact on learning and behavior;

the responsibilities of a teacher to report abuse or to provide assistance to victimized children;

and methods of teaching about abuse and its prevention.

In lieu of the above clock hours, present a copy of a valid certificate from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS).

or

Individuals who hold a professional

administrator certificate who are completing annual professional growth plans (PGPs) to renew the administrative certificate may waive 30 clock hours of the 150 clock hours needed for renewal of the within the five years prior to the date of the renewal application.