Endorsement WorkshopSept 15 and Oct 21, 5:30 p.m.

1024 Lincoln Hall

Endorsements Defined

• The subjects a teacher can teach and the grade range in which they are authorized to teach them

Changes

• Effective February 2018– Middle grade endorsements can only be acquired

by going through an approved Middle Grade program• High school programs will be Grades 9-12 ONLY • This change will effect freshmen, sophomores, and

those others who do not claim their licenses/endorsements by end of January, 2018.– If you are licensed and hold middle grade endorsements prior

to 2/18, the middle grade endorsements you hold will not be taken away.

Everyone who completes a program and is licensed/endorsed before Feb 2018 will be

endorsed in…

– One high school endorsement and at least middle grade endorsement• Allows you to teach those subjects at those grade

ranges.

Adding additional endorsements (beyond what your program provides)

– These are limited to the grade range of your initial licensure (unless you go through another program)

• Some you may be able to finish as an undergrad while others may require post graduate work

High School (9-12)• Many (most) High School endorsements are…– 24 hours of coursework– 12 of those 24 hours must be 300 or above– Pass the content test

• Others are more involved:• Social Science (with a “designation”)– 32 overall hours of social science

• 12 hours in one designation (psychology, geography, history, economics, sociology & anthropology, political science)

• One course from at least two other designations• Pass the content test

– Allows you to teach all the Social sciences but only AP or honors for the designation(s) you hold

Adding additional 9-12 grade Social Science designations

• Take 12 semester hours in the designation• Pass the content test in that designation• This allows you to teach Advance Placement

and honors for the subject

• Science (with a designation)– 32 overall hours of Science– 12 of those hours in the same designation (biology,

physics, chemistry, earth & space science, environmental science)

– At least one course from two other designations– At least one course in physical sciences and one

course from life sciences (i.e, they can’t all be physical or all life science courses).

– Pass the content test in the designation in which you have 12 hours

• Allows you to teach ALL of the sciences but only AP and Honors for those designation(s) you hold

Adding additional 9-12 grade Science designations

• 12 semester hours in the designation• Pass the content test in that designation• Allows you to teach Advance Placement and

Honors for those designations

Foreign Language endorsements• 24 hours in same foreign language• Pass the foreign language content test• Additional foreign language endorsements require only

that you pass the respective content test

Middle grade (6-8)endorsements

• Many require 18 hours in the field – Examples: Language Arts, Social Science, Health

Education• Some, such as ESL, Bilingual Education, and

Math are considerably more “involved.” (will talk at greater length about ESL after the main presentation)

• Foreign Language for Middle grade requires 24 hours AND pass the ILTS foreign Language test.

Pursuing endorsements• Determine what endorsements you want (and what is available):• www.cote.illinois.edu

– Licensure• Endorsements

– Middle grade– Secondary

• Determine what the requirements are• Plan ahead• Maybe be more advantageous to finish ones you are close to

(rather than being only close to several)• Don’t have to declare like you would a minor• Gen Education courses may, if applicable, count toward

endorsements• For endorsements which require tests (all high school), take them

when you feel most prepared

Odds and Ends• The CoTE can (if you qualify for them) add endorsements when you

apply for your initial certificate/license.– You have to formally request them (on your application)– No additional cost– Convenient and faster– We may count courses ISBE might not

May request/add endorsements anytime during your teaching career

• If ALL coursework was through UIUC, CoTE may be able to recommend you for the endorsement– ISBE will still assess fees for each endorsement requested

• Through ISBE– Apply through the site where you will ultimately apply for/claim your

license– Charges will be assessed (per each endorsement requested).

Council On Teacher Education

• Jeff Buck (jbuck@illinois.edu) • Brenda Clevenger (bmclvngr@illinois.edu) • 505 East Green Street– Above Coldstone Creamery and PNC bank

• (217) 333-7195

ESL Endorsement• ESL clinical experience equal to 100 clock hours or three months teaching experience with

ESL students. Students in licensure programs may contact their clinical experience office to see if an ESL (or bilingual) placement is an option during student teaching (please note, it won't be an option for everyone). For experience outside of a UI placement, a detailed letter from an administrator at the institution/agency needs to be written documenting the nature of activities, age group of individuals in program, number of days/hours per day worked, etc. This documentation is subject to approval. Final approval lies with the State. Contact the Council if you plan to use a non-UI placement for your experience. For clinical experience through the UI, but not through student teaching, students may enroll in EIL 214, EIL 215, or CI 595. – A student log must be kept of time spent in EIL 214 or 215. – Instructor must write a letter describing nature of activities, age group, etc. – Log and letter must be sent to Council on Teacher Education

• Credits totaling 18 semester hours distributed among the following course areas. – Linguistics (LING 100, EIL 422, EIL 486, EIL 487, EIL 488, LING/ANTH 400, CI 507 LCT, or SPAN 252

[SPAN 302 prior to FA09]) – Theoretical Foundations of Teaching ESL (EIL/LING 489 or CI 433) – Assessment of the Bilingual Student (EIL 460 or CI/LIS 517)

• If EIL 460 is taken • Student must inform instructor that she/he wants to work in public schools • Instructor will adapt curriculum for public school work • Student must ask instructor to write the Council stating that course satisfies public school component

– Methods and Materials for Teaching ESL (EIL 411 or CI 477) – Cross-Cultural Studies for Teaching Limited-English-Proficient Students (EIL 456 or CI 446)