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Florida Teacher Certification
There are several ways to meet the State's Professional Preparation/Practical Teaching Experience and Professional Education (PEC) requirements. The information contained here represents an alternative process of partially meeting the Professional Preparation requirements by taking courses through USF. The State's requirement changed July 27, 2006. This document represents the requirements in effect ONLY for those who fall under the new rules. Refer to your Statement of Status of Eligibility from Tallahassee or your district (if you are teaching.)
IMPORTANT NOTE: The requirements in this document are in effect primarily for those who applied for certification AFTER July 27, 2006, or who for some other reason might be under the new rules.
Florida Teacher Certification
PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION COURSES/PRACTICAL TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Fifteen (15) semester hours with credit in the following professional education areas. (NOTE: 15 hour total applies to all subjects; however, more than 15 hours may be needed to complete all of the specific course requirements.):
Classroom management including safe learning environments.
Any one (1) of the following USF courses will meet this requirement.
EDE 4301 Classroom Mgmt., School Safety, Ethics, Law and Elementary Methods
EDE 6502 Classroom Mgmt. School Safety, Ethics, Law and Elementary Methods
(Course number should change January >07 to EDE 6506)
ESE 4322 Classroom Management for a Diverse School and Society
ESE 5344 Classroom Management for a Diverse School and Society
Human development and learning. Any one (1) of the following USF courses will meet this requirement.
DEP 3103 Child Development
DEP 4053 Developmental Psychology
DEP 6058 Developmental Psychology
EDF 3122 Learning and the Developing Child
EDF 3214 Human Development and Learning
EDF 4131 Learning and the Developing Adolescent
EDF 6120 Child Development
EDF 6211 Psychological Foundations of Education
EDF 6213 Biological Bases for Learning Behavior
EDF 6215 Learning Principles Applied to Instruction
EXP 4404 Psychology of Learning
Educational Assessment to include the content measured by state achievement tests and the interpretation and utilization of data to improve student achievement. Either one (1) of the following USF courses will meet this requirement.
EDF 4430 Measurement for Teachers
EDF 6432 Foundations of Measurement
Effective instructional strategies including the needs of diverse learners.
(Courses to be identified at a later date.)
Curriculum and special methods of teaching the subject. (Any one (1) of the following USF courses will meet this requirement except for Foreign Language Education which requires two (2) courses. You must take a course in the area in which you are seeking certification.)
English: (You need just one.)
LAE 4323 Methods of Teaching English: Middle School
LAE 4335 Methods of Teaching English: High School
LAE 6325 Methods of Teaching Middle School Language Arts
LAE 6637 Current Trends in Secondary English Education
LAE 6639 Methods of Teaching Secondary English Language Arts
Foreign Language: (You need two (2) courses to meet this requirement.)
FLE 4314 Methods of Teaching Foreign Languages and ESOL in the Elementary School
Or
FLE 5313 Methods of Teaching Foreign Languages and ESOL in the Elementary School
AND
FLE 4333 Methods of Teaching Foreign Languages and ESOL in the Secondary School
Or
FLE 5331 Methods of Teaching Foreign Languages and ESOL in the Secondary School
Or
FLE 6665 Current Trends in Secondary Foreign Language Education
Math: (You need just one.)
MAE 4320 Teaching Mathematics in the Middle Grades
MAE 4330 Teaching Senior High School Mathematics
MAE 6134 Curent Trends in Middle Grades Mathematics
MAE 6136 Current Trends in Secondary Mathematics
MAE 6356 Teaching Pre-Secondary School Mathematics
Science: (You need just one.)
SCE 4320 Teaching Methods in Middle Grades Science
SCE 4330 Teaching Methods in the Secondary School Sciences
SCE 6634 Current Trends in Secondary Science Education
Social Science: (You need just one.)
SSE 4333 Teaching Middle Grades Social Science
SSE 4334 Teaching Secondary Grades Social Science
SSE 5331 Foundations, Curriculum & Instruction of Social Science Educ.
SSE 5332 Methods & Strategies in Social Science Education
SSE 6636 Foundations, Curriculum & Instruction in Social Science Education
Foundations of research-based practices in teaching reading. (This requirement is only for those seeking certification in middle grades (5-9) or secondary (6-12) subjects. It can not be waived unless you have experience as a reading teacher in the elementary, middle or secondary school or as a regular elementary teacher.)
(Courses to be identified at a later date.)
Practical Experience in Teaching. This requirement may be satisfied by one of the following two plans:
Six (6) semester hours earned in a college student teaching program or supervised internship completed in elementary or secondary school. NOTE: USF's NCATE accreditation prevents us from providing internships to individuals not in our education degree programs.
One (1) year of full-time teaching experience in a public or private state-accredited elementary or secondary school. (The year may be applied to satisfy one (1) professional preparation requirement or as elective credit.)
Electives. Should you still need a course to complete the fifteen (15) total hour requirement, you can take ANY education course.
If additional information is needed on Professional Preparation, go to the State's site on certification (www.fldoe.org/edcert) or contact the Bureau of Educator Certification at 1-800-445-6739 (for in-state calls.)
Rev. 12/06 SE/awg
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