Project IMPACT -
Preliminary Single Subject Teaching Credential

 Eligibility Requirements
  • Full-time teaching position with one of our participating districts in the specific subject named on the credential
  • CBEST Passing Score
  • Bachelor's of Arts or Science
  • Verification of subject matter competency
  • Fingerprinting clearance
  • Prerequisite course, Framework for Teaching, must be completed prior to beginning the program.
  • U.S. Constitution requirement


Course Schedule
  • Content Reading and Writing
  • Content Specific Instruction
  • Exceptional Students I & II
  • Classroom Management
  • Cultural and Linguistic Diversity
  • Adolescent Development
  • Language Structures and Acquisitions
  • Delivery of Content Instruction
  • Visual Arts
  • Movement
  • Health
  • History and Philosophy of Education
  • Graduation Seminar / Portfolio


Teaching Practicum

Throughout both year one and year two, the interns' teaching experience is linked to coursework. It is the expectation that skills and knowledge gained in the methods courses be directly applied to classroom teaching. A Practicum Supervisor works one-on-one with each intern to facilitate this process.


Benefits
  • Single Subject Preliminary Credential in the specific subject named on the credential in departmentalized classes such as those in most middle and high schools
  • Scheduled to accommodate your work day (e.g., 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. classes)
  • Practical classroom application
  • Excellent faculty consisting of current or recent practitioners
  • Teach full-time while earning credential
  • Opportunity to participate in on-going professional development
  • One-to-one support
  • Cohort provides continual peer support
  • Instructors and director are accessible for advisement and support
  • Low cost tuition - $8,000 total. Automatic payroll deduction for Tulare County employees (cost subject to change)

For more information, contact:
Tulare County Office of Education
Teacher Induction Programs

Donna Glassman-Sommer,
Program Manager for New Teacher Development
2500 W. Burrel Ave.
P.O. Box 5091
Visalia, CA 93278-5091
(559) 624-1035
donnags@tcoe.org

Norma Lovelace,
Intern Coordinator
2500 W. Burrel Ave.
P.O. Box 5091
Visalia, CA 93278-5091
(559) 740-4409
normal@tcoe.org

Marvin Lopez,
Lead Recruiter
2500 W. Burrel Ave.
P.O. Box 5091
Visalia, CA 93278-5091
(559) 730-2695
marvinl@tcoe.org

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