Coursework and practica experiences in all three courses are closely integrated, and are aligned with the Alaska Teacher, Student, and Cultural Standards. Students begin to assemble their Alaska Professional Portfolio and their Academic Content portfolios during the summer. Students who have previously completed the approved 18 credit undergraduate General Education Minor-Option A at UAF can use this to fulfill the summer requirements listed below. See attached ETEP Program checklist. The intent of the fall semester coursework and field experiences is to provide interns with opportunities to study content, pedagogy and context while they are immersed in real school settings.
Interns spend four full days each week in the classroom.
On the fifth weekday, they meet for two university courses. The third university course that interns enroll in meets on Tuesdays evenings in classrooms of ETEP mentor teachers. The intent of the spring semester is to continue to provide interns with the coursework and field experiences necessary to meet the Alaska Teacher Standards. Following completion of the year-long ETEP licensure program, students can pursue an M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction or an MAT in Elementary Education if they choose to do so. Fifteen graduate credits from the ETEP licensure program can be used to meet the M.Ed.