The proposed changes to Title 5 Section 80003 concerning the Multiple Subject Teaching Credential authorization have been approved by the Office of Administrative Law and became effective on March 9, 2000. The text of the regulation is attached. The major changes are explained below. These amendments to the Multiple Subject Teaching Credential authorization bring the regulations into conformity with the appropriate sections of the Education Code and allow for an easier understanding of the authorization by employers. A self-contained classroom is one in which all, or most, subjects are taught to a group of children by the same teacher.
Most elementary schools organize their classrooms in such a manner.
Team Teaching Team teaching is defined as two teachers who teach in a self-contained classroom for the majority of the day, and exchange students for the purpose of teaching specific subjects. For example, one teacher will teach history to both classes and the second teacher will teach science to both classes. The students are being grouped according to teacher subject area expertise. Regrouping Regrouping generally means two or more teachers who teach in a self-contained classroom, but group their students generally by learning level for one or more subjects. For example, one teacher may take the below grade science students from both classes and the other teacher may take the above grade science students.