Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Education › Superintendent of Public Instruction › Teacher Certification Code › Part 2 - STANDARD TEACHING CERTIFICATE AND INTERIM TEACHING CERTIFICATE › Section R. 390.1123 - Standard teaching certificate; preparation program requirements

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 23.
(1)
				  Subject to R 390.1161, the superintendent of public instruction may issue a
				  standard teaching certificate to an applicant who has paid the applicable
				  evaluation fee if the department has received the recommendation of an educator
				  preparation institution under R 390.1125 based on the applicant's satisfactory
				  completion of an approved program in educator preparation that includes all of
				  the following:
(a) At least 20 semester credit
				  hours of instruction in theoretical and practical knowledge reflecting state
				  board approved standards and related proficiencies required of entry level
				  teachers.
(b) Supervised directed
				  teaching. All of the following apply:
(i)
				  Supervised directed teaching must engage applicants in practical experiences
				  that reflect and support the standards and related proficiencies for entry
				  level teachers.
(ii) Supervised
				  directed teaching must engage a candidate in a minimum of 300 hours of student
				  contact as defined by the department.
(iii) Supervised directed teaching must be in
				  the grade range for which the superintendent of public instruction is to issue
				  an endorsement.
(iv) Based on
				  regular observation by the employer and review by the educator preparation
				  institution, the educator preparation institution may substitute 3 years of
				  teaching in an appropriate placement for the supervised directed teaching
				  required by this subdivision for a standard teaching certificate or
				  endorsement. For purposes of this paragraph, R 390.1103(2) and (3)
				  apply.
(c) An approved
				  course of study in a certificate endorsement area that includes preparation in
				  discipline area knowledge, pedagogy, and clinical experiences appropriate to
				  the grade level the applicant proposes to teach. All of the following apply:
(i) The approved course of study must include
				  early and ongoing structured clinical experiences with diverse student
				  populations and in diverse instructional settings.
(ii) The superintendent of public instruction
				  may issue a standard teaching certificate with an elementary level endorsement
				  on satisfaction of both of the following:
(A)
				  Completion of an approved course of study in base knowledge appropriate for
				  elementary education, methods coursework, and appropriate clinical
				  experiences.
(B) A minimum of 6
				  semester credit hours in the teaching of literacy with appropriate clinical
				  experiences.
(iii) The
				  superintendent of public instruction may issue a standard teaching certificate
				  with a secondary or PK-12 level endorsement on satisfaction of both of the
				  following:
(A) Completion of an approved
				  course of study in a discipline area appropriate to the secondary grade level,
				  methods coursework appropriate to that area, and appropriate clinical
				  experiences.
(B) A minimum of 3
				  semester credit hours in literacy instruction appropriate to the discipline
				  area and appropriate clinical
				  experiences.