Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 92 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 24 - CERTIFICATE ENDORSEMENTS › Section 92-24-003 - Definition of Terms

Current through June 17, 2024
As used in this chapter:
003.01
American Sign Language
				(ASL)
means a natural language indigenous to members of the
				American Deaf Community, with its own culture, literature, and linguistic
				structure.
003.02
Approved Endorsement Program
means endorsement
				programs approved pursuant to 92 NAC 20 or any endorsement program approved in
				any other state or country pursuant to standards comparable and equivalent to
				92 NAC 20.
003.03
Board
means the Nebraska State Board of
				Education.
003.04
Certification Officer
means a faculty or staff member
				designated by the chief academic officer or unit administrator of each standard
				institution of higher education with an approved educator preparation program
				to receive correspondence regarding this chapter from the Department and to
				provide certified records, transcripts, reports and/or recommendations to the
				Department, as required, for the purpose of certification and/or
				endorsement.
003.05
Clinical experiences
means those that are
				characterized by careful planning, stipulated goals, required activities,
				projected performance levels and evaluation of growth. Examples of clinical
				experiences are microteaching clinics, unit teaching associated with a
				methodology class, and skill clinics. Activities not meeting the criteria for
				clinical experiences include general observations, voluntary community service,
				orientation visits, teacher aiding, and periodic visitations to educational
				settings.
003.06
Clinical practice
means culminating supervised
				experiences which provide candidates with opportunities to demonstrate
				competence in the professional roles for which they are preparing, which
				includes student teaching and internships.
003.07
Commissioner
means the Nebraska State Commissioner of Education.
003.08
Content Test
means a Praxis Subject Assessment or School Leadership Series test published by
				the Educational Testing Service (ETS) of Princeton, NJ for which a passing
				score requirement has been established by the Department.
003.09
Credit hour
means the equivalent of 15 instructional class periods of 50 minutes or more.
				Semester hour has the same meaning as credit hour.
003.10
Department
means the State Department of Education, which is comprised of the Board and
				the Commissioner.
003.11
Endorsement
means an area of specialization indicated
				on a certificate or permit issued pursuant to 92 NAC 21 signifying that the
				individual has met specific requirements contained in this chapter.
003.12
English as a Second
				Language (ESL)
means a program designed to serve students whose
				dominant language is not English to become proficient in English through
				instruction predominantly provided in English to the students.
003.13
Field
(used
				as a descriptor of an endorsement) means two or more subjects which, considered
				as a single area of study, represent a wider and broader scope than that of a
				subject.
003.14
Field
				experience
means an opportunity for candidates to observe, assist,
				tutor, instruct, and/or conduct research to develop professional education
				knowledge, skills, and dispositions. Field experiences include practicum and
				clinical practice requirements. Field experiences are designed and implemented
				through collaboration with school partners and faculty and occur in school
				systems or other settings serving students.
003.15
Internship
means an experience supervised by a qualified professional who holds a
				certificate or permit or has qualifications comparable to that of a certificate
				or permit holder. The internship provides opportunities to practice and
				demonstrate the knowledge and skills of the specialization area in a setting
				that is similar to the setting in which the candidate intends to work.
				Internship differs from student teaching in that it is only applicable to
				graduate level and supplemental endorsements.
003.16
Passing Score
means a scaled score on a Praxis Subject Assessment Series or School Leadership
				Series subject content test as established by the Department.
003.17
Practicum
means a field experience completed prior to a culminating supervised clinical
				practice.
003.18
Prekindergarten
means the preschool years for children
				beginning at age 3 prior to entering kindergarten.
003.19
Regular
				Certificate
means an initial, standard or professional certificate
				as defined in 92 NAG 21.
003.20
Semester Hour
means the equivalent of 15 instructional
				class periods of 50 minutes or more. Credit hour has the same meaning as
				semester hour.
003.21
Standard institution of higher education
means any
				college or university, the teacher education programs of which are fully
				approved by the Board or approved in another state pursuant to standards which
				are comparable and equivalent to those set by the board.
003.22
Student
				teaching
means a full time, directed teaching experience conducted
				in a school setting that provides supervised opportunities to practice and
				demonstrate over a continuous, extended time period (as required by 92 NAC 20)
				the unique knowledge and skills of teaching in the endorsement
				area(s).
003.23
Subject
(used as a descriptor of an endorsement) means
				a specific course or narrow range of courses taught and offered in a
				school.
003.24
Supplemental
(used as a descriptor of an endorsement)
				means an endorsement obtained by meeting the requirements of this chapter and
				which may be added to a certificate in the presence of other endorsements which
				may or may not be specified.
003.25
Teaching experience
means employment as a certified
				employee for the instruction of students in an approved or accredited
				school.