Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part XVI - Standards › Chapter 354 - PREPARATION OF PROFESSIONAL EDUCATORS › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 354.1 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
					 have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
					 otherwise:
Academic discipline
-A defined field of
					 formal study at an institution of higher learning.
Act
-The Public School Code of 1949
					 (24
					 P. S. §§
											1-101-27-2702).
Advanced preparation program
-A program at
					 the post-baccalaureate level for those who already have completed an initial
					 preparation program. Candidates in advanced preparation programs pursue
					 additional areas of certification or supervisory, administrative, educational
					 specialist certification or letter of eligibility.
Applicant
-An individual seeking admission
					 to a program for the initial or advanced preparation of professional
					 educators.
Board
-The State Board of Education of the
					 Commonwealth.
Candidate
-An individual who is enrolled in
					 a program for the initial or advanced preparation of professional
					 educators.
Department
-The Department of Education of
					 the Commonwealth.
Field experiences
-Off-campus activities
					 that provide candidates with opportunities for practical application of
					 theoretical constructs and concepts developed in coursework, under the
					 supervision and direction of college faculty, prior to student teaching,
					 internship or clinical experiences. The activities include: observing,
					 tutoring, miniteaching, lesson planning and evaluating student performance, and
					 may take place in public or nonpublic schools or community
					 organizations.
General studies
-Coursework in the arts,
					 language and literature, history, mathematics, philosophy, the sciences and the
					 social sciences.
Initial preparation program
-A program at
					 the baccalaureate or postbaccalaureate level that prepares candidates for their
					 first certification as a professional educator.
Preparing institution
-A college or
					 university that offers a program approved by the Department to prepare
					 professional personnel for employment in the public schools in accordance with
					 Chapter 49 (relating to certification of professional personnel).
Professional educator
-An individual who
					 holds Pennsylvania certification issued in accordance with Chapter 49.
Professional educator courses
-Courses of
					 study of theoretical and practical knowledge in the following:
(i) Humanistic and behavioral foundations of
				  education, structure, function and purpose of educational institutions in our
				  society.
(ii) Methods and materials
				  of instruction appropriate to the elementary or secondary level, or
				  both.
(iii) Directed practice of
				  performing in educational positions under institutional supervision in the
				  category for which a certificate is granted.
Professional educator program specific
					 guidelines
-Department-defined competencies and course content for
					 specific professional educator certification programs under §
										49.14 (relating to approval of
					 institutions).
Standard error of measurement
-The standard
					 deviation of errors of measurement that is associated with the test scores for
					 a specified group of test takers.