Indiana Administrative Code
Title 515 - ADVISORY BOARD OF THE DIVISION OF PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS
Article 8 - INITIAL PRACTITIONER AND OTHER LICENSES
Rule 1 - General Provisions
Section 1-1.4 - Elementary education curriculum requirements
Universal Citation: 515 IN Admin Code 1-1.4
Current through March 20, 2024
Authority: IC 20-28-2-6
Affected: IC 20-28-3-1; IC 20-28-5-3
Sec. 1.4.
To be eligible for the elementary school setting set forth in section 1.3 of this rule, an applicant must successfully meet the developmental and content standards by at least one (1) of the following:
(1) Completed a baccalaureate degree from an institution of higher learning that includes the following:
(A) A minor or concentration in any of the
content areas listed in section 1.3(a)(2) [section 1.3(a)(2) of this
rule] approved by the board.
(B) A major or content area in education from
an approved program that includes the following:
(i) General education and subject matter
concentration, including, but not limited to, the following:
(AA) Language arts courses designed to
develop appreciation, knowledge, and understanding of world
literature.
(BB) Science courses
designed to develop broad functional understanding of conservation and the
physical, biological, and earth sciences. An integrative approach shall be used
whenever possible.
(CC) Social
studies courses designed to develop understanding of contemporary civilization,
economics and government, current social problems, and modern family life and
shall always include a course in U.S. history and a course in world
civilization. An integrative approach shall be used whenever
possible.
(DD) Mathematics courses
designed to develop broad functional knowledge and understanding of the
character and development of number systems and skill in use of
numbers.
(EE) Arts courses designed
to develop appreciation and skills in music and art.
(ii) Professional education and pedagogy,
including, but not limited to, the following:
(AA) At least five (5) days in a classroom
with an experienced teacher during completion of the final six (6) semesters of
the program.
(BB) Demonstration of
performance of developmentally appropriate literacy standards based on
scientifically-based reading research and developed and approved by the
board.
(CC) Differentiation of
instruction and teaching methods, including methods for teaching English as a
new language and students with exceptional needs, designed to maximize student
engagement.
(DD) Classroom and
behavioral management, including, but not limited to, the legal rights and
responsibilities of teacher and student.
(EE) Curriculum development, lesson planning,
assessment, and data use in informing instruction.
(FF) Psychology of child development,
including, but not limited to, the development of exceptional needs
students.
(GG) Competence in
multicultural awareness and technology as an aid to education.
(iii) A minimum of nine (9) weeks
of full-time student teaching with an experienced teacher during the later
stages of the program.
(2) Completed the following requirements:
(A) A non-education baccalaureate degree from
an institution of higher learning.
(B) One (1) of the following:
(i) An education minor or concentration from
an approved program that includes:
(AA) At
least nine (9) weeks of full-time student teaching with an experienced
teacher.
(BB) Demonstration of
performance of developmentally appropriate literacy standards based on
scientifically-based reading research and developed and approved by the
board.
(CC) Differentiation of
instruction and teaching methods, including methods for teaching English as a
new language and students with exceptional needs, designed to maximize student
engagement.
(DD) Classroom and
behavioral management, including, but not limited to, the legal rights and
responsibilities of teacher and student.
(EE) Curriculum development, lesson planning,
assessment, and data use in informing instruction.
(FF) Psychology of child development
including, but not limited to, the development of exceptional needs
students.
(GG) Competence in
multicultural awareness and technology as an aid to education.
(ii) A transition to teaching
program established in 515 IAC 1-6.
(3) A baccalaureate degree from an institution of higher learning and a masters of arts in teaching approved by the board.
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