Appendix A: Transition to Teaching Program

The Transition to Teaching (T2T) program is a pathway to Indiana secondary education teacher licensing.

Anyone interested in enrolling in coursework must meet with the Director of the Transition to Teaching program or the Director’s designee. Once an individual has met with the Director of the Transition to Teaching Program, a personalized plan for completion of the program will be created. Approval of the Director of the Transition to Teaching program or the Director’s designee is required to register for any T2T course. Coursework is sequenced with practical opportunities to develop essential skills to become an effective secondary teacher.

After the successful completion of the required coursework, a full-semester student teaching experience is offered in the following areas: art (fine arts), business, chemistry, English/language arts, French, social studiesgovernment and citizenship, social studies-historical perspectives, journalism, life science (biology), mathematics, music (instrumental), music (vocal), physical education, Spanish. This program is 18 preparation hours and is to be completed within two calendar years.

If concurrently completing a baccalaureate degree at Franklin College, a student must have a 2.80 cumulative grade point average in a declared content major and have completed 57 or more credit hours to enroll in initial T2T coursework.

Required Professional Education Courses-18 credit hours

(Registration and enrollment for each course requires the approval of the Director of the Transition to Teaching program or designee.)

EDUT 124, Critical Skills for Educators (2 credit hours)

EDUT 222, Child & Adolescent Development (2 credit hours)

EDUT 225, Standards-Based Planning & Digital Learning-Secondary (2 credit hours)

EDUT 328, Instructional Planning & Delivery-Secondary (4 credit hours)

EDUT 422, Content Reading-Secondary (2 credit hours)

EDUT 457, Assessment & Classroom Management-Secondary (3 credit hours)

EDUT 489, Student Teaching in Secondary Education (3 credit hours)

Transition to Teaching Program Course Descriptions

EDUT 124 Critical Skills for Educators

2 credit hours

This course introduces students to the teaching profession and provides practical opportunities to develop those essential skills and dispositions necessary to become an effective teacher. Special emphasis will be given to processes for those students seeking secondary teacher licensure and the education department’s program expectations.

EDUT 222 Child & Adolescent Development 2 credit hours Prereq: Provisional Admittance to Transition to Teaching Program, EDUT 124 (or equivalent) Coreq: EDUT 225 or permission This course explores major concepts, theories, and processes related to the cognitive, linguistic, social, emotional, physical, and moral development of students in grades 5-12, and factors in the home, school, community, and broader environment that influence student development. Special emphasis will be placed on how to use this knowledge to implement developmentally appropriate and challenging curriculum in the secondary classroom for all learners. Clinical experience is required.

EDUT 225 Standards-Based Planning & Digital LearningSecondary

2 credit hours

Prereq: Provisional Admittance to Transition to Teaching Program, EDUT 124 (or equivalent) Coreq: EDUT 222 or permission This course introduces state and national P-12 academic standards as the basis for lesson planning and assessment in the secondary classroom. Students will examine research-based lesson plan designs and assessment tools used to measure instructional practices. Benefits of digital, online, hybrid, & onsite instruction will be explored with emphasis on how digital-age tools and environments influence learning processes and outcomes. Clinical experience is required.

EDUT 328 Instructional Planning & Delivery-Secondary 4 credit hours Prereq: Provisional Admittance to Transition to Teaching Program, EDUT 124, EDUT 222, EDUT 225 or equivalents or permission This course focuses on methods for planning, delivering, and assessing evidence-based lesson plans that foster secondary-level students’ understanding of Indiana Academic Standards in the respective disciplines. Candidates will apply various research-based best practices to meet a variety of instructional needs in making content comprehensible, relevant and engaging for all students. Points of emphasis include long- and short-range planning, project-based learning, universal design for learning (UDL), differentiated instruction, and informational literacy. Clinical experience is required.

EDUT 422 Content Reading-Secondary 2 credit hours Prereq: Provisional Admittance to Transition to Teaching Program, EDUT 124, EDUT 222, EDUT 225, EDUT 328 or equivalents or permission This course is designed to model creative, evidence-based strategies to promote reading comprehension, vocabulary development, and study skills in the various content areas for students in grades 7-12. Through an emphasis on SBRR-focused methods and materials, candidates will learn to apply, combine, and adapt instructional strategies to reach all learners in classrooms with diverse populations. Clinical field experience is required.

EDUT 457 Assessment & Classroom Management-Secondary 3 credit hours Prereq: Provisional Admittance to Transition to Teaching Program, EDUT 124, EDUT 222, EDUT 225, EDUT 328, EDUT 422 or equivalents or permission This course explores the fundamental concepts and strategies that support effective assessment and classroom management. Candidates will learn to apply fundamental concepts of assessment to select, design, and administer student assessments that are aligned to instructional goals, to administer assessments, and to share and interpret assessment results. Points of emphasis include formative and summative assessments, the use of RTI to track and support student learning, and research-based classroom management strategies that promote success for all learners.

EDUT 489 Student Teaching in Secondary Education 3 credit hours Prereq: Full Admission to Transition to Teaching Program, Acceptance for Student Teaching, EDUT 124, EDUT 222, EDUT 225, EDUT 328, EDUT 422, EDUT 457 or equivalents This full-time, semester-long classroom teaching experience (minimum of 10 weeks) will provide the capstone experience to the candidate’s preparation as a professional educator. Classroom teaching and other activities in a secondary (7-12) classroom will be conducted under the guidance of the cooperating teacher, the college supervisor and coordinator of field experiences.