CSRA RESA TAPP

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CSRA RESA TAPP
TEACHER ALTERNATIVE PREPARATION PROGRAM

• Purpose
• Identify and
• Prepare
• Teachers for

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CSRA RESA TAPP
TEACHER ALTERNATIVE PREPARATION PROGRAM

• Approved by the Professional Standards Commission
  
• Specifically designed for individuals who meet
  certain criteria
• Partnership between CSRA Regional Educational
  Service Agency and our member public school
  systems
• NOT alternative certification, but rather a
  different PROCESS
• All of the content and pedagogy knowledge,
  skills, and dispositions required in any other
  PSC approved certification program are included

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CSRA RESA TAPP
TEACHER ALTERNATIVE PREPARATION PROGRAM

• CSRA RESA Member School Systems
• Burke County Columbia County
• Emanuel County Glascock County
• Jefferson County Jenkins County
• Lincoln County McDuffie County
• Richmond County Taliaferro County
• Warren County Wilkes County

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CSRA RESA TAPP
TEACHER ALTERNATIVE PREPARATION PROGRAM

• Eligibility Requirements
• Be employed and recommended by a Georgia public
  school system in the CSRA RESA region in a
  classroom teaching position for the coming school
  year
• Bachelors Degree or higher from PSC-Approved
  Accredited Institution
• Minimum 2.5 GPA (cumulative overallBachelors
  only) OR acceptance into a graduate program OR
  degree received over 10 years ago
• College major that matches the content area you
  wish to teach OR passing scores on the GACE
  Content Assessment(s) for the content area(s) you
  wish to teach OR transcript evaluation by CSRA
  RESA to provide evidence of content knowledge in
  the content area you wish to teach.

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CSRA RESA TAPP
TEACHER ALTERNATIVE PREPARATION PROGRAM

• Eligibility Requirements contd
• Have passing score on GACE Basic Skills
  Assessment or meet exemption requirements with
  another test (Praxis I, SAT, ACT or GRE)
• Have not held prior teaching certification or
  completed a teacher education program
• Satisfactorily complete a Georgia Criminal
  Background Check (GCIC)

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CSRA RESA TAPP
TEACHER ALTERNATIVE PREPARATION PROGRAM

• CSRA RESA Teacher Certification Options
• Early Childhood Education (PreK 5)
• Middle Grades Education (4-8) Math, Science,
  Language Arts, Social Studies and Reading
• Secondary Education (6-12) Math, Science,
  English and History
• P-12/6-12 Fine Arts Electives PE/Health, Art,
  Music, Foreign Language, Business Education and
  Technology Education.

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CSRA RESA TAPP
TEACHER ALTERNATIVE PREPARATION PROGRAM

• Attend CSRA RESAs TAPP initial 80-hour training
  course during July.
• Attend additional training seminars and complete
  coursework during the two year internship.
• Tuition of 2100 (includes all coursework, books,
  observation costs, etc.)
• State funding currently covers 600 of the
  tuition for each candidate.
• 1,500 due on or before the first day of class.
• Less expensive than ONE semester in a college!!

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CSRA RESA TAPP
TEACHER ALTERNATIVE PREPARATION PROGRAM

• Candidates are assigned a support team
• Administrator
• Mentor
• System TAPP Coordinator
• RESA TAPP Coordinator
• Support team members observe, model, instruct,
  advise, critique, and help develop action plans
  for the candidate.

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CSRA RESA TAPP
TEACHER ALTERNATIVE PREPARATION PROGRAM

• Transcript analysis determines individual
  requirements each candidate must complete.
• Coursework is a combination of face-to-face
  seminars, online courses, and computer-based
  courses.
• If not passed prior to entering TAPP, candidate
  must take GACE content assessment(s) within the
  first semester of the program.

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CSRA RESA TAPP
TEACHER ALTERNATIVE PREPARATION PROGRAM

• Candidates complete a professional portfolio
  based on competencies found in Frameworks for
  Teaching by Charlotte Danielson.
• Portfolio submitted in February/March of
  candidates second year.
• Upon successful completion of all requirements,
  candidates are recommended for clear, renewable
  certification.

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CSRA RESA TAPP
TEACHER ALTERNATIVE PREPARATION PROGRAM

• Seminar Topics
• Pedagogy/Methods How to teach your content at
  your grade level
• Best Practices Research-based strategies for
  engaging students in the learning process
• Educator Ethics How NOT to lose your job
• Differentiation Varying teaching methods and
  tasks for individual needs based on learning
  styles, interests and/or ability levels.

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CSRA RESA TAPP
TEACHER ALTERNATIVE PREPARATION PROGRAM

• Seminar Topics
• Multiculturalism How culture affects a
  students education
• At-Risk/Poverty Strategies for helping students
  in these situations
• Classroom Management How to develop and
  maintain an effective learning environment
• Assessment How to determine if students are
  meeting the learning goals and what to do if they
  are not

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CSRA RESA TAPP
TEACHER ALTERNATIVE PREPARATION PROGRAM

• Special Georgia Requirements
• The Exceptional Child Introduction to meeting
  the needs of Special Ed and Gifted students
• Computer Competency Course or test to show
  basic knowledge of computer use in the classroom
  (In-Tech)

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CSRA RESA TAPP
TEACHER ALTERNATIVE PREPARATION PROGRAM

• For more information contact
• Karen Murdock
• karen_at_csraresa.org
• or
• Esther Wells
• esther_at_csraresa.org
• 706-556-6225 ext.119