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CMENC Chapter #664
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GTEP Requirements
What is GTEP?
GTEP stands for Graduate Teacher Education Program. This is the program that students must complete to become certified to teach in the public schools of Oregon after they have gotten an undergraduate degree (BS, BA or BM). It is a 4 term program which begins either in the late summer (end of July) or the spring. You must apply and be accepted. Currently, 100% of program graduates find jobs.
What do I do as an undergraduate?
- Meet with your advisor!!!! Your advisor is: David Jimerson - Phone: 725-3030, E-Mail: jimersond@pdx.edu, Office: LH Room 321
- Maintain a 3.0 GPA
- Get experience with children in a public school classroom. Volunteer in a music classroom for an hour a week. Get as much experience as you can, as you will need 3 letters of recommendation from people who have seen you work with children. (David Jimerson can give you names of teachers if you don't know where to start)
- Take PSY 311 Human Development and ED 420 Introduction to Education & Society (Note that PSY 311 is an option for the Family Studies Jr. Course Cluster).
- Complete 3 practicums (observation) in the MUSIC CLASSROOM!!!!! (see What is a Practicum? for more details)
- Take the PRAXIS subject area tests #10113, 20112 and CBEST or PPST test in your junior and senior years.
What is a Practicum?
A Practicum is simply time spent observing in a classroom. Practicums are taken along with these specific classes:
Required Practicum Classes
- Intro to Musical Careers - 10 hours of observation. You must register for the practicum at the same time as you register for the class.
- Music With Children - 10 hours of observation. You must register for the practicum at the same time as you register for the class.
- Intro to Ed & Society - 30 hours of observation. The practicum is included in your registration for the course. Be sure to do this practicum in a MUSIC CLASSROOM. See David Jimerson.
In Oregon, grade levels are set up into "authorization levels:"
Early Childhood age 3 to grade 4
Elementary grade 3 to grade 8
Middle grade 5 to grade 10
High grade 7 to grade 12
Currently, teachers can become certified to teach in two adjacent "authorization levels." For example if you taught elementary school, you would be certified in Early Childhood and Elementary, and would be certified to teach age 3 (preschool) to grade 8.
Music teachers become certified in K-12 through the PSU program. We have worked out with the certification office that music students will complete practicums in 3 "authorization levels", and student teach in the fourth "authorization level." You will want to decide which "authorization level" you would like to do your student teaching in, and do your practicums in the other 3 areas.
- Keep in mind that ALL 3 practicums MUST BE IN A MUSIC CLASSROOM!
- They must also be in an Oregon, public school.
- For all 3 practicums, you will write-up your observations, which will be kept on file.
Student Teaching
- GTEP is where you will do your student teaching.
- Student teaching consists of one term of observation, one term of ½ time student teaching and one term of full time student teaching.
- David Jimerson is the supervisor for those student teaching in general music, Bruce Browne is the supervisor for choral music and Bill Tuttle is the supervisor for those student teaching in band and orchestra, they will place you with your teacher.
- Student teaching must occur in a public school in Oregon.
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