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IMPORTANT!
NOTE
EMERGING TRENDS...regarding "highly qualified" teacher status and developments
related to Michigan’s new high school merit curriculum. See
MAJOR/MINOR information click here |
**See
Important Announcements, Dates & Deadlines Below** |
WELCOME...
....to the Hope College Education Department
website. |
We
have committed ourselves to creating a nationally-recognized
teacher education program that is learning centered
and
developmentally focused.
.....Every
Education course includes a field placement out in the surrounding school
districts, providing you experiences with four
or
five different teachers in a variety of school settings BEFORE student teaching.
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Richard
J. Mezeske, Ph.D.
Chair,
Department of Education
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keep both our current and prospective students informed
of policies, procedures, and possibilities, we have organized
this website to keep you updated. |
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is our hope that you will find this a useful and accessible
resource for making decisions, meeting deadlines, and dreaming
about your future in education. |
IMPORTANT
ANNOUNCEMENTS, DATES/DEADLINES |
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MICHIGAN
TEST FOR TEACHER CERTIFICATION/BASIC SKILLS TEST
Test dates are:
JULY 12, 2008
Registration Deadline is May
30, 2008
OR
OCTOBER 11
Registration Deadline is September
5, 2008
Register on-line at: www.mttc.nesinc.com
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APPLICATION
TO THE TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAM
Your
COMPLETE application is DUE: Friday, October 3,
2008
Incomplete and/or late applications will NOT be accepted!
To begin the application process: click
here
To complete
the application see the checklist: click
here
You
must take/pass the BASIC SKILLS
TEST see above!
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FINGERPRINTING/CRIMINAL
BACKGROUND CHECK
A
criminal background check for teacher education students is currently
required by several
local school districts for students who are placed in upper level
field placements, including student teaching. Subsequently, the
Hope College Education Department now requires all education
students
to complete
a
criminal background
check at the start of the semester PRIOR to their student teaching
semester.
For
Information and/or to Register click
here
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MAY
TERM 2008 OPPORTUNITIES: click
here
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