(1st row) Yooyeun Hwang, Jeanine Dell'Olio, Madeline Kukla, Kimberly Kotkowicz
(2nd row) Susan Cherup, Tony Donk, Laura Pardo, Linda Jordan,
(3rd row) Barbara Scholten, Jane Finn, Nancy Cook, Cher Schairer
(4th row) Baars Bultman, John Yelding, Richard Mezeske, Brenda Crisp

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.

.....To keep both our current and prospective students informed of policies, procedures, and possibilities, we have organized this website to keep you updated.

.....It 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.

MICHIGAN TEST FOR TEACHER CERTIFICATION/BASIC SKILLS TEST
Test date: July 18, 2009 Registration Deadline: June 5, 2009
Test date: October 2, 2009 Registration Deadline: September 11, 2009
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 2, 2009
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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FIRST AID/CPR TRAINING
November, 2009 - Information Coming Soon
8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Maas Auditorium
Registration Deadline is: coming soon
For Information and/or to Register: click here _____________________________________________________________________

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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Liverpool, England!! Summer, 2010! For more information click here
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TEACH Grant Information for Education Students click here
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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