The College of St. Scholastica 

Fostering a Love of Learning Since 1912
School of Education at The College of St. Scholastica

Graduate Teaching Licensure

 Fall Registration Newsletter

 April 2011 
School of Education Mission:  
     To prepare and support teachers who are firmly grounded in the knowledge, skills, and dispositions needed to promote student learning.
Registration for Fall 2011 Courses
Online registration is now open for fall 2011.
 
You will find a list of the Course Registration Numbers (CRN) with meeting dates and an updated course materials list on the GTL webpage for
Current Students. (Note: summer courses are also included on the CRN list).

Students working with the
Financial Aid office will need to register for both fall terms I and II.

Your registration PIN number is always:

111111 (six ones).

Brown Bag Sessions
Brown bag - St Paul
 
St. Cloud and St. Paul will be holding Summer Brown Bag Sessions to answer portfolio questions for fall student teachers:


They will both be held on the same date at each campus: Saturday, June 11, at 12:00 pm.  

Minnesota Teacher Licensure Examinations

Minnesota Teacher Licensure ExaminationsMinnesota Board of Teaching Releases FAQ Regarding New Testing Program and Requirements 

 

Beginning September 2010, all candidates for an initial license will be required to pass the MTLE basic skills tests as well as pedagogy and content area tests. To learn more about these new requirements, download the FAQ document @
 The MTLE Website.

 

MTLE Study Guides are now available

Pearson Education (the testing service that administers the MTLE tests) now offers MTLE Expanded Study Guides available at the following website:


mtleguide.com/


With the MTLE Expanded Study Guides, you will be able to:
  • Understand strengths and areas for improvement, using diagnostic tests.
  • Measure and decode your results with detailed score report interpretation guides.
  • Preview the educator licensure test experience with sample questions, presented with rationales for the correct response, and test background material, including annotated MTLE frameworks.
  • Discover recommended additional, test-specific resources for further preparation.
ISBN's for bookstores
Basic Skills: Reading, Writing, and Math - 0132614839
Early Childhood Education (Birth to Grade 3) - 013261507X
Elementary Education (Grades K - 6) - 0132615169

Price for each guide is $14.95

XAMonline has developed 10 study guides for the MTLE that are now available for purchase at the following website:

 

XAMonline.com 

 

They currently offer study guides in: MTLE Pedagogy Elementary, MTLE
Special Education Core Skills, MTLE Life Science, MTLE Middle Level
Science, MTLE High School Mathematics, and MTLE Communication
Arts/Literature.

These guides are aligned with current state standards and feature a complete practice test that includes test question rigor and skill reference, as well as full answer rationale.

Scholarship Opportunities

Stafford Loan Forgiveness 
Program for Teachers

The Teacher Loan Forgiveness Program is intended to encourage individuals to enter and continue in the teaching profession. Under this program, individuals who teach full time for five consecutive, complete academic years in certain elementary and secondary schools that serve low-income families and meet other qualifications may be eligible for forgiveness of up to a combined total of $17,500 in principal and interest on their FFEL and/or Direct Loan program loans.
Show Your School Spirit!
CSS Crest
You can now purchase clothing with a CSS School of Education logo from Lands' End Business Outfitters.
 
Simply complete the on-line order and ask for logo #0926771 W.   The stitch fee is $5.95 per item.
News, Events & Opportunities
Brown Bag Sessions
MTLE Exam information
MTLE Study Guides are avilable for purchase
Loan Forgiveness?
Clothing: Show Your School Spirit


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