MCC Educators Academy -- free workshops

The MCC Educators Academy debuted in Spring 2010 to provide free workshops to inspire a greater enthusiasm for teaching as well as promote pracitces that improve educational opportunities for preshool and school age children.  Community members working in or exploring the P-12 teaching field will gather instructional tips and resources to use wtih children.  Certificates of participation are provided at the end of each workshop. 

Previous workshops presented:
• Teach Kids to Write in Less than Two Hours
• Marvelous Make and Take Math Games
• Free Money for Classrooms! Grant Writing 101
• Reading and Writing Around Us
• The Dreaded “D” Word: Discipline
• The Art of Paper Folding -- Integrating Origami into the Curriculum
• Literature that Teaches Math and Language Arts
• GeoLearning: Use Now Social Studies Resources
• Twelve Powerful Words to Increase Student Achievement
• Page Maps: Imagination is the Beginning of Creation

To see what previous participants had to say about past workshops, and for future workshop descriptions, dates and registration, click http://tiny.cc/MCC-EducatorsAcademy.  Questions contact: Julie Garner, 480-461-7890, julie.garner@mcmail.maricopa.edu

Professional Endorsements for Certified Teachers -- college credits

Teacher endorsement courses offered through MCC are scheduled upon school or school district request [Exception: early childhood endorsement courses are regularly offered as well as some of the SEI and ESL courses]. Groups of certified, practicing educators meet as cohorts to take evening or summer classes together.  Classes may be held on-site in the requesting district’s buildings or at an MCC campus.  If you are certified but are not an employee of one of our partner school districts, you may still enroll in the teacher endorsement classes offered when space is available.

NOTE: If fifteen or more certified educators in your school or district are interested in an on-site cohort, please contact us at 480-461-7890.

Registration for Teacher Endorsement Courses:

1. Locate the semester or term class schedule: www.mc.maricopa.edu/schedules
2. On the left-hand side, use the drop down menu to select the appropriate semester/term
3. Be sure to change the Show Closed Sections? box to YES. Professional development courses are listed as CLOSED, even when space is still available. This is because verification of a teaching or school administration certificate is required to enroll.
4. Select the appropriate course prefix: Example: EPD
5. Note the section number corresponding to the preferred course, location, date and time. Example: section 16598
6. Teacher endorsement course registration for all sites: (480) 461-6360 or (480) 461-6100
7. Teacher endorsement tuition and fee payment: (480) 461-6360 or www.my.maricopa.edu
   

NOTE: Some of our courses are available in an internet format. To see if online learning is right for you, go to http://www.mc.maricopa.edu/mcconline/prospective.html

Teacher Endorsement Coursework Available:

SEI - Structured English Immersion Endorsement

• Provisional Endorsement:
  
  • EDU 220 Introduction to Serving English Language Learners
    
• Full Endorsement (provisional coursework + choose one):
  
  • EPD 220* Introduction to Serving ELL for Certified Teachers
  • OR   EPD 233** SEI & ESL Teaching Methods
  • OR   EPD 244** Reading/Writing in SEI/ESL/Bilingual Settings
    * Prerequisite: provisional or standard teacher certification
    ** Prerequisites: provisional or standard teacher certification and EDU/EPD220, EDU225, or department permission.

ESL - English as a Second Language Endorsement

• MCC Certificate of Completion available.
  
• Required Courses (27 credits):
  
  • EDU 220/EPD 220* Introduction to Serving English Language Learners
  • EDU 230 Cultural Diversity in Education
  • EPD 233** SEI & ESL Teaching Methods
  • EPD 244** Reading/Writing in SEI/ESL/Bilingual Settings
  • EPD 246** Teaching & Assessment of ELL
  • EPD 247** Practicum for ESL/Bilingual Teachers
  • ENG 213/SLC 201 Intro to the Study of Language / Intro to Linguistics
  • SPA 119*** Spanish for Educational Settings I
  • SPA 120*** Spanish for Educational Settings II
    * Prerequisite: provisional or standard teacher certification
    ** Prerequisites: provisional or standard teacher certification and EDU/EPD220, EDU225, or department permission.
    *** SPA119 and SPA120 may be replaced with 6 credits of other foreign language coursework.

Bilingual Education Endorsement

• MCC Certificate of Completion available.
  
• Required Courses (29 credits):
  
  • EDU 225 Foundations for Serving English Language Learners
  • EDU 230 Cultural Diversity in Education
  • EPD 241* Methods for Teaching Bilingual Students
  • EPD 242* Strategies for Bilingual Settings
  • EPD 246* Teaching & Assessment of English Language Learners
  • EPD 247* Practicum for ESL/Bilingual Teachers
  • ENG 213 Introduction to the Study of Language
  • SPA 103 Elementary Spanish for Spanish Speakers I
  • SPA 104 Elementary Spanish for Spanish Speakers II
    * Prerequisite: provisional or standard teacher certification

Reading Specialist Endorsement 

** NOTE: New Arizona Department of Education requirements for a Reading Specialist Endorsement go into effect July 2011.  The following course list is for teachers fulfilling current requirements and submitting a completed endorsement application to ADE by June 2011. **

• MCC Certificate of Completion available.
  
• Required Courses (9 credits):
  
  • EDU 270AA* Elementary Reading & Decoding
    • OR   EDU 270AB* Secondary Reading & Decoding
  • EPD 275* Diagnosis & Remediation - Reading K-12
  • EPD 279* Reading Practicum K-12
    
• Restricted Electives (6 credits):
  
  • EDU 291 Children’s Literature
  • EPD 244** Reading & Writing - ESL/Bilingual Setting
  • EDU 270AA* Elementary Reading & Decoding
    • OR   EDU 270AB* Secondary Reading & Decoding
  • EDU 271* Phonics Based Reading & Decoding
    
  • Taking both EDU270AA and EDU270AB courses is strongly recommended.
    * Prerequisite: provisional or standard teacher certification
    ** Prerequisites: provisional or standard teacher certification and EDU/EPD220, EDU225, or department permission.

Early Childhood Endorsement (birth – age 8)

• Designed for Elementary or Special Education certified teachers to specialize in birth – age 8.

• Required Courses (21 credits):

  • EED 200 Foundations of Early Childhood Education (3 cr.)
  • EED 212 Child Guidance and Classroom Management (3 cr.
  • EED 222 Introduction to the Exceptional Young Child (3 cr.)
    • OR   EED 270 Early Learning Development (3 cr.)
  • CFS 176 Child Development (3 cr.)
    • OR   EED 205 The Developing Child (3 cr.)
    • OR   EED 215 Early Learning: Health, Safety, Nutrition and Fitness (3 cr.
  • EED 220 Child, Family, Community and Culture (3 cr.)
  • EED 278 Early Learning Curriculum & Instructions (3 cr.)
    • OR   EED 272 Early Childhood Educational Psychology (3 cr.)
  • EED 250 Literacy Development through Culture and Community (3 cr.)
    • OR   [additional option may become available]
  • EED278 Early Learning: Curriculum and Instruction (3 cr.)
    • OR   EED272 Early Childhood Educational Psychology (3 cr.)
  • EED 280 Standards, Observation & Assessment: Typical/Atypical Behaviors of Young Children Birth to Age 8 (3 cr.)
    
• Additional Requirements:
  
  • 8 credits of supervised field experience, practicum, internship or student teaching in a birth-preschool setting AND a K-3rd setting:
    
  • EED 260 Infant/Toddler – Internship (1 cr., repeat for 4 cr.)
    • OR   EED 262 Early Childhood Internship: Infant/Toddler (2 cr., repeat for 4 cr.)
  • OR   EED 261 Early Childhood Preschool Internship (1 cr., repeat for 4 cr.)
  • OR   EED 263 Early Childhood Internship: Preschool (2 cr., repeat for 4 cr.)
  • OR   1 year full-time teaching experience in a birth-preschool setting
    
  • EED 265 Early Childhood Internship K-3 (4 cr.)
    • OR   1 year full-time teaching experience in a K-3rd setting
      
  • Arizona Educator Proficiency Exam (AEPA) Early Childhood subject knowledge test is required.

Math Specialist Endorsement (grades K-8)

• Designed for Elementary or Special Education certified teachers to teach math up to grade 8.
  
• Required Course (3 credits):
  
  • EPD 249* Methods & Curriculum Development for Math
    * Prerequisite: provisional or standard teacher certification
    
  • Math Elective Courses (15 credits)
    
  • Arizona Educator Proficiency Exam (AEPA) Middle Grades Mathematics subject knowledge test is required.

Middle Grades Endorsement (grades 6-9)

• Designed for Elementary or Special Education certified teachers to teach grades 5-9.  Refer to your school district for additional content area credit requirements.
  
• Required Courses (9 credits):
  
  • EDU 224* Teaching in the Middle School
  • EDU 248* Adolescent Behavior in the Classroom
  • EDU 286* / EPD 286* Middle School Practicum
    * Prerequisite: provisional or standard teacher certification
    
  • Applicable Arizona Educator Proficiency Exam (AEPA) Middle Grades subject knowledge test is required. 

Refer to the Arizona Department of Education for current endorsement details: www.ade.state.az.us