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Academic Areas & Divisions
Secondary TEP
Secondary Teacher Education Program
Our Secondary Teacher Education Program (STEP) has been undergoing a major renewal. Based on the latest research on teacher education, and in collaboration with the College of Education, the College of Arts and Sciences, and Public School Partners, we launched an updated Masters in Teaching (MIT) program in March, 2009.
STEP offers an MIT plus Certificate for middle school and high school teaching in:
- Mathematics
- Sciences
- Social Studies
- Language Arts
- World Languages
Here are some of the exciting features of our redesigned program:
ONE YEAR TO CERTIFICATION
You will be eligible for initial certification after four consecutive quarters in the program, finishing student teaching in late March (March is traditionally the beginning of hiring season; our students often work as long- or short-term substitute teachers in the spring.) You will have ongoing support during your first year of teaching and will complete a capstone project to complete the MIT.
Current UW seniors who may need to complete graduation requirements may take one additional course during each the first two quarters. Please see the 2009-10 schedule of STEP coursework below for details.
FIELD-BASED LEARNING
Field-based learning has been a hallmark of UW Teacher Education for many years. In the revised program you will have significant work in school settings each quarter:
- Spring. You will begin learning subject-specific methods with UW faculty known for their cutting-edge work in curriculum and instruction, in urban classrooms taught by expert teachers.
- Summer. You will learn to work with English language learners, help students with reading and writing in your subject, and learn about multicultural education while working with groups of young people in a local high school summer bridge program for entering freshmen.
- Autumn. Beginning with the new public school year, you will join the school community of one of our Partner Schools, public schools with high levels of socioeconomic, ethnic and racial diversity. You will spend the first month of the year immersed in your school, then continue to work with one or two classes throughout fall quarter as you take courses at the University.
- Winter. During winter quarter you will take on full responsibility for teaching three classes, working with students who need extra support, and completing your course work in time for hiring season in late March.
2009-2010 SCHEDULE
Spring 09 |
Courses will be taught in the afternoons, Monday-Friday |
10 credits |
Subject-area Methods with field experience (4 cr) Adolescent development I (2 cr) Teaching & Learning I (2 cr) Field experience (2 weeks full time in schools in early May) (2 cr) |
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Summer 09 |
Courses & fieldwork taught at a local high school |
10 credits |
Multicultural Education (4 cr) Working with English Language Learners & Literacy Across the Curriculum (4 cr) Field experience (concurrent with coursework) (2 cr) |
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Autumn 09 |
Field experience full time in September, then 2 hours every morning; courses 12:30-4:20 M-F. |
18 credits |
Classrooms for All (4 cr) Topics & Tensions in Education (4 cr) Subject-area Methods (4 cr) Classroom Assessment (4 cr) Field work (2 cr) |
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Winter 10 |
In schools full days, responsibility for three classes plus work with students needing additional support. Courses meet one evening per week (total). |
14 credits |
Adolescent Development II (2 cr) Teaching & Learning II (2 cr) |
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2010-11 |
Ongoing support during the first year of teaching, including |
6 credits |
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Secondary TEP
TEP Infosessions
Elementary
Friday, October 23, 11am
Secondary
Friday, December 4, 4pm
Faculty
- Nancy Beadie (EDSPE)
- Marisa Bier (EDTEP)
- Douglas Cheney (EDSPE)
- Carol Davis (EDPSE)
- Eugene B. Edgar (EDSPE)
- Geneva Gay (C&I)
- Diane Carlson Jones (EDPSY)
- Karen Harris (TEP)
- Leslie Herrenkohl (EDPSY)
- Roxanne Hudson (EDSPE)
- Donna Kerr (EDLPS)
- Elham Kazemi (C&I)
- Stephen Kerr (C&I)
- Min Li (EDPSY)
- Phillip Markley
- Bill McDiarmid (C&I)
- Morva McDonald (C&I)
- Karen Mikolasy (C&I)
- Susan B. Nolen (EDPSY)
- Walter C. Parker (C&I)
- Cap Peck (EDSPE)
- Ilene Schwartz (EDSPE)
- Catherine Taylor (EDPSY)
- Sheila Valencia (C&I)
- Manka Varghese (C&I)
- Elizabeth West (EDSPE)
- Joy Williamson (EDLPS)
- Mark Windschitl (C&I)
- Ken Zeichner (TEP Director; C&I)