Section R. 390.1123 - Standard teaching certificate; preparation program requirementsRule 23.
(1) Subject to R 390.1161, the superintendent of public instruction may issue a standard teaching certificate to an applicant who has paid the applicable evaluation fee if the department has received the recommendation of an educator preparation institution under R 390.1125 based on the applicant's satisfactory completion of an approved program in educator preparation that includes all of the following:(a) At least 20 semester credit hours of instruction in theoretical and practical knowledge reflecting state board approved standards and related proficiencies required of entry level teachers.(b) Supervised directed teaching. All of the following apply:(i) Supervised directed teaching must engage applicants in practical experiences that reflect and support the standards and related proficiencies for entry level teachers.(ii) Supervised directed teaching must engage a candidate in a minimum of 300 hours of student contact as defined by the department.(iii) Supervised directed teaching must be in the grade range for which the superintendent of public instruction is to issue an endorsement.(iv) Based on regular observation by the employer and review by the educator preparation institution, the educator preparation institution may substitute 3 years of teaching in an appropriate placement for the supervised directed teaching required by this subdivision for a standard teaching certificate or endorsement. For purposes of this paragraph, R 390.1103(2) and (3) apply.(c) An approved course of study in a certificate endorsement area that includes preparation in discipline area knowledge, pedagogy, and clinical experiences appropriate to the grade level the applicant proposes to teach. All of the following apply: (i) The approved course of study must include early and ongoing structured clinical experiences with diverse student populations and in diverse instructional settings.(ii) The superintendent of public instruction may issue a standard teaching certificate with an elementary level endorsement on satisfaction of both of the following:(A) Completion of an approved course of study in base knowledge appropriate for elementary education, methods coursework, and appropriate clinical experiences.(B) A minimum of 6 semester credit hours in the teaching of literacy with appropriate clinical experiences.(iii) The superintendent of public instruction may issue a standard teaching certificate with a secondary or PK-12 level endorsement on satisfaction of both of the following:(A) Completion of an approved course of study in a discipline area appropriate to the secondary grade level, methods coursework appropriate to that area, and appropriate clinical experiences.(B) A minimum of 3 semester credit hours in literacy instruction appropriate to the discipline area and appropriate clinical experiences.(2) Subject to R 390.1161, the superintendent of public instruction may issue a standard teaching certificate to an applicant who has paid the applicable evaluation fee if the department has received the recommendation of an alternative route program provider under R 390.1125 based on the applicant's satisfactory completion of a program offered by the alternative route program provider that includes a minimum of 12 weeks of teaching appropriate to each endorsement recommended by the alternative route program provider.Mich. Admin. Code R. 390.1123
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