Teacher Licensure

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Teacher Licensure

• PI-34
• Wisconsins New Process

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New License Stages

• Initial Educator
• 5 year, non-renewable
• Professional Educator
• 5 year renewable
• Master Educator
• 10 year renewable
• Only can be received w/ National Board
  Certification

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Initial Educator

• An individual who has successfully completed an
  approved program after August 31, 2004 and who is
  issued an Initial Educator license by the
  Department for the first time in a particular
  category

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Role of the Initial Educator

• To move to the professional educator level
• Learn how to more effectively meet the needs of
  students.
• Identify personal and professional needs.
• Participate in training sessions.
• Ask questions, observe and learn from mentors and
  colleagues.
• Reflect and prepare Professional Development Plan
  (PDP).

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• The initial educator must design and complete a
  professional development plan (PDP) that
  demonstrates increased proficiency in two or more
  of the 10 teaching standards

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• PDP is approved by a majority of the 3 member
  Initial Educator Team (an administrator, IHE
  representative, and a peer (not a mentor) that
  has been trained in reading PDPs)
• Support to Educator is provided by mentor and
  feedback is provided from the team

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Initial Educator Team Roles

• Reviews and approves professional development
  goals
• Majority verifies successful completion of plan
  to state superintendent
• Trained on the Wisconsin Standards and
  Professional Development Plan
• Trained to use the rubric for the PDP
• Is convened at the discretion of the initial
  educator

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• The team does NOT evaluate teaching performance
• This is the role of licensed administrators and
  the school board

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School District Requirements

• Must provide collaboratively developed
  orientation to initial educator
• Must provide support seminars reflecting the
  standards
• Must provide a qualified mentor to the initial
  educator

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Required Contents of Professional Development Plan

• Reflection
• Describe school and assignment
• Rationale for, and goal(s) addressing Standards
• Plan to assess achievement of goal(s)
• Plan to meet the goal(s)
• Objectives
• Activities
• Timelines
• Collaboration

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Required evidence of successful completion of PDP

• Annual review of PDP by educator
• Summary and reflection statement
• Demonstrated increase in proficiency in Standards
  needing improvement
• Growth indicators
• How professional knowledge was improved by
  meeting goals
• How student learning was improved by meeting goals

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Timeline for Initial Educator

• Year 1 Preparing to write the plan- self
  reflection
• Year 2
• October 1 Writing the plan/submit to PDP team
• December 1 Goal Approval by team
• January June Goal Revisions, if needed

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• Year 2,3,4 Documentation of Annual Review- any
  substantial revisions must be reviewed by team by
  April 1.
• Final Year
• By January 15 Documentation of Completion to
  team
• April 1 Verification of Completion by team
• Jan. June Revisions if needed
• June 1 submit verification form to DPI

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Self Reflection

• At the end of the first year, write a goal (or
  goals) based on 2 standards. Examine journals,
  logs, feedback (student, peer, parent), student
  data over time, analyze classroom observations,
  examine critical incidents, look at the standards
  rubrics, reflect on your areas of passion for
  teaching.
• The goal(s) should answer " Where do I want to
  go" and "How will I get there?"

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Websites

• DPI Licensing
• http//dpi.wi.gov/tepdl/index.html
• Quality Educator Initiative
• http//qei.wisconsin.edu/
• Free for WEAC members
• Use WEAC member number (found on card sent in
  September)
• License Renewal Support Center
• Marie Benson, UW-W bensonm_at_uww.edu