The SCCOE Educator Preparation Programs offers a variety of pathways to become and sustain being a teacher in order to meet the needs of modern adults.
Preliminary Teaching Credential Programs
Exciting News for Future Educators!
We are now accepting applications for the Spring Semester, which starts on January 7th! This is your opportunity to embark on your journey in education at a more accessible cost.
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Tuition has just been reduced by $3,840!
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Now, you can pursue your dreams for only
$16,000!
Don't miss out on this chance to invest in your future. Apply today and take the first step towards making a difference in the lives of students!
SPECIAL EDUCATION SPRING COHORT IMPORTANT DATES:
- Application Deadline:
December 1, 2024
- Orientation: December 17, 2024
- Semester Starts: January 7, 2025
For more information, feel free to reach out to
Nou Vang, Program Advisor, at
nvang@sccoe or
schedule a Zoom or an in-person meeting with Nou.
The
Educator Preparation Programs Preliminary Credential Program is designed to prepare candidates to earn their Preliminary Teaching Credential through a CCTC-accredited program.
The program prepares candidates to become teacher specialists in inclusive classrooms. It provides instructional and experiential opportunities to work with families, develop collaborative skills, and become proficient classroom managers. Candidates learn from experts in the field- current and past teachers, special education directors, and scholars.
Coursework is divided into modules covering a two-year period, spread throughout the Fall Semester, Spring Semester, and Summer Semester. Eligible candidates will work as intern teachers in their second year. While in a cohort throughout the program, participants share their learning experiences and begin cross-program collaborations-- learning collaborative behaviors that will assist them throughout their careers as teachers. To accommodate work schedules, classes meet late afternoons and evenings and on some Saturdays. All classes are held online.
The Education Specialist Preliminary Credential pathway offers concentrations in
Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE),
Mild Moderate Support Needs (MMSN), and
Extensive Support Needs (ESN). The
Multiple Subject Preliminary Teaching Credential pathway leads to a general education credential to teach primarily in elementary self-contained classrooms grades K-8.
Bridge Credential Program
Educator Preparation Programs offers courses so that Education Specialists credentialed before 2021 can update their credentials to meet the current requirements.
Professional Clear Teaching Credential Program:
The Teacher Induction Program
The Teacher Induction Program with Educator Preparations Program (EPP), is grounded in three dimensions:
- Scholarship which consists of collection, analysis, and utilization of data to improve performance;
- Theory which incorporates the foundational principles of leadership such as organizational culture, communities of professional learning, systems thinking and adult learning theory;
- Practice, which is the application, in the field, of the learned knowledge and skills.
The SCCOE EPP Teacher Induction Program serves all preliminary multiple-subject, single-subject, and education specialist teachers in completing their professional clear teaching credential.
It is a two-year, individualized, job-embedded system of coaching, just-in-time support, and professional learning that begins in the teacher’s first year of teaching. The teacher induction program builds upon the skills learned in the preliminary credential program and documented on the Individualized Development Plan. The mentor teacher works with the candidate to develop and grow as a professional teacher and meet the California Standards for the Teaching Profession. Candidates will demonstrate the ability to:
- Engage and Support ALL Students in Learning
- Create and Maintain Effective Environments for ALL Student Learning
- Understand and Organize Subject Matter for ALL student Learning<
- Plan Instruction and Design Learning Experiences for ALL Students
- Assess ALL Student Learning
- Develop as a Professional Educator
Candidates are matched to mentor teachers in the first 30 days of the program start according to credentials held, grade level and/or subject area, aligned with the candidate’s employment.
PK-3 ECE Specialist Instruction Credential
Coming Soon!
The PK-3 Early Childhood Education (ECE) Specialist Instruction Credential focuses on developmentally appropriate practices for young children in grades PK through 3. PK-3 candidates will learn to design, implement, and facilitate learning activities for this grade span using Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles and tools that engage students according to their developmental levels. All courses are taught through the lens of culturally relevant and inclusive practices. Coursework prepares candidates to create engaging learning activities aligned to children's cognitive, social, emotional, linguistic, cultural assets, and any area(s) of special need. This credential recognizes and values the rich background and extensive experience of candidates currently working in ECE settings. Foundational experiences in early care and education envirnonments has prepared candidates for entry into the PK-3 ECE Specialist Instruction Credential and for service as an intern teacher in PK-3 ECE classroom settings.
Contact Us
For further information regarding the
Preliminary Teaching Credential - Special Education concentrations, Bridge Credential or Teacher Induction, please contact:
For further information regarding the
Preliminary Teaching Credential - Multiple Subject concentration, please contact:
For information on the
PK-3 ECE Specialist Instruction Credential, please contact: