CASE
Center for Arts and Science
Education
Interested in teaching
high school?
CASE Staff
www.academics.utep.edu
David Vasquez – College of Liberal Arts Teacher Preparation
◦747-5290
◦vasdavid@utep.edu
Ana Lee Covey - College of Science Teacher Preparation
◦747-5032
◦acovey@utep.edu
Ellen Esposito - College of Science Teacher Preparation
◦747-8468
◦edesposito@utep.edu
Dr. Michele Levy - Student Teaching and Induction
◦747-5025
◦mslevy@utep.edu
Dr. Amanda DeGraff - Student Data and Testing
◦747-8884
◦adegraff@utep.edu
CASE
Mission Statement
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CASE is dedicated to ensuring that future high
school and EC-12 teachers are able to
successfully complete the process of becoming
certified teachers and are highly-qualified to
educate their students. CASE will also actively
engage faculty from the Colleges of Liberal Arts,
Science, and Health Sciences in the teacher
preparation program.
Services Provided:
Advising
 Admission to teacher education
 Preparation for UTEP qualifying and
TExES certification exams
 Clearance for state exams
 Student teaching semester placements
and oversight
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Why Be a Teacher?
Make a difference
 Mold our future
 Inspire future
generations
 Very rewarding!
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Job security
Work schedule
Summers off
Good compensation
Good benefits
High School Teaching Fields
Science
 Math
 History
 Social Studies
 English/Language Arts & Reading
 Speech
 Journalism
 Dance
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All Levels (EC- 12) Certifications:
Art
 Music
 Theatre
 French
 Spanish
 Physical Education
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Occupational Outlook:
“Job prospects are expected to be favorable,
with particularly good prospects for teachers
in high-demand fields like math, science, and
bilingual education, or in less desirable urban
or rural school districts.”
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook
Handbook, 2008-09 Edition.
Salary
The U.S. Dept. of Labor: Bureau of Labor & Statistics (2008) reports the
following salaries earned by educators:
POSITION
EL PASO
NATIONAL
Elementary Teacher
$43,660
$45,130
$72,440
$52,240
$54,390
$77,740
Secondary Teacher
School Administrator
El Paso ISD – Fall- 2009
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Starting salary: $43,000.00 (0 years experience)
Add $1,000.00 for a Masters
Signing bonus for math and science: $6,000.00 (for
traditionally certified teachers)
Annual stipend for math and science - $2,500.00
There is a stipend for teaching up to 5 classes of ESL in
EPISD. So if you teach all 5 classes, you will receive an
$1,100.00 stipend.
Beginning administrator’s salary is $65,000.00
Dr. Georgia Lane, Director of Secondary Personnel and Recruiting
ESL Supplemental
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Three additional courses will allow you to
get an ESL endorsement:
◦ Ling 4348 Analysis of Second language
acquisition
◦ Ling 3308 Structure of language for language
professionals
◦ Bed 4317 Teaching and empowering english
language learners in secondary schools
Dr. Georgia Lane
EPISD’s Director of Secondary Personnel and
Recruiting
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Social Studies, PE and Language Arts are
usually very competitive content areas
because there are so many candidates.
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Shortage areas - Math, Science, French
UTEP Career Fairs
There are three job fairs at UTEP every year
 College of Education has one each semester
and consists of the districts in the El Paso
region
 University Career Services and the sponsors of
Job Mine hosts a Career Fair every April in the
Don Haskins
 In the spring of 2009, sixty two school districts
from around the state and nation participated.
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Advising
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College of Liberal Arts
◦ Make an appointment with David Vasquez @
747-5290
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College of Science
◦ Make an appointment with Ana Lee Covey @
747-5290
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Kinesiology
◦ Advising Mania with Dr. Pederson
 Friday, February 26 7:30 am to 5:30 pm
 Friday, March 26 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
“I Want to Coach”
Option I:
Major: Kinesiology/College of Health Sciences
Minor: EC-12 Education
Eligible for: Coaching/Teaching Kinesiology ONLY
Option II:
Major: Subject Area (i.e. History, English)
Minor: Secondary Education
Eligible for: Teaching that subject area AND
coaching a sport
High School and EC-12 Education Classes:
The following education courses may be taken prior to admission into the
Teacher Education Program.
 SCED 3311 –Curriculum Planning in the Secondary School this should be taken
before the Internship Semester. Requires 30 observation hours. *Music students see
advisor.
 RED 3342 –Reading and Study in the Content Area.
 Content Methods Course –Methods courses vary by discipline. Please refer to
your degree plan for your specific teaching methods course.
The following courses require admission to Teacher Education:
 EDPC 3300 –Developmental Variations
 SCED 3317 –Multicultural Education (Taken during student teaching semester in
conjunction with SCED 4691)
 SCED 4691/ TED 4696/ 4697/ 4698/ 4699 –Student Teaching
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5 full days per week- Monday thru Friday
8-4 p.m.
15 weeks
How will you support yourself/family for that semester? PLAN NOW!
Teacher Education Admission Requirements:
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English 1311, 1312 and Communication 1301/1302 with
grades of “C” or better in each course.
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Math 1319 or higher level math with a grade of “C” or
better. (Math requirement varies by degree plan.)
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The Texas Academic Skills Program (TASP) or Texas
Higher Education Assessment (THEA) with passing
scores on math (230), writing (220), and reading (230).
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Completion of 60 semester hours with a cumulative
grade point average (GPA) of 2.50 or better.
To become a high school or EC-12 certified
teacher in the state of Texas you must:
Take and pass UTEP Content and PPR
(Pedagogy and Professional Responsibility)
Qualifying exams
 Take and pass Content and PPR TExES
certification exams
 Graduate from an accredited college
 Register and pay for your teaching license
 Pass a background check (you must also
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pass one to participate in your mandatory field
observations and student teaching)
When do I prepare for my UTEP qualifying exams
and my state (TExES) certification exams?
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You learn most of the material covered in
your content exam in your freshman and
sophomore level classes. Start thinking about
your exams as soon as you have completed
60 credit hours towards your degree.
Timeline to Become a Teacher
Declare major.
Take required
math
Freshman
Attend CASE
“So
you want to be a high
school teacher!”
workshop
Take
THEA
test
Apply to
Teacher
Education
Program
Sophomore
Science majorscomplete all
lower division
science courses
Apply for
student
teaching
Junior
Prepare for &
take UTEP
content
qualifying exam
Complete all
courses except
student teaching
semester
1st semester Senior
Complete content and
PPR UTEP qualifying
and TExES teacher
certification exams
2nd semester Senior
Student
Teaching and
SCED 3317