The Teacher Education department at United Tribes Technical College includes an AAS degree in Elementary Education, an AAS degree in Early Childhood Education and a BS degree in Elementary Education. Both of the AAS degrees are available entirely online and are accredited for online delivery.

The Teacher Education unit, and the Elementary Education bachelor degree program, were approved by the North Dakota Education Standards & Practices Board in spring 2011. Shortly thereafter, the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges (NCA) granted UTTC approval to offer its first three bachelor degrees, including the Elementary Education degree.

In addtion to the Elementary Education BS degree, we offer 300-400 level coursework that fulfills the requirement for an endorsement in Early Childhood Special Education through the state of North Dakota. Coursework for a Middle School Endorsement is being planned for the near future as well as a BS degree in Special Education. We are continually growing and moving forward.

To date, our graduates have been highly successful. Nearly 100% of our teacher candidates have passed the Praxis I: PPST and Praxis II exams. Our graduates are hired in tribal, public and private institutions throughout the country. For more information, please contact Lisa at lazure@uttc.edu.


Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Student Teaching Information

Student Teaching Information:
·         Within 2-3 weeks of you starting your placement, we will meet together with you and your cooperating teacher and lay out the expectations for the semester. At this meeting, we will go over the handbook and give your cooperating teacher her copy.
·         You are required to attend inservice before school starts if your teacher wants you to and thinks it will benefit you. This means you may begin before the actual first day of school.
·         You will be expected to come to school in the AM when your teacher does and stay at the school until he or she leaves. You are NOT excused for work!
·         On that note, it is recommended you do not work Mondays through Thursdays. You are going to have evening events, parent teacher conferences, and so on. Please do not ask your teacher if it’s “OK” for you to leave early. It’s not “OK” even if she approves it.
·         Because you are not allowed to work those days when you student teach, you are awarded more funding from the Sweet Grass grant. Instead of the usual $2000 plus, you will receive $6,000 for the semester. You are going to have additional costs for clothes, supplies, etc.
·         You can come out to campus and get materials from us for your lessons if we have them. If we don’t, you will be responsible for getting your own materials. Check with your teacher, too, to see if she has what you need. Plan wisely.
·         And, last of all, make sure you complete and submit your application for the Praxis II and for fingerprinting. You will want to have both of these done, and have taken the tests, before or immediately after you finish student teaching so you are ready to be licensed.
·         As soon as you receive your ND teaching license, you apply to the Department of Public Instruction for the Early Childhood Special Education endorsement. The endorsement has to be “attached” to a teaching license so you have to get the license first. I will provide you more information about that after you are licensed.

Financial Aid Information:
Student teaching is considered a class. You will be registered for EDU 499 for 12 credits so you are a full-time student. Your tuition will be $2400 (12 credits x $200 per credit); you will have a $360 honorarium fee that will be paid to your cooperating teacher(s); and you will have a $400 supervision fee that covers the site visits and classroom observations. The good news is you will not be required to purchase textbooks so that’s a savings.
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