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(C() basic principles and proce-
dures of classroom management with emi
phasis on classroom disc:plhnc, utilving
group and individual processes as well as dif-
ferent techniques and procedures that may
be adapted to the personality of the teacher.
(3) Field experience requirements
shall provide for the application of teaching-
learning theories and shall include:
(A) Pre-student teaching experi-
ences. A planned sequence of not fewer than
45 clock hours in field experiences shall be
a prerequisite for admission to student
teaching.
(i) Pre-student teaching field
experiences shall include observing and
working with secondary school children in
a school or schools accredited or recognized
by the Central Education Agency.
fii) (No change.)
(B) Student teaching. The institu-
tion shall provide for each student a student
teaching experience involving a period of
major responsibility for instruction and
learning in the school classroom environ-
ment. Student teaching should verify student
performance capabilities developed through
prior components of the teacher education
program.
(t) The student teaching ex-
perience shall occur in a school or schools
accredited or recognized by the Central Edu-
cation Agency and shall be designed in com-
pliance with the Texas Education Code,
13.906, and this subchapter.
(1) (No change.)
(ll) The number of student
teachers assigned to a school or school dis-
trict shall be limited by the availability of
qualified supervising classroom teachers. No
more than one student teacher shall be as-
signed to a supervising teacher during any
one time period.
(lll)-(V) (No change.)
(it) (No change.)
(d) Additional requirements for as-
signment to specialized programs in voca-
tional marketing education are described in
Chapter 141 of this title (relating to Teacher
Certification).
(e) Students also planning to qualify
for a secondary teaching certificate should
complete a secondary, Option II, teaching
field and, if taken concurrently, complete 12
weeks of student teaching, with the amount
in each field to be determined by the insti-
tution.
137.559. Endorsements.
(a)-(b) (No change.)
(c) Program requirements for en-
dorsement in delivery system areas.
(1) Bilingual education.
(A) Certificate requirements. The
bilingual education endorsement may be
added to valid'teacher certificates, special
education certificates, or vocational certifi-
cates which require a college degree.
(B) (No change.)
(2) Early childhood education (pre-kindergarten through kindergmtcien)
(\) ( ctfit e i.tc quiln mentl lhe
earls hldhtood ednl.,itlon endorsernilnt mua i
be added to s,alid elementary. teacher cer-
tificates, special education certificates, or
vocational home economics certificates
which require a college degree
(B) Professional de lopnent.
The professional development sequence for
the early childlthood education endorsement
shall consist of an integrated sequence of 12
semester hours which includes but is not
limited to:
(t) studies of:
(I) child de elopment in-
cluding both normal and exceptional
development;
(11) comnlunicatiorn skills
emphasizing oral language development and
literacy;
(11) cultural diversity of
learners and families;
(IV) organization of the
cassroon and management of the learning
environment;
(V) nanagelent of student
beha%, ior;
(VI) organiation of the cur-
riculum and implementation of the essential
elements at the appropriate level for the
target population;
(VII) diagnosis and evalua-
tion of learning needs, affective, cognitive,
and motor; and
(VIII) parental involvement;
and
(ti) field experiences inclusive
of:
(I) preser ilce or pre-student
teaching experiences inclusive of pre-kinder-
garten and kindergarten settings that involve
a variety of cultural and socioeconomnic con-
ditions; and
(I1) three semester hours of
student teaching in pre-kindergarten and/or
kindergarten settings with certified early
childhood supervising teachers in a school
accredited or recognized by the Central Edu-
cation Agency, or one year of successful pre-
kindergarten or kindergarten classroom
teaching experience in a school accredited or
recognized by the Central Education Agen-
cy.
(3) Severely emotionally disturbed
and autistic.
(A) Certificate requirements. The
severely emotionally disturbed and autistic
endorsement may be added only to special
education certificates or to teacher cer-
tificates with an elementary or secondary op-
tion in generic special education.
(B) (No change.)
(4) Severely and profoundly handi-
capped.
(A) Certificate requirement. The
severely and profoundly handicapped en-
dorsement may be added only to special
education certificates or to teacher cer-
tificates with an elementary or ,econdarn' op-
tion in generic special education.A .-dopted Rules
(B) (No change.)
(5) Visually handicapped.
(A) Certificate requirement. The
usually handicapped endorsement may be
added only to special education certificates
or to elementary or secondary teacher certi-
ficates.
(B) Professional development.
I'he plolessional development sequence for
the isually handicapped endorsement shall
consist, of:
(i) 21 semester hours directly
related to teaching the visually handicapped
which must include, but need not be limited
to:
(I)-(V) (No change.)
(VI) assessment and pro-gramniiing;
children; and(VII) (No change.)
(VIII) survey of exceptional() (No change.)
(6) liftedd and talented.
(A) Certificate requirement. The
all level gifted and talented endorsement may
be added to a valid initial teacher certificate
which requires a college degree effective
September I, 1991.
(B) Professional development.
The professional development sequence for
the gifted and talented endorsement shall
consist of:
(I) 12 semester hours to in-
clude, but not limited to, the following areas:
(I) nature and needs of the
gifted and talented,
(11) identification and as-
sessment of gifted and talented students;
(Ill) methods, materials,
and curriculum for gifted and talented
students;
(IV) counseling and guid-
ance of gifted and talented students; and
(V) creativity: theories,
models, and applications.
(ii) Three semester hours of
practicum experience or two years of suc-
cessful classroom teaching experience in a
program for gifted and talented students.
(d) Program requirements for en-
dorsements in special service areas.
(1) Driver education.
(A) Certificate requirement. The
driver education endorsement may be added
to %alid teacher certificates, special educa-
tion certificates, or vocational education cer-
tificates which require a college degree.
(B)-(C) (No change.)
(2) English as a second language
(ESL).
(A) Certificate requirement. The
English as a second language (ESL) endorse-
ment may be added to valid teacher certifi-
cates, special education certificates, or
vocational education certificates which re-
quire a college degree.
(B) (No change.)
(3) Learning resources.
(A) Certificate requirement. The
learning resources endorsement may be
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