THE DEBORAH CANNON PARTRIDGE WOLFE

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

NEW JERSEY CITY UNIVERSITY

CENTER FOR TEACHER PREPARATION AND PARTNERSHIPS

PRACTICUM ORIENTATION

CTPP Contact Information

Location:Professional Studies Building, Room 203A Hours: 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.- Tuesday, Friday 8:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.- Monday, Wednesday and Thursday

Office Telephone: (201) 200-3015 - Fax: (201) 200-2334 Certification: (201) 200-2079

Jo-Anne Mecca, Ed.D. Director - jmecca@njcu.edu Cynthia Vazquez , Asst Director & Certification Administrator -

cvazquez@njcu.edu Jeanne Beckner Program Assistant - jbeckner@njcu.edu Lola Martinez Professional Services Specialist - lmartinez@njcu.edu

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www.njcu.edu/coe/ctpp

Teacher Education Accreditation CouncilCollege of Education Claims

Claim 1Our candidates know the subject matter they plan to teach

Claim 2Our candidates demonstrate their pedagogical knowledge, integrating their understanding of their pupils’ developmental levels, individual differences, learning exceptionalities and sociocultural backgrounds.

Claim 3Our candidates demonstrate effective instruction, caring behavior and reflection to improve practice.

Claim 4Our candidates know and value how individuals are shaped by their life experiences as mediated by factors such as social class, gender, race, ethnicity, language, sexual orientation, age and social needs. Our candidates know, value and engage in culturally responsive teaching to promote social justice, particularly in our urban areas.

Claim 5Our candidates are able to use appropriate technology in carrying out their professional responsibilities.

New Jersey Department of EducationDefinition of Harrassment, Intimidation and Bullying

"Harassment, intimidation or bullying" means any gesture, any written, verbal or physical act, or any electronic communication, whether it be a single incident or a series of incidents, that is reasonably perceived as being motivated either by any actual or perceived characteristic, such as race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, or a mental, physical or sensory handicap disability, or by any other distinguishing characteristic, that takes place on school property, at any school-sponsored function or on a school bus, or off school grounds as provided for in section 16 of P.L.2010, CHAPTER 122, that substantially disrupts or interferes with the orderly operation of the school or the rights of other students and that:

 a reasonable person should know, under the circumstances, will have the effect of

physically or emotionally harming a student or damaging the student's property, or placing a student in reasonable fear of physical or emotional harm to his person or damage to his property; or

has the effect of insulting or demeaning any student or group of students in such a way as to cause substantial disruption in, or substantial interference with, the orderly operation of the school; or

creates a hostile educational environment for the student by interfering with a student’s education or by severely or pervasively causing physical or emotional harm to the student.

EvaluationsYou will be assigned a university supervisor by your department

chairperson.

Your supervisor will contact you prior to observing and evaluating you in the classroom.

Following the supervisor’s observation, he or she will conference with you, go over the evaluation and provide a copy of the on-line evaluation.

Your supervisor will observe you during your practicum twice.

Your cooperating teacher will submit an on line mid-semester evaluation and final evaluation. You should receive a copy of the two evaluations.

Ask your supervisor to share with you the evaluation form they will be using.

EVALUATIONSPLEASE NOTE THAT THE

NAVIGATION IN GOTHICNET TO VIEW YOUR EVALUATIONS WILL

BE REVISED IN OCTOBER

CONTACT THE CTPP FOR MORE INFORMATION

Practicum Dates and Policies

Fall 2013 Practicum meetsEvery Wednesday ( September 11-December 18 )

Absence Form & Policy Practicum students are allowed to be absent

ONCEIf you are going to be absent you must:

1- Inform the school 2-Call the supervisor3-Fill out a student absence form located on the CTPP website

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Request to Withdraw FormIf you plan to withdraw you must fill out this form and submit it to the CTPP

Please be aware of the Registrar’s dates and deadlines to

withdraw officially from the semester

Special Case Report FormShould the supervisor & the cooperative teacher feel that you require improvement during your practicum, a meeting will be initiated with you to discuss the areas where you may require assistance. The form will create an intervention plan

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Students will be given two opportunities to be successful in the practicum or internship. This applies whether the two opportunities take place in the same semester or two. The timeline for the second placement will be determined by the department chairperson and director of the CTPP.

If the second opportunity takes place in a subsequent semester, a new application must be submitted to the CTPP. The student will be responsible for paying the tuition, any co-requisite courses needed as well as the internship or practicum fee.

All Policies and forms can be viewed on the CTPP website

www.njcu.edu/coe/ctpp

PRAXIS TEST INFORMATION

Effective September 1, 2012The new Elementary Ed Content Categories1. Reading/Language Arts 25%2. Mathematics 25%3. Social Studies 25%4. Science 25%

www.ets.org # 1 800 772 9476 Please make sure you keep a complete

copy of your Praxis Score Report. The CTPP may request it.

PRAXIS TEST INFORMATION

Praxis Test Test Code New Passing Score

Middle School Mathematics 5169 or 0169 165

P-12 Mathematics 5161 or 0161 160

Middle School English Language Arts 5047 or 0047 164

P-12 English Language, Literature and Composition

5038 or 0038 167

New testNew name for PPST is: Core Academic Skills For Educators:Praxis Core Basic Skills Tests (replaces PPST Basic Skills Tests)

•  Reading 5712 156

• Writing 5722 162

• Mathematics 5732 150

New test codes and scores as of September 1, 2013 Persons taking tests prior to that date will be allowed to submit those test

scores.For more information regarding this please go to

http://www.nj.gov/education/educators/license/1112.pdf

Internship for Spring 2014

If you plan on doing your Internship for spring 2014, please note that the

application deadline is September 20, 2013

Contact the CTPP office if you have any questions regarding the application

process.

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