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Region 14 Education Service Center
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Teacher Alternative Certification Program
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DRAFTSchedule for those entering the program between July and December 2024
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Application Deadline, December 8, 2024
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Minimum of 300 Hours of instruction required by TEA, not including FBE
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1850 Hwy 351, Abilene, Texas 79601 325-675-7036 sscott@esc14.net
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DATECOURSETIME
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July - December, 2024Online Orientation Upon Acceptance Into the Program
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Content Areas - ELA, Math, Science and Social Studies
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Content Refresher and Basic Pedagogy
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Online
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Open July 2024Teacher Ethics (Required by TEA)7 clock hrsBook with Region 13
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Opens July 2024Region 13 ECampus Online Core 4- 8 certification96 hrs
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Opens July 2024Region 13 ECampus Online Core EC - 6 and EC - 3 certification 128 hrs
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Opens July 2024Region 13 ECampus Online Science 7 - 12 bundle 132 hrs
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January, 2025The Science of Teaching Reading Online Coursework - EC - 3, EC - 6, or 4 - 8 certification40
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FBE
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Field Based Experience in a School Setting50 Hours
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PPR, SPED and STR Preparation - Adjustments may occur
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Face-to-Face Instruction
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NOTE - Gifted Learner content delivered online
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TOPICS aligned to exam frameworks.
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Face-To-Face
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1/7/2025T-TESS: The Teacher Evaluation Instrument5:30 - 8:30Stephanie Scott
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1/11/2025Cooperative Learning Strategies9:00 - 4:00Myra Rains
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1/14/2025Child Development and Learning Theories5:30 - 8:30Rachel Smith
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1/21/2025Lesson Planning5:30-8:30Stephanie Scott
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1/28/2025Collaborative PLC's - Session One5:30 - 8:30Anne Post and Team
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2/1/20225Collaborative PLC's - Session Two9:00 - 4:00Anne Post and Team
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2/4/2025Data Based Instruction5:30-8:30TBD
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2/11/2025Digital Innovations in Technology5:30 - 8:30Hilary Miller
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2/18/2025Multi-Tiered Systems of Support5:30 - 8:30Jana Higgins
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2/25/2025Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills, TEKS Resource System, and Related Resources5:30 - 8:30Courtney Beltran
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3/1/2025Literacy in the Disciplines9:00 - 4:00Donna Scherr
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3/4/2025TBD - Possible Weather make-up day
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3/11/2025Spring Break - No Class
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3/18/2025Special Education Overview - Part 15:30 - 8:30Pam Loper, Casey Westmoreland
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3/25/2025Special Education Overview - Part 25:30 - 8:30Casey Westmoreland, Patty Garcia
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4/5/2025Emergent Bi-Lingual Instruction9:00 - 4:00Andie Smith
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4/8/2025Dyslexia5:30 - 8:30
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4/15/2025Inclusion/Differentiation5:30 - 8:30
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4/22/2025Autism 1015:30 - 8:30Amber Davies
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4/29/2025Behavior, Discipline and the Law5:30 - 8:30Angi Thomas
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5/3/2025Managing Student Behavior 9:00 - 4:00Angi Thomas
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5/6/2025Speech/Literacy/Visual Impairment/Deaf and Hard of Hearing5:30- 8:30Amber Davies/Brenda Lee
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5/13/2025Transition from Special Education5:30 - 8:30Casey Westmoreland
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5/20/2025Early Childhood Special Education/Parent Involvement5:30 - 8:30Suzanne McGuire
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5/28/2024No Class
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6/7/2025Mental Health and Suicide Prevention (Required by TEA)8:00 - 5:00
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Online
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June/July2025Nature and Needs of Gifted Learners (Day 1)7 clock hrsSchedule with Amanda Carpenter - Open days 1 - 5
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June/July2025Differentiation for Gifted Learners (Day 3)7 clock hrsSchedule with Amanda Carpenter
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Face-To-Face
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08/02/2025Back to School Tips and Tricks/ Research Based Instructional Strategies9:00- 4:00Stephanie Scott/Brenna Muscatell
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9/6/2025Ruby Payne's Emotional Poverty9:00 - 4:00Tina Haywood
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10/4/2025Innovations in Technology9:00 - 4:00Hilary Miller
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11/1/2025Behavior Tune-Up9:00 - 4:00Angi Thomas
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