Introduction to Teacher Certification

A non-credit course for students seeking teacher certification. During this 8-week course, students will be provided with all the background information they will need in order to complete certification. Included will be requirements for admission to the certification program, information about the Educator's Code of Ethics in Texas, directions for registering with Texas Education Agency for testing information, information about enrolling in and using Taskstream, a data collection program, to gather information necessary for national accreditation of the College of Education, and understanding the role of Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills in the classroom. This course is to be taken within the first two semesters at DBU.