Semester III
Beginning of School—Make arrangements with your cohort coordinator and mentor teacher to be present in your K-6 classroom to help set up and attend the first day of school (prior to the official start of the UH semester). You will benefit from serving as often as you can as a volunteer in your field placement before the UH semester begins. Volunteers must get the principal’s clearance.
Professional Teaching Portfolio—Update your portfolio this semester.
Registration for Semester IV—Register for all required semester IV courses with the codes provided by your cohort coordinator.
Praxis II Exams—Register, study for and take the Praxis II content knowledge exam(s) if you have not already done so. (www.ets.org/praxis). If you do not pass the exam(s), register to retake it as soon as possible. You are required to submit passing scores to OSAS before being eligible to student teach in semester 4. Candidates in a dual preparation program must pass the exams in both content areas (K-6 Elementary and SPED or K-6 Elementary and Early Childhood Education). Content for these exams is not necessarily covered in your methods courses. You must study and prepare for taking the exam(s). You can find preparation materials in the Wist Hall College Collaboration Center and the Educational Testing Service website (www.ets.org/). The Hawaii DOE also offers an inexpensive Plato Praxis Preparation on-line course (http://doe.k12.hi.us). For more information, speak with an OSAS advisor or visit the Hawai‘i Teacher Standards Board website (www.htsb.org).
Professional Teaching Portfolio—Update your portfolio this semester.
Registration for Semester IV—Register for all required semester IV courses with the codes provided by your cohort coordinator.
Praxis II Exams—Register, study for and take the Praxis II content knowledge exam(s) if you have not already done so. (www.ets.org/praxis). If you do not pass the exam(s), register to retake it as soon as possible. You are required to submit passing scores to OSAS before being eligible to student teach in semester 4. Candidates in a dual preparation program must pass the exams in both content areas (K-6 Elementary and SPED or K-6 Elementary and Early Childhood Education). Content for these exams is not necessarily covered in your methods courses. You must study and prepare for taking the exam(s). You can find preparation materials in the Wist Hall College Collaboration Center and the Educational Testing Service website (www.ets.org/). The Hawaii DOE also offers an inexpensive Plato Praxis Preparation on-line course (http://doe.k12.hi.us). For more information, speak with an OSAS advisor or visit the Hawai‘i Teacher Standards Board website (www.htsb.org).