Certificate Requirements for Recommendation

• Successful completion of eight (8) courses high school (8-12) and successful completion of the 206 course for all-level (EC-12).
  • 100% participation as required in each course
  • Product-based assessment for each course
• Observation Experience
  • At least two sessions for a total of 3 hours credit
• Successful review by the ESC Region XI TA Certification Committee of the submitted portfolio.
  • 100% completion of the portfolio rubric based on the TA standards
  • Portfolio artifacts documenting the TA standards may include but are not limited to:
    • Videoclips of instruction
    • Lesson plans
    • Evidence of peer mentoring activities
    • Evidence of participation in adult learning
    • Instruction and activities
    • Evidence of interaction with the mentor (journal entries, meeting notes, email, certificates)
    • Self-assessment and Instructor assessment from the Portfolio Thesis course.
      

Course Listing

Course Instructors will be posted at least two weeks before the start of the course. RETN, Web Casts and face to face special sessions that are a part of the course will be announced at the start of the course or sooner if known.

Required Courses:

• 100 Foundations: 4 weeks July 31, 2003
  
• 102 Exploratory Web Authoring: 4 weeks
  
• 101 Exploratory Digital Graphics/Animation: 4 weeks
  
• 104 Exploratory Desktop Publishing: 4 weeks
  
• 103 Exploratory Multimedia: 4 weeks
  
• 105 Exploratory Video Technology: 4 weeks
  
• 106 Portfolio Thesis: 4 weeks
  206 All-level TA Integration (EC-8): 4 weeks *
• *All-level (EC-12) TA certification only
  

Electives
(One of your choice)

Session 1

• 201 Extended Digital Graphics/Animation: 5 weeks
  
• 202 Extended Web Authoring: 5 weeks
  

Session 2

• 203 201 Extended Multimedia: 4 weeks
• 204 Extended Desktop Publishing: 4 weeks
• 205 Extended Video Technology: 4 weeks

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Observation Experience

You will have a choice of observing either Technology Applications professionals in the field for real world experience and/or a Technology Applications educator in the classroom environment.

TATC Program Portfolio

All portfolios will be reviewed by the TA Certification Portfolio Review Committee for recommendation. This culminating effort will be the finalized construction of a portfolio. Work will be supported by a survey of existing resources and work on the portfolio, a justification -- both pedagogical and practical -- for the artifiacts selected, and a full description of the final portfolio project. All these matters are covered throughout the other courses, and participants should plan to use that as a springboard for their finalized portfolio.

106 Portfolio Thesis course will be the last of the nine courses in the TATC program. There could be several face-to-face sessions to finalize the presentations of your Portfolio Project for recommendation for the TA Certification certificate.

Portfolio guidelines can be reviewed here.

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Mentors

Each participant will be provided a mentor for the duration of the program. The mentors are selected for the program based on their experience in the Technology Application profession or as a Technology Applications teacher. Non-certified participants will be provided a mentor through the Teacher Preparation Program.

Connie Swiderski

TATC Program Administrator

ESC Region XI

817/740-7611

cswiderski@esc11.net