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Art Class
Program Requirements

  • Attend Essentials of Effective Teaching and Attend Monthly Seminars.  Some Topics Include:

  • The Dispositions of a Teacher

  • The Growth and Development of the Student

  • Georgia Standards of Excellence

  • The Effective Teaching Cycle

  • Unit and Lesson Planning

  • Differentiation

  • Creating a Standards-Based Classroom

  • Assessment Process 

  • Effective Co-Teaching

  • Classroom Management

  • Strategies for Dealing with Difficult Teachers

  • Incorporating Instructional Technology

  • Educator Ethics

  • Effective Instructional Practices

  • Formative Instructional Practices

  • Introduction to TKES

  • Complete course assignments and program requirements at a proficient or distinguished level

  • Final observation results are at a proficient or distinguished level

  • Professional Responsibilities and Teacher Dispositions are at a proficient or distinguished level

  • GATAPP Portfolio  (Evidence of 24 competencies) Evaluation results are at a proficient or distinguished level.

  • Complete Special Georgia Requirements

  • Passing score on GACE Content Assessment

  • Complete HB 671 Exceptional Children Course

  • Complete Teaching of Reading and Writing (If applicable to certification)

  • Pay Program Fees ($4500 - add additional $500 for candidates not employed in a NEGA RESA District School)  

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