Licensure Program Theme:
Teacher as developing professional: From classroom decision maker
to educational leader.
Program Structure:
The Augsburg College Education Department offers state of Minnesota
licensure programs for K-12 teachers. Licenses are offered in four
general areas:
A comprehensive summary of our
program, including a detailed description of the licensure program
policies and procedures is available in the Augsburg College
Education Department Licensure Program Student Handbook. Students
may obtain this document by: requesting a copy from the Education
Department support staff, meeting with your education faculty advisor,
or you may download a copy in Portable
Document Format (PDF) from this web site. (In order to read this document, your
computer must be equipped with Adobe Reader, available free from Adobe
Systems, Inc.)
Conceptual Framework for Licensure
Program:
The conceptual model which guides the planning and assessment of
the Augsburg Teacher Licensure Program is divided into four parts:
Standards-based Program of Student
Assessment:
The Augsburg College Education
Department maintains teacher licensure programs which are fully
approved and accredited by the State of Minnesota Board
of Teaching and by the National Council for Accreditation of
Teacher Education (NCATE).
The Minnesota Legislature has ordered new teacher licensure rules that "shall to the
extent possible, be outcome-based and clearly related to the
results-oriented graduation rule" and "shall develop outcomes related
to flexible school-based organizational structures and inclusive
instructional strategies" (Laws of Minnesota, 1993, Chapter 224,
Article 12, Section 34). Augsburg programs present students with such
"state of the science" curriculum and instructional classroom theories
and practices. A copy of the Minnesota Standards of Effective Practice
for Beginning Teachers may be found by following this link.
The suitability of students
recommended for a teacher's license is measured by standards mandated
by the Minnesota Legislature. These are national standards found in the
INTASC Model Standards for Beginning
Teacher Licensing and Development. These standards require students to be assessed for the
possession of knowledge, dispositions, and performance capabilities in
ten areas. The principles surrounding these standards are embedded in
individual program courses and fieldwork/clinical experiences within
the Education Department.
Students demonstrate their
possession of the professional standards by completing a program
portfolio as they progress through the Education Department coursework.
Students are advanced to student teaching placements only after a
favorable review of their readiness based on portfolio documentation.
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