Do You Need to Earn Your Professional License?

 

If you are teaching with an initial license in elementary education; early childhood education; math, grades 5-8; general science, grades 5-8; or moderate disabilities, preK-8 or 5-12 and would like to start your professional license program before the current D.O.E. regulations change (no Masters degree required now), then contact Mike Fields at 508-987-0219 Ext. 101 or mfields@frec.org.

 

We are accepting registrations now for our September 2010 cohort (Tuesday or Thursday) with classes held at Oxford High School. Click here for more information.

 

 

Fall 2010 Graduate Course Listing

 

Fall 2010 graduate course fliers will be mailed to our member schools in mid August.

 

 

 

Receive Your Copy of the Graduate Course Flyer by Email…

 

If you wish to have a copy of the Graduate Course flyer and Professional Development Programs emailed to you automatically, please email your name to: neslusan@frec.org

 

 

Call for Instructors

 

French River is now in the process of scheduling Graduate Courses for the Fall 2010 Semester – if you are interested in teaching a 36-hour graduate course, please contact Madeleine Dudley at 508-987-0219, Ext. 104 or email mdudley@frec.org. We are especially in need of instructors to teach courses in high school English, Math, Science, Foreign Language and Social Studies.

 

 

Excellent Teaching and Learning Resources

 

http://free.ed.gov

 

Are you pursuing a Preliminary License in Elementary Education, Early Childhood Education, or Moderate Disabilities? If so, the following may be of interest to you…

 

If you are seeking a preliminary license in Elementary Education or Early Childhood Education, besides possessing a bachelor's degree, a passing score on the Communication/Literacy Skills and subject matter knowledge tests; and, in some cases, a competency review, the MA Department of Education's Regulations for Educator Licensure (603 CMR 7.04 subsections 5a and 5b) outlines additional requirements for teacher candidates. Unless you have had these seminar topics as undergraduate courses, or you can document experience in the areas these seminars address, you must also complete four (4) 10 hour seminars that address teaching Reading, English language arts, and Mathematics and Inclusion with an emphasis on ways to prepare and maintain students with disabilities for general classrooms. French River has a program designed to satisfy this requirement.

 

Click here for a 40 hour seminar series flyer and registration form

 

If you are seeking a preliminary license in moderate disabilities, and you have not has these seminar topics as undergraduate courses, or you do not have documented experience in the areas these seminars address, you must also complete three (3) of the 10 hour seminars that address Reading, English/language arts, and Mathematics. In addition, you must also complete a sixty (60) hour seminar series – 10 hours on each topic – designed to meet subject matter competencies as outlines by the Department of Education. Click here for more detailed information on the six (6) competencies. Click here for the 60 hour seminar series registration form.

 

 

 

MA Department of Education Approved Professional Licensure Programs…

 

 French River Education Center is now accepting

professional license program registrations for September 2010

Attention Teachers of:

~Early Childhood Education, PreK-2;

~Elementary Education, Grades 1-6;

~Teachers of Students with Moderate Disabilities, PreK-8 & Grades 5-12; and

~Math, Grades 5-8

 

Attention Middle School General Science Teachers…

we now have a professional license program for you! - Click here for details

 

 

Teacher licensure in Massachusetts is a two step process requiring teachers to first obtain an Initial License and then go on to earn a Professional License in the same field within five years.

 

Do you hold Initial Licensure in the above referenced fields and do no expect to complete a Masters in the same field within 5 years? If so, the following may be very important to you.

 

To obtain Professional Licensure, teachers must satisfy five additional criteria:

 

·   A Department of Education sponsored Performance Assessment Program;

OR

·   An approved Masters Degree program in the same field as your initial license;

OR

·   A Massachusetts Department of Education approved, district-based program with at least 50 contact hours of content-based seminars beyond the induction year.

 

As to the latter, French River Education Center, in partnership with Framingham State College (FSC), is pleased to announce that the Massachusetts Department of Education (DOE) has recently designated the Center an approved site for District-Based/Content-Based, Professional Licensure programs in the following:

 

What does this mean for you? You do not have to take a State test or “Performance Assessment” to earn Professional Licensure and you do not have to enroll in or complete a Master’s program in any one of these program areas within 5 years of hire to earn Professional Licensure. You can enroll in any one of the Center’s DOE approved district-based programs, start in January 2010, successfully complete 2 or 3 courses (depending upon your certification field) and complete your Professional Licensure program requirements by December 2010.

 

NOTE: All Licensure Program Courses are held at Oxford High School, Route 12, Oxford, MA – [Click Here for Map and Directions]

 

Interested? Want to learn more? If you would like to learn more about how you can earn Professional Licensure, in most cases, after just a few FSC graduate courses, contact Mike Fields, Director, at 508-987-0219 Ext. 101, (email: mfields@frec.org) or Maddy Dudley, at 508-987-0219 Ext. 104, (email: mdudley@frec.org) .

 

Telephone inquires are always welcome so please do not hesitate to call if you have questions. Also, feel free to share this information with teacher friends in non-FREC districts as these programs are open to anyone.

 

Early Childhood Education Professional License Program

 

~ Attention Early Childhood Teachers

 

Learn how those currently holding an Initial License in early childhood education can earn Professional Licensure from the Department of Education with just two Framingham State College graduate courses…one in math and one in literacy. Click here for more details on the program (PDF); Click here for the math course syllabus (PDF); Click here for the literacy course syllabus (PDF).

 

·         Click here for enrollment information and registration form for the Tuesday math course:

84.937 Connecting Mathematical Concepts and Teaching

 

·         Click here for enrollment information and registration form for the Thursday math course:

84.937 Connecting Mathematical Concepts and Teaching

 

·         Click here for enrollment information and registration form for the Tuesday literacy course:

LTRC 907 Literacy Instruction: Connection Theory, Research, and Best Practice

 

·         Click here for enrollment information and registration form for the Thursday literacy course:

LTRC 907 Literacy Instruction: Connection Theory, Research, and Best Practice

 

 

Elementary Education Professional License Program

 

~ Attention Elementary Education Teachers, Grades 1 through 6

 

Learn how those currently holding an Initial License in elementary education can earn Professional Licensure from the Department of Education with just two Framingham State College graduate courses…one in math and one in literacy. Click here for more details on the program (PDF); Click here for the math course syllabus (PDF); Click here for the literacy course syllabus (PDF).

 

·         Click here for enrollment information and registration form for the Tuesday math course:

84.937 Connecting Mathematical Concepts and Teaching

 

·         Click here for enrollment information and registration form for the Thursday math course:

84.937 Connecting Mathematical Concepts and Teaching

 

·         Click here for enrollment information and registration form for the Tuesday literacy course:

LTRC 907 Literacy Instruction: Connection Theory, Research, and Best Practice

 

·         Click here for enrollment information and registration form for the Thursday literacy course:

LTRC 907 Literacy Instruction: Connection Theory, Research, and Best Practice

 

 

Teachers of Students with Moderate Disabilities, PreK-8; and 5-12 Professional License Program

 

~ Attention Teachers of Students with Moderate Disabilities

 

Learn how those currently holding an Initial License in special education can earn Professional Licensure from the Department of Education with just two Framingham State College graduate courses…one in math and one in literacy – and a special education seminar. Click here for more details on the program (PDF); Click here for the math course syllabus (PDF); Click here for the literacy course syllabus (PDF); Click here  for the special education course syllabus (PDF).

 

·         Click here for enrollment information and registration form for the Tuesday math course:

84.937 Connecting Mathematical Concepts and Teaching

 

·         Click here for enrollment information and registration form for the Thursday math course:

84.937 Connecting Mathematical Concepts and Teaching

 

·         Click here for enrollment information and registration form for the Tuesday literacy course:

LTRC 907 Literacy Instruction: Connection Theory, Research, and Best Practice

 

·         Click here for enrollment information and registration form for the Thursday literacy course:

LTRC 907 Literacy Instruction: Connection Theory, Research, and Best Practice

 

·         Click here for enrollment information and registration form for the Summer special education course:

PRDV 75017 Including Special Needs Students in the Classroom (Date and Time to be announced)

 

 

Mathematics, Grades 5-8 Professional License Program

 

~ Attention Math Teachers, Grades 5-8

 

Learn how those currently holding an Initial License in mathematics, grades 5-8, can earn Professional Licensure from the Department of Education with just two Framingham State College graduate courses…one in math and one in literacy. Click here for more details on the program (PDF); Click here for the math course syllabus (PDF); Click here for the literacy course syllabus (PDF).

 

·         Click here for enrollment information and registration form for the Tuesday math course:

84.937 Connecting Mathematical Concepts and Teaching

 

·         Click here for enrollment information and registration form for the Thursday math course:

84.937 Connecting Mathematical Concepts and Teaching

 

·         Click here for enrollment information and registration form for the Tuesday literacy course:

LTRC 907 Literacy Instruction: Connection Theory, Research, and Best Practice

 

·         Click here for enrollment information and registration form for the Thursday literacy course:

LTRC 907 Literacy Instruction: Connection Theory, Research, and Best Practice

 

 

 

 

Graduate Course News

 

 

~    Receive Your Copy of the Graduate Course Flyer by Email…

 

If you wish to have a copy of the Graduate Course flyer and Professional Development Programs emailed to you automatically, please email your name to: neslusan@frec.org

 

NOTE: We do not sell email addresses to other agencies or companies.

 

 

 

Recertification News

 

~    Questions about the teacher recertification process? 

 

Do you have questions regarding the Massachusetts Department of Education Recertification Process – then, Click here to better understand State guidelines.

 

 

Information in this document is subject to change without notice.

 

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