Utah Administrative Code (Current through November 1, 2019) |
R277. Education, Administration |
R277-504. Early Childhood, Elementary, Secondary, Special Education (K-12), and Preschool Special Education (Birth-Age 5) Licensure |
R277-504-4. Early Childhood Education (K-3) and Elementary (K-6) License Areas
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(1) The Board may approve the Early Childhood Education (K-3), Elementary (K-6), or Elementary (1-8) teacher preparation program of an institution if the program:
(a) is aligned with:
(i) the 2010 National Association for the Education of Young Children Standards for Initial and Advanced Early Childhood Professional Preparation Programs; or
(ii) the 2007 Association for Childhood Education International Standards for Elementary Level Teacher Preparation, as appropriate;
(b) requires study and experiences which provide appropriate content knowledge needed to teach:
(i) literacy including listening, speaking, writing, and reading;
(ii) mathematics;
(iii) physical and life science;
(iv) health and physical education;
(v) social studies; and
(vi) fine arts; and
(c) includes coursework specifically designed to prepare teachers:
(i) in the science of reading instruction including phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary and comprehension;
(ii) in the science of mathematics instruction including quantitative reasoning, problem solving, representation, and numeracy;
(iii) with the technical skills to utilize common education technology;
(iv) to integrate technology to support and meaningfully supplement the learning of students;
(v) to facilitate student use of software for personalized learning;
(vi) to teach effectively in traditional, online-only, and blended classrooms;
(vii) to design, administer, and review educational assessments in a meaningful and ethical manner;
(viii) in early childhood development and learning, if it is an Early Childhood Education (K-3), or Elementary (K-6); and
(ix) in a specific content area resulting in an endorsement added to the license area, if it is an Elementary (1-8) program.
(2) The program shall apply the standards to the specific age group or grade level for which the program of preparation is designed.
(a) An Early Childhood Education (K-3) program shall focus primarily on early childhood development and learning.
(b) An Elementary (K-6) program shall include both early childhood development and learning and elementary content and pedagogy.
(c) An Elementary (1-8) program shall focus primarily on elementary content and pedagogy.
(3) A teacher holding an Elementary (1-8) license area may earn an Early Childhood (K-3) license area by completing specific coursework requirements established by the Superintendent.
(4) An Elementary (1-8) license permits the teacher to teach in any academic area in self-contained classes in grades 1-8.
(5) An Elementary (1-8) license permits the teacher to teach specific content courses at the 7th or 8th grade level only if the teacher's license includes the appropriate endorsement.