General Information
School Library Media (SLM)
Certification
Checklist
Effective May 1, 2005
Approved by SLM Faculty, March 30,
2005
Old Checklist
(for all
students who matriculated prior to Summer 2005)
Name _______________________________________________
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Item |
Title |
Substitute |
Course Taken |
Semester |
| EDIT 6170 | Instructional Design | None | ||
| EDIT 6300 | Administration of Media Programs | None | ||
| EDIT 6320 | Information Technology | None | ||
| EDIT 6340 | Information Services | 1 | ||
| EDIT 6360 | Information Literacy | None | ||
| EDIT 6400 | Emerging Approaches in Teaching, Learning, & Technology | 2 | ||
| EDIT 7460 | Internship in IT | None |
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| EDIT 6900 | Research Methods in IT | 3 | ||
| ELAN 6310 | Survey of Children's Literature | 4a, 4b | ||
| EDIT 6380 |
Cataloging |
5 |
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| SPED 2000 | Exceptional Child | 6 | ||
| GACE Basic |
Basic GACE |
7 |
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| GACE Basic |
Library Media
-- score must meet or exceed
Georgia's current qualifying score |
None |
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| Portfolio |
School
Library Media Capstone Portfolio M.Ed., Non-degree, and Ed.S. initial certification candidates must meet "Acceptable" level (AASL professional standards). Already certified Ed.S. candidates must meet "Target" levels. |
None |
||
| Technology Requirement |
EDIT
6150 or MediaTech There are many ways to satisfy this requirement. All Georgia media specialists and teachers must meet this requirement beginning in 2006. |
8 |
Substitution List
- Courses in Selection AND Reference are needed to substitute for
EDIT 6340.
- EPSY 6800 or other graduate-level courses in Cognition and/or
Educational Psychology may be substituted for EDIT 6400.
- Other graduate-level Research Methods classes may be substituted
for EDIT 6900. A good one is ERSH 6300.
- (a)Most Children's Literature courses may substitute for ELAN
6310 provided that the course is graduate level and taken within the
past 5 years. The list of acceptable substitutes includes ELAN 7312,
7318, 7016, 7310, and 7410.
(b) Sometimes students feel that they already have a thorough knowledge of Children' Literature. Specifically, we expect students to have three competencies in this area:
- breadth of knowledge over the range of children's literature (age levels, authors, titles);
- currency (knowledgeable about recent developments in the field); and
- critical perspective (knows how to judge quality in children's literature from a variety of perspectives).
Students who feel they meet these criteria may submit a portfolio demonstrating evidence of these competencies. Evidence may include (but is not limited to) lesson plans or units, reading logs and journals, work from undergraduate children's literature classes, and formal reviews of books. The portfolio will be reviewed and a decision made by the School Library Management Team as to whether the student may omit Children's Literature from his/her Program of Study. -
Other universities teach Cataloging. A recent course at the graduate level with titles similar to Information Organization, Technical Processing, or Information Access may substitute. No other UGA course will work.
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There are many avenues for satisfying the Exceptional Child requirement, including Continuing Education credit, Staff Development, and RESA courses. These courses need not be graduate level.
- Candidates already certifed as teachers in Georgia have already satisfied this requirement. If you are not certified, the PSC exempts some candidates who have high SAT or GRE scores. Check the PSC site for the exempting scores.
- This requirement may be met in a number of ways: InTech; the
courses listed above; taking the test-out option; other technology
courses at other Universities. See the rules posted at www.gapsc.com.
- Successfully complete all the coursework needed according to the list above. For most people, this means you must wait until Graduation to be eligible for certification (although there are exceptions).
- Take the GACE Basic in Library Media and achieve a passing score. (If not previously certified, you will need the GACE Basic as well.) Find out all about the GACE at ETS.
- Download the application forms from the Georgia Professional Standards Commission. If you are already employed by a school system, it's best that you work through the certification official employed by your system (although not necessary).
- Send the completed forms to Kate Character, 122 Aderhold Hall, Athens, GA, 30602. It helps to include a copy of your GACE scores along with your application. It can take several weeks for your papers to route their way through the College. Once we have finished with them, they are sent straight to the PSC.
- If there seems to be a hold-up somewhere, call me at 706-542-4030.
- More complete and detailed instructions and rules for becoming certified as an educator in Georgia can be found at the PSC site.
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