MAT ADVISING

Spring 2016www.uca.edu/mat

Website

• http://www.uca.edu/mat

MAT LISTSERV

• Go to http://list.uca.edu/mailman/listinfo/mat

• Fill in your information (your preferred email) in the Subscribing to MAT section

• Hit “Submit”• When you get your confirmation email, please

hit “reply” and “send.” You don’t have to enter anything. Just open a reply box and hit send

MAT LISTSERV

• If you have already registered and are not receiving e-mails, please go in and re-register. The listserv has been having some issues since the conversion to Gmail.

Check the MAT Websitewww.uca.edu/mat

• You are responsible for the program requirements posted on the website.

• Your viewing of this screencast indicates that you understand this requirement.

• Notice MAT Important Information Contract (1st page of quiz) Maintain 3.0 or better GPA All classes finished before internship

UCA Email

Check your UCA email!

App Attack

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UCA MAT Program

On-Line Classes

• Asynchronous vs. Synchronous• Check Blackboard BEFORE the first day of

classes.• You may have an assignment due on the first

day of classes.• Some on-line classes have chat sessions and on-

campus meetings – Check the schedule.

www.uca.edu/schedule

Course Selection

• Spring 2016 schedules available on-line

• Check for “special notes” before enrolling in courses

• Always double check class dates/times in Banner. That is the most up-to-date schedule.

Course Selection

www.uca.edu/teaching

and/or

www.uca.edu/schedule

How to Register

• Go to my.uca.edu and sign in.

How to Register

• Click on Self-Service then Student & Financial Aid.

How to Register

• Click on Registration then Registration – add/drop classes. You will then be able to select the term and search for classes you want to take.

• MAT 5310 and 5320 Prerequisites

to all other courses.

• MAT 6699 InternshipTaken LAST

Course Selection

Spring 2016

• ITEC 6368 - Business Technology

• FACS 5310 or 6300 - Family & Consumer Sciences

• MATH 6307 - Mathematics

• BIOL 6395 listed as 6V95 - Biology

Summer 2016

• ART 5360 and ART 5361 both in Summer II

• ITEC 6368 in Summer I and 10 Week

• MATH 6380 in Summer II• BIOL 6395 listed as 6V95

in Summer II• WLAN 5315 and WLAN

5330 both in May Intercession

Content Elective Courses (7-12 Licenses)

Content Elective Courses (7-12 Licenses)

• Please e-mail Amy Thompson, athompson@uca.edu, if you need a content methods course that is not listed.

Suggestions

• 6 hours a semester Fall and Spring

• No more than 12 hours Fall and Spring

• No more than 12 hours in the summer

Suggestions

• Heavy courses should not be taken concurrently

• MAT 6310• MAT 6311• ASTL 6380

Please Note

• 6 hours – required for financial aid• 6 hours is not full time

Spring 2016

• MAT 5390: Practicum REQUIRED orientation

meeting – ONLINE

• MAT 6699: Internship

REQUIRED placement meeting - ONLINE

REQUIRED orientation meeting – ONLINE

Forms Check UCA e-mail for

assignment

Spring 2016 and Summer 2015

MAT 6314: Reading Difficulties Spring – Work with reading

center Summer – Find your own

student and video

Field Experiences

Background Check

• After registration in the Practicum course, you will be e-mailed the forms to complete and return.

• Student Connect - Cost is $10. • Submit payment AFTER you receive an e-

mail from Student Connect. • Be sure to check SPAM folder • These MUST be completed before ANY field.

Internship

• Teacher of Record is our preference. PAID Internship in your OWN classroom

• Placed Interns – Passing Praxis II scores are due with internship application packets.

• If you’re placed: Paperwork 2-3 all day on-campus meetings throughout the

semester $250 fee

Internship

Placed Interns:• No cold calling or setting up internship or practicum

placements before attending practicum orientation or the internship placement meetings.

• Many districts require us to go through human resources.

Those with jobs:• Praxis 2 scores are due by January 7th.

Important Dates for Internship Placement

• Tuesday, October 27th Video will be available online For those needing Spring '16 placement

• Friday, November 13th at 4:30pm Placement forms due! [See MAT website AFTER

THE VIDEO.] If you’re not sure, submit the forms and

withdraw if hired.

Important Internship Note

• Please do not register for internship because you plan to have a job. This does not give us accurate internship numbers.

• Please only register for internship IF: You have submitted a placement packet You have a job as a teacher of record in your

own classroom

Petition for Candidacy

If you started the MAT program after May 2014, the UCA Graduate School has removed

the requirement that candidates complete the Petition for Candidacy form.

Candidates are now required to track their own progress in their program of study through the DEGREE WORKS link of the

MyUCA portal.

Program Changes

• Praxis test changes are always ongoing.

• Keep your eye on the listserv.

PRAXIS – ETS Website

http://www.uca.edu/ocsWhich Praxis Do I Take?

http://www.ets.org/praxis/ar/requirements

Praxis I Core pass by end of your first semester

Praxis II CONTENT pass before internship or prior to applying for provisional

Praxis II PEDAGOGY (Principles of Learning and Teaching)

take during internship

Praxis

Praxis I Core

• Please note: MUST be passed by the end of your first

semester NO MORE lifting of the holds/”extensions” Use UCA recipient code 6012

“Praxis I”

“Praxis II”

• “Old” tests (5710, 5720, and 5730) honored until September 2016 (if the test was taken prior to Sept 1, 2013). You may NO LONGER take the PPST for admission.

• If you did take/pass only SOME of the "old" PPST tests (if the test was taken prior to Sept 1, 2013), those tests will be honored, but any new tests you take must be the "Core" required Praxis tests.

Praxis Changes – Praxis I Core

"Test codes are provided for your information. Always verify correct codes on the "Arkansas requirements" section of the ETS website."

Old Test New Test

New Test #

Score

5141 (5142)

English 5047 164

5141 (5143)

Math 5169 165

5141 (5144)

Social Studies

5089 149

5141 (5145)

Science 5440 150

• You must pass 2 of the 4 content areas.

• If you took and passed the “old” test (5141), those scores will be honored until September 2016 (if the test was taken prior to Sept 1, 2013).

Praxis ChangesPraxis II – Middle School

"Test codes are provided for your information. Always verify correct codes on the "Arkansas requirements" section of the ETS website."

Praxis ChangesPraxis II

Test Current Version

New Version New Cut Score

Arkansas Launch Date

FACS 5121 5122 153 9/1/15

Chemistry 5245 150 9/1/15

Physics 5265 135 9/1/15

Computer Science

5651 171 6/1/15

Praxis ChangesPraxis II

P-4• Those in our program must take and

pass the test by August 2016.

Praxis ChangesPraxis II

Science Licensure Changes • Starting in fall 2015, candidates applying for

Physical Science Licensure grades 7-12 will take the Physics (5265) or Chemistry (5245) exam. Programs for Physical Science License will be discontinued in August 2016. Candidates enrolled prior to that date will be allowed to complete the program for Physical Science licensure.

• Physics and Chemistry will also be available as an endorsement to a current license by testing out starting in fall 2015.

Testing Up/Down

• Chart available on the MAT website• No longer P-4. Now it’s K-6.

Effective 9/1/15 Subtests in math/reading/science/social studies Must pass ALL subtests Can retake individual subtests

• Best to hold off until AFTER the initial license Changes are made (Ex: P-4 to K-6) NO grace period unlike initial licensure areas

• Up to $5,000 of your tuition paid• Commit to doing field and work for 3

years in a partnership district• Middle School or Secondary: Math,

Science, or English

P3T Grant

• Little Rock• North Little Rock• Carlisle• Clarksville• Dollarway• El Dorado• Harrison• Jasper

• Jasper• Pine Bluff• Watson Chapel• West Memphis• White Hall• Arkansas School for the

Deaf

Partnership Districts

Interested? Contact transition@uca.edu

Additional Incentives

• Teaching in a High Priority District• http://www.arkansased.gov/public/userfile

s/Legal/Legal-Current%20Rules/ade_278%20recruitment%20and%20retention%20-%20april%202012.pdf

Provisional License

• All information (checklist) on MAT website• http://uca.edu/mat/provisional-license / • Must pass Praxis II and be continuously

enrolled• We don’t process until you have been offered a

job.• YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to follow up on

background checks to ensure your license is processed!

Arkansas IDEAS

• ArkansasIDEAS has a new Learning Management Software (LMS).

• Launched June 1, 2015• Everyone needs a new account• Must have a background check on file with

ADE before creating an ArkansasIDEAS account OR

• Contact ArkansasIDEAS and let them know you’re an MAT student from UCA

Arkansas History

• Required for licensure for P-4, middle level, and secondary social studies licensure areas.

• Now you can take for FREE at Arkansas Ideas.

Other Communication

• Twitter - @ucamat• Facebook – UCA MAT• Email – mat@uca.edu • Ms. Melissa Earls: MAT Program Advisor –

melissae@uca.edu• Mrs. Amy Thompson: MAT Program Coordinator

– athompson@uca.edu• Ms. Laura Kendrick: MAT Secretary–

laurak@uca.edu

Register ASAP!

Register on the first day that you are allowed. Some classes will fill up quickly!

EVERYONE IN MATMonday,

October 26

If a class is full and you REALLY need it, call or email Ms. Laura: MAT Secretary and ask to be put on the

WAIT-LISTlaurak@uca.edu

Before you can register….

• You must take the Qualtrics survey. Then, Ms. Earls will check the list daily and lift your hold.