Or. Admin. Code § 584-220-0170 - Social Studies
(1)
Purpose: A Social Studies endorsement indicates that an educator
is qualified to teach prekindergarten through grade 12 assignments in Social
Studies as provided by the TSPC course catalogue for Social Studies.
(2) An educator is not authorized to teach in
the endorsed area unless and until the endorsement is officially added to the
license, except as provided OAR 584-210-0170, Atypical Assignments and OAR
584-210-0160, License on Conditional Assignment.
(3)
Adding to Existing Preliminary
Teaching License: A Social Studies endorsement may be added to an
existing Preliminary Teaching license by demonstrating content knowledge and
completing Social Studies pedagogy requirements as defined in this rule. To be
eligible to add a Social Studies endorsement to an existing Preliminary
Teaching License, an applicant must:
(a) Meet
one of the following Social Studies content knowledge requirements:
(A) Provide documentation of a passing score
on the Commission-approved subject mastery test for Social Studies;
or
(B) Complete Commission-approved
coursework of at least 30 semester hours (45 quarter hours) designed to develop
competence in Social Studies demonstrating a breadth of study in the following
subjects:
(i) World history;
(ii) Geography;
(iii) Political science;
(iv) Economics
(v) U.S. history; and
(vi) Ethnic Studies.
(C) Ethnic Studies coursework may be
substituted to satisfy the Social Studies competency requirements in subsection
(B) of this rule, as acceptable to the Commission.
(D) At least fifty percent (50%) of the
Social Studies coursework must have been completed within five years prior to
the date of application for the endorsement.
(b) Meet one of the following Social Studies
pedagogy requirements:
(A) Admission to and
completion of a Commission-approved Social Studies preparation
program;
(B) Complete a Social
Studies pedagogy course of at least three quarter or two semester hours
acceptable to the Commission. The course must include the word pedagogy or
methods in the course title or must be acceptable to the Commission upon
evaluation of course syllabi or other evidence; or
(C) Complete a supervised practicum in a
Social Studies assignment in a public school setting. To verify the practicum,
a school district must submit a PEER form and a statement verifying that:
(i) The applicant completed at least 60 hours
of a supervised practicum in Social Studies courses;
(ii) The practicum was supervised by a
teacher holding a Professional, Teacher Leader or Legacy Teaching license with
a Social Studies endorsement. If the school or school district is unable to
provide a teacher with a Social Studies endorsement, the school or school
district may permit a teacher holding a Professional, Teacher Leader or Legacy
Teaching license with an alternate endorsement to supervise the practicum, as
approved by the Director of Licensure. The reason for using a supervisor with
an alternate endorsement must be noted on the verification statement for the
practicum; and
(iii) The applicant
has obtained the required pedagogy skills to teach Social Studies.
NOTE: The district must indicate in the statement that the supervisory teacher supports the verification of applicant skill level.
(D) At
the Executive Director's or Licensure Director's discretion, other Social
Studies teaching experience such as teaching in at a post-secondary institution
or in a private school setting may qualify to satisfy the practicum experience.
In these settings, verification from the employer of satisfactory completion of
the teaching experience with at least 60 clock hours of Social Studies
instruction is required to qualify as a suitable practicum to add the
endorsement.
(c) Submit
a complete and correct application to obtain the endorsement in the form and
manner required by the Commission, including payment of all required fees as
provided in OAR 584-200-0050.
NOTE: Adding the endorsement at the time of licensure renewal does not require an additional application fee.
(4)
Adding to
Other Existing Licenses: To be eligible to add a Social Studies
endorsement to a Professional, Teacher Leader, or Legacy teaching license, an
applicant must:
(a) Meet one of the following
content knowledge requirements:
(A) Provide
documentation of a passing score on the Commission-approved subject mastery
test for Social Studies; or
(B)
Complete Commission-approved coursework of at least 30 semester hours (45
quarter hours) designed to develop competence in Social Studies demonstrating a
breadth of study in the following subjects:
(i) World history;
(ii) Geography;
(iii) Political science;
(iv) Economics;
(v) U.S. history; and
(vi) Ethnic Studies.
(C) Ethnic Studies coursework may be
substituted to satisfy the Social Studies competency requirements in subsection
(B) of this rule, as acceptable to the Commission.
(D) At least fifty percent (50%) of the
Social Studies coursework must have been completed within five years prior to
the date of application for the endorsement.
(b) Submit a complete and correct application
to obtain the endorsement in the form and manner required by the Commission,
including payment of all required fees as provided in OAR 584-200-0050.
NOTE: Adding the endorsement at the time of licensure renewal does not require an additional application fee.
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 342.165
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 342.121- 342.144
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