Certification+Information

=Here's some information about Vermont certification=

Certification Information and forms: Licensing Office
==***Vermont Library Media Specialist Endorsement-Information in blue packet-this is currently under revision, but not completed yet. These documents are still in effect. ==
 * ===Endorsement document [[file:lms vt endorsement 4-10.pdf]]===
 * ===Who needs to be licensed and endorsed? document[[file:Who needs to be licensed and endorsed as a Library Media Specialist.doc]]===

Transcript Review/Peer Review:

 * ===TR: Download and fill out forms for transcript review and send in with transcripts ($40). You will receive a letter that tells you what you will have to complete in order to receive endorsement. You have 3 years to complete the recommended work that is described n the letter. If it takes longer, you will have to do another review.===

//***KEEP COPIES OF ALL CORRESPONDENCE WITH LICENSING OFFICE-EMAILS, SNAIL MAILS, NOTES FROM PHONE CONVERSATIONS. GET NAMES.****//

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 * ===Blank Transcript Review LMS worksheet: [[file:EDU-Licensing_Endorsement_Library_Media_Specialist.pdf]]===


 * ===UVM courses that meet requirements listed on worksheet (note that Developing and Organizing collection course ha been renumbered from EDLI 200 to EDLI 273): [[file:lms tr worksheet 1-14.pdf]]===

> === === > ===Testing Requirements Brochure: ===
 * ===Peer Review: Contact the licensing office for information about free workshops for preparing for peer review. $1200 is cost for this process.===

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 * All of the sequence courses are embedded within the Maters of Education, Curriculum and Instruction Program. If you take all six courses, you will only need 4 more to get a graduate degree. Apply to the Graduate College before you have completed 9 credits. Ask me about it, if you are interested.**=====
 * ===Spring 2014: EDLI 273: Developing and Organizing School Library Media Collections-registration open now===
 * ===Summer 2014: EDLI 277: Information Technology for School Library Media Centers===
 * ===Fall 2014: EDLI 276: Information Resources and Services===
 * ===Spring 2015: EDLI 274: Instructional Design for SLM Centers===
 * ===Summer 2015: EDLI 200: Children's and Young Adult Literature===


 * ==If you need to get an initial certification, you will have to take additional courses to meet the "16 principles"==

(Usually includes child/adolescent development, special education, and courses for classroom management, differentiation, curriculum design, and assessment.)

 * ===Requirements for Vermont Core Teaching Standards: [[file:EDU-Licensing_Core_Teaching_Standards_Worksheet.pdf]]===
 * ===Courses that meet the requirements for core teaching standards: [[file:core teaching standards 1-14.pdf]]===

// EDCI 333: Curr/...Management Strategies and Curriculum Planning for All Learners-online course //
=Practicum : 60 hours with documentation =

=Job searches: =
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