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WHAT COLLEGE IS RIGHT FOR YOU?
Access information about Maricopa Community Colleges’ teacher education and early childhood programs below. |
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Fingerprint Clearance Requirement
Arizona state law now requires any person who participates in a teacher preparation program that is approved by the Arizona State Board of Education to obtain a fingerprint clearance card before participating in field experience in which services will be provided directly to pupils. Although Rio Salado College and Scottsdale Community College are the only State Board approved colleges in the Maricopa County Community College District, many school districts are requiring that college students be fingerprinted PRIOR to participating in field experiences at their schools.
For more information about fingerprint clearance cards, click here. |
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| National Center For Teacher Education |
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| The National Center for Teacher Education (NCTE) serves in a leadership role for teacher education initiatives, working collaboratively with community colleges, school districts, business, education groups, government, and community leaders to develop programs and services that support the community college role in teacher education locally, statewide, and nationally. NCTE is based out of the Academic and Student Affairs Division at the Maricopa County Community Colleges District Office (MCCCD). |
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Support the teacher education students, staff, and faculty of MCCCD
- Collaborate with PreK-12 schools, four-year institutions, and education partners in conjunction with and on behalf of MCCCD teacher education and early childhood faculty and staff
- Develop and share with MCCCD faculty, staff, and administrators current teacher education data, information, and resources
- Assist MCCCD faculty in marketing and promoting their teacher education programs
- Develop, maintain, and expand a central web-based location for all MCCCD teacher education information for students, potential students, teacher education and early childhood faculty, and the public
- Manage and support the MCCCD Council for Teacher Education
- Serve on MCCCD Teacher Education Advisory Councils
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| Improve teacher quality for Arizona PreK-12 teachers through professional development initiatives and programs |
- Administer the National Science Foundation funded Achieving Technological Literacy for Arizona’s Students and Teachers (ATLAST) Project
- Administer the National Science Foundation funded Communication In Science Inquiry (CISIP) Project
- Connect practicing teachers to MCCCD programs and professional development opportunities
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| Develop and foster partnerships, programs, and services to support the recruitment, preparation, and retention of PreK-12 teachers in Arizona and nationally |
- Develop innovative science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) pre-service and in-service teacher education grant proposals with education, business, and industry partners
- Advocate for community college teacher education and early childhood programs at MCCCD, in Arizona, and nationally
- Coordinate activities with Arizona Department of Education’s Education Professions and Early Childhood Professions programs to enhance the pipeline from secondary schools to MCCCD teacher education and early childhood programs
- Provide leadership to the National Association of Community College Teacher Education Programs (NACCTEP)
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