Current Students
Registering on the TEACH System
In addition to the three tests (LAST, CST and ATSW) and the two workshops (violence prevention and child abuse reporting) you need to register on the NYSED's TEACH system.
As soon as your first semester is underway, you should register on the TEACH system. If you have any problems, please contact the Program Administrator, Cecilia Maple, and make an appointment.
Logging in and Registering for TEACH System:
Go to www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/teach/teach.htm and click on "self registration" to create a TEACH account.
Fill out the form to create your username and password.
Once you have created your account with a username and password you are asked to log in to TEACH. Do so with your newly created username and password.
Here you are brought to TEACH Home.
At TEACH Home you can:
1) Verify and update your profile (just make sure everything is correct, change addresses etc.)
2) Submit Application for Fingerprint Clearance (which you have already done)
3) Check on your account information- to see that your test scores appear there (these are sent automatically from the testing sites), that your workshops have been recorded, fingerprinting etc. and you can also see when your certificate has been issued (this will not happen until after Bard does the institution recommendation and sends your official transcripts).
4) Lastly, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, you can apply for your certificate in JUNE. Here you fill out all the certification information.
STEP 1: Verify/Update Profile
a) Verify and update profile (this includes your educational information- which is obviously Bard College. Dates attended were 6/1/07 – 6/7/08 and degree received date is 6/7/08). Skip the employment information unless you have been previously employed in a school. You student teaching experience DOES NOT COUNT.
b) Select certificates: area of interest is "classroom teacher"; Subject Area is: English, social studies, biology, mathematics; Grade Level: "Adolescent 7-12"; Title is either: "English Language Arts 7-12, Social Studies 7-12, Mathematics 7-12 or Biology 7-12"; Certificate Type is "Initial Certificate". Than click "add"
STEP 2: Apply for Certificate
Select Certificate- you want to select "Pathway: Approved Teacher Preparation Program" Click "next"
Then you fill out the following sections:
c) Sign Affidavit (filling out some personal info etc.)
d) Confirm and Sign Application
e) Make payment
Then you are all done!
After June 7, 2008 we will submit the Institutional Recommendation online. This is how it is proven to NYSED that you actually did everything you said you have done. The MAT program office will obtain your sealed and official Bard College transcript from the Registrar's office once all grades have been submitted to the registrar (after June 7, 2008) and keep that and your official undergraduate transcripts on file at the MAT in case the state ever wants to look at them.
So, from your end- here is what you need to do to make your certification go "smoothly":
1) You must be fingerprinted- you should have already done this before going in to the schools in September.
2) By June 1 you must have completed all three NYSED exams (LAST, CST and ATSW). These scores are automatically sent up to NYSED, however you must submit copies of the official scores to the MAT program office as well.
3) By June 1 you must have taken the two required workshops, Violence and Child Abuse. Please note that these are not automatically sent up to NYSED. You must send the original form of completion up to NYSED at the address provided on the top of the certificate. The MAT program office will also need a copy of this form for your files.
4) You must register and log in to TEACH and fill out as directed above. Please direct any additional questions to the Program Administrator, Cecilia Maple.
After this, the rest is up to you to complete the coursework of the program, the required fingerprinting, workshops and tests, and up to me to submit the institutional recommendation.
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