For information about the PPAT, including an informational video and a list of PPAT Support Providers, please refer to https://www.ok.gov/oeqa/Certification_Testing/PPAT_Information/index.html

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OACTE- The Value of Comprehensive, University-Based, Teacher Education Programs (TEPs) For Oklahoma Children.

District Assistance

In the face of the COVID-19 crisis, many online vendors have devised policies to assist districts as they explore alternate models for instructional delivery. Click here for additional details.

 

 

 

See You After Class! Podcast

Join us for conversations between 1^st year teachers and National Board Certified Teachers (NBCTs).

 

 

Introduction Podcast

 

Shelbi and Allison Podcast

 

 

Hannah and Sheila Podcast

 

 

 

Hannah, Kena, and Sherry Podcast

 

 

Special thanks to OSU’s Institute for Teaching and Learning Excellence, for recording our first series of podcasts.

 

 

 

Alternative and Paraprofessional Routes

Course offerings for the Alternative and the Paraprofessional routes to teacher certification are now available on our website. Click here to access this info.

 

 

 

ACT/SAT Review

Recently approved emergency rules allowing for the ACT and SAT to serve as additional pathways for meeting the teacher certification examination requirement assessing general knowledge:

  

In addition to the Oklahoma General Knowledge Test (OGET), the ACT® and SAT® are approved assessments of general knowledge. The passing score for the ACT® shall be a composite score of 22 with the writing section included. The passing score for the SAT® shall be a total score of 1120 including the following scores on the essay section: five (5) on Reading, four (4) on Analysis, and five (5) on Writing. 

*ACT® and SAT® added the optional writing section beginning in 2005.

Teacher candidates will need to send an official copy of their scores and the ACT/SAT Review form to: Ashley Poole.

Oklahoma School Profiles Released

OEQA released the 2018 Oklahoma School Profiles. Twenty (20) years of Profiles Reports are available online.

Click here to access the Oklahoma School Profiles.